I don't know what to do (display burn?)

HawkTeflon · Sep 11, 2007, 10:56 AM

So I left my work computer on over the weekend, and there was a webpage loaded. No biggie, right? Well, when I closed the page, I can STILL see the page slightly "burned" into everything. Um ... well, this is wonderful! I'm working with the 23" mac HD display. Am I just outta luck, or is there anything I can do about this?

Hawk

mad jew · Sep 12, 2007, 08:31 AM

LCDs shouldn't get permanent burn in so run a movie or something on the screen and it should all clear up.

Makosuke · Sep 12, 2007, 12:59 PM

Apple's suggestion:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88343

Basically says to make the screen completely white and leave it on for a while to "erase" the burn.

I've seen this with a very old Apple 17" LCD (one of the old ACDs), but I'm a bit surprised it's happening on a newer one (unless you have one of the older transparent 23" ones, in which case I'm not surprised at all).

Sep 11, 2007, 10:56 AM	#1
HawkTeflon macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2007	I don't know what to do (display burn?) So I left my work computer on over the weekend, and there was a webpage loaded. No biggie, right? Well, when I closed the page, I can STILL see the page slightly "burned" into everything. Um ... well, this is wonderful! I'm working with the 23" mac HD display. Am I just outta luck, or is there anything I can do about this? Hawk
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Sep 12, 2007, 08:31 AM	#2
mad jew Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia	LCDs shouldn't get permanent burn in so run a movie or something on the screen and it should all clear up. __________________ Some things are better mad...
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Sep 12, 2007, 12:59 PM	#3
Makosuke macrumors 603 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Cool Part of CA, USA	Apple's suggestion: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88343 Basically says to make the screen completely white and leave it on for a while to "erase" the burn. I've seen this with a very old Apple 17" LCD (one of the old ACDs), but I'm a bit surprised it's happening on a newer one (unless you have one of the older transparent 23" ones, in which case I'm not surprised at all).
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