Howdy,
I have a 2011 27in iMac. It has ghosting/image retention issues in the top right. I can tell because its identical to my background/desktop image.
I don't really notice when I don't have a window in that particular area (since all I see is the background image), but when the computer is restarting and the screen is all gray, or if I have a window open in a solid color (white, for example) or if a video is full-screened, it becomes noticeable.
It seems like it's permanent, because even if I restart the iMac or leave it off for long periods at a time, the issue still persists. Perhaps there's a more accurate term than ghosting/image retention for this, so forgive me.
Not a gigantic deal, but just wanted to see the opinions of my fellow MR'ers. Should I try to get it fixed (no Applecare)? Should I sell it off (imaginably the issue would lower its value) and purchase a 2013 when they arise? I initially planned on keeping it for a couple more years and upgrading it with an SSD soon.
My step-father's brother-in-law (step uncle-in-law?) works at an Apple store, so he may be able to help me (though he isn't local to me).
Cheers
I have a 2011 27in iMac. It has ghosting/image retention issues in the top right. I can tell because its identical to my background/desktop image.
I don't really notice when I don't have a window in that particular area (since all I see is the background image), but when the computer is restarting and the screen is all gray, or if I have a window open in a solid color (white, for example) or if a video is full-screened, it becomes noticeable.
It seems like it's permanent, because even if I restart the iMac or leave it off for long periods at a time, the issue still persists. Perhaps there's a more accurate term than ghosting/image retention for this, so forgive me.
Not a gigantic deal, but just wanted to see the opinions of my fellow MR'ers. Should I try to get it fixed (no Applecare)? Should I sell it off (imaginably the issue would lower its value) and purchase a 2013 when they arise? I initially planned on keeping it for a couple more years and upgrading it with an SSD soon.
My step-father's brother-in-law (step uncle-in-law?) works at an Apple store, so he may be able to help me (though he isn't local to me).
Cheers
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