Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
27", 21.5" iMac Owners, test your screen for yellow tint issue here
- Thread starter tapplox
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Are these screen shots taken by command+shift+3 or are they taken with a camera that is able to reproduce what your eye is seeing?
I'm not sure if it's the quality of the pictures, but it looks to me like it's pretty badly tintet in your lower left corner.
If it doesn't bother you or if it's not as bad as it looks in the pictures, keep it. But if you ordered online, why not call them and have them send you a new one while you enjoy the one you have.
I'm not sure if it's the quality of the pictures, but it looks to me like it's pretty badly tintet in your lower left corner.
If it doesn't bother you or if it's not as bad as it looks in the pictures, keep it. But if you ordered online, why not call them and have them send you a new one while you enjoy the one you have.
Yeah I ordered it from Amazon. They even credited me $100 to price match apples gift card promotion. I have too really stare to even see it, but I just want everything to be perfect especially for the price of this machine
Yeah I ordered it from Amazon. They even credited me $100 to price match apples gift card promotion. I have too really stare to even see it, but I just want everything to be perfect especially for the price of this machine
not good, get a replacement and hope you get a better one.
Do you think there is actually a chance I will receive one that is better? From what I've been reading its like hitting the lottery to get a perfect screen. Can't decide if its worth a shot or just return it all together and save the hassle
......It's just so gorgeous
Do you think there is actually a chance I will receive one that is better? From what I've been reading its like hitting the lottery to get a perfect screen. Can't decide if its worth a shot or just return it all together and save the hassle
2 out of 3 i have had my hands on have had NO yellow tinting....all 3 were BTO's from Apple's Plant in Cork, Ireland. So they do exist.
Here it is... it looks like the right side is yellow to me?...
Attachments
Here are pics of my acceptable screen. I wish I could upload better pics but the iPhone was handy and I'm feeling lazy.
The only concern I have are in the pics where I took a pic of a black screen. One shot is with the brightness up to 100% and the other at 50%.
The dark band across the bottom is barely noticeable but you can see it in the last pic. Honestly, I have noticed this only if I looked for it, when I have the brightness set low and looking at a white or greyish image, or during startup.
What do you guys think?
The only concern I have are in the pics where I took a pic of a black screen. One shot is with the brightness up to 100% and the other at 50%.
The dark band across the bottom is barely noticeable but you can see it in the last pic. Honestly, I have noticed this only if I looked for it, when I have the brightness set low and looking at a white or greyish image, or during startup.
What do you guys think?
Attachments
Acceptable ? It looks bad if you ask me, the right side is much darker, but if you don't mind...
From those pictures, i think your screen looks pretty good, (the pictures are ultra small though) but it looks like a keeper.
I took some shots with my DSLR and they look very different compared to the shots taken with my iPhone. I think the iPhone was exposing for something that my DSLR wasn't. In other words, the iPhone was set on auto exposure while the DSLR was on manual.
What do you guys think of mine?
keep in mind they are iphone shots, and the backlighting seems very consistent/even colour to the naked eye. I also don't see the redish hues on the very edges.
It sucks cause I already returned a 27" with yellowing from about half way down. this one is a 21.5", and the yellowing is slight but noticeable when I'm viewing any whitespace i.e. 90% of webpages.
Should I just return it before the 14 days, or will apple fix it with a perfect panel in the repair shop?
keep in mind they are iphone shots, and the backlighting seems very consistent/even colour to the naked eye. I also don't see the redish hues on the very edges.
It sucks cause I already returned a 27" with yellowing from about half way down. this one is a 21.5", and the yellowing is slight but noticeable when I'm viewing any whitespace i.e. 90% of webpages.
Should I just return it before the 14 days, or will apple fix it with a perfect panel in the repair shop?
I have a so-called high-end 21.5 delivered on 4 June.
This thing is perfect. I have done every screen test linked here and elsewhere and I cannot find find any fault whatsoever with the screen.
This thing is perfect. I have done every screen test linked here and elsewhere and I cannot find find any fault whatsoever with the screen.
hi,
well, what do you think?
(pictures taken by nikon d80 complete darkness screen at full brightness)
i think no yellow thingie there, right?
but let's go on to the bad part.
first picture is again with d80, seccond one with iphone 4.
pretty bad, huh?
soo, conclusion?
calling apple support and tell them to send me a new imac? >_<
well, what do you think?
(pictures taken by nikon d80 complete darkness screen at full brightness)
i think no yellow thingie there, right?
but let's go on to the bad part.
first picture is again with d80, seccond one with iphone 4.
pretty bad, huh?
soo, conclusion?
calling apple support and tell them to send me a new imac? >_<
The problem with most of these photographs is that they seem to be taken in a poor light environment, or with a camera that is totally unsuited (i.e. camera phone) or white balanced etc.
Take the photo of your iMac in a brightly lit room with the screen brightness set to what is appropriate to your eyes, with a camera that isn't an iPhone and has been white balanced.
Then, and ONLY then, will you be able to determine whether your panel has substantial yellowing.
Take the photo of your iMac in a brightly lit room with the screen brightness set to what is appropriate to your eyes, with a camera that isn't an iPhone and has been white balanced.
Then, and ONLY then, will you be able to determine whether your panel has substantial yellowing.
Well, it looks good in terms of yellowing and it's probably a relatively normal backlight too: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1174626/
Unless you have color differences when dragging a window around your screen in those bright areas, i would keep it.
it's hard to judge, to be honest i can't tell if you have it. maybe it's just your viewing angle when looking down at the webpages...and that seems to be a feature of the panel itself and not something with your display.
Talk about sweeping things under the carpet. Yes just bend over and accept it...
I have a scratch on the bonnet of my car, it was there when i bought it brand new from the show room, the car cost a lot more than other cars on the market, however i realized if i never look at my bonnet or just use the car at night time then everything is great
My 3X Dell 2407WFPs at work are all perfect 4 years on... you should have RMA'd that as well...
Do so only if you want to see your own reflection in the glass.
Pictures to assess the progressive tinge have to contain only the screen image (and not reflections), so they should be taken in a dark room (best painted in mat black to avoid secondary reflections).
White balance is irrelevant, since you want to see color DIFFERENCE between different parts of the screen.
If you want to check the camera, simply take a picture of a white sheet of paper and compare.
The problem is not with the photographs, the problem is with the iMac screen.
Tom B.
I'm not sure why all these photos are being posted. It's pretty simple. If you see a yellow tint, then you have a yellow tint problem. If you don't see a yellow tint, then you don't have a yellow tint problem. Photos will not not make it go away. Seems the people posting want us tell tell them they got a perfect one, when most do not.