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Idiotically Burned Screen With Cigarette

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Barrett4312

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Oct 17, 2012
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Let me preface this by saying the obvious: Yes, I am an idiot. Both for smoking and for being careless.

I was adjusting the volume on my Air with a cigarette in my hand and did not notice that the hot tip was coming in contact with the screen. Luckily it did not melt the screen or anything like that. There is, however, a yellow spot on the screen now.

At first I just thought that this was discoloration on the outer surface of the screen and I might be able to clean/polish it off. I noticed though that the yellow spot remains, and is much more visible, with a black background behind it. So it looks like the pixels in this area are actively broadcasting the color yellow. You can still see that the the area is not dead, (when moving the mouse under the spot you can see it, just yellowed out a lot,) but yellow seems to be set to 11 in this spot.

I don't have a lot of hope for anything but the mockery I deserve here, but I figured it can't hurt to ask. Anyone have any idea if this is reversible like stuck pixels or screen burn?
 
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It's not likely you burnt the screen, but you might have burnt the plastic (glass) screen protector on the bezel that stops you from damaging the screen on "glossy" Macs. This is a simple replacement job and not the end of the world. Just pop out the old one and put in a new one. You can test this by removing the bezel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHNtnvzfSzY. Only "matte" MacBook screens don't have the screen protector.
 
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Sorry for your loss. The display module costs 532,22 Euros including sales tax, so expect something around that in dollars.
 
Does anyone know what kind of material the cover is made of? Depending on what it is, plastic must be replaced, but glass can be cleaned.
 
orestes1984 said:
It's not likely you burnt the screen, but you might have burnt the plastic (glass) screen protector on the bezel that stops you from damaging the screen on "glossy" Macs. This is a simple replacement job and not the end of the world. Just pop out the old one and put in a new one. You can test this by removing the bezel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHNtnvzfSzY. Only "matte" MacBook screens don't have the screen protector.
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Unfortunately I don't think this is the case. If it was a matter of discoloration on the exterior of the monitor the spot would not show up as a bright yellow when the background is black. I'm hoping that it might 'heal' as in the case of a stuck pixel, but I kind of doubt it.
 
The Apple store replaced my brother's shattered screen for free. He had a warranty though...
 
Worst come worst find a liquid damaged laptop with a good screen, may costs up to 1/2 of a new though plus the specialty screwdrivers and ur surgeon dexterity.
 
orestes1984 said:
It's not likely you burnt the screen, but you might have burnt the plastic (glass) screen protector on the bezel that stops you from damaging the screen on "glossy" Macs.
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Uh, no. The MBA does not have the cover over the LCD, it has been sacrificed for weight.

Only "matte" MacBook screens don't have the screen protector.
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Allow me to introduce you to the rMBP....
 
Idiotically Burned Screen With Cigarette
Let me preface this by saying the obvious: Yes, I am an...
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All these endless damage threads?

You’re not 3 years old playing with a Tonka toy:

Have some respect for the engineering!
 
Mikey-Mike said:
All these endless damage threads?

You’re not 3 years old playing with a Tonka toy:

Have some respect for the engineering!
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Unhelpful post.

What is the point of a forum if not for asking the opinion of others? The subject line was quite clear, you knew what you were getting when you clicked it.
 
YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE GETTING...
-Nova Sensei/QUOTE]

Sounds like the David Gilmour song:

There's no way out of here
When you come in
You're in for good
There was no promise made
The part you played
You waste it still...

My 2010 MBA is fine w/ no damage & my old BlackBook lasted me 10+ yrs. and was 100% for what it was when I retired it.
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orestes1984 said:
If you have stained the glass it certainly might.
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Hmm. I don't know much about the technology and that seems counter intuitive to me, but it certainly wouldn't be the first time my intuition was wrong. I'll look into it when I get back to the US. Thanks for the suggestions!
 
not refer to a black MacBook
-simsaladimbamba
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Yeah you’re right. It was a BlackBook and I think it had 2007 as the date on it.

It was probably only 3 or 4 yrs. and definitely not 10. But the new laptop is so much better in every way that it felt like ten yrs. when I saw how much improved the new equipment was.

Also I mighta had one or two many drinks to much yesterday. So to the OP I say sorry for your misfortune.
 
iPad 4 and Cigarettes

Well last night I awakened to the sight of my girlfriend dozed off with a lit cigarette touching the screen of my iPad 4. :eek::eek: I was in an absolute state of panic that my $800 toy had just been rendered useless. Quite to my surprise, the cigarette did absolutely no damage. I cannot see any remnant of anything on the screen once I cleaned it. It works perfectly and the colors are unchanged in the area where the cigarette was.

Go Apple!! I wonder how other vendor's tablets and/or phones would hold up to such a test. Not too well I would bet.
 
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markfc said:
Don't worry, screens can be replaced...lungs, not so much.
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actually they sure can... probably cheaper than the Apple repair bill too... at least once Obama fixes his website anyway:p:D

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Mikey-Mike said:
All these endless damage threads?

You’re not 3 years old playing with a Tonka toy:

Have some respect for the engineering!
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yikes...at least the OP knows he's an idiot (his words not mine)
 
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