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mid-2011 imacs 27" & 21" yellow tinted screen thread
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My 21.5" i7 was built BTO on or about 31 May, delivered to me on 4 June and it is a perfect display in all respects. Absolutely perfect.
Yea, keep it.
I also noticed the slightly yellow tint appear when you really close to the screen and looking at the bottom - color changed a bit, yellow thing appear. The same when you look from the bottom to the top. But, well, all monitors if it's not a proffessional for 10 grands has slight deviation of color, even CRT screens.
So if you don't have noticeable from all angles yellow spot, like in 2009 models, you shouldn't be bother.
For proper checking your head must be opposite center of the screen, not above horizontal center.
Just got my replacement iMac
My first iMac had a fault by the memory slot bezel and a slight yellow tint at the center of the screen. This one looks pretty good though
What do you think?
Edit: added one more, taken in the dark, with the contrast high.
My first iMac had a fault by the memory slot bezel and a slight yellow tint at the center of the screen. This one looks pretty good though
What do you think?
Edit: added one more, taken in the dark, with the contrast high.
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My first iMac had a fault by the memory slot bezel and a slight yellow tint at the center of the screen. This one looks pretty good though
What do you think?
Looks good my friend!
thanks m8
It's nice to get someone else's opinion on it, because once i really start staring concentrated at the screen, all sorts of colors appear before my eyes
Getting it down to a smaller image really helps to spot wether you have it or not, it's hard to really tell when trying to overlook all 27" at the same time.This being my second one...i was really nervous, and not sure if i wanted to try tree times.
this machine is awesome!
My first iMac had a fault by the memory slot bezel and a slight yellow tint at the center of the screen. This one looks pretty good though
What do you think?
Edit: added one more, taken in the dark, with the contrast high.
Looking great!!!
Can you post another picture with the whole screen? Try taking it at a farther distance. It looks good but tough to tell with the pic you posted.
From this pictures you have light colour deviation at the bottom, but you don't have noticeable yellow spot or kind of. You should keep it.
That doesn't really look like even colour to me. I can see red tint in the centre as well. On a $2k+ machine it's not great to be honest. Heck on a $500 machine is still p*** poor. On the up side you have saved Apple some money as like the rest of us on here you have effectly become a 'Volunteer QC Assistant'. If it doesn't bother you though in normal use then maybe keep it.
Instead of people going through the trouble of minimizing the dock and hiding toolbars in safari, it's a lot easier just to launch this test, which loads a similar image we use to test (greys' and whites), and a few others. As well as different solid backgrounds to test for pixel errors.
http://imac.squeaked.com/test.php
also, what i did was, launch the Yellow Check by clicking in the window, turn my lights off in the room, and set the contrast to 100% before taking the picture with a real camera without using the flash.
http://imac.squeaked.com/test.php
also, what i did was, launch the Yellow Check by clicking in the window, turn my lights off in the room, and set the contrast to 100% before taking the picture with a real camera without using the flash.
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Well I didn't think I had much yellowing but my wife noticed it. I do however have a lot of light bleed and though I could live with it but then tried watching a movie and installing Windows in Bootcamp...
Is this level of light bleed normal? I think it will have to go back Gutted as I waited ages for it.
Is this level of light bleed normal? I think it will have to go back
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how about taking a picture of it with a solid black background with your contrast at maximum. there is one you can use in the test http://imac.squeaked.com/test.php
it's kinda' hard to tell the seriousness of the fault from your picture.
it's kinda' hard to tell the seriousness of the fault from your picture.
