Reason for Yellow Tint

[kolax]

Yeah was Scotsys.

I don't know - the yellow tint on my screen starts at the bottom left corner and speads across from there - the top half of my screen is fine. Could be a yellow sticker, or something yellow reflecting light down there.

Next stage is to send to Apple and wait for a report from them to say what's what. Pity everywhere is out of stock right now.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

OMG Please read people...

These pic's do not show the yellowish issue!!!

The yellowish on the pics is the (bad) viewing angel and is visible at all macbook pro's and has notting to do with a defect.

The yellowish at the bottom of the screen is visible when looking from the front. So it has notting to do with viewing the screen from the side.

Actually, my MBP (pre-SR) doesn't do that, and I don't remember hearing anything about a yellowing screen with my model 'book, so his issue is specific to the LED screen. He has every right to complain about a yellowing of the screen, even if he doesn't have your problem

 

[amitface]

Actually, my MBP (pre-SR) doesn't do that, and I don't remember hearing anything about a yellowing screen with my model 'book, so his issue is specific to the LED screen. He has every right to complain about a yellowing of the screen, even if he doesn't have your problem

What he meant to say was all SR MBP's do that. It's the way LED screens work. From a side angle, there will be shifts in color. It will not be perfect. The yellow problem in question is when looking straight towards the screen, there is yellowing at the bottom. Not that it's yellow when looking at it from an angle.

 

[Simon R.]

What he meant to say was all SR MBP's do that. It's the way LED screens work. From a side angle, there will be shifts in color. It will not be perfect. The yellow problem in question is when looking straight towards the screen, there is yellowing at the bottom. Not that it's yellow when looking at it from an angle.

If this is what LED looks like just becaused it is from an angle, I will consider the technology a step BACK, not a step forward in LCD evolution. Why on earth would anyone want that cr*p.... BTW I didn't notice this yellow phenomena on my 15" MBP, although I only had it on for 15 minutes, before I packed it away again and sent it back to Apple, due to a backlighting issue. Maybe my screen was indeed not LED backlid, as I suspected because of the mercury warning sticker still being on the case. hmmm...

 

[amitface]

If this is what LED looks like just becaused it is from an angle, I will consider the technology a step BACK, not a step forward in LCD evolution. Why on earth would anyone want that cr*p.... BTW I didn't notice this yellow phenomena on my 15" MBP, although I only had it on for 15 minutes, before I packed it away again and sent it back to Apple, due to a backlighting issue. Maybe my screen was indeed not LED backlid, as I suspected because of the mercury warning sticker still being on the case. hmmm...

I believe the mercury warning sticker was just Apple forgetting to update the packaging. I think there has been some talk about that around here.

 

[Simon R.]

I believe the mercury warning sticker was just Apple forgetting to update the packaging. I think there has been some talk about that around here.

Yes, the only thing I read about it was people commenting on me being puzzled about it being there - whether others have had it too I haven't seen anything about. Maybe the people who don't have this issue are receiving MBP's with the old LCD screens - and have that sticker still on for that reason? Dunno. Time for a poll

 

[Burnsey]

That is a rather interesting revelation. If accurate that means the bottom 1/3 yellow tint problems are actually pretty minor.

I have read through the rest of the posts in this thread and I note with interest the pictures posted showing an overall yellow tint. Two things that I should mention regarding those pictures:
1) The yellow tinting is only visible at an extreme angle.
2) The yellow tint applies to the ENTIRE screen.

Conclusion: Those pictures, although very good, show a different issue (which, by the way, is actually not a problem). The issue revolves around two further points.
1) At an angle an LED backlight can give a slight yellow tinge to the entire screen.
2) The colour profile plays a role in the side view tint.

Solution: For the overall yellow tint as shown in the pictures is to play around with the colour profiles until you have one that works well for you. (And short of working in an environment where accurate colour is required, you can set the profile to be anything that you like)

Kilamite, are you going to post back with the results of your trip to the Apple Store? I think everyone here is going to be very interested in the verdict.

Sopranino

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I know they go yellow from the side, my point is that it's more yellow at the bottom than everywhere else. In other words taking a pic from the side makes the problem more apparent than taking a pic of it dead on.

In the first pic I posted, the display is clearly more yellow at the bottom, when in fact the yellowness should be uniform (and indeed there is slight yellowness towards the top). in the third pic I posted the bottom part is more yellow than towards the top, when theoretically it should be uniform in yellowness.

 

[tsd57]

I went to my Apple Retailer (note: it isn't an official Apple store) and spoke to the guy. He seemed oblivious to anything related to yellow tint. He said he'd book it in for repair and that's all he could offer.

I decided to call Apple to see if I got a different story - the guy was very helpful. Gave me a few tests to try, and he determined the problem was all over and not related to software (i.e. a hardware fault) since we booted off a CD and the fact that the yellow tint was there during startup at the grey screen and also when in safe mode.

The Apple guy on the phone also didn't know anything about yellow tint. Bit disappointing that no one seems to know about it (or they are pretending they don't know).

I'll try and get in touch with the guy who told me that it was a yellow sticker and see who he got in contact with to get that information. But for now, there doesn't seem to be a solution Apple offer apart from a replacement/repair.

Having never opened a laptop screen before - it seems like it is a lot of work, thus a quick repair doesn't seem likely.

It would be nice if someone from Apple could acknowledge the problem and give us guidance on the cause and the best solution. I don't really want to be without my MBP for a few weeks.

Sorry for the disappointment - but the yellow sticker as a cause is still possible.

What ever happened to that guy who talked to an apple person who confirmed the problem? Did he get it fixed? Is there a sticker??!!

 

[Mr Fusion]

What ever happened to that guy who talked to an apple person who confirmed the problem? Did he get it fixed? Is there a sticker??!!

What he said.

Talking with a random Apple retailer or even Apple themselves is not going to resolve anything, right now they all appear oblivious to the problem. The guy that brought this up before is the only one that can help us!

 

[Dreamer2go]

I was wondering. how come the LED screen shows such...weird yellow when viewed in an angle?

 

[russell.h]

For whatever its worth my viewsonic 22" monitor does the same yellowing when viewed from the side, and its definitely not LED backlit.

Edit: Am I missing something, or is that first computer pictured black? I wasn't aware of any black MBPs?

 

[kolax]

One's a MBP one's a MB.