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Should I return rMBP because of Bleeding?

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WillTC

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Jul 13, 2012
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I have had my MacBook Pro for less than a week and everything's fine. Perfect unibody, zero dead pixels and no cosmetic wear. But one thing that bothers me is the fact that it has a screen bleeding issue. Which is sort of normal, which I hear from other MR users. Should I have a replacement?

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I think after paying £2000+ for a MacBook, anything less than perfect warrants a return (in my book anyway).

You buy into good customer service when you buy an Apple product, so they shouldn't have a problem swapping it.
 
WillTC said:
I have had my MacBook Pro for less than a week and everything's fine. Perfect unibody, zero dead pixels and no cosmetic wear. But one thing that bothers me is the fact that it has a screen bleeding issue. Which is sort of normal, which I hear from other MR users. Should I have a replacement?

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To be completely honest ... I don't see anything wrong with that screen.
 
Yeah. even if you can live with it right now, its going to be one of those things that really just start to bug you over time. It's better to just deal with it now, than to be sitting here 3 months from now upset over the fact that you decided it'd be no big deal. IMHO, you've got more to lose by not trying to deal with the bleeding.
 
Probably every computer monitor (regardless of brand) you encounter will have some type of backlight bleed. That is not very bad at all, I would keep it.
 
I would say chances are fairly slim that you'll find one better than that. It's visible, but just barely. How often are you going to be looking at something where you'll actually be able to notice it? If everything else with the computer is fine, I'd keep it.
 
It's not light bleed, that's probably IPS glow. My first rMBP was a little better than my second one but I wouldn't try exchanging just because the new one might be worse than that or have other issues. Even my desktop IPS monitor has some of this.

It's only a problem when it starts looking like this: http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/1998/u2412mb.jpg
 
I'm sorry about this but are you ****ing kidding me?! That screen has almost no backlight bleed.

You should've seen all 5 of mine that I had to go through before I gave up...
 
I've still never seen an LCD monitor with ZERO back light bleed. I'm not saying they don't exist, but they must be a rarity. Every phone, tablet, notebook, desktop monitor, TV, or iPod that I've ever owned from any brand or time period has had back light bleed to some extent.

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imMango said:
One of the best screens I've ever seen!
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Exactly, it's near perfect.
 
terraphantm said:
Yeah... I usually have a pretty good eye for that kind of thing, but I can't see **** on my end. Viewing it on a 24" glossy iMac in a somewhat bright room though
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okay I'm on my rmbp now and I see it. IMO if it isn't noticeable while actually viewing stuff, leave it be. If it gets worse (which is possible), take it in
 
WillTC said:
I have had my MacBook Pro for less than a week and everything's fine. Perfect unibody, zero dead pixels and no cosmetic wear. But one thing that bothers me is the fact that it has a screen bleeding issue. Which is sort of normal, which I hear from other MR users. Should I have a replacement?

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Wow! That's a very deep black level.

This troll is several orders of magnitude better than the "I'm not impressed with the Retina screen."
 
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