Some Retina MacBook Pro Users Experiencing Display 'Ghosting'

[Aco Strkalj]

I just noticed the same ghosting on my MBPr. I see outlines of blocks and things but you notice them under the right lighting conditions. They do fade for me within an hour.

Could explain the unique glow of this display that seemed overwhelming when I first approached this system. I wrote about it in my initial impression review:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1389237/

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

How's this different from image persistence, a normal phenomenon that fades over time?

 

[Pakaku]

The Retina MacBook Pro. So beautiful that you'll want to keep looking at the screen AFTER it's turned off.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

A little off topic, but I think the most disappointing part about this new Mac is the lack of a CD drive. I would be willing to take my chances with the new retina display, but I really don't want a notebook without a disc drive. It's stupid. I thought that was what the Air was for...

You're aware that physical media is pretty much dead and none of the new Macs (including Mac Pro) will come standard with an optical drive within a couple years?

 

[daneoni]

They're looking at it wrong.

 

[danimal99]

My iPad 1 does this as well, but I didn't really notice it until well after it was out of warranty. However, it's not permanent, and fades away after a few minutes. I see it mostly after using something like Zite or Safari that has a lot of elements fixed in the same place for a period of time.

It's also only really noticeable if the next screen is a medium tone, like a middle gray, and solid or lightly textured.

 

[lmddawson]

Fortunately for me they will have fixed all the initial bugs by the time I have saved up enough money to buy one...

They will have released about 3 new versions before I save enough money to buy one

 

[unplugme71]

How often do you honestly use the optical drive on your computer? I haven't used a CD in about a year.

Why are we talking about CD's? The interest rates are crap anyway so why bother getting one.

Oh, that CD! haha

Yeah I haven't used my SuperDrive in a long time. Kinda happy they got rid of it considering I download everything. Plus its one less thing to go bad, get jammed, etc.

I laugh when I buy hardware that still ships with floppy disks. I call the manufacturer and demand I be able to download or get the driver on CD/USB flash drive.

 

[ristlin]

Game over man.

 

[nicuni]

How often do you honestly use the optical drive on your computer? I haven't used a CD in about a year.

I actually use it quite a bit. I use it to burn CD mixes and playing games that require the disc. Also importing music that I buy. I use it a lot. Oh and I use it to watch DVDs sometimes.

 

[faroZ06]

Never buy stuff on the release date. You'll get a refund or a new item if there is a problem, but it's just a hassle.

 

[Mad-B-One]

My ipad 2 does this also. The apple "genius" told me that it is not a known issue and because its a year old its out of warranty so they wouldn't replace it.

Apple care 4tw - or does that not cover it? Then you would have to "accidently" drop it since that is covered.

 

[TMar]

That's not ghosting, it's magical.

 

[nutjob]

Well. Looks like the first generation curse still exists.

I'm still considering one though. I just have to try it in person before I make a decision. This wouldn't affect my decision as it'll be sorted out in time.

I'm not so sure. I think they'll tell you "you're holding it wrong".

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Apple care 4tw - or does that not cover it? Then you would have to "accidently" drop it since that is covered.

Accidental damage isn't covered by AppleCare.

 

[Born Again]

"If there is ghosting they blew it"

 

[xsdeus]

I don't seem to have a problem with mine. I've had it for a week now.

 

[Bubba Satori]

As mentioned before, Apple's Achilles' heel tends to be the displays.
I find it hard to believe they do not have these things sitting in testing
and QA for longer than these owners have had them at home.

The owners are testing and QA.

A brilliant move on Apple's part, really.
Don't fund an expensive, labor intensive QA testing department.
Have the people who buy your products do the testing
and sell the defective units in the refurb store where the lower classes
can be delirious for saving a couple hundred bucks. Magic...

 

[maflynn]

This is my concern - being on the bleeding edge. I'm still waiting for my rMBP to ship. hopefully the problem will be resolved by and large before they get to processing my order.

 

[kiljoy616]

And this is why I learned not to be an early adaptor since iPhone 4's antenna gate

A no big deal (antenna gate), though not been an early adapter does have its benefit, its not a bad idea to wait a bit when buying equipment. Giving your self say a 3 month window give you a good feel for issue that may arise from advance hardware mistakes or abnormalities. If you don't need it then wait a bit but sooner or later its time to take the plunge.

Still for those who need the rush of been early adapter I thank you for making my life easier on the emotional roller coster that is earlier adapters.

 

[dbyway]

That awkward moment when an XXX picture gets stuck on the screen. Thankfully, I haven't had the ghosting problem.

 

[ladeer]

How do you check if your screen is affected?

 

[heisetax]

How often do you honestly use the optical drive on your computer? I haven't used a CD in about a year.

Speak for yourself. Just because you do not need one does not mean hat someone else does not. That is why, "one size fits all" does not really work. With enough models & choices within those models there can be enough choices for everyone. Apple needed a few more base choices. But rather than expand their meager number of model choices they have cut some out & limited others. Cut out models are things like no new or old 17" Mac laptops. The limited item is the premium priced Mac Pro. Just as it had been rumored by all appearances the Mac Pro was not scheduled to be carried any more.

And to think the main reason that Steve Jobs gave for canceling the Mac Clones when he came back was because the Clones were only interested in the top end of the Mac market, while Apple wanted them to build up the low end of the Mac market. Steve Jobs introduced the iMac at the low end of the Mac market.Much of the time has been spent not doing a very good job of supporting the high end of the Mac market. Now with the current model deletions in place the high end has been to some cut off but to others just severely limited. Apple needs to restart the high end Mac Clone market. But we all know how far that would go.

We need more Mac choices, not less. Optical drives can always be taken out & replaced with a second drive HDD or SDD.

 

[IzzyJG99]

Bummer. I've got ghosting/imprinting on my iMac. I had the logic board replaced a year ago. Ever since there is a nice thumb print on the screen where the foolish apple tech touched part of the screen. I've not had the time to go the 2 hours to my nearest Apple Store again to get it fixed.

 

[speedyg256]

And this is why I learned not to be an early adaptor since iPhone 4's antenna gate

Hmmm... my 4 that I've had since day one still works just fine

 

[activ8]

That could be a problem if it ghosted the porn site you were looking at for too long.

That wouldn't happen. I only stay on a porn site for 10 seconds.