Discolored display?

Why are colors different on my computer display from my iPhone and other platforms? Is there a way to get accurate colors on my MacBook screen?
Usually pictures viewed on my laptop screen are more colorful and vivid than on my iPhone and iPad. iPad 2 isn't retina of course, but my iPhone 4 is, so I don't get why it's not as colorful...

Okay, that helped... But I'm not sure which one I should be using! Most of my problem is probably the Photoshop part of it... Should I swap back and forth between the Adobe RGB 1998 and Color LCD or something? Color LCD is clearly a better look for my laptop display... But in terms of accuracy, what would you suggest? It looks like I have quite a few more than 2 to choose from.
Thanks for your help!

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I do NOT have a halogen lamp next to my iMac 7,1.
I do have 2 small Bose computer speakers on either side.
I have horizontal discolorations on the left side similar to yours.
LCDscrub http://toastycode.com/lcdscrub/ might fix it, but you will have to buy the software as the trial version is really useless (for obvious reasons).
I am living with the problem until next Summer (AppleCare expires in August 2010) when I will take into Apple for a fix.

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My ip6 plus has colorization around the edges of the screen in portrait mode. (As the phone is standing). It happens in all the apps I open.
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Hi there ankenymartialarts,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The article linked below provides troubleshooting suggestions that can help you solve the discolored display issue with your iPhone 6 Plus.
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Hello Eljey,
Welcome to the HP Forums, I hope you enjoy your experience! To help you get the most out of the HP Forums I would like to direct your attention to the HP Forums Guide First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More. I have read your post on how the screen on your Touchsmart displays colors in reverse, and I would be happy to assist you! To begin, I will need to ask you a few questions:
Has your computer completed all of its important Windows Updates?
Have you updated your HP drivers using the HP Support Assistant?
Is this an on-going, or recent issue?
In the meantime, I recommend following this document on Display Quality Issues. This should help the discoloration displayed on your screen.
Please re-post with the results of your troubleshooting, as well as the requested information above. I look forward to your reply!
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Pavilion 23xi 23 monitor product number C3Z94AA - Pink color screen

This EXACT thing just happened to me.
Prior to calling HP support, I searched google and found several incidences of this problem.
I also did EXTENSIVE troubleshooting per instructions found on HP forums prior to calling.
And of course this monitor went out of warranty a couple of months ago - only a 1 year warranty???
I tried the using the motherboards graphics card (VGA) and also tried DVI, VGA & HDMI on the Nvidia Geoforce GTX670- all had the same issue with this monitor using different cables and connections.
I connected another monitor I have (Samsung) and it's displays great without problems.
Tried on both Windows 7/64bit & Windows 8 with all current drivers (checked to see if there were new ones)
This monitor Pavilion 23Xi even shows the discoloration and ghost icons when NO cable is connected to the computer and the monitor is just powered on??!!!
Even though I did all this troubleshooting and explained all of it to the tech rep when I first called she said that she could help me for a charge, but would refund it if she was unable to fix it.
I told her no, I did not want to pay a charge because I was pretty sure after a factory reset, another monitor that works ok, trying three different connection types DVI, HDMI & VGA, two different graphics cards and the monitor doing the same ghost icons/discoloration when it was not even connected to a computer - that is was the monitor.
She put me on hold and said that she got permission to troubleshoot without charging me.
We went thru all the steps I did again, powering off, trying different cables, connecting a different monitor etc and of course after all that she said it was the monitor and I would need to take it into Best Buy or some other store to see about getting it repaired.
I do not know the cost, but if its more than $50, I will probably just buy a different brand monitor that has a 3 year warranty, did not notice (slaps self) that these HP's only have a 1 year warranty when several other brands I bought previously all have 3 years... :-(
I should have went with a different brand to begin with based on my problems with HP inks, printers and prices from the past.
It just started doing this today, but is *very* annoying when you paid extra to get a higher quality image.
I just added an image of dropping to the command prompt, that shows that this HP monitor Pavilion 23xi shows ghost icons and images from previously visited pages if you look very closely.
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Hello ytran, Welcome to the HP Forums, I hope you enjoy your experience! To help you get the most out of the HP Forums I would like to direct your attention to the HP Forums Guide First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More. I understand that your monitor is displaying an unusual pink hue, and I would be happy to assist you in this endeavor! For the discoloration displayed on your monitor, I recommend following this document on Display Quality Issues. This should help return the resolution on your screen back to factory settings. If the issue persists, please call our technical support at 1-800-474-6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region please click the link below to get the support number for your region. http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpsupport/index.pl I hope this helps! Best Regards

Which iPhone 6 Plus cases have the flat edges instead of rounded edges?

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Hi there ankenymartialarts,
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Thanks in advance and greetings from Amsterdam.

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Hello everyone,
I bought my white MacBook last June, and backordered a 13-inch MacCase sleeve. I’ve been using a 14-inch sleeve they sent me for free, until they finally sent the 13-inch model last week. These sleeves have a square see-thru window in the middle, so the Apple logo shows up from the outside. I am overall satisfied with their build quality and design.
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So, right now I’m in the middle of this likely-lost battle. I just find the idea of being a single case out of 26,000 a little hard to digest. And I find even harder to digest that after buying a brand new computer, and a brand new sleeve *to protect it*, I now have to deal with these marks on the case, especially when the computer is not even 4 months old.
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Take a look at this Replacement Program: http://www.apple.com/support/macbook-bottomcase/
Typically, they will not announce a program like this until they are sure it will resolve the issue. It sounds like both of you had your repairs done before this program was initiated (5/27/11), so your replacements probably didn't have the final corrections in the bottom case.
I would contact Apple per this article and see about getting it fixed. I have seen a couple of other users posting that they did the Self service option and were very pleased.

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http://www.filehive.com/files/080730/IMG_6978.JPG
http://www.filehive.com/files/080730/IMG_6981.JPG

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