Ghost image on top of screen in the menu bar...

Question

I've use an alternative black and white screensaver to try to get rid of that ghost image or look like "ink" going down on the upper right of my screen but it's still comming back and getting worst every week...., there is also a "grey" line all the way horizontaly also on top ... and even worst, i see my user name ghost image even when the screen is black ! i don,t think i'll be able to get rid of that and my question is , does applecare cover that kind of weird thing ? ... i didn't buy the applecare yet my computer is just 6 month old ... is that problem cover by the warranty
Imac G5 2Ghz 20"   Mac OS X (10.4.4)   1 gig Ram

Answer 1

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And, you can search for the term: "Image Persistence" to find more.
Basically, the information from Apple says that to make a burned-in image disappear, you need to leave the computer off for a period of time equal to (or greater than) the time the image was displayed on the screen. But, that may not be possible when you consider that some images are on the screen the whole time the computer is off. So, it might mean turning a computer off for days in some cases.
I've made them go away temporarily by turning off the computer for 24-hours. And, also by displaying a pure white image on the screen for 6 or 8 hours. But, the second method was less effective.
The solution of turning it off was effective until the machine got hot again. Once it got really hot, the previous images re-appeared (further indicating that temperature impacts this problem).
My personal lesson from all of this is to not buy another computer from Apple that has a built-in screen.
My old LCD panel from Best Buy only cost me around $200 and it's still perfect after around 3 years.
Too bad the problems with both of my iMac G5's prevented me from owning them beyond 6 months each. I've never gotten rid of any computer I've ever owned that fast before (or since).
Between 2 iMac G5 computers (both different revisions), I've been through:
3 LCD panels
1 Logic-Board (would have been 2, got rid of the other as it was failing)
1 Mouse
1 Keyboard
1 Power Supply
1 Front Bezel
Neither Logic board was replaced for fan noise. They were both actual failures.
All 3 LCD panels were having burn-in issues
the mouse button was sticking (the very day it arrived)
The keyboard actually cracked on it's own
The power supply smoked
The front bezel was broken when it arrived.
And, there's probably a few items I can't think of at the moment.
The unfortunate thing, is that I have probably owned 100 computers or more in my time (used to be really heavy into them), and I don't think I ever had that many parts fail among the entire lot of them (except for the 2 iMac G5 systems).
Before my iMac G5's, I had never left a computer with a service tech. But, thanks to my iMac G5's, I got to know the local service guy very, very, very well. He knows who I am immediately when I call.
I hope to never have that sort of problem again. Here's hoping for a good Power Mac replacement (please Apple, no more systems with built-in monitors).