One pixel vertical line on new iMac 24" display - defective?

I have a one pixel vertical line that is fairly constant on my new (one week old) 24" iMac -- it sits there between the Edit and View mens mocking me, and runs the length (well, height) of the screen.
I've tried changing resolutions and resetting the SMC and neither seemed to do anything. My guess is it's defective, so I'm probably looking at a trip to our nearby Apple Store... the only thing is, I don't want to be without my computer for an extended period of time, since I use it for work and everything.
Is this the sort of thing that the Apple Store could order the new part and do the swap in house? If they replace the whole unit, could I put the existing HD in it? (of course the defect shows up right after I migrate and do all my upgrades, installs and patches)

I recently just had the LCD on my 24" imac replaced due to a stuck pixel. Without even bringing my imac into the apple store i told one of the genius bar associates about my problem and they ordered the LCD without even seeing my computer. They then called me when it came in and i took it down there for it to be replaced. I took it on a monday morning and i went and picked it up on tuesday. It is an in house repair so as long as they are not super busy you should not have to be without it for to long. I would try what i did, go in their without your imac first and tell them your issue and see if they will order the part. That way your not leaving your imac there while they order the part in.

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I've seen some scary posts about what this might mean - though none of the posts I've seen have referenced a yellow line. What should I do now? Are there any actions I can take to try to make this go away? I'd be grateful for any help or advice.
Peace
Greg
PowerBook G4, 17, 1.67 Mac OS X (10.4.7) 1 GB RAM, 60 GB IPod Photo

Vincenzo
By all means, blog. But I'm wondering if something along the lines of a petition / open letter format might be more effective in affecting the corporate decision-making process. Those of us affected should discuss and, if possible, get help on who and how to get this addressed. That's why I've asked for advice on who the relevant person is who I should contact. If you've ever worked in a bureaucracy you know that sometimes talking to the right person can save a lot of time and trouble.
BTW, if the Apple moderators are following this thread, I'd be pleased to know what your thoughts are on this issue. This problem seems fairly common, but only among users of the 1.67 iteration of the 17" PB (as far as I know). We are users who invested a lot of money in the best (& most expensive) mobile hardware that Apple had to offer at the time of purchase. We're probably faithful customers who, in time, will spend a lot more money on Apple hardware in the future. Why squander goodwill over a matter like this?
It just seems to make sense that Apple would institute a limited recall to fix this known and obvious fault. It's a good idea for us and for them.
Peace
G
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Use 40 black 1 pixel x 400 pixel vertical lines, and create an experimental composition using varying vertical spacing?

Ive been pulling my hair out on how to do this all day and im getting no where i dont even know where to begin! Please help if anyone knows how to do this.

enforcer4u,
she said posting here if help was needed was a good idea...
This is Classroom in a forum.
I believe the first line should have read Use 40 black 1 pixel x 400 pixel vertical lines, and create an experimental composition using varying vertical > horizontal spacing.
One way (she may be following this thread, you know) would be to:
1) create a horizontal/vertical (composition Three/Four) line with the Pen Tool with a length corresponding to the whole composition and two or more Anchor Points, ShiftClickDragging at each with different lengths of the Handles;
2) Create a vertical/horizontal line by ClickDragging with the Line Tool (or just Click with the Line Tool and set the Length and direction, then move a copy (ShiftAlt/OptionDrag the original, start dragging a tiny bit before you press the keys);
3) Object>Blend>Blend Options, set Spacing to Specified Steps, 38 steps;
4) Select the lines from 2) and Object>Blend>Make;
5) Select both the Blend from 4) and the line from 1) and Object>Blend>Replace Spine.
Other ways include creating the first line and then ShiftAlt/OptionDragging to create the other lines up/down/left/right depending on composition, or creating or all the lines (maybe using the blend) and then ShiftClickDragging individual lines.

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My Apple wireless Mouse and keyboard dose not work since one Month after getting the new iMac 27 !
The Bluetooth assistant could find the Devices for few seconds but can not pairing them ? at least get an error
Operation system is already of version 10.7.5 updated ,but no use ?!
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Hello Royce, when did you buy it? Did ypu purchase extended AppleCare for it?
So we know more about it...
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac, then click on More Info, then click on Hardware> and report this upto but not including the Serial#...
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 6 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM71.007A.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.21f4
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac.
Then click on More Info>Hardware>Graphics/Displays and report like this...
NVIDIA GeForce 7800GT:
Chipset Model:    GeForce 7800GT
Type:    Display
Bus:    PCI
Slot:    SLOT-1
VRAM (Total):    256 MB
Vendor:    nVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID:    0x0092
Revision ID:    0x00a1
ROM Revision:    2152.2
Displays:
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Sorry to hear your woes but joint the the ever increasing membership list.
Although Apple claim otherwise, its quite a wide spread problem and they don't want to know unless you have Applecare.
17" iMac and Macbook Pro's suffer the same problem and I have had experience with both. My 2006 iMac started to produce lines around 12 months ago and today (Dec 08) I have 70 of them.Usually another pops up every few days.
I love my iMac and am holding onto it until it becomes unbearable to use (not long now) because I only use it for surfing the net and mail as I have a Mac Pro for work stuff. But I have to admit its the ONLY computer I have EVER bought (PC or Mac) that's lasted just over 19 months before a major hardware failure started to develop. Considering the screen is the computer in the iMac its a terrible quality issue and I'll never buy one again.
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Welcome to Apple Support Communities
I see the bars. Although it looks like a display issue, first reset the SMC > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964 Do the same with the PRAM > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
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I know there have been many issues with the iMac screens, actually I hold my purchase for months back in 2010 because of the first issues found on the 27" monitors. I bought mine that year with a 3 year Apple Care protection plan, which expired about 6 months ago(summer 2013). After that I started to notice some thin(1pixel) vertical lines but they weren't visible most of the time, until recently that they became very obvious and present all the time(see attachment). They can be easily seen on a dark grey background, which is very annoying when you do graphic/web design.
I contacted Apple Care and they say I should bring the iMac to a near Apple Store and they will tell me how much I will have to pay to get it fixed.
I just wanted to know if there is anyone out there with the same issue that had to pay to get it fixed, just to know more or less how much can that cost. I don't live close to an Apple Store and I don't have a car, which makes it hard for me to carry such a big box and If fixing this issue is too expensive(> 500 euros), I will not repair it and live with a crappy screen.
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Until last year, Apple was offering to repair free of charge to many people who had this problem with there iMacs.
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