Uneven backlight/yellowish tint

I own a 15 inch retina macbook pro (mid 2014 model) since 3 weeks.
After a few days, I noticed that the right part of my screen is 'darker' than the left part. Besides, it is also clearly more yellowish.
I don't know what to do now. I already read a lot of discussions where people stated that they had to return their macbook 4 times or more before the display problems were solved (there are even people out there whose problems never got fixed properly). A good friend of mine had to return his retina macbook (late 2013 version) for exactly the same display problem as I have. He has had 5 (!!!) replacement machines (totally new MacBooks, to be clear) and each and every time there was something wrong with the display. Either it was way to yellowish (which cannot be resolved by calibrating), or it was uneven backlit.
I have a combination of the two problems mentioned above and I'm really afraid it won't be fixed properly. This is a 2500 dollar machine, and yet many people are disappointed about its biggest selling point: the supposedly phenomenal screen.
Can anyone else relate to this problem? Someone who has experience with these problems?

Hi there Valentijn,
You may find the troubleshooting steps in the article below helpful.
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1573
-Griff W.

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Tigro!
definitely not noticable at all UNLESS youre on a white or similar background
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That sort of "bumpy" look you mention would be the spaced LED back lighting.
Make appt. and call Apple about possible replacement of your macbook Air.
Peace

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Good Afternoon,
I can't speak for British Law, however, you should still be covered by the Apple 1 Year Limited Warranty. If you have a verified problem with your computer you should be able to send it in for repair, however, Apple is not required to replace the machine so long as they are making an attempt to make your machine operate normally.
Normal repair time will range from 10-30 business days on most issues when the machine is sent in for repair and, unfortunately, Apple is not responsible for any lost productivity time you will encounter during that time.
You may wish to contact Apple Support or Customer Care for more details.
Hope this helps! 
David

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