Uneven Screen

I just got my code red 8gb ipod nano and I noticed that the screen is uneven. Its like it wasn't aligned right when they put it together. I also noticed it had a lot of battery power when I first got it, but I don't know if they are like that when you first get them because on my first generation ipod nano it was completely dead when I first got it.
Anyways the screen bugs the crap out of me and I was wondering if the apple store would replace it with another one or am I SOL?

Yes, I would take it to an Apple store and have them check it out.
As regards the battery charge, it depends on how long the iPod's been in the box since it left Apple, or how long any retailer has had it.
I've had new iPods with no charge at all, but my last one had almost a full charge.

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Dead Pixel , or uneven screen brightness test

Hello
I will get my new Imac monday.
Could you please tell me how can I check the screen for dead pixels or uneven screen brightness issues?
Thank you fpor your help
Please when you explain, take in consideration that I never used a mac before,
I am a switcher
Many thx

Normally you will see any stuck (colored) or dead (black) pixels right from the get go. Many times stuck pixels will unstick over time or by running pixel fixers.
example: http://www.jscreenfix.com/basic.php
In the unlikely event that you have any dead pixels, contact Apple, your local Apple Store or Apple Service Provider there really good about making things right.
All computer displays will exhibit some sort of unevenness and or back light leakage, but most folks don't notice or worry about it. Unevenness can be seen using a solid light gray or light blue back ground and backlight leakage can be checked using a black screen.
+Just slap up your favorite photo's or wallpapers on the desktop and move on.+
Dennis

Uneven screen whiteness/backlight

Has anyone else noticed an uneven backlight/screen whiteness? I just got my 16GB, and the screen is uneven.. Standing vertical, with the home button on the bottom, the right side of the screen is slightly yellow/warmer where the left side of the screen is very white and cooler.
I think I'm taking it in for an exchange, but I'm wondering how common this is. I know iPhones and iPod touches had this issue, but I wasn't expecting these to for some reason.

I see exactly the same issue. For me, when holding the iPad vertically, a vertical strip corresponding to the middle third of the screen is significantly darker than the rest. I don't notice this at all when the room is very bright or I am using the iPad outdoors, or in movies or games, but it drives me nuts when I am reading a book or other text on a white background.
I actually had this problem on my original iPad and had it exchanged, and still see this problem—a darker vertical strip. I'm not sure what to do now and I am starting to think that all iPads have the problem, although it could just be the two copies I have had.

IPad uneven screen light & overheating issue

have an iPad wifi 64gb and has been working without any issues until today. as I was browsing all of the sudden, noticed that screen became brighter so I went to the panel to adjust brightness but the slider was not responding, or no noticeable change and same went for the auto switch.
the logical thing was to switch off and on but no difference. research thru the forum and follow instructions and again nothing. while doing this set of tests I start noticing that one of the sides was becoming warmer and warmer and the battery percentage started to drop very fast.
have also noticed that there lighting on the right side is uneven.

HI William,
Could be a hardware issue. Take the iPad to an Apple store or an Apple certified repair provider.
Apple stores worldwide
Carolyn

Uneven screen brightness

Hi everybody. I originally posted this in the Displays section of this forum, but reader traffic is apparently too light there - I got zero replies .
I bought a G5 rev B last week. Everything has been nearly flawless so far, except that I noticed that the leftmost portion of the screen is slightly brighter than the rest of it. Lighting environment is uniform (a dark room), and there are no electromagnetic sources nearby. The effect is most noticeable through light colors (incidentally, the gray brushed-metal window outlines).
I understand that backlight lamps may have varying luminosity, but my question is: does anybody have this effect? Should this be a reason to bother or is this normal for LCDs?
Thanks.

MacAbre,
We had a screen brightness problem with our new (as of May 2005) iMac.
Took it to the Apple Store and 2 days later had a new LCD in it.
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Uneven Screen Lighting

Hi all,
I'm brand new to the Powerbook world, after being totally surprised with a 12" 'book for Christmas! I'm trying to learn about it and the one thing that is bugging me is that I can't seem to get an even lighting on my screen. No matter how I look at it - there is always a gradation of light - from dark at the top to light at the bottom.
I use a 50% gray background - so the effect is pretty obvious. I do graphics work, so I'm concerned about the effect this might have.
Also - at the very bottom of the screen, the screen get's darker - almost as if the edge of the screen is casting a shadow on the screen - though this appears even in a dimly lit room where a shadow wouldn't be cast.
Lots of words, I know - but if anyone can shed some light, I'd appreciate it.
Joe

This is a general problem with the 12" and is considered somehow "normal. I myself had seen 20 12"s and they all look the same, if you want this problem to vanish you need a different screen size, a bigger laptop. I'm serious, eve if it sounds a bit streange, alll 12"s from apple have this problem. I am actually receiving a new one today (as the previous one, received just before Christmas, died after 2 days). But initially I had the same problem and after talking to some people about it, seeing an apple expert and an IT manager, after seeing all tyhese powerbooks, I realised that this annoying inconvenience is not considered a defect. I myself am tempted to send the second one backk too and get a bigger one, just because of this problem.

Solution for uneven screen brightness

My screen wasn't perfectly even in terms of brightness; the right side seemed darker than the rest. After experimenting, I discovered that setting the screen brightness to the highest for couple of hours solved this issue. Now my screen brightness is completely even! I don't know how this happens but it works!

I'm not sure either, but I know that some programs out there to solve "stuck" pixels play an intense video on your screen, changing color 30 times/second, and that is able to free the liquid which is actually stuck behind that one pixel. Also, applying pressure with a damp cloth and restarting your computer is another fix I've heard for that problem. Screen brightness, on the other hand, has to do with the lamp behind that liquid display, so I don't know how that would be affected by these things. I just realized this post didn't really make sense. Now I'm debating whether or not to hit "post." I'm really tired and I need to get my work done, but instead on here on the apple forums. Please help!

Chose wrong display settings, resulting in blue screen. Now what...

I just purchased a new Mac Mini and connected it to my LCD TV with an HDMI cable. Everything was working fine untill I switched the display setting from 1080i to 1080p (or vice versa, I'm not sure) which resulted in a blue screen. Now I can no longer see my desktop, how do I fix this ?
Nevermind. I just found the solution in another topic. Starting the Mac in safe mode solved my issue.
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Hi,
I've also had the same problem you've mentioned and had it kind-of resolved.
I had the horizontal grey area on my screen which got worse over time. I had it sent away to Apple to be repaired and it came back pretty much the same as they couldn't find anything diagnostically wrong with it. I then went to the Genius bar and, fortunately, they recognised that there was a grey banding and replaced the LCD panel.
This did get rid of the grey banding, although brought a whole new set of problems.
Don't put up with the genius staff trying to baffle you or make you feel like you are being silly for complaining - the iMac is not a cheap machine and you have the right to make sure it is fit for purpose. A grey/uneven screen is not fit for purpose.
Ask them to replace your LCD panel and glass, but inspect it when you collect it to make sure it is an even brightness and colour. My replacements have been brighter on the left hand side than the rest of the screen or had a blue tint on the left or a yellow tint on the right. If you don't like it, don't accept it - as I have been told repeatedly by Applecare and the genius bar 'all the lcd panels are different you have to find one you like' i.e. put up with!
Eventually the cost of the replacement panels will mount up and they will offer a replacement. It has taken me almost a year to get my replacement. Just keep on at them until it is resolved.
Also, on your first pic there is a rectangular mark - this could be screen persistance and can be easily removed by using a white screensaver for a few hours. I found mine did it when i had the brightness on full (to compensate for the greyness!).
Hope this has helped, good luck!

My iPad is dim on one side. What would cause this?

What may cause uneven screen brightness on iPad 3? I have noticed this briefly on my new iPad right out of the box. It didn't remain after I powered down and restarted. It occurred on the right side with the home button down.

Not normal. Take it to an Apple Store for evaluation.
Make a Genius Bar Reservation
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
 Cheers, Tom

Does Bridge CS6 crash repeatedly for anyone on Mountain lion?

BRIDGE CS6 CRASHES REPEATEDLY ON MAC OS 10.8.4 ( RETINA) PREFERENCE MENU SHOWS UP BALCK UNEVEN SCREENS. ANYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM? CAN ANYONE HELP?

Try restoring your Bridge preferences. Quit out of Bridge. Immediately after launching, hold down the Command + Option + Shift key. Try restoring preferences. If that doesn't work, repeat and also delete caches.

Banding issues

I bought a MacBook Pro 17" a week ago.
I thought this computer was aimed at professionals who require CPU power and precision in what is displaied.
On my MacBook Pro display I have terrible banding issues. I bought this computer to do my work on, but now it seems I'll have to turn it in and buy a PC that will show me exactly what I need to be seeing.
Have any other seen this? (or is this what people refer to as the grain problem?)

This thread still hasn't really established what this banding looks like or when & where it's visible, (unlike the 'Gradients' thread where a graphic was posted with marks indicating where the banding occurs).
LCDtest sets all display pixels to white, red, green, blue & black & is intended AFAIK to help locate stuck pixels. If you see banding while running this, I'd suggest you have a serious hardware issue & should contact Apple for a remedy. Even if you did something such as choosing a printer profile as your monitor profile, it shouldn't cause banding on a display of a single RGB value.
Very uneven screen illumination could be referred to as 'banding' while running LCDtest, though I'd argue that it wasn't banding as much as a continuous tone gradient (which of course shouldn't be there).
These screens are one step closer than any others
were previously to the Cinema displays, especially
when calibrated with hardware devices.
They are certainly closer in terms of brightness. The screen I have is not as close as any G4 PowerBook I've worked with in terms of viewing angles & evenness of illumination. I hope it's just my screen as I really need a powerful laptop for my work, hopefully I'll get my replacement in January. Until then I remain concerned that Apple have sacrificed viewing angles & even lighting for the sake of brightness...

Sound problem after repair

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I have just received my Imac back from being repaired (an uneven screen colour problem).
On turning on the machine it was obvious the sound was distorted, on investigation it seems only from the right hand speaker.
I suspect it will have to go back again, but just wondered if anyone has any suggestions?
Thanks
Steve

It is quite possible that Apple somehow damaged your iMac's speakers when you sent it in to be fixed. Apple makes you agree to a disclaimer saying that they are not responsible for damage to your Mac. But there is good news. There are many great speaker systems that you can get for a moderate price instead of paying to get your standard speakers fixed. I just bought Harman Kardon: Soundsticks III speakers and i love them. You get a large powerful subwoofer and 2 speakers with a surprising amount of volume. They come in around $169.95, which is not bad for the incredible, crisp, and clear sound I receive out of my speakers. I would eliminate the service charge by buying these speakers. That way, you not only have solved your speaker issue, but you have eliminated your pesky service charge. If you don't feel like buying these speakers, then look in system preferences under sound. Go to output and make sure that the balance is in the middle and not all the way to the left.

Uneven glass screen more apperent on white iPhones...

Ok i had 4 white iPhone 3GS for various problems but all of them had uneven glass screen to the chrome...each replacement i had this...my friends bought the 3GS to and all their black iPhones got even glass screen to the chrome...dont know if they manufacture white ones at a different factory...

This issue actually does bother many apple fans who are expecting perfect product design and manufactured product paying premium price for their product.
It's product quality control is below average comparing to established electronic device manufacture.
Inconsistency is very significant especially in Iphone line starting from the originals. Among all 3 of the replacement I had, none of them were identical. So as in apple portable's keyboard touch and feelings, It feels worst when your friend with a same machine has a better keyboard touch and feelings.
Many of the apple products utilizes white plastic, they look cool for the first 2 month, but then it gets so scratched up and dirty don't look great anymore. Apple needs further investigation if they want to keep using this material. Aluminum is a good choice because it maintains it's aesthetics for a long time.
Apple headphones, the cord twines so much I hate it. None of the sony headphone will have that issue because they've been making headphones for a long time. There is a difference in material.
Apple product design needs further development for it's durability and use.
Each and every product needs to function, look and feel the same for a long time, just like your ordinary housewares.
Beside mentioned product manufacturing quality control issue.
I am happy.

Anybody seeing Screen Flaws (Uneven Tint, Dark Spots, Bookspine, etc) on iPad Mini 2?

We know all iPad Air has the issues describe in topic name already.
Those of you that just have received the iPad Mini 2, can you check the screen for uneven whites / tints, dark spots / book spines? You can check by setting your background color to all black or white. If you are lazy to do this, just open up an internet browser and open up a page with white background. Check for uneven whites / tints. Report the color of your white / tints and where they are located.
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APPS SHUTTING DOWN, BLACKS OUT, RECENTLY FELL AND HAS THE SCREEN UNEVEN

i got my g4 a year ago. recently i dropped it as i tripped on the stairs and now the screen is a tiny bit uneven with the keyboard area. also, i was told m startup disc was nearly full so i deleted many items or apps i didn't think i needed. anyways, it has recently been shuting down apps such as iphoto, aim is a big one, and many more. just last night i had finished working on a paper and went downstairs to eat. when i came back my screen was black and would not move. not one button would work-the audio acknowledging a button was pressed didnt even beep. i tried to press the power button multiple times but it did not work.
i decided to leave it over night in hopes that it would reset itself or something. it did not. i had to restart it which is terrible for me since i did not have the chance to save my paper.
why is all of this happening? is there anyway possible to get my paper back?
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apple has done NOTHING to help me with my probs whenever i send them "what i was doing when the problem occured"
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