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    MBP sudden flicker screen artifacts

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by wobble987, Oct 16, 2007.

  1. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    hi, i just got this new MBP and sometimes the screen would just flicker an artifacts, i can't see what it is it is just too fast, i could describe it as horizontal white line flicker once on the screen.
    it happens around 3-5 times or so in an hour that i turn on the machine.
     
    wobble987, Oct 16, 2007
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    RogerDude Newbie

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    Yikes, exactly my fear about spending $3000+ on a MBP and finding out they are using, apparently, substanrd quality LCDs!!! apple should be ashamed :(
     
    RogerDude, Oct 16, 2007
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    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Are you sure its not the Ambient Light Sensor readjusting?

    If it isn't it sounds like you may have a bad screen...take it to the Apple Store and have the Geniuses take a look at it.
     
    Sam, Oct 16, 2007
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    i dunno what happened here, but it doesn't seems to occur anymore... anyways... apple is sending it in for (promised) replacement because of the other ticking issue its been happening.
     
    wobble987, Oct 17, 2007
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