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    black line on screen, is it a crack?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ivnds, Mar 15, 2007.

  1. ivnds

    ivnds Notebook Enthusiast

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    AaHh! i just noticed my macbook's screen has a crack on the left bottom part!
    it looks like a hair stuck in there, but it isnt, is this a flaw? are those dead pixels? or did i slam my pc against something and cracked it? please helP!
     
    ivnds, Mar 15, 2007
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  2. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    It's hard to tell from your description, any chance you could take a photo?
     
    TedJ, Mar 15, 2007
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    Please post a picture. That will help us figure out what is going on! :)
     
    Mark, Mar 15, 2007
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    ummm...i dont think so that its a crack or anything like that....because my screen has the same thing...like a hair is stuck there...but its in the bottom right corner of the screen.....near the clock
     
    deedeeman, Mar 15, 2007
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  5. ivnds

    ivnds Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah! exactly like you say deedeman ! looks likea a hair, im in class right now so i dont have a cam handy, just noticed when i opened illus. i took theese with my cellphone, you can barely see though.

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    hope it kinda helps clear things out :)
     
    ivnds, Mar 15, 2007
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    hard to tell with pictures like that....is it on the screen all the time?

    If it is it's probably either a dead row/column of pixels or something on the screen. Might want to look into something like deadpixelbuddy.
     
    vespoli, Mar 15, 2007
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    the one on my screen dont look like dead pixels...because when the screen is all white...i cant see it...but if its in one of the lighter colors (like yellow and light green) then i can see it clearly....odd....but it dosnt bother me

    Edit: i dont have a camera right now...but i'll try to take a picture ASAP
     
    deedeeman, Mar 15, 2007
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    ivnds Notebook Enthusiast

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    mines there all the time ill download deadpixelbuddy. Ill also take better pictures when i get home . thanks!
     
    ivnds, Mar 15, 2007
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    If I were you, I would return to Apple right away. It looks like a row of dead pixels and should be covered by the warranty. If you turn the screen off, can you see a hairline scratch where the row of dead pixels is located?
     
    jsis, Mar 15, 2007
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    It's a little hard to tell from the photos, but is the "crack" running diagonally? If so, it's probably not dead/stuck pixels... More likely something caught between the actual LCD panel and it's protective cover.

    BTW, I'm guessing that image two is rotated 90 degrees from image one? :)
     
    TedJ, Mar 16, 2007
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    ivnds Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes i can see it when the backlight its off. I think its a crack on the glass that covers the display because i can see a faint shadow when the screens off.
     
    ivnds, Mar 16, 2007
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    That sounds sounds possible! it could be something caught. Yes, the second image is rotated :)

    I'll try to post better pics sooon as i don't have a cam right now.
     
    ivnds, Mar 16, 2007
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    The last MBP I returned had dirt getting stuck in the screen. Apple should probably fix this for you guys because it is likely a bad seal on the screen.
     
    cashmonee, Mar 16, 2007
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