yellowish Tint

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I have a chance to get a 15" PB from Compusa at a very good price, it was a demo. The screen has a yellowish tint on it, just wanted to know if there's a way to fix this with software or do it need a new screen? Thanks in advance.

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  • Reply 1 of 9
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    The yellowish tint may be a combination of the (bluish) fluorescent lights offsetting the color of the display and the display itself not being calibrated. You'll probably be okay.
  • Reply 2 of 9
    nycks1nycks1 Posts: 5member
    I tried to calibrate it but you still can see the yellow tint. Any suggestions?
  • Reply 3 of 9
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    It sounds like the backlight is color shifted, then. Beware.
  • Reply 4 of 9
    nycks1nycks1 Posts: 5member
    Can this be fixed without buying a new screen?
  • Reply 5 of 9
    agnuke1707agnuke1707 Posts: 487member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by nycks1

    Can this be fixed without buying a new screen?



    Well, does it come with Apple's original warranty? If it does you may want to call them and see if they'll fix it. It could be a bad video card on the motherboard, could be the screen, could be the environment you're in ... the first two of those aren't going to be cheap to fix by any means. Just ask the Comp USA people if it comes witht he Apple 1 yr warranty and see if they can fix this or discount it for you because of this problem. What's the worst they can say?
  • Reply 6 of 9
    nycks1nycks1 Posts: 5member
    Well it's already $699
  • Reply 7 of 9
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by nycks1

    Well it's already $699



    For a 15" Powerbook? That tells you something right there.
  • Reply 8 of 9
    nycks1nycks1 Posts: 5member
    Thanks for your help guys.
  • Reply 9 of 9
    agnuke1707agnuke1707 Posts: 487member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by CosmoNut

    For a 15" Powerbook? That tells you something right there.



    Haha ... yeah, I'd probably steer clear of it. It's a tempting buy but only if you could guarantee that it's covered under AppleCare



    You might also try going to the refurbished store and seeing what they offer there (all the refurbs come with full Apple Warranties)



    Apple Refurbished Store



    They have a 15" PowerBook at $1399 right now ... not a bad deal if it's what you're looking for.
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