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  1. baudejogos

    Macbook Pro Retina A1502 '14 LCD Compatibility - [Problem after new logic board]

    Gentlemen, I got an old 2014 13" Retina MacBook Pro i5 2.6ghz with 8gb of ram that was not working. No power. Bought a Logic Board from eBay and made sure I got one from the same year: 2014 2.8ghz i5 with 16gb of RAM. All connectors were re-seated, more than once and then... No video. Behavior...
  2. Alvin777

    Good iPhone 6s Plus Screen Replacement that's Not from iFixit, Nor Fixez?

    Hello Mac friends. iFixit and Fixez have good quality 6s Plus screen replacements (I'm not sure if it has 3D Touch) but they're a bit expensive. Does anyone know another good store known to sell good quality, perhaps even OEM w/ 3D Touch iPhone 6s Plus screen replacements from other stores like...
  3. S

    LCD damage to Macbook Air with no discernable cause.

    I know this is going to sound ridiculous. Please just bear with me. So I opened up my Macbook this morning to witness this. Seems to be LCD damage because it only manifests when the screen is on, and brightness affects how visible it is. Did some research this morning and the answer I got was...
  4. E

    MacBook LCD eeprom read and write

    Hi guys. I have one macbook pro 13" 2018 screen with dimmed brightness issue. That can be solved with flashing eeprom on new screen from eeprom of old screen. Does anyone know how to read eeprom and write lcd eeproms on those models?
  5. D

    Water damaged Macbook Pro screen (working / MBP 16" 2019)

    Hi, I have spilled some lemon water on my Macbook Pro 16" 2019. I have fixed the keyboard (some keys were sticky and backlight did not work). The water got on the display too sadly. The Macbook has been sitting next to a dehumidifier for over a week now. The screen got much better but it still...
  6. flatjuba

    Bubbles & Snowflakes on my Powerbook G4 LCD

    I have Powerbook 1.5 ghz which I already owned for more than 16 years. Lately, I heavily used this machine since I installed Sorbet Leopard. However, a month ago, it started to have "a" bubble on the screen. Then, the next day, it has more bubbles. Then, come the snowflake, before becoming...
  7. B S Magnet

    Seeing through clearer eyes: on upgrading an Apple Cinema Display with a higher-res LCD

    So I was thinking about upcycling at the same time as I was looking at my old A1038, the acrylic 20-inch Apple Cinema Display, in its new home (I did some in-home re-arranging last month, and now both my ailing-but-still-running Power Mac G5 and ACD live in a different room, in a different work...
  8. tensixturtle

    iMac 2015 27" Backlight Bleed

    Hello, I have a late 2015 27" iMac which has sadly been plagued with the backlight bleed issue. It is pretty severe with the ghosting and discoloration. I was curious, though, if I was to replace the LCD with another one off of eBay, it would have the same issue sooner or later, correct? Because...
  9. J

    Connecting iBook G3 to external display

    Hello all, As I explained in this thread: (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/cant-remove-stripped-torx-screw-from-ibook-g3.2334047/) I've recently taken it upon myself to restore an old iBook G3 (2002, model A1005). This particular machine has a broken screen, and connecting it to an external...
  10. M

    No brightness control of MacBook Pro built-in screen from Windows

    I recently spent several hours getting Windows (10, build 17763 LTSC) going on a circa-2012 MacBook Pro (the 15" "retina" model, if it matters) and eventually got through the DSDT disaster to get sound working, the Bluetooth rigmarole, the horrible "Boot Camp" software, and the Precision...
  11. Alvin777

    Is This an LCD (Non-Backlit) Polarizer Type of Damage?

    Hello Mac friends. Is this LCD damage (non-backlit), a type of LCD polarizer damage. It's a screen for the weighing scale which I use as adhoc weighing scale for weighing Macs and some parts when I'm modifying Macs and sometimes PCs that I network sometimes to the Mac, among other things, like...
  12. E

    Macbook air m1 LCD worse black levels

    I'm not sure is this is just a limitation of current macs or I have a faulty unit. I received my new m1 air and noticed blacks & dark greys seemed to display on the LCD as the same shade of dark blue instead, even at low brightness which I haven't noticed with older macs. (Also night shift does...
  13. Stuey3D

    iPhone 12 Pro Max A PWM Sufferers experience of the iPhone 12 Pro Max.

    Hi all I am someone who suffers from the effects of low frequency PWM, I discovered this from forum posts on here when I had my iPhone X which I traded in for the XR as soon as I could, it was confirmed when I got an Apple Watch Series 3 and spent ages on the first night messing around with the...
  14. TKNDWN

    iPad iPad 8th Gen Backlight Bleed - Keep or Return?

    Hi all! A few days ago I noticed that my 4 month old iPad 8th Gen suffered small backlight bleed in the top right hand corner. The iPad had been babied from unboxing and was immediately thrown into a case (figuratively) and had a screen protector slapped on and has not been dropped. Knowing...
  15. AphoticD

    Blueberry iBook G3 Clamshell LCD Backlight replacement

    I decided to tackle the repair of my beautiful Blueberry Clamshell iBook which just keeps getting darker and darker as the years go by... The backlight has been getting notably worse each time I boot it up. Over a year ago, I bought a backup "spares" Blueberry clamshell with the intention to...
  16. Z

    Apple lcd/oled Tv?

    Are we ever gonna see an Apple product like an lcd/pled tv? Once there were rumors regarding such a display... now?
  17. R

    Column of bright pixels on Macbook Pro 15" mid 2012 (non retina)

    I have a column of bright pixels on the display (1680x1050) of my Macbook Pro 15" mid 2012 (non retina). This is actually a wedge shape; 4 pixels wide at the top of the display, 1 pixel wide at the bottom. The original LCD started to die a few years ago (columns of dead pixels), so I replaced it...
  18. A

    MacBook Pro 16' LCD problem

    I know it is alittle hard to see, but I am extremely annoyed with this bright spot which is so small but only bright in that area when especially contrasted light colotred backgrounds. It disappears in darker bacjgrounds. I only used this laptop for 2 weeks and its the new MacBook Pro 16inch...
  19. S

    16" MBP - Ghosting/Text Smearing - Mfg Dt/Panel Rev Database Wiki

    Please contribute your information so we can keep a single database of what works and what doesnt. What is Ghosting? - this is when the LCD pixels change from black->white (or reverse) slowly causing fast moving objects to create "ghosts" on screen. See...
  20. M

    Does anyone know how much it would cost me to repair my 2017 MacBook Pro’s LCD?

    Hey guys! I have a 13-Inch 2017 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. I got a crack in the screen that seems to have gotten worse in the past two days, it glitches my entire screen and I cant really scroll or click anything without my screen glitching everywhere, I can still use my laptop just fine it’s...