iMac smoke / smudge / dirty LCD problem - SOLUTION

[iAmMichael05]

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I have my iMac since last October 2011. No signs of any smudge or whatsover. Does this smudge problem affects ALL iMac or just some? I might got a good iMac.

[reclamation]

I went to power mac center sm megamall yesterday, I noticed that their displays of imac also have smudge/ lcd problem.

[dlsa0218]

i also have this hardware problem. it is really annoying especially when im doing some photoshop work.
its on the upper right corner and it is really noticeable.

i am planning to bring this to an authorize service center near global city, pero im not sure kung meron malapit.

i lost the receipt. i hope they will still accept my unit. the unit is less than a year old.

it looks like this picture but worse.



i saw this video in youtube. looks like a lot of work. anyone tried this before?

[redballpen]

Does anybody know a place, outside of apple service centers, where imacs with this problem can be serviced? Somewhere in Greenhills perhaps?

I remember seeing one or two instances where I would walk past a computer repair shop in some mall or commercial center - couldn't remember where exactly - that had a technician facing an opened up apple laptop, so maybe theses places could work on imacs as well. Has anyone tried asking?

[MacSonic 779]

i also have this hardware problem. it is really annoying especially when im doing some photoshop work.
its on the upper right corner and it is really noticeable.

i am planning to bring this to an authorize service center near global city, pero im not sure kung meron malapit.

i lost the receipt. i hope they will still accept my unit. the unit is less than a year old.

it looks like this picture but worse.



i saw this video in youtube. looks like a lot of work. anyone tried this before?

Even if you lost your receipt, the Apple Service will just ask for your unit's serial number if you still have warranty or AppleCare.

[MacSonic 779]

Does anybody know a place, outside of apple service centers, where imacs with this problem can be serviced? Somewhere in Greenhills perhaps?

I remember seeing one or two instances where I would walk past a computer repair shop in some mall or commercial center - couldn't remember where exactly - that had a technician facing an opened up apple laptop, so maybe theses places could work on imacs as well. Has anyone tried asking?

I am not sure if there are non-Apple Service Centers in Greenhills who do glass screen replacements for iMacs other than Digital Hub or iStudio. As far as I know, the replacement parts need to ordered from Apple Singapore. And Apple does not entertain or do transactions with non-Apple Resellers or Service Centers. If your unit is still under warranty, there is also a risk of voiding it if the unit is opened or repaired by a store not authorized by Apple. Repairs are usually closely monitored by Apple Singapore like parts numbers has to match and the Manila Apple service centers files a report on every repair made for record purposes.

[redballpen]

I am not sure if there are non-Apple Service Centers in Greenhills who do glass screen replacements for iMacs other than Digital Hub or iStudio. As far as I know, the replacement parts need to ordered from Apple Singapore. And Apple does not entertain or do transactions with non-Apple Resellers or Service Centers. If your unit is still under warranty, there is also a risk of voiding it if the unit is opened or repaired by a store not authorized by Apple. Repairs are usually closely monitored by Apple Singapore like parts numbers has to match and the Manila Apple service centers files a report on every repair made for record purposes.

Actually, I was just hoping to locate a non-apple service center that could clean behind the LCD and not really replace any part of the machine. Probably the same thing as the video that was posted above of a guy disassembling his iMac, which I'm pretty sure 99% of us can't do that

[RastaSega]

this is why every imac owner needs to get an applecare.

[blacklizted]

I just got my iMac back. Sw!tch replaced the LCD. ^_^ Now I have 1 more month to save and extend my warranty.

[Dethro]

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