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Grey Lines Mar MacBook Air Displays

Posted by kdawson on from the pin-stripes-are-vertical dept.

adamengst writes "Numerous users have been complaining about grey lines that muddy the crispness of the displays of the recently updated MacBook Air. Doug McLean explains the problem in TidBITS, along with what Apple appears to be doing about it."

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  1. "Muddy the crispness"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What, is this an audiophile forum now? I can only assume the lines fluff up the felty softness too.

    1. Re:"Muddy the crispness"? by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Funny

      The problem is that these users are not conditioning their laptop displays before use. It's well known you need to play a very diverse video before any actual use so that the screen is "exercised" and ready for use. they get stiff after sitting off for a while.

      Also using directional USB cables as well as cleaning the keyboard with a gold based cleaning solution will help enhance the crispness of the display.

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    2. Re:"Muddy the crispness"? by LMacG · · Score: 5, Funny

      Also, marking around the edge of the display with a green felt-tip pen will keep all the pixels in proper alignment.

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    3. Re:"Muddy the crispness"? by AdamPee · · Score: 5, Funny

      You can't start out with too diverse video, your computer could pull a driver. Instead, start off gently, something like a screensaver, and move on to something a little more rigorous as it warms up.

    4. Re:"Muddy the crispness"? by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Gold is passe now.

      Platinum coated Low Oxygen titanium with iridium tips are what is needed now.

      Also be sure that your Ethernet cables are of quality. http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3429.asp# is the only cable that is worthwhile for any performance computing.

      using a lesser cable will cause muddyness.

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    5. Re:"Muddy the crispness"? by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

      My wife flipped out and left me when I bought those instead of paying the mortgage last month. Too bad for her that she's not here to enjoy the cleanest USB signal I've ever seen!

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    6. Re:"Muddy the crispness"? by theaveng · · Score: 5, Funny

      >>>Thank you, Captain Obvious, for that enlightening post.

      That's alright. Captain Obvious trumps Seaman Asshole.

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  2. It's all how you look at it by iamdrscience · · Score: 5, Funny

    I for one, think that a few grey lines make a display look distinguished.

    1. Re:It's all how you look at it by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 5, Funny

      Clearly, they are speed lines to make the Mac even snappier!

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    2. Re:It's all how you look at it by je+ne+sais+quoi · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, you can use for the point releases for the OS and the finder too. For example: "Apple just released OS 10.4.x and even though the patch notes say there were only unrelated security and bug fixes, the finder feels snappier!" This is attributable to well-documented ability of the chips in Apple computers to overclock themselves by sensing the level of smug satisfaction and air of superiority of the user. :)

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  3. Quit Complaining! by decalod85 · · Score: 5, Funny

    My Mac SE from 1988 had all grey lines! You kids and your 'color' monitors...

  4. Re:tag: appleispants by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Note this only makes sense in English. In American, the phrase means 'x is trousers,' which is quite nonsensical.

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  5. Re:tag: appleispants by foo+fighter · · Score: 5, Funny

    And "x is rubbish" is a British phrase meaning "x sucks".

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  6. Re:Not fair by value_added · · Score: 5, Funny

    You PC-using commoners just don't understand good design ascetics.

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