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vertical lines of dead pixels on 17" screen
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<blockquote data-quote="Kder_Kay" data-source="post: 401769" data-attributes="member: 31745"><p>Dear kbuc,</p><p></p><p>I assume you have a 17" PowerBook G4 1,67 GHz M9689 with a screen resolution of 1440x900. You probably bought it around Q1/2005. Your screen defect is a well known and well documented mass production defect which is denied by Apple. As of this writing there are more than 180 documented cases.</p><p></p><p>For more information, please have a look at this site, and please register your device there:</p><p><a href="http://www.crosspond.com/apple.php" target="_blank">The 17" "Bridget Riley" PowerBook database</a></p><p></p><p>For a comprehensive report on the story also visit:</p><p><a href="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-RDNlvMUlcqtkmMEwrY4034yJ.A--?cq=1&p=47" target="_blank">Free Repair Campaign for Apple 17inch PowerBooks</a></p><p><a href="http://www.appledefects.com/?p=183" target="_blank">AppleDefects.com » PowerBook G4 17″ LCD Lines Issue Continues ... </a></p><p><a href="http://www.appledefects.com/?p=138" target="_blank">AppleDefects.com » PowerBook G4 17″ LCD Plagued by Severe Problems</a></p><p><a href="http://www.appledefects.com/?p=192" target="_blank">AppleDefects.com » PowerBook 17″ Mysterious LCD Lines Continued</a></p><p><a href="http://www.appledefects.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=975&sid=d968b432cf13a881e0d247321627895e" target="_blank">The PowerBook G4 17" LCD is suffering severe problems</a></p><p></p><p>Do not waste your time posting into the Apple discussion board because this topic and all references to the sites listed above are censored and will be deleted as soon as they emerge in their forum to prevent people from noticing. </p><p></p><p>This whole story is a great shame for Apple. They deny all facts, cover up information and refuse to repair the devices.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.appledefects.com/images/powerbooklcdlines.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The lower row shows my own PowerBook G4: On the right you see an earlier picture showing a cluster of about 8 lines. The left shows what it looks like now: One portion of the screen completely failed. All this 15 months after purchase.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kder_Kay, post: 401769, member: 31745"] Dear kbuc, I assume you have a 17" PowerBook G4 1,67 GHz M9689 with a screen resolution of 1440x900. You probably bought it around Q1/2005. Your screen defect is a well known and well documented mass production defect which is denied by Apple. As of this writing there are more than 180 documented cases. For more information, please have a look at this site, and please register your device there: [url=http://www.crosspond.com/apple.php]The 17" "Bridget Riley" PowerBook database[/url] For a comprehensive report on the story also visit: [URL=http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-RDNlvMUlcqtkmMEwrY4034yJ.A--?cq=1&p=47]Free Repair Campaign for Apple 17inch PowerBooks[/URL] [URL=http://www.appledefects.com/?p=183]AppleDefects.com » PowerBook G4 17″ LCD Lines Issue Continues ... [/URL] [URL=http://www.appledefects.com/?p=138]AppleDefects.com » PowerBook G4 17″ LCD Plagued by Severe Problems[/URL] [URL=http://www.appledefects.com/?p=192]AppleDefects.com » PowerBook 17″ Mysterious LCD Lines Continued[/URL] [URL=http://www.appledefects.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=975&sid=d968b432cf13a881e0d247321627895e]The PowerBook G4 17" LCD is suffering severe problems[/URL] Do not waste your time posting into the Apple discussion board because this topic and all references to the sites listed above are censored and will be deleted as soon as they emerge in their forum to prevent people from noticing. This whole story is a great shame for Apple. They deny all facts, cover up information and refuse to repair the devices. [IMG]http://www.appledefects.com/images/powerbooklcdlines.jpg[/IMG] The lower row shows my own PowerBook G4: On the right you see an earlier picture showing a cluster of about 8 lines. The left shows what it looks like now: One portion of the screen completely failed. All this 15 months after purchase. [/QUOTE]
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