[The Dude]

I am going to conduct an informal survey regarding two parts of these Powerbooks, namely the backlights and inverter boards.

My LCD flickers when I have a shade of gray show up on it, and other colors, but gray is the primary offender. People, try the "Gray Space" theme in the appearance control panel, and report back here. I have reason to believe we have gotten shitty inverter boards.

The backlights, are your LCDs yellowish? Try this, look at a TV when it has a good bright white on it, then immdiately look back at the LCD's white. Is it yellowish to you?

To vote, just say:
Flicker: Yes or No
Yellowish: Yes or No

You can elaborate. If you reply with a yes, please email me so I can get your email address, that is if I can't get it from your profile.

If your PBG4 exhibits these problems, mention it.

[3gg3]

MY WALLSTREET 250/13"
Flicker: No
Yellowish: No

[bighead]

Well, since the "mercury" powerbook's screen actually has mercury in it, that might help to explain a yellow-tint.

most streetlights used around here are of the mercury-vapor type. these streetlights are kinda yellow-orangish when viewed at night.

I don't know exactly what part of the TiBook's screen contains mercury, but if it is the backlight, it could be because of the mercury-vapor color emission

[The Dude]

Yea, all backlights carry some Mercury. But emissions!??!?!

Can somebody tell me otherwise?

[rambo47]

Wall Street292 MHz 13.1" Screen

Flicker: No
Yellow: No

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Pismo, bought in Feb 2000:

Flicker: No
Yellowish: Yes

[tjcrebs]

Pismo-400 bought April-2000:

Flicker: No
Yellowish: Yes

[ddiokno]

Wallstreet 266
Flicker - NO
Yellowish - NO

[ddiokno]

Pismo 500
Flicker - No
Yellowish - Yes

[RWoelk]

Pismo... No on both counts.

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network down." Woelk

Only the educated are free!-Epictetus

[The Dude]

RWoelk, when did you buy your Pismo?

Pismo 400 bought a week ago

Flicker: No
Yellowish: No (blueish)

-s'fit

[Fyre4ce]

Pismo/400
Flicker: no
Color messed up: yes

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Fyre4ce

"I need a vacation." - Terminator robot

Wallstreet 233/14.1

Flicker : Nup
Yellowish : Yep, but only after it froze and stayed on with the lid closed... has which washed out patches too

ey

Lombard 400
Flicker: No
Yellowish: sort of, more greyer whites, not yellow

Pismo 400 purchased 5/00

Flicker - no

Yellowish - no

But I corrected my color balance via Colorsync profile - highly recommended

[blot]

Pismo 500
Yes to both, but it never bothered me. Anyway, I'm selling it soon when my Ti 500 arrives....arrgh! why is it taking so long???

[Dan Szwarc]

Pismo 500 purchased Nov 2000

Flicker: Haven't noticed
Yellowish: No

[Richard Pinneau]

Wallstreet (summer 98)
flicker: no
yellowish: no

Pismo (Oct 2000)
flicker: no
yellowish: no

[iKevin]

Pismo Firewire

Flicker: No
Yellow: No

Although i would like to mention that every LCD i've seen has more of an "Off white" than actual white look to it.

Pismo 500

no for both...

[LuvMyLombard]

Lombard 400 (Purchased october 1999)

Flicker: No
Yellow Hue: No

[slboett]

About 12 G3's, from 266 (WallStreets)to 500 (Bronze). G4 Ti's coming soon...


Flicker:No
Yellowish: No

Scott

[TazmanDman]

Pismo 500 (bought July '00)

Flicker: No
Yellowish: Off white maybe, but not really yellowish

-Taz

[Timo]

Flicker: no
Yellowish: no

Pismo500, from Oct. 2000

[ddiokno]

Originally posted by The Dude:
If your PBG4 exhibits these problems, mention it.[/B]

just checked my TiBook.... 500
Flicker - NO
Yellowish - NO...
dave

[The Dude]

Well, I did a little research on my LCD and I found that it just barely makes clearence to make it to a shipping product. I guess I should be happy.

About the flicker, for people who wish to try it again, turn on the "Gray Space" theme and turn down the brightness. Anything?