Apple Silicon iMacs appear to suffer from screen deterioration after two years — flood of user complaints hit Apple Community forums - eviltoast
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    26 days ago

    What does this have to do with “Apple Silicon”? Unless it’s not screen deterioration, but something with graphic output.

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      26 days ago

      Might just be to indicate when it started happening. They could have written “M1” and still cause the same confusion, and I believed that’s what the model is called.

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      “According to an investigation by one of the affected users, the Apple iMac screen uses a flex cable that must sustain a voltage of around 50 volts when the screen is set to high or maximum brightness. This causes the connector to burn out over time, it was theorized, resulting in short circuits that cause the black lines to appear on the screen”

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        Oh. Makes sense it’s a cable. This way they can profit on spare cables and keep the reputation of reliable hardware for their fanbase.

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          This flex cable is bonded to the LCD and requires a replacement of the whole display assembly

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              A true marvel of engineering, pushing the boundries of business and technology

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              /s

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            Oh. Makes sense it’s Cable. This way they can profit on spare Cables and keep the reputation of New Mutants for their fanbase.

    • Bezier@suppo.fi
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      It refers to the affected models, not the cause. The apple silicon iMac was a complete redesign.