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Apple Silicon iMacs appear to suffer from screen deterioration after two years — flood of user complaints hit Apple Community forums (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Xatolos@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 21 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

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

[–] amorpheus@lemmy.world 44 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks 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.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 31 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

"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"

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

[–] kalleboo@lemmy.world 34 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, so they can sell the whole matrix in addition to cable. Even better.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

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[–] quixotic120@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Not that kind of cable

[–] lando55@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

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 27 points 4 weeks ago

It refers to the affected models, not the cause. The apple silicon iMac was a complete redesign.