So, love my Surface Pro 3. However, I'm having some issues with the screen and wanted to see how common they are. There's a yellow hazy line down the left-hand side of the screen, about 1/4 of an inch think or so, I'm not sure if was there when purchased my unit shortly after launch or if it's developed in the meantime. It also might be getting worse, but it's hard to tell. I'll note that the screen also shows distortion along this same line when applying pressure on a dark backlit screen (e.g., the boot screen), and that might indicate some kind of adhesion issue that's letting light through. I don't think it's an adhesive issue, but it could be, I suppose; of so, then it's not going away and again I don't remember seeing it when I purchased the machine. Perhaps related, perhaps not, I also have a yellow tint to the left half of the screen. Again, I don't know if this is new or not, or if I just noticed it and now can't un-see it. Anybody else having these issues? I know of at least a few other people who have #1, and I just want to have a sense of whether it's worth swapping out at this point or waiting until some of these hardware kinks are worked out. I have the Microsoft Complete warranty, and so I don't anticipate any issues with swapping for a new replacement at some point. If it's a common issue, however, I don't want to swap until Microsoft has had a chance to fix it.

take anything you're told on eBay with a grain of salt. caveat emptor. not a known issue for massive amounts of people you won't know the real warranty until you get the serial number and attempt to register it. we don't know if it will get worse If it were me, I'd stay away from this "deal". anything that looks too good to be true...

Absolutely shocking POOR QUALITY CONTROL! I've had to return 6 x SP3 i5 PRO ranging from Lot # 1427-1434 here in .AU and got a refund all due to the YELLOW BANDING on screen. The last unit I got before getting a refund, I opened in front of the SALES PERSON inside the shop... and the unit had a physical deformity where the top right corner glass was a little raised. I'd say 70% of buyers probably wouldn't pickup the evident yellow tint or banding flaw but if we point them to it, it becomes apparent. Imagine how much Microsoft would have profited if they pinned this obvious manufacturing DEFECT right from the word GO! There are droves of people returning their SP3 due to this issue. Many others are holding on for an exchange until this is properly addressed. I am one of them that will have to wait. My workplace returned 30 units due to this issue plus some had physical defect (kickstand improperly aligned and loose, some casing was warped, some had chips, but almost all had the yellow banding issue). I'd imagine MS would have a mountain of these to units to "REFURBISH", and that would meaning breaking the glass and replacing them with revised panel? Seriously Microsoft need to get their act together and REFINE the units.

Screen variation - yellow hazy line down left side, also yellow tint to left half of screen.

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So, love my Surface Pro 3. However, I'm having some issues with the screen and wanted to see how common they are.

There's a yellow hazy line down the left-hand side of the screen, about 1/4 of an inch think or so, I'm not sure if was there when purchased my unit shortly after launch or if it's developed in the meantime. It also might be getting worse, but it's hard to tell. I'll note that the screen also shows distortion along this same line when applying pressure on a dark backlit screen (e.g., the boot screen), and that might indicate some kind of adhesion issue that's letting light through. I don't think it's an adhesive issue, but it could be, I suppose; of so, then it's not going away and again I don't remember seeing it when I purchased the machine.
Perhaps related, perhaps not, I also have a yellow tint to the left half of the screen. Again, I don't know if this is new or not, or if I just noticed it and now can't un-see it.

Anybody else having these issues? I know of at least a few other people who have #1, and I just want to have a sense of whether it's worth swapping out at this point or waiting until some of these hardware kinks are worked out. I have the Microsoft Complete warranty, and so I don't anticipate any issues with swapping for a new replacement at some point. If it's a common issue, however, I don't want to swap until Microsoft has had a chance to fix it.

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Hi wynand32,

Thank you for reaching out to us on the community and spending time to write a detailed description of this issue. According to your post, I'd suggest contacting our **support** right away. We apologize for the inconveniences. Let us know if you have other questions or concerns in the future.

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On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 03:24:14 +0000, ShinyByteWebAgency wrote:

>> and two yellow lines developed on the left and right edges

other folks with this issue have gone to a Microsoft Store and exchanged their

SP3's. if these yellow lines are present when the machine is cool, then get it

exchanged as quickly as you can.

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take anything you're told on eBay with a grain of salt. caveat emptor.
not a known issue for massive amounts of people
you won't know the real warranty until you get the serial number and attempt to register it.
we don't know if it will get worse

If it were me, I'd stay away from this "deal". anything that looks too good to be true...

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Please reach out to our assisted support for assistance.

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Hi Amy-JoBattersby,

Thank you for sharing your experience here. Based on your description, we will suggest reaching out our assisted support right away.

We hope this helps.

Kind regards,

Clare

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Hi topfuelbread,

Thank you for bringing this question to us on the community. We are sorry that you see a yellow line on your screen. According to your description, we will suggest reaching out to our assisted support for further assistance.

Let us know if you have other questions in the future.

Kind Regards,

Clare

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Hello ShailNiazi,

Thanks for reaching out to us with your question regarding our service policies and practices. I'll help you with this.

To have all of these questions answered as well as any others you may have about warranty and service requests, you should contact our Assisted Support Team. You can contact them through this site.

Please let us know if you have any other questions or problems.

Best Wishes,

Zack_T

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Hello kkultima,

Thank you for providing us with more information.

To see whether this is software or hardware related, we would like you to try a refresh of the device. This guide clarifies how to do it. If that does not work, please contact our Assisted Support Team through this site.

Let us how this goes for you.

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Hello ShinyByteWebAgency,

Thanks for contacting us regarding your Surface Pro 3 overheating and having yellow lines displayed on the screen. We're here to help you with this.

Given these issues, we recommend that you contact our Technical Support Team to assist you with this. You can contact them through this site.

Please let us know if you have any other questions or problems.

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2014-09-21T22:57:06+00:00

Absolutely shocking POOR QUALITY CONTROL! I've had to return 6 x SP3 i5 PRO ranging from Lot # 1427-1434 here in .AU and got a refund all due to the YELLOW BANDING on screen. The last unit I got before getting a refund, I opened in front of the SALES PERSON inside the shop... and the unit had a physical deformity where the top right corner glass was a little raised.

I'd say 70% of buyers probably wouldn't pickup the evident yellow tint or banding flaw but if we point them to it, it becomes apparent.

Imagine how much Microsoft would have profited if they pinned this obvious manufacturing DEFECT right from the word GO! There are droves of people returning their SP3 due to this issue. Many others are holding on for an exchange until this is properly addressed. I am one of them that will have to wait. My workplace returned 30 units due to this issue plus some had physical defect (kickstand improperly aligned and loose, some casing was warped, some had chips, but almost all had the yellow banding issue).

I'd imagine MS would have a mountain of these to units to "REFURBISH", and that would meaning breaking the glass and replacing them with revised panel?

Seriously Microsoft need to get their act together and REFINE the units.
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