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Black lines running across my MacBook Pro display

Two thin horizontal black lines appeared across the screen out of nowhere. They don't show up in screenshots, so I assume it's the panel. Has anyone gotten this fixed without paying for a whole new display?
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vikram_55 Oct 29, 2026
vikram_43
Back up now if you haven't. These lines tend to spread, and if the display goes completely you're doing it through an external monitor, which is fine but annoying when you're in a hurry. Same thing happened on an older one of mine, it went from two lines to half the screen in a few weeks.
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alex_7 Oct 08, 2026
vikram_43
Not showing in screenshots means it's hardware, you're right. Plug it into an external monitor too, if that's clean it confirms the panel or the display cable rather than the graphics. The cable is the cheaper outcome. On some models it's a separate part a decent independent shop can swap, on others it's built into the display assembly and you're looking at the whole screen again. Get the exact model year from About This Mac, check whether Apple ever ran a repair program for that model, and get a quote before you decide.
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