Spectre 360 Burn-in / Vertical Bars / Ghosting. Will an extended warranty replace my display?

[debaser]

I'm experiencing the same problems that a number of irritated Spectre 360 users are experiencing: screen burn in / vertical bars / ghosting. It looks a lot like this: https://www.avforums.com/attachments/20191108_115627-jpg.1217020/.

And this: https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Video-Display-and-Touch/Screen-burn-in-like-issue/td-p/750437...

My Spectre is only 15 months old. This is very disappointing when you consider that this is supposed to be HP's top-of-the-line laptop that cost me a lot of money. The high-end display was the reason that I purchased this laptop as I do a lot of mapping / cartography and graphic design projects. I'm pretty dang certain that this is a hardware issue with the screen since I booted Ubuntu from a USB stick and the same exact problems were happening. It doesn't happen with external displays when I connect them via HDMI cables. So please don't start telling me that I need to update drivers, etc. (I have in fact installed all updates from the HP Support Assistant)

It looks like I can buy an extended warranty for $159. I don't think I should have to pay anything to fix a major problem with a 15 month old laptop, but I'm considering it. But will they deny a hardware replacement? Has anybody tried this? The details of the contract say:

Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement does not cover any damage or failure caused by:

o. Computer monitor screen imperfections, including but not limited to 'burn-in' and missing pixels
caused by normal use and operation of the product.

So that makes me VERY hesitant to waste any more money.

Thanks for reading.

[Echo_Lake]

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