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paetrick
Oct 22, 2007, 01:12 PM
It's been up before, but does your screen looks "glittery" with full brightness on a black background?

Picture (it shows more than you can see in real life) - you have to look really close to see it in person.


It's not dead pixels (or stuck), there's one stuck pixel on the picture tho, but i'm talking about all the "glitter"...

Do you got this?

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6807/bildzi8.jpg


Arisian
Oct 22, 2007, 01:14 PM
im having a hard time figuring out what yo uare refering to... it looks like there is alot of dust on teh screen

sorry man
paetrick
Oct 22, 2007, 01:17 PM
im having a hard time figuring out what yo uare refering to... it looks like there is alot of dust on teh screen

sorry man

That's not dust, that's what im refering to (glitter)
DizzyRose
Oct 22, 2007, 01:46 PM
Mine doesn't have a glittery screen
paetrick
Oct 22, 2007, 01:47 PM
Mine doesn't have a glittery screen

Even if you turn upp the brightness to full? (and look at the screen in a "medium" light to dark room? (on a black background)
TheSpaz
Oct 22, 2007, 02:27 PM
Mine looks like that. Someone from another thread/forum said it was light leaking out from behind the pixels. Doesn't bother me as I hardly see it in normal lighting and I don't stare at a lot of black on my iPod.
paetrick
Oct 22, 2007, 02:40 PM
Mine looks like that. Someone from another thread/forum said it was light leaking out from behind the pixels. Doesn't bother me as I hardly see it in normal lighting and I don't stare at a lot of black on my iPod.

Alright, is it like this on every touch or should i return it to apple for a new one?
GrimmGreen
Oct 22, 2007, 02:44 PM
yeah i know what you are talking about , they are not "dead" pixels i dont think , and i only notice it when i am in a black room with the brightness really high , and with a dark or black image on the screen , otherwise i never even think about it
rd261
Oct 22, 2007, 03:47 PM
Well I've had 3 ipod touches (wk 37,38,40) and my friend has a week 40 as well and all of them have the same problem. So I'll say its normal, even though most people dont see it because it is too hard to see.
paetrick
Oct 22, 2007, 03:57 PM
thanks for the answers :) and yeah, it's really hard to see (the camera can see it easy tho)
kinchee87
Oct 22, 2007, 04:51 PM
I only see the glittering on mine when I turn the brightness to its maximum.
paetrick
Oct 22, 2007, 05:21 PM
I only see the glittering on mine when I turn the brightness to its maximum.

Yep me too (and i guess all other ipt's)
RazerM
Oct 22, 2007, 05:30 PM
On my iPod I can bareley see any variance in black pixels, nothing noticeable. I have a week 39.
paetrick
Oct 22, 2007, 05:52 PM
On my iPod I can bareley see any variance in black pixels, nothing noticeable. I have a week 39.
Week 39 here too, guess all ipts got it , hard to see tho .....
paetrick
Oct 25, 2007, 10:18 AM
Does anyone of you got an touch after week 39? if so, same "issue" ?
grockk
Oct 25, 2007, 11:41 AM
i had like 5 that did this in the apple store before I finally gave up and bought the iPhone. I just couldn't stand the glitteriness and couldn't miss it when watching movies.

if you turn down the brightness it helps, but still.
paetrick
Oct 25, 2007, 11:46 AM
i had like 5 that did this in the apple store before I finally gave up and bought the iPhone. I just couldn't stand the glitteriness and couldn't miss it when watching movies.

if you turn down the brightness it helps, but still.

Alright, I never see the "glitter" because I never use full brightness, but it's buggning me that the problem is _there_ when using full brightness, i mean... If it looks like this now on full brightness maybe it'll get worse by time !
gloss
Oct 25, 2007, 11:47 AM
Yeah, I have the same issue. It's not really all that distracting to me personally, but I could see someone being annoyed by it.
XheartcoreboyX
Oct 25, 2007, 12:45 PM
My new week 40 iPod touch doesnt have this problem with the full brightness on =)
PowerFullMac
Oct 25, 2007, 01:44 PM
I've got a week 39 Touch and haven't noticed anything (I haven't got a black background anymore) but I've got auto-brightness on and haven't noticed anything.
paetrick
Oct 25, 2007, 02:00 PM
I've got a week 39 Touch and haven't noticed anything (I haven't got a black background anymore) but I've got auto-brightness on and haven't noticed anything.

Well, auto brightness is never @ full, try switch it of and turn on full brightness and look at a black picture on ur touch !
Fuchal
Oct 25, 2007, 02:20 PM
Just about every LCD I have ever seen looks like this.
paetrick
Oct 25, 2007, 02:27 PM
Just about every LCD I have ever seen looks like this.

If so, you are missing the point... This is the first LCD i've seen the "glitter" issue on. (The iPhone screen doesn't look like that !)
Phil A.
Oct 25, 2007, 02:51 PM
Week 40 and even with the brightness on full I can't see anything except rich, pure black when looking at a black background as you can see from the photo below
:)

http://www.codefarm.co.uk/userpics/ipt.jpg
paetrick
Oct 25, 2007, 03:04 PM
Week 40 and even with the brightness on full I can't see anything except rich, pure black when looking at a black background as you can see from the photo below
:)

http://www.codefarm.co.uk/userpics/ipt.jpg

My picture would look like that as well if i focused on the icons rather than the black background, I'm not saying that ur screen is bad, I'm just saying that ur pic says nothing.

Well, maybe a call to apple tomorrow then !
Phil A.
Oct 25, 2007, 03:11 PM
My picture would look like that as well if i focused on the icons rather than the black background, I'm not saying that ur screen is bad, I'm just saying that ur pic says nothing.

Well, maybe a call to apple tomorrow then !

Here's a long exposure focused on the black background in Terminal. Still nothing except even color that I can see either in real life or in the picture...

http://www.codefarm.co.uk/userpics/black.jpg
paetrick
Oct 25, 2007, 03:24 PM
Here's a long exposure focused on the black background in Terminal. Still nothing except even color that I can see either in real life or in the picture...

http://www.codefarm.co.uk/userpics/black.jpg

Thanks mate, that's what i wanted :) , Returning mine for sure !
Phil A.
Oct 25, 2007, 03:34 PM
Thanks mate, that's what i wanted :) , Returning mine for sure !

No problem - I think you're right to take it back because, as I said, my screen is absolutely perfect so there's no excuse for them no to take it back!
TheSpaz
Oct 25, 2007, 04:38 PM
Who the heck puts their face that close to the screen all the time. Plus, in the dark, do you really need max brightness?
paetrick
Oct 25, 2007, 06:06 PM
Who the heck puts their face that close to the screen all the time. Plus, in the dark, do you really need max brightness?

It's just the fact that the screen doesn't look good in full brightness, when some ipt does. I mean, i payed 430 dollar for this thing, shouldnt it be free from glitter all over the screen when using it with high brightness?

I can handle dead pixels (it already got 2-3 or something) but i can't handle that the whole screen has green glitter all over it, sure i never see it unless i use full brightness, but what if it gets worse after a while (when i don't got warranty left)