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iPad (Early 2012) - the DARK CORNER!

interfreak

interfreak

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Mar 14, 2012
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Queensland, Australia
As the title dramatically suggests, my iPad has a darkish corner. In a nutshell, the bottom left hand corner in portrait mode seems darker than the rest of the screen, as if the LED's aren't quite 'on' all the way or perhaps something is slightly obstructing them

I'm happy to live with it (for the time being) as the 'darkness' only extends out a very small way - but I'm curious to know whether others have this as well.

Other than this 'fault', the screen is perfect.
 
interfreak said:
As the title dramatically suggests, my iPad has a darkish corner. In a nutshell, the bottom left hand corner in portrait mode seems darker than the rest of the screen, as if the LED's aren't quite 'on' all the way or perhaps something is slightly obstructing them

I'm happy to live with it (for the time being) as the 'darkness' only extends out a very small way - but I'm curious to know whether others have this as well.

Other than this 'fault', the screen is perfect.
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It is common, but not every user can notice it.
 
sza said:
It is common, but not every user can notice it.
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I notice it but the variance is not so great that it bothers me. Yellow tint is only noticeable if I compare it to my iMac side by side, but in real world use it doesn't bother me one bit.
 
i have the same but funny enough it is the top right corner. My wife has looked at it (edit: i've made my wife look at it :)) about 4 separate times and she can't notice it. No one else has. I think i'm just fairly sensitive to the light change.

But yeah, definitely top right corner is darkest, bottom left corner is brightest and most of it is like the bottom left corner.
 
I have dark blotches all over. In normal usage, I only really notice it along the left edge.

ipadscreen.jpg
 
mcdj said:
I have dark blotches all over. In normal usage, I only really notice it along the left edge.

ipadscreen.jpg
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iPad 3'a quality control is just terrible. Apple must call back the defect products.:mad:
 
YUP!! In fact, about 5 min before I opened this thread I was looking at that corner again. It is the lower right corner and it is just a tad darker. like you my screen is otherwise perfect, warm but not yellow, uniform color (i tried upgrading to a 4g model 4 times and every one had one side yellow and the other blue), and no dead Pixels.

So, does it bother me? Sometimes. does it bother me enough to play the screen lottery again? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I returned my iPad because of a dark upper left corner, and yellowing down the left side. Drove me nuts on a white background aka almost every website. Returned a Verizon, and got an AT&T with no dark corners. It's not perfect, as it has some tint issues when you move it around, but it's much more uniform, and thus I am happy.

Nothing is worse than a non-uniform screen. Yellow tint, comestic issues are things you get used to. You can't get used to a non-uniform screen. Don't settle.
 
My 3rd iPad had a yellow and dark upper left corner. Returned it.
Then the 4th one was perfect, except the slightly dark blotch in the same place. I kept it until the screen started to exhibit issues.

I don't think dark corners are enough to warrant a return. Many a computer screen has it, and all of mine are no exception. But if it bothers you (that much), then go request a replacement.
 
interfreak said:
Anyone else with this issue?
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There are many. But they won't notice it until you point it to them and after that they will keep looking at it until they get paranoid.

Screen will become an issue Apple may call them back finally.
 
I dunno if it's just me, but the severity of it seems to be reducing as time goes by.

I doubt Apple would ever recall the iPad over display issues, rather they would just offer those affected a replacement or a refund.
 
Yes, I just noticed it because of this thread. Not a big deal for me though.
 
Well, I just tried to take a shot of my 'DARK CORNER' but, I think I've either failed miserably OR it's not as big of an issue as I think:

Whole screen, 50% brightness. the DARK CORNER is on the top LH side:

Dark2.jpg


Close-up of the DARK CORNER:

Dark3.jpg


Close-up of the opposite corner:

Dark4.jpg


The DARK CORNER is on the top RH side (Portrait):

Dark7.jpg


The DARK CORNER is on the top LH side (Landscape):

Dark8.jpg


I feel a bit silly now, doesn't show up so dramatically in the photos...:eek:
 
Thought it was just me, as a Google wasn't picking up anything similar.

Mine is in the bottom right corner and it's got a blueish tinge, which does make it annoying when viewing something pure white like a web page or Facebook (i.e. quite often), as it draws your eye. If you look at a pure white screen, it's initially noticeable then your eye just loses it a bit.

I'll hang onto it for a while to see if it gets worse/better.
 
frisnit said:
Thought it was just me, as a Google wasn't picking up anything similar.

Mine is in the bottom right corner and it's got a blueish tinge, which does make it annoying when viewing something pure white like a web page or Facebook (i.e. quite often), as it draws your eye. If you look at a pure white screen, it's initially noticeable then your eye just loses it a bit.

I'll hang onto it for a while to see if it gets worse/better.
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It won't change until you get used to it finally.

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interfreak said:
Well, I just tried to take a shot of my 'DARK CORNER' but, I think I've either failed miserably OR it's not as big of an issue as I think:

Whole screen, 50% brightness. the DARK CORNER is on the top LH side:

Image

Close-up of the DARK CORNER:

Image

Close-up of the opposite corner:

Image

The DARK CORNER is on the top RH side (Portrait):

Image

The DARK CORNER is on the top LH side (Landscape):

Image

I feel a bit silly now, doesn't show up so dramatically in the photos...:eek:
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It looks very obvious to me.
 
interfreak said:
Well, I just tried to take a shot of my 'DARK CORNER' but, I think I've either failed miserably OR it's not as big of an issue as I think:

Whole screen, 50% brightness. the DARK CORNER is on the top LH side:

I feel a bit silly now, doesn't show up so dramatically in the photos...:eek:
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I see it plainly. It looks darker with a green tint in the top left corner.
 
frisnit said:
Thought it was just me, as a Google wasn't picking up anything similar.

Mine is in the bottom right corner and it's got a blueish tinge, which does make it annoying when viewing something pure white like a web page or Facebook (i.e. quite often), as it draws your eye. If you look at a pure white screen, it's initially noticeable then your eye just loses it a bit.

I'll hang onto it for a while to see if it gets worse/better.
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Yeah Google didn't throw up much for me either, but it's 'nice' in a way to know that I'm not alone lol.

I seem to be getting used to it. I have AppleCare so if it gets the better of me I'll just get another one, but I've already had 2 replacements so I don't want to continue playing the 'display lotto' if I can help it!
 
interfreak said:
Yeah Google didn't throw up much for me either, but it's 'nice' in a way to know that I'm not alone lol.

I seem to be getting used to it. I have AppleCare so if it gets the better of me I'll just get another one, but I've already had 2 replacements so I don't want to continue playing the 'display lotto' if I can help it!
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Just because the camera can't pick it up doesn't mean it's not there. The human eye can pick up so much more.

Yes, the display lottery sucks, but so does having an iPad which exhibits a flaw you can't get over. I had an iPad with a dark corner and a yellow tint down the left side. It drove me crazy. I switched out for another one with a slight tint to it, but much more uniform. I'm glad I tried.
 
Well as the problem got worse, I asked Apple for another replacement. The replacement will be my FOURTH iPad in 2.5 weeks...Unfortunately the replacement coming is from January...*Sigh*
 
interfreak said:
Well as the problem got worse, I asked Apple for another replacement. The replacement will be my FOURTH iPad in 2.5 weeks...Unfortunately the replacement coming is from January...*Sigh*
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Totally ridiculous. The screens are flawed. Period. Nobody should have to go through so many. This is definitely a quality issue.
 
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