4th 3rd gen iPad - all with screen issues

[dukeblue91]

I don't know about all this with some people having to go through so many iPads to find one.
I guess I was lucky with the first one I got.
As a Matter of fact I never but once had a problem with any Apple device I bought.
The one I did have issues with was way back with a iBook that had problems with the logic board and Apple replaced it for me with a newer and specced up version so I actually came out a happy camper.

As far as the yellow screen problem on the new iPad I think it has been proven that it goes away after a bit of time.
Perhaps when you get one like that you should give it a little time or try the burn in method so many others have used.

 

[netnothing]

Dark tinting here

Same here on my replacement iPad. First one had a speck of dust....new one has the dark side/corner that to my eyes looks greenish. Is it my eyes.....possibly.....since my wife can't see it. But I see it....and it bothers me.

Unfortunately I'm beyond the 14 return period and Apple can't see my issue either and they refuse to swap it.

As for the person saying check it in the store.....I did. It's not easy to make a good judgement because in the store....as a stock blank iPad.....it looked ok. It wasn't until I got it home, in normal lighting.....and restored with my books that I noticed it.

Regardless of the dark tint.....these new iPads have awful viewing angles. Tons of color shifting with just slight changes in the angle you view it at.

-Kevin

 

[MacAuditor]

All I am saying is that there is a fine line between a genuine flaw and a perceived flaw which is actually a deliberate manufacturing decision, that most consumers normally will not deem to be a problem, but some people will still harp on, just because they can, or because they have too high expectations and keeping chasing after that mythical perfect iPad which simply may not exist!

For instance, if I am at a supermarket shopping for cookies, the exterior of the container doesn't really matter to me. minor scratches and dents, they don't affect the taste of the biscuits inside one bit, unless the damage was really extreme. Yet I see people who will just go digging deep into the shelves for that perfect tin, and making a mess for everyone else. And for what? Ultimately, the food inside still tastes the same, right?

It's the limitation of the LCD technology.

Also they are using the wrong suppliers and plants, making the product quality worse than it should be.

 

[gdeputy]

My iPad 2 had some issues, but I really do think if you go through five or six of them and you're still having problems it might just be an issue of being a bit too picky. Otherwise you might as well just return it if you're not satisfied why keep the product.

 

[zebi]

All I am saying is that there is a fine line between a genuine flaw and a perceived flaw which is actually a deliberate manufacturing decision, that most consumers normally will not deem to be a problem, but some people will still harp on, just because they can, or because they have too high expectations and keeping chasing after that mythical perfect iPad which simply may not exist!
My advice, take a step back, live and let live, and be happy with your current iPad, flaws and all. Orherwise, you are better off just keeping your money. No purchases mean no problems to worry about, right?

try telling that to:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1353230/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1353412/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1353319/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1353421/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1341622/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1351817/


I'm better off without it - and i'll consider getting one when I see the complaints from people die off. More people will communicate about problems than how good a product is. Yes there are unhappy customers, i'm sure there are lots of happy ones with no issues and lots of customers who don't have an issue as they don't see any problems / don't see screen yellowing as an issue. Unfortunately I am not one of them and I will only give my money over for something that is perfect - why settle for anything less? Yes technology can be fickle - and production processes sometime yield non perfect products, however screen problems like some of the above have been experiencing are not acceptable now or any time. If your TV was yellow on all whites would you be happy? If it was darker on one half to the other would you still be happy? Ps why do you bother going to the perfect biscuits section - surely theres a section for broken ones

 

[matttye]

All I am saying is that there is a fine line between a genuine flaw and a perceived flaw which is actually a deliberate manufacturing decision, that most consumers normally will not deem to be a problem, but some people will still harp on, just because they can, or because they have too high expectations and keeping chasing after that mythical perfect iPad which simply may not exist!

For instance, if I am at a supermarket shopping for cookies, the exterior of the container doesn't really matter to me. minor scratches and dents, they don't affect the taste of the biscuits inside one bit, unless the damage was really extreme. Yet I see people who will just go digging deep into the shelves for that perfect tin, and making a mess for everyone else. And for what? Ultimately, the food inside still tastes the same, right?

Same here. Perfection is an ideal which while nice to strive towards, is often an Unrealistic goal to attain. In your scenario, I doubt there is anything apple can do to make you happy. Even if they found an iPad with a screen you are satisfied with, you will probably just find some other flaw (be it real or perceived) to nitpick on.

My advice, take a step back, live and let live, and be happy with your current iPad, flaws and all. Orherwise, you are better off just keeping your money. No purchases mean no problems to worry about, right?

Agreed.

I don't look for problems because there are potentially so many it could drive you nuts if you let them bother you. I just use my devices and don't notice any problems under normal use. If I hold my iPad up to light with the screen off, there's scratches all over it, but I can't see them when using it so I don't care..

People see problems that aren't really there a lot of the time, all because they're striving for a perfect product aesthetically rather than something they can actually use.

 

[MacAuditor]

Trying to meet demand there are screens from different manufactures all with different issues.

You can have defective pixels on any LCD product. Very easy to overlook in automated testing. Apple will swap it.

Light bleed dogged the iPad 2 for awhile so it not a surprise. Apple will swap it.

Tint either the whole screen color or different spots was also an iPad 2 issue. Apple will swap it.

Apple will send me a credit card for purchasing gas?

Each round trip could cost anywhere from $10 to $50. 10 round trips will run me $500.

On top of that, I charge "inconvenience fee", which is $30 per hour. Labor is extra. $40 per hour.

You gonna pay for all that?

Wait... what about my brakes and tires? They wear out you know. Transportation fee: $20 per mile.

Just return it for exchange? that's the most ridiculous thing the man could do. Stupid suggestion.

 

[matttye]

Apple will send me a credit card for purchasing gas?

Each round trip could cost anywhere from $10 to $50. 10 round trips will run me $500.

On top of that, I charge "inconvenience fee", which is $30 per hour. Labor is extra. $40 per hour.

You gonna pay for all that?

Wait... what about my brakes and tires? They wear out you know. Transportation fee: $20 per mile.

Just return it for exchange? that's the most ridiculous thing the man could do. Stupid suggestion.

The get over it and just enjoy your iPad fee only costs £0!

 

[SamEllens]

What do biscuits and milk have to do with selling a product with a fault or as described. Yes I may have unrealistic expectations -simply having a product as described / advertised is what i'm looking for.

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about 7 days. however lost faith in them now, and giving up. I believe you when you say your iPad has got better but- im not waiting 3+ weeks for something after which I will not be able to return the device for a refund.

"about 7 days"

Yeah, I still had a colour cast at that point. I completely understand your desire to get a top quality product considering you're paying top dollar - but I feel your impatience may just be making your situation all the more frustrating.

 

[Old Smuggler]

Sometimes it happens

 

[zebi]

"about 7 days"

Yeah, I still had a colour cast at that point. I completely understand your desire to get a top quality product considering you're paying top dollar - but I feel your impatience may just be making your situation all the more frustrating.

I agree - tbh im at a point past frustration and know i'd be happier without it. I'll use my near perfect iPhone and perfect iMac in the meantime

 

[MacAuditor]

"about 7 days"

Yeah, I still had a colour cast at that point. I completely understand your desire to get a top quality product considering you're paying top dollar - but I feel your impatience may just be making your situation all the more frustrating.

Apple doesn't state in the manual that you have to let the screen cure for 2 weeks or any amount of time. I know you heard some people saying let the glue to cure a while back but it's just speculation. It's not proven and not official. Stop going around and spreading crap. You either got lucky with your screen or you are, again, hiding the problem that's there. I mean I myself did the same thing when I first got the iPad 2. I pretended it has no screen issues when it had backlight bleeding... You don't need to hide the problem. It's OKAY. Let it out, buddy.

If you're not happy, take it back. But I advocate giving it a couple weeks, as mine steadily improved over that time frame.

Take it back for what? for an exchange? didn't you read my other post? That is the most ridiculous thing that man could do. You gonna send me your credit card so I can charge it for gas and other expense? There is also the thing called "inconvenience fee" and "labor". I charge em good.

 

[dejo]

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[seadragon]

I'm truly starting to think that some people are more sensitive to screen hues than others and I have a perfect example...

A guy at my office just bought a new iPad. I was asking him how he likes it and he said "it's great". I asked him specifically what he thought of the screen and the backlighting and general color of it. He said "it's great".

Then I took a look at it. I noticed immediately a red/green shift from the bottom to top (red at bottom/green at top in portrait mode). He then asked me what I was thinking as I was looking at it. I said "do you want me to tell you the truth?". I went on to say I could spot the red and green area on the screen. He looked at it again himself and said he didn't see anything wrong.

It made me realize that we were truly seeing different things and that perhaps some people are a bit color blind to this stuff. I don't mean this in a bad way at all, just that people don't all see color the same way. Personally, I've always had a very sharp eye for details, like being able to spot things that aren't level or plumb from a distance, and it can be both a blessing and a curse.

Just a theory.

 

[netnothing]

I'm truly starting to think that some people are more sensitive to screen hues than others and I have a perfect example...

A guy at my office just bought a new iPad. I was asking him how he likes it and he said "it's great". I asked him specifically what he thought of the screen and the backlighting and general color of it. He said "it's great".

Then I took a look at it. I noticed immediately the red/green shift from the bottom to top (red at bottom/green at top in portrait mode). He then asked my what I was thinking as I was looking at it. I said "do you want me to tell you the truth?". I went on to say I could spot the red and green area on the screen. He looked at it again himself and said he didn't see anything wrong.

It made me realize that we were truly seeing different things and that perhaps some people are a bit color blind to this stuff. I've always had a very sharp eye for details and it can be both a blessing and a curse. It is known that people don't all see color the same way.

Just a theory.

Couldn't agree more. My wife with 20/20 vision can't see the tinting and color shifts as bad as I do with my not 20/20 vision.

-Kevin

 

[Yggbert]

My first one was perfect with a tiny bit of bleed, then it developed dust under the screen or dead pixels, now I have my second one and it's even better than the first. I feel so lucky, even though the problems of users on here is a minority it still feels like I beat overwhelming odds.

 

[netnothing]

My first one was perfect with a tiny bit of bleed, then it developed dust under the screen or dead pixels, now I have my second one and it's even better than the first. I feel so lucky, even though the problems of users on here is a minority it still feels like I beat overwhelming odds.

Interesting that you say it "developed" dust under the screen. I never knew this could happen....but I'm guessing that's what happened to my first one. I suddenly one day noticed a big piece of dust....and I know I examined the whole thing really well. Hell, I used it for 2 weeks before noticing the dust.

I kind of wondered if dust can get under the screen after you have it. Anyone know for sure?

-Kevin

 

[MacAuditor]

I'm truly starting to think that some people are more sensitive to screen hues than others and I have a perfect example...

A guy at my office just bought a new iPad. I was asking him how he likes it and he said "it's great". I asked him specifically what he thought of the screen and the backlighting and general color of it. He said "it's great".

Then I took a look at it. I noticed immediately a red/green shift from the bottom to top (red at bottom/green at top in portrait mode). He then asked me what I was thinking as I was looking at it. I said "do you want me to tell you the truth?". I went on to say I could spot the red and green area on the screen. He looked at it again himself and said he didn't see anything wrong.

It made me realize that we were truly seeing different things and that

I answered my own question:
perhaps some people are a bit color blind to this stuff.

Well it looks like your answered your own question.

And listen. Most people at public places if they are questioned how does he/she like the screen they will say "it's great!". They will say that just to assure you that what they bought is good stuff and problem-free. It's AWESOME MAN..... This is human psychology. It's "natural" behavior. This is, realistically, true.

 

[Yggbert]

Interesting that you say it "developed" dust under the screen. I never knew this could happen....but I'm guessing that's what happened to my first one. I suddenly one day noticed a big piece of dust....and I know I examined the whole thing really well. Hell, I used it for 2 weeks before noticing the dust.

I kind of wondered if dust can get under the screen after you have it. Anyone know for sure?

-Kevin

I don't know if it's dust under the screen for sure, when the screen is off it looks like a white dot, then when the screen is turned on it looks black, maybe that's a shadow being cast on the screen which does make it sound like dust. I tried cleaning it but it didn't help, it seemed to be under the glass for sure because the surface still felt super smooth.

 

[MacAuditor]

I don't know if it's dust under the screen for sure, when the screen is off it looks like a white dot, then when the screen is turned on it looks black, maybe that's a shadow being cast on the screen which does make it sound like dust. I tried cleaning it but it didn't help, it seemed to be under the glass for sure because the surface still felt super smooth.

Sounds like stuck or dead pixel. This problem exists on all LCD based displays. And they develop over time.

 

[Yggbert]

Sounds like stuck or dead pixel. This problem exists on all LCD based displays. And they develop over time.

Well that wouldn't appear when the screen is turned off, or would it? I've never had any LCD with a dead or stuck pixel before so I must have gotten really unlucky here.

 

[VFC]

I'm truly starting to think that some people are more sensitive to screen hues than others and I have a perfect example...

A guy at my office just bought a new iPad. I was asking him how he likes it and he said "it's great". I asked him specifically what he thought of the screen and the backlighting and general color of it. He said "it's great".

Then I took a look at it. I noticed immediately a red/green shift from the bottom to top (red at bottom/green at top in portrait mode). He then asked me what I was thinking as I was looking at it. I said "do you want me to tell you the truth?". I went on to say I could spot the red and green area on the screen. He looked at it again himself and said he didn't see anything wrong.

It made me realize that we were truly seeing different things and that perhaps some people are a bit color blind to this stuff. I don't mean this in a bad way at all, just that people don't all see color the same way. Personally, I've always had a very sharp eye for details, like being able to spot things that aren't level or plumb from a distance, and it can be both a blessing and a curse.

Just a theory.

or it could be that Apple Cool-Aid dulls the senses......lol.

 

[Zcott]

I'm truly starting to think that some people are more sensitive to screen hues than others and I have a perfect example...

A guy at my office just bought a new iPad. I was asking him how he likes it and he said "it's great". I asked him specifically what he thought of the screen and the backlighting and general color of it. He said "it's great".

Then I took a look at it. I noticed immediately a red/green shift from the bottom to top (red at bottom/green at top in portrait mode). He then asked me what I was thinking as I was looking at it. I said "do you want me to tell you the truth?". I went on to say I could spot the red and green area on the screen. He looked at it again himself and said he didn't see anything wrong.

It made me realize that we were truly seeing different things and that perhaps some people are a bit color blind to this stuff. I don't mean this in a bad way at all, just that people don't all see color the same way. Personally, I've always had a very sharp eye for details, like being able to spot things that aren't level or plumb from a distance, and it can be both a blessing and a curse.

Just a theory.

Mine has this red/green shift from top to bottom. I can't say it bothers me.

 

[Abazigal]

or it could be that Apple Cool-Aid dulls the senses......lol.

Or maybe for the rest of us, life is simply too short to be spent on stuff like exchanging of ipads? I am shagged enough as is after a long day's work, I am not going to bother looking through every nook and cranny of my ipad hunting for flaws, however minor or significant. All I know is that my ipad looks great to me under normal usage, and that more than suffices.

Maybe I am the dumb one with cock-eyes who can't tell a faulty ipad from a mint one. However, I do know for one that I have been thoroughly enjoying my new ipad from the day it was delivered on launch day, and will likely continue to do so for a long time to come.

I am not the one having to make repeated trips down to the apple store to negotiate for a new ipad. My apologies upfront if the OP is indeed that unlucky for really having received genuinely faulty ipads 6 times in a row, but even if you do eventually get that perfect ipad, would it have been worth it? Your experience will likely have been thoroughly marred by the earlier unpleasant trips, I doubt you will be happy or satisfied even with that 7th new ipad.

Maybe it is time for you to switch to a different brand like samsung. Maybe luck will shine on you and you will get lucky the first time round?