Mine is a DMPLN
Has left yellow tint albeit very subtle.
The rubber silicone or glue rubs off completely as I had it on mine, just get a micro fibre cloth and just damp a bit slightly and rub it off.
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iPad Air screen defect?
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Has left yellow tint albeit very subtle.
The rubber silicone or glue rubs off completely as I had it on mine, just get a micro fibre cloth and just damp a bit slightly and rub it off.
Wow. It seems as if they were just really rushing through productions for that particular one. I have personally gone through many rMinis and found dead pixels and dust particles in every single one of them, so i am not surprised that some people might get unlucky and receive what seems to be a rushed product.
But at the same time, my air has a near perfect screen and its DMPLL.
Then we should amend that to "DMPLL screens bought in the
US on a Monday or Wednesday unless there is a full moon" are good screens...
US on a Monday or Wednesday unless there is a full moon" are good screens...
Agreed. My DMPLL has a near perfect screen except for very slight backlight bleeding in the corners. I am not willing to risk my near perfect screen in order to get one with no backlight bleeding. I would much rather have a screen with very slight unnoticeable backlight bleeding than have one with uneven tints and yellowing to the screen.
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lol. :d
Is it Mondays and Wednesdays of any month or just November?
I might have to wait for a year then!Well, I am waiting for a month or so before trying again at different store or buy online.
Back to using my ******** 2yr old asus transformer... now that I'd donated my iPad 3. Argh!
@Everydaycard - Considering how screwed up things can get, yours sound like a keeper
Well, my serial number is DMPLL and is near perfect. I cant say if having LL in the serial number is any guarantee of getting a good screen or not. I went to the Apple Store today to get an AppleCare+ exchange for my daughters iPhone 4s. While waiting, I checked out one of the iPad Airs on display. It had a very pronounced book spine shadow on the left and an extra bright glow from the left edge of the screen.
Were you (or anyone else) getting an exchange with a service replacement or new in box exchange? Having to return and re-buy?
Mine is also a "DMPL" with a great screen. Maybe just a coincidence?
Exchanged today and got a flawless screen on my DMPLP. Unfortunately they have to order me a new one since this one had weird uneven texture on the back and a terrible gouge in the bezel
DMPLL yellow tint and 1cm shadow right on the left edge of the screen
DMPLP dark shadow about an inch in from the left of the screen, and yellowing.
2nd DMPLP seems ok. No shadows.
DMPLP dark shadow about an inch in from the left of the screen, and yellowing.
2nd DMPLP seems ok. No shadows.
Air screen defect?
Ok. So it turns out from all this thread that less than 20% of the iPad Air are decent. And that we must be the 5% of users who notice and don't accept those screwed screens. Quite an expensive lottery if you ask me, betting nearly a thousand dollars to have the right to enter the game of trying and returning pads, and perhaps one day get a flawless unit. Absurd.
Tired of the AppleCare shipments I'm heading to an AppleStore next week to get a refund and that will be it.
Mine was DMPLJ with bookspine and dreaded yellowing.
On a side note, I'm also done with crashing apps all the time: iTunes, Safari, settings, etc. too much.
Ok. So it turns out from all this thread that less than 20% of the iPad Air are decent. And that we must be the 5% of users who notice and don't accept those screwed screens. Quite an expensive lottery if you ask me, betting nearly a thousand dollars to have the right to enter the game of trying and returning pads, and perhaps one day get a flawless unit. Absurd.
Tired of the AppleCare shipments I'm heading to an AppleStore next week to get a refund and that will be it.
Mine was DMPLJ with bookspine and dreaded yellowing.
On a side note, I'm also done with crashing apps all the time: iTunes, Safari, settings, etc. too much.
You serial number people are clogging the airwaves. I don't know where or when it was decided that factory/production date codes had anything to with the panel quality, but they do not. Pour through this thread and you will see dozens of complaints and praises about iPads with dozens of different codes.
You may as well be telling everyone what you had for breakfast the day you bought your iPad. It has about as much bearing on the screen.
Stop being zombies and think. The panels are made by 2-3 different manufacturers, as far as we know. There are untold different factories. NOWHERE is it written which factory gets which panels. NOWHERE is it written that letter codes in serial numbers contain information denoting the panel manufacturer.
Every time this gets pointed out to people, the serial number chatter dies down a bit, but just like zombies, it comes back to life. Complete waste of time, effort and kilobytes.
You may as well be telling everyone what you had for breakfast the day you bought your iPad. It has about as much bearing on the screen.
Stop being zombies and think. The panels are made by 2-3 different manufacturers, as far as we know. There are untold different factories. NOWHERE is it written which factory gets which panels. NOWHERE is it written that letter codes in serial numbers contain information denoting the panel manufacturer.
Every time this gets pointed out to people, the serial number chatter dies down a bit, but just like zombies, it comes back to life. Complete waste of time, effort and kilobytes.
And how have we worked out that serial numbers have no bearing on screen quality? Yep, this thread. No likey, no clicky, no read.
Doubt it, I returned a TERRIBLE DMPL for this one.
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No one forced you to read this thread. I admit, I have no clue about the serial number thing, but perhaps someone may have some information to share. If they do, I'll gladly help by giving my input.
Feel free to press the back button in your browser to return to where you were so that we are no longer a "nuisance" to you.
I'll help by explaining the serial number.
The first three characters are the factory code of the Apple product.
The fourth character corresponds to the year and which half of the year the product was manufactured.
So a product with DMPLP is newer than one with DMPLN which is newer than one with DMPL9.
The serial numbers tell you nothing about who manufactured your display.
The first three characters are the factory code of the Apple product.
The fourth character corresponds to the year and which half of the year the product was manufactured.
- H = 2012 H1
- J = 2012 H2
- K = 2013 H1
- L = 2013 H2
- M = 2014 H1
So a product with DMPLP is newer than one with DMPLN which is newer than one with DMPL9.
The serial numbers tell you nothing about who manufactured your display.
For those of you with perfect or "almost perfect" screens, are you seeing complete uniformity of backlighting? I don't mean uniform white, but uniform brightness. Mine is quite good, but I've noticed that the upper left when holding in portrait is ever so slightly darker than the rest. It's not a big deal, but still noticeable on certain websites and books.
I have been posting relevant information and observations in this thread since day one. Guess you missed that. Helps to read the thread. I am trying to bring a little reason to the discussion and reduce the signal to noise ratio. Serial numbers as they relate to panel manufacturers is noise. Your canned response that "no one forced you to read this thread" is irrelevant, and ironic given that I've been posting in this thread with a ratio of about 3:1 compared to you. So you can lose the "we".
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Well, if you chose to ignore the conflcting posts, e.g. "My SQLWTF screen is great!" and "MY SQLWTF is purple with a sock under the glass", then you're on your own.
It's because of these conflicting reports we know there's no correlation between screen quality and serial number.
LOL.
More seriously though, your posts sometime sound like we're having hallucination with our lemonipads. Even if it's subtle I can feel some doubts in quite a few of your posts and given the level of our frustration on that topic don't be surprised it calls some blunt replies. That said it makes no doubt serials have just nothing to do with the fact that some screens are faulty and some others are just acceptable.
LOL.
More seriously though, your posts sometime sound like we're having hallucination with our lemonipads. Even if it's subtle I can feel some doubts in quite a few of your posts and given the level of our frustration on that topic don't be surprised it calls some blunt replies. That said it makes no doubt serials have just nothing to do with the fact that some screens are faulty and some others are just acceptable.
Either you are confusing me with someone else or you haven't read very many of my posts.
Nearly every single iPad Air I have encountered has had a color and/or brightness shift from left to right. I have not encountered a single one, whether shipped directly from China, on display in 2 Apple stores on opposite sides of the country, or in 3 different non-Apple retailers, that has been evenly colored and/or evenly lit.
I am very much of the thinking that this is a widespread issue. I also know that 1000 people posting their serial numbers does nothing to change it, determine anything about the source, or offer a way to circumvent problematic units.
i was previously too optimistic, thinking that samsung = awesome and certain LL serials = perfection, now I think its all garbage and I won't be buying until i am absolutely sure. Either that or its an absurd deal on one. What irritates me is that the nexus 7 seems to have a perfect screen and that's a 199 product, what the hell is going on apple?
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