Apple says "yellow-screen" on 3G is on purpose

[zub3qin]

Why didn't steve mention the screenshot feature? It's unnecessary.

Cmon people, i think it's safe to say that by now 100% of you have heard of people restoring their phones and using the latest firmware, and their screens get better. It's all firmware control, not faulty screens.


Oh, and i'll say it again. Stop complaining you have an accurate screen now compared to a tinted blue one.

What doesn't make sense, is why Apple chose to "correct" the supposed more accurate yellow screen with a firmware upgrade. If we are to buy that this is a "more natural, more accurate" screen with better color reproduction, then Apple wouldn't have "corrected" the color with a firmware upgrade. And before anyone says that there was some mass revolt and complaining driving the firmware upgrade, this upgrade came out before many people even commented on the yellow screen.

 

[mkrishnan]

this upgrade came out before many people even commented on the yellow screen.

Actually, my apologies if I'm wrong about this, but... didn't the upgrade come out before the yellow screens did? That is, it's the 347 firmware that makes the screen less yellow, but it was the same firmware that was leaked before the iPhone 3G came to stores. Although, I guess, it does have a higher revision number than the ship version of the firmware, and also apparently it's available if you click the restore button in iTunes, but it is not flagged as an available update to the iPhone?

 

[jmpmntwnty3]

the only reason theres been an outrage is because people are comparing the screen to the first iPhone.

Exactly. Had they did this the first time around no one wouldn't have even cared. It's not that much of a difference. I didn't even notice the slightly yellowish tint until it was brought up here, and I'm sure the average consumer probably doesn't care. No wait, I'm POSITIVE 99.9% of iPhone 3G owners don't care or don't even notice a "yellowish" tint lol.

That's like comparing a deep grey to a black. Your eyes don't notice the slight change in color ... but if you put them side by side you would. No big deal...