Could you post a picture, I have an interest in this. A lot of what I saw coming out of there in the early days had the BLB terribly. It would be nice to see just how much better their new batches are
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Could you post a picture, I have an interest in this. A lot of what I saw coming out of there in the early days had the BLB terribly. It would be nice to see just how much better their new batches are
I have seen a *LOT* of ipad2s and I do not mean 8. The lot I have seen have generally had poor BLB issues. However, that was in the early phase of supply and I have not seen any recent ones.
I would be interested to see if things really have been sorted out
Went to my appointment and when the Genius ducked under then counter to have a look at the iPad in the dark, she was all of about 2 seconds before reappearing and saying 'Well, that didn't take long
that's awful!' - she seemed to have a stronger reaction to it than me!
She mentioned that she's dealt with a couple of other people who had claimed the same issue, but it was nothing like mine.
They didn't have the same model in black and in stock, so was offered white then and there or to wait for new stock - I'm going to wait. Have to say, the customer service that I got was great, simply great.
She mentioned that she's dealt with a couple of other people who had claimed the same issue, but it was nothing like mine.
They didn't have the same model in black and in stock, so was offered white then and there or to wait for new stock - I'm going to wait. Have to say, the customer service that I got was great, simply great.
Just to give an update on my experience, my first 2 ipads both had dead pixels with no sign of backlight bleed, my 3rd and 4th!! have had no dead pixels but both with severe backlight bleed, both where bottom left corner in portrait with yellow sploges all around the edges. I have decided to leave off for now and got a gift card, theres no way im putting up with that especially that the ipad 1 never had any issues like this....
Got mine delivered on wednesday 20th April, 64 Gb Black wifi model, light leakage all around the edges. Made an appointment with the Genius bar at the nearest Apple Store (Arndale Centre, Manchester) the next day. The female agent took it to the staff toilet (apparently the only place she can switch the lights off) lol, came out after few minutes, she said it was bad and she can replace it with a new one, i thought i should mention that i ordered from currys online, asked if i called them, said no lol, she seems to be cool with it. didn't have any in stock, so ordered one and said it could be between 5-7 days. Got a call yesterday to pick it up, so i went down this morning to pick it up, made the agent open it for me to check, thankfully this one was perfect, no leakage whatsoever BTW the service was excellent.
BTW the service was excellent.Got mine delivered on wednesday 20th April, 64 Gb Black wifi model, light leakage all around the edges. Made an appointment with the Genius bar at the nearest Apple Store (Arndale Centre, Manchester) the next day. The female agent took it to the staff toilet (apparently the only place she can switch the lights off) lol, came out after few minutes, she said it was bad and she can replace it with a new one, i thought i should mention that i ordered from currys online, asked if i called them, said no lol, she seems to be cool with it. didn't have any in stock, so ordered one and said it could be between 5-7 days. Got a call yesterday to pick it up, so i went down this morning to pick it up, made the agent open it for me to check, thankfully this one was perfect, no leakage whatsoever
Please post a picture..
it was for the ipad2...someone was asking
i'm interested if things were sorted out as well, hence, again, why i'm here., hey if its sorted out and people actually get decent screens, i'll be back on board but only for the 16gb this time around, but thats a big IF.
cvm, ignored, you haven't been helpful at all, and neither have your posts. thanks for nothin.
i'm interested if things were sorted out as well, hence, again, why i'm here.
, hey if its sorted out and people actually get decent screens, i'll be back on board but only for the 16gb this time around, but thats a big IF.cvm, ignored, you haven't been helpful at all, and neither have your posts. thanks for nothin.
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I just took my brand new iPad 2 as of yesterday into a completely dark room in my house(closet) and noticed several yellow tinge spots around the edges. My understanding is that Apple is having these manufactured as fast as possible and shipped just as fast. I'm hoping the yellow tinge spots is just the glue that will eventually dry. Honestly I didn't notice it until I loaded Rage HD in which the intro is mostly black around the edges. Not a real eyesore, but not something I want to deal with on a device I just paid $790 for either. Will give this a few weeks at least, otherwise it's back to the store for this one! Also no light leakage here just yellow spots, and I experienced neither on my iPad 1.
But unless the problem is really very bad you might as well keep it and get a replacement within a year of purchase under the warranty
Understood, but if I remember correctly. This same problem was happening with some iPhone 4's and after a few days time it eventually went away. My biggest concern here other than the yellow tinge is the availability of the iPad 2 if I need to make a return. This was purchased at Best Buy(The Apple store was all sold out), and I plan to sell my original iPad and cannot go without either one for an extended period of time until one becomes available.
There seems to be iPad 2 units out there with little to no bleed. Still too dicey to exchange for a better unit though.
As incredible as it may sound, I do. I returned quite a few before I found one that passed inspection.....but my back 64 gb verizon iPad 2 has no bleed. Bought it at Target last week. I was thrilled to finally see a good one!
Yellow tint on replaced iPad2
Hi everybody.
Been following macrumors for quite a while now and decided to join the community...
I recently got my iPad 2 replaced cause it had really bad backlight bleeding.
The bleeding is gone but unfortunatly, my new iPad has a yellow tint throughout the whole screen and is also much darker even with brightness at 100%. Looks like it has been in a smoker's household for years.
Don't know if i should try again to get it replaced again or just live with it.
You never know, the next replacement could be worse...
Hi everybody.
Been following macrumors for quite a while now and decided to join the community...
I recently got my iPad 2 replaced cause it had really bad backlight bleeding.
The bleeding is gone but unfortunatly, my new iPad has a yellow tint throughout the whole screen and is also much darker even with brightness at 100%. Looks like it has been in a smoker's household for years.
Don't know if i should try again to get it replaced again or just live with it.
You never know, the next replacement could be worse...
If the problem becomes recognized by Apple then you will most likely be able to get it replaced by Apple for free even after your return period is up. I recently had an iPhone 4 replaced for free by Apple because of a bad sleep/wake button. If you cannot live with the tinge then exchange it, otherwise I'd say hold off.
thats a terrible attitude from an apple specialist. trust me, you can replace it as much as you like. I had the exact problems on two of my ipads and I had talked my way up to the senior management on phone. I am able to get totally new replacements as long as I have the black light problem. Only bad side to it was I had to wait for new orders to be placed every time I do a new replacement. That doesnt matter too much to me as long as Im getting a new and working product for what I paid for.
As i mentioned before, all stores will begin to go to this. I see some people on this forum stating that there is some kind of internal Apple recall on devices, and this store obviously did not get the memo. I was told by an Apple DM in my area that initially, on the launch of any new item, they take back any returns for any reason during a grace period after launch. Not sure what that is, but looks like we might be getting close to that threshold with the Apple iPad 2.
Again, this problem existed with the iPad 1. Apple didn't seem to change to a new panel to address the issue with the transition to the iPad 2. So why in the world would someone think that they are going to do something after launch, when the demand is as high as it is?? Swallow your emotional knee jerk responses and think about it from a business standpoint.
At this price point, you are not going to get a better piece of hardware. Its not perfect, but there is not a competitor that can come close, at least not yet. As I mentioned before, if you have one where during typical operation, whatever that means for you, that is exhibiting a high degree of bleed or yellow tint, then by all means get it exchanged. However, as Apple stores begin to get more picky with what they take back, it will weed out the OCD issues from the actual problematic machines.
Good luck!!
Well, I for one wouldn't buy a glitchy product, i'll return it 10 times if I have to. If i'm spending over $500 or any amount of money i want my product to work like it should. ;]
I agree, I have a white one with some bleed and its going back wednesday night on my day off.
For $729 plus tax I shouldnt have to settle
no, it's even worse with lower brightness.
it is not nice to look at, especially after having worked on my macbook pro.
the white is really brownish/yellowish. Since the display is the one outstanding part of iPads, there should really be a better quality control in the future.