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Do I have screen issues? iPad 3

snerkler said:
I don't know if the screen on the new iPad is disappointing or if I have issues. I had one and took it back after 4 days as the screen had a dark brownish tinge to it. The new on is much better but still has a very subtle brownish tinge to the top of the screen. Also, the screen is nowhere near as bright as my iphone 4 or macbook pro, and the whites aren't as white as the iphone 4 or macbook pro.
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Yes, Apple decided to go with pretty rainbow tinges or tints to spice up the screen a bit. This will attract a lot of genera public especially for kids and school girls. They like pretty colors... So we now have brown tinge. Let's add that to the red pink and & green tints. I want purple tint..... and orange next.


Is it normal that the screen is not as bright and the white's not as white, or do I have an issue.
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That's what happens when Apple have em get built in Chinese factories, 50 cent / hr baby. No it's not you have issues. It's the Apple.


I've been waiting over 18 months for an iPad with the retina display and have to say my initial reaction is that I'm disappointed. Although the resolution is excellent I'm disappointed in the brightness and tint. It's especially noticeable when I've been using my MBP or iphone for a while and then use the iPad, it's as though the iPad screen is dirty.
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Apple likes it (ipad 3) dirty. That is why they designed it that way on purpose. They like dirty screens and uneven tints, or rainbow tints. I think they changed the target customers to kids / school girls.

:eek:
 
VFC said:
Why are they different from one iPad to another?
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I have no idea but all LEDs are not the same color temperature. SOme are warm and some cold in color, this has been going on from day one. There are tons of threads complaining about their iPhone with the same problem. The iPad would not be different

This is not a perfect world and things vary. Apple has never promissed us a color calibrated screen on the iPad or iPhone.
 
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snerkler said:
What I'd like to know though is whether or not the iPad 3 screen is supposed to be as bright ans have the same tint as the iphone 4 and MBP or if it's normal/supposed to be like mine? If the iPads across the board aren't as bright and not the same tint then I could be searching for something that doesn't exist :eek:
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It doesn't get as bright as my iPad 1 or my iPhone 4, but it gets "bright enough". The retina display's pixel density just sucks up too much light. The back lights are already pumping out a ton more light than the previous iPads, just to get it where it is at. That's one of the reasons it gets warm now.

The tints are all over the map, just like the iPhone 4 screens (mine is pink, my wife's is blue, my friend's is yellow). Don't expect consistency between units - as long as it is a uniform color all over the screen, keep it.
 
HoooHooo - another thread about screens. Does anyone search before they post any more?
 
VFC said:
Why are they different from one iPad to another?
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could be different manufacturer, or even just a different batch. LEDs that come out of a different batch can have a very different look. Basically what a manufacture will do is try to at least get the matching ones from the same batch, in the same unit, be it a monitor/screen, lighting fixture or what have you.

Odds are (pure speculation here) some of the people who are having the issues with the screens not being uniform, have LEDs in their screens, that came out of different batches, in their iPads.
 
Capt T said:
Odds are (pure speculation here) some of the people who are having the issues with the screens not being uniform, have LEDs in their screens, that came out of different batches, in their iPads.
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That is my speculation as well. It certainly has that appearance in person, like you're looking at several cheap white LED flash lights that don't all agree on what "white" is.

I've searched in vain to find information about just how many LEDs are used and where they are placed for both the new iPad and previous generations. The iFixit teardown seemed to have ignored that detail.

I bet the LCD panels themselves are more or less cookie-cutter. If it's the LEDs, that bodes well for the possibility of Apple being able to address this and get these crap screens out of the retail channel.
 
Capt T said:
Odds are (pure speculation here) some of the people who are having the issues with the screens not being uniform, have LEDs in their screens, that came out of different batches, in their iPads.
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What about the ones returned 10+ times?
 
rkahl said:
What about the ones returned 10+ times?
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What do you mean? The people who end up returning multiple units.
Still hold in theory that they may not have LEDs from the same batch. When I say each unit I mean each individual iPad (or screen). I am not sure if the LEDs are already a package deal with the screen. Some of the issues people may be having may be screen related and not LED related. But the color temp would be affected if the LEDs don't match up within the same unit.

Not sure if I answered your question or not though...
 
Capt T said:
What do you mean? The people who end up returning multiple units.
Still hold in theory that they may not have LEDs from the same batch. When I say each unit I mean each individual iPad (or screen). I am not sure if the LEDs are already a package deal with the screen. Some of the issues people may be having may be screen related and not LED related. But the color temp would be affected if the LEDs don't match up within the same unit.

Not sure if I answered your question or not though...
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What are the odds for unlucky people getting bad led's in 10+ returns everytime?
 
rkahl said:
What are the odds for unlucky people getting bad led's in 10+ returns everytime?
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Depends...if you further speculate as to batch of iPads. Since most likely they are sent/fulfilled in groups of batches. So if someone keeps returning to the same store, and their backup replacements all came out of the same batch, or even more so same bad batch of LEDs then could make for a high probability.

There are so many factors that would need to be looked at here. As to why some people had a rash of bad luck with their exchanges. But remember some of those returns are not because of uneven color temps either. Some are because they prefer a cooler color temp over warmer, or vise versa. In those cases it is up to Apple if they accept the return or not(after 14 days), since it really isn't an issue more a preference. And some returns were other issues not
screen related.

Take the OP's situation. The picture just looked like a different color temp. But in person, there was more to it. Lucky for them, they had others that could see in person what they were not sure about, and go get it exchanged.

Another question is at what point are the LEDs installed. Is it part of the screen, and therefore may be more about a particular manufacturer? Some lean more toward warmer LEDs. Maybe they got a bad batch of LEDs that were not matching color temps. Or is the process during the iPad assembly that the LEDs are added. And in that case Apple got a bad batch or they mixed batches of LEDs. So many possibilities. And only speculation on our end of what that process is, and what may have happened to cause any of it.
 
My new iPad arrived yesterday. The bottom half of the screen is perfect, the upper half is yellow/brown. I'll return it and ask for a refund, again.
 
rkahl said:
What are the odds for unlucky people getting bad led's in 10+ returns everytime?
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If they are getting a new unopened Ipad every time and still have problems with the screen - Apple has an issue. Otherwise they might be getting Ipads in brown boxes that were returned for the exact same reasons.
 
I just may have a solution to half tinted screens, I am going to patent different color of eye glasses ( prescription and non prescription) with each lens being a different tint. You can pick and choose the right lens to give you a uniform screen as each lens pops out to meet your suit. I will get it to market and have it exclusively sold in Apple stores for the new iPad.

Just brilliant!
 
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sheeptwo said:
If they are getting a new unopened Ipad every time and still have problems with the screen - Apple has an issue. Otherwise they might be getting Ipads in brown boxes that were returned for the exact same reasons.
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Is it possible that it's really not Apple?
 
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