It's a little bit worse in real life, but it show you the idea.I've also added a direct comparison between left and right.
You need to take a better picture without the rainbow effect. Something like below
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Does anyone have a uniform split keyboard? v.Partial yellow tint.
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You need to take a better picture without the rainbow effect. Something like below
If that is how you feel then you have every right as a consumer to speak with your money by returning your product and taking your business elsewhere. With all of the Android tablets and the Windows 8 on the way there are many choices to choose from. I also forgot about this tablet.
Maybe Apple should have perfected the manufacturing process before they released the retina display.
However, this could also be an indication of what happens when a company rushes out a new technology to stay ahead of the competition. What is Apple going to do next to compete with Windows 8 and the hybrid tablet/ultrabook? That one device will allow users to create and consume content in one thin form factor that has both touch and keyboard input. That will compete directly with the iPad and Air, and because it's all in one device, it is arguably a better design and cheaper.
I am past my 14 days and thought things would have gotten better over time, was I ever wrong! This iPad is truly magical for a clown show!
You're assuming that this issue is isolated to Apple, and the Retina display, but that assumption is incorrect. It's common to many IPS displays, used by many manufacturers, for many products. It's also inherent to Apple's IPS panels going back several years. There is absolutely no indication that Apple has rushed out anything. Rather, what we see are displays that are universally acclaimed among professional reviewers, and a company that simply strives to design the best products they can, given all the constraints that come with the design and manufacturing process.
I've notice similar things with mine, the top half of the screen (camera at top) seems to be a bit more yellow than the bottom, but it depends on the angle as well. The split keyboard definitely shows different colors either side.
The thing is though, I've been trying to decide whether this is normal or whether I should take it back and have compared it to my iPad 2. The screen temperatures are definitely different (iPad 2 seems more red/pink, 3rd gen seems more yellow), but both seem to have the same 'issue' with the split keyboard being different colors and on the iPad 2 I never noticed it until I looked for it today!
I feel like we expect everything that apple does to be perfect and 'magical' and if it doesn't quite live up to that standard, something must be wrong. Even if it is still 10x better than anything else out there!
I think my iPad screen is fine and I really need to stop trying to work out whether everything is okay with it or not and just enjoy the thing!!
The thing is though, I've been trying to decide whether this is normal or whether I should take it back and have compared it to my iPad 2. The screen temperatures are definitely different (iPad 2 seems more red/pink, 3rd gen seems more yellow), but both seem to have the same 'issue' with the split keyboard being different colors and on the iPad 2 I never noticed it until I looked for it today!
I feel like we expect everything that apple does to be perfect and 'magical' and if it doesn't quite live up to that standard, something must be wrong. Even if it is still 10x better than anything else out there!
I think my iPad screen is fine and I really need to stop trying to work out whether everything is okay with it or not and just enjoy the thing!!
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I agree with most of you guys...
When using the keyboard on my new iPad, the side on the left is more yellow.
Also, in the outdoors I can see the screen turning quite pink.
The resolution is good but I feel like I'm holding a cheap machine made for the masses which it's sad after the amount I paid for the iPad. I have compared my iPad to many others and I think this is the most reasonable screen.
When using the keyboard on my new iPad, the side on the left is more yellow.
Also, in the outdoors I can see the screen turning quite pink.
The resolution is good but I feel like I'm holding a cheap machine made for the masses which it's sad after the amount I paid for the iPad. I have compared my iPad to many others and I think this is the most reasonable screen.
Can you send me a link that describes the technical issue with IPS panels that is causing the pink/green and uneven screens? I bought an IPS panel for my daughter's new PC and the display is perfectly white and evenly lite. If some IPS manufacturers can produce quality screens, then the technology is not the cause of the problem.
This was always present in the iPad 2 as well. Again, I urge anyone here to post a picture of the split keyboard that is uniform in colour temperature. Funny how that hasn't happened. Although they may exist, they are NOT the common case.
The fact that you hadn't noticed until today should speak volumes about Apple's priorities in terms of nailing the actual important stuff with these displays, and accepting some inherent minor issues that come with their choices.
They didn't decide to sell you a $2000 iPad with a perfect display. They didn't decide to sell you a 4" thick iPad with a perfect display. And they didn't decide to sell you an iPad with panel type that offered inferior resolution and colour reproduction, just so the display temperature would be EXACTLY uniform from one side to the other, to appease 0.005% of purchasers on an internet forum. The chose to sell you an iPad at an awesome price, with a universally praised display that's unrivalled, that is also susceptible to things almost none of us notice, and of those who do, almost none of us care about.
Enjoy your iPad.
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It has been discussed in many places, but I don't have the time to try and find you a good, accurate source to read. If you do a Google search and find anything good, please share it with us, though. It's important to note that many issues seen in IPS are due to the backlighting, not directly due to them being IPS rather than something like TN. In plasma, AMOLED, and other technologies, pixels are individually lit, and many of these problems will never occur.
In terms of your daughter's display - it is a hard thing to spot on large, bright displays. Both my 27" iMac and old Apple Cinema Displays had it. However, the only way to notice it was to take a picture of the entire screen while it displays a grey colour (that's important), then use image editing software to place strips from either end of the screen next to each other.
Do that, and then report back with your findings and the images.
The other thing to note is that mobile IPS displays, like the iPad and iPhone, use an edge-lit backlight system. The iMac and other desktop displays use a backlighting system that is more reliable and accurate, but comes at the cost of increased thickness.
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Totally agree and most people probably won't notice it. I showed my wife and she basically said "yeah I guess I can see it, but I wouldn't say there is something wrong"
Some people seem to have genuine screen problems, which will happen, but I don't think this is one of them.
Here is two better pictures sekazi, in different positions so you can see the yellow orientation depending orientations.
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I have a yellow tint coming from left side of my screen. It's very clear when you use a split keyboard, as each side looks different. This is the best of many new iPads I've owned, so I'm very hesitant to exchange it as I don't want to end up with something worse.
I went to the Apple store and checked out a few of their models. Seemed like they all had similar split keyboard issues.. At this point, I'm wondering if they're all like this or if I'm just happening to come across a bunch of bad screens.
I've tried the white photo burn in test, where you keep a white photo on the screen at max brightness for hours at a time. This seemed to fix things temporarily but the screen very quickly re-developed its partial yellow tint. I'm wondering if it'll fix itself over time since it seemed to go away for a bit. Almost convinces me that it's not the actual display itself.
If anyone can post a photo of a split keyboard looking the same on both sides, it would be much appreciated and give me some hope to keep searching for the seemingly impossible-to-find near-perfect new iPad.
I think everyone has a partial yellow tint screen, or at least what I'm lead to believe the the said majority with "perfect screens"
I don't have a yellow tint. What I have is a pink tint that runs through the upper 75% and greenish splotches near the bottom. Granted, I do admit that neither the pink nor green is very noticeable when just glancing at the screen. But it gets more and more obvious when reading for long periods of time.
Mine has a yellow tint on the right side of the screen, if you hold it with the home button on the bottom. The overall effect might be coming from the top right a bit, but mostly the right side. It's very prominent and obvious; showed it to my wife and she noticed it immediately. I work with 3 people who have iPad 3s and they all look pretty decent - there may be some variation in color but I didn't notice them when I checked them out. I've had 3 iPad 1s, and used a couple iPad 2s and never noticed anything like this.
Unfortunately I live almost an hour from the nearest Apple store, but I'll have to try to get out there and swap this out. I'm slightly color "blind" (deficient) so likely an off color cast to the whole screen wouldn't bother me that much, but the uneven gradient is really annoying when reading and web browsing - my tow most common iPad tasks.
Unfortunately I live almost an hour from the nearest Apple store, but I'll have to try to get out there and swap this out. I'm slightly color "blind" (deficient) so likely an off color cast to the whole screen wouldn't bother me that much, but the uneven gradient is really annoying when reading and web browsing - my tow most common iPad tasks.
Thanks to all for the feedback. Tomorrow is my last day to return/exchange within the 14 day window and I'm torn on what to do. While this is one of the better iPads I've had, the half yellow tint still bothers me. I've yet to see a uniform screen in person, but I still believe there's some hope. I might do another exchange or two before finally calling it quits, for now.
If you're within the 14-day return window, exchange it. Don't settle for something you don't like ... unless of course they won't swap anymore out for you.
I ended up exchanging it. Got to my car and decided to check the new one out because I'm tired of ending up disappointed when I get home and having to drive back. The new one had the same exact issue. I decided to go back in and explain what was going on. They exchanged it for me again and told me to open it in the store to make sure I'm happy with it. They acknowledged the issue and wanted me to leave happy but I'm not the type of person to stay in the store and open a ton of iPads so I ended up taking this one home. It's better, but there's still a partial yellow tint.
When I compared the screen on all three of the iPads I had today to the ones in the store, the difference was night and day. All of mine were more yellow than the ones in store. Then I realized that the ones in the store are on all day at full brightness. Like I mentioned, I've done the white image at max brightness for a few hours test and it cooled the screen temperature down for some reason, albeit temporarily. That could be why the screens in store look so good, because they're on at max brightness all day. Just a thought.
Edit: decided to use the new replacement and it has pink and green hues all over the screen. It's actually pretty bad. I get the feeling my luck might change if I go with a white one, but I prefer black.
When I compared the screen on all three of the iPads I had today to the ones in the store, the difference was night and day. All of mine were more yellow than the ones in store. Then I realized that the ones in the store are on all day at full brightness. Like I mentioned, I've done the white image at max brightness for a few hours test and it cooled the screen temperature down for some reason, albeit temporarily. That could be why the screens in store look so good, because they're on at max brightness all day. Just a thought.
Edit: decided to use the new replacement and it has pink and green hues all over the screen. It's actually pretty bad.
I get the feeling my luck might change if I go with a white one, but I prefer black.
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