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Face it, every iPad 2 has Backlight Bleed

Agreed, but no one is saying a LCD screen should be jet black.

It's about how bad is it.

It's like saying everyone breaks wind, yeah, they do. Even the ladies !!!

However, if you let MASSIVE one's off every 2 minutes all day long then it would be something that's not acceptable.
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jb007clone said:
I think the OP meant take a picture of it in the dark. Also, just curious, what are those dots on the bottom of the screen?...
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OK and the "dots" are Atomic Browser buttons.

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My experience is as follows. I have purchased 3 all wifi models. 1 white 64GB and 2 black 16GB. All 3 have some light bleed, with the white one having the least, but it's still there.
 
Julien said:
OK and the "dots" are Atomic Browser buttons.

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I can spot a little bleed, but definitely not something I would consider an issue. It's probably even more difficult to perceive in person. Again, this is LCD we're talking about, not OLED or a plasma. It's not going to be a totally uniform, inky black.

I think the OP has unrealistic expectations.
 
I have light bleeding on my iPad 2, and I don't need to have a completely dark image on the screen, the brightness turned up to 100%, or in a dark room. I can see it from the moment I lift the Smart Cover up to see the lock screen. I had an original iPad and this was never a problem. There's a huge difference and it's unacceptable.

I've had mine looked at by an Apple genius and they have ordered me a replacement. Of course it's going to be a gamble because the replacement unit could be worse.
 
shadrap said:
My experience is as follows. I have purchased 3 all wifi models. 1 white 64GB and 2 black 16GB. All 3 have some light bleed, with the white one having the least, but it's still there.
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A little technical info. Anyone who understands LCD technology knows that no backlight LCD panel is capable of producing true black. LCD is passive and even fully "untwisted" it can't completely cover all space/block all light from passing through. Also the iPad uses LED edge backlighting (for thinness). It has several LED located around the edges and where the LED's are located will "leak" the most light. LCD TV's also have the same issues.
 
HXGuy said:
I also don't believe the people who say that have zero light bleed. I just haven't seen an iPad 2 yet that didn't have it. Both mine and my wife's has it...it doesn't bother me, but I still think they all have it.

If you have one that doesn't...I'd be curious to see it. But do a true test, not something skewed to show what you want it to show. That means full brightness with a black screen and the lights off in the room.
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I'm sure most have it. But most are rational and don't give a **** if they don't see it in normal use (including watching letter box videos in dim rooms etc.

If you ONLY see it when int a dark room with full brightness, I just don't see a reason to care as it's not affecting your usage. So I don't see a point in that test personally as I'm not OCD about my gadgets being flawless as long as they're near perfect in my actual usage conditions.

If you're seeing it when watching videos then yeah it's a big problem and should be exchanged.
 
Julien said:
Mine is nice and uniform. Of course it's hard to take a picture of it but no obvious light bleed on any of the edges.
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Sorry to borrow your post but that word in bold is very very important.

One thing I've noticed over the last four years or so of wandering around Apple boards is that some of the more, uh, dedicated fans have incredibly high expectations of the company and its products. There are times that I think they'd complain if someone found a problem with an Apple product that only manifests itself when the device is held upside down, on a Tuesday, while someone sacrifices a small goat with, and this is important, a black dagger to Cthulhu.

At the end of the day you may or may not be bothered by a particular issue. If you are, take the device back, get it looked at and either repaired or refunded. Apple has some of the best customer service around so make use of it. If you don't notice it or don't find it affects you then keep calm and carry on. Simple. Speaking as someone who has an iPad 1 that does, indeed, have a minor lightbleed issue... I don't give a damn about it. Why? Because in almost a year of owning the device it has never, not once, been a problem. It's never affected how I use the device, it's never made me think I've been ripped off or need to get it repared. Frankly if monitor manufacturers were held to the same standards being suggested here you'd see prices tripple overnight. In fact I can't remember the last time I saw any monitor without SOME sort of issue... maybe, just maybe, one of the two grand Eizo units we have on the design PC's in work. That's about it though.
 
from the looks of this forum: yeah, every ipad has light bleeding

but since you haven't seen all 1 + million sold ipads, this is a very, very bold statement. If it were really true, it would be a way bigger story. There are just some (too much) unlucky guys with lightbleeding that, ofcourse and rightly so, start complaining online. Makes it look like everyone has this problem.
 
Yeah you should return it and get a xoom so you can really enjoy that user experience.

NO BLEED ON MINE. If there were it would drive me nuts.
 
bmnkvld said:
from the looks of this forum: yeah, every ipad has light bleeding

but since you haven't seen all 1 + million sold ipads, this is a very, very bold statement. If it were really true, it would be a way bigger story. There are just some (too much) unlucky guys with lightbleeding that, ofcourse and rightly so, start complaining online. Makes it look like everyone has this problem.
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Well again the issue is the bulk of them seem to have bleeding that's not noticeable unless your in the dark or a very dim room and have the brightness turned up.

So with most units most users will never notice it unless they are told of it and go test it in the dark. Which is the way it should be. As I said above, I see no reason in worrying over issues that aren't noticeable in normal use. If you get one that you see bleeding in normal use, then swap it out. Otherwise, I don't get the point in going out of the way to test for bleeding.
 
I've got slight light bleeding on my ipad 2 that is only visible in low light with black borders/screen. I noticed it the day I got it and I was a little bummed in the moment, but it doesn't seem worth a trip to the apple store. It's just slightly annoying if you really, really focus on it to a disturbing degree. :)
 
true that

i just wish i had not heard of this issue. I'm curious enough to go check it out as soon as i get my hands on it next friday. I just hope i'm rational enough to not give a flying frrr. Or maybe i really won't have any leakage.
 
smiddlehurst said:
Sorry to borrow your post but that word in bold is very very important.

One thing I've noticed over the last four years or so of wandering around Apple boards is that some of the more, uh, dedicated fans have incredibly high expectations of the company and its products. There are times that I think they'd complain if someone found a problem with an Apple product that only manifests itself when the device is held upside down, on a Tuesday, while someone sacrifices a small goat with, and this is important, a black dagger to Cthulhu.
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Damn, tomorrow I was planning on using my white dagger, thanks for letting me know
 
smiddlehurst said:
sorry to borrow your post but that word in bold is very very important.

One thing i've noticed over the last four years or so of wandering around apple boards is that some of the more, uh, dedicated fans have incredibly high expectations of the company and its products. There are times that i think they'd complain if someone found a problem with an apple product that only manifests itself when the device is held upside down, on a tuesday, while someone sacrifices a small goat with, and this is important, a black dagger to cthulhu.

At the end of the day you may or may not be bothered by a particular issue. If you are, take the device back, get it looked at and either repaired or refunded. Apple has some of the best customer service around so make use of it. If you don't notice it or don't find it affects you then keep calm and carry on. Simple. Speaking as someone who has an ipad 1 that does, indeed, have a minor lightbleed issue... I don't give a damn about it. Why? Because in almost a year of owning the device it has never, not once, been a problem. It's never affected how i use the device, it's never made me think i've been ripped off or need to get it repared. Frankly if monitor manufacturers were held to the same standards being suggested here you'd see prices tripple overnight. In fact i can't remember the last time i saw any monitor without some sort of issue... Maybe, just maybe, one of the two grand eizo units we have on the design pc's in work. That's about it though.
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+1
 
for those who say I'm wrong, for those who say that my 3 iPad 2's as well as the 100's of people who've complained on this forum and other forums does not mean that all iPad 2s suffer THEN prove me wrong with a picture, I welcome it, I'm not trying to be mean or start silly forum fight, I just really want someone to prove me wrong, thats all, stop telling me about LCD technology and blah blah blah, i didnt post to get a lesson on tech or your opinion (especially if you dont have an iPad2), if you have a perfect iPad 2 do the conditions i said in the first post and take a pic, it will stop alot of this bickering on forums
 
I wish people who claim they don't have the backlight bleed would just shuttup because you do have it, search google images for "black" find an all black image, save it, turn your brightness to 100%, and get in a completely dark room and view the black image, you will see it, and if you don't, then take a pic and post it so we can see that there is hope.

I did this - only because I'd heard about it on these forums and was curious - and yes, I had a tiny bleed in one corner.

Guess what? Don't give a ****. I've watched Netflix in the dark and not seen the bleed at all. I know that some people have stronger bleeds that do bother them, but I wish people like you would stop encouraging people with perfectly fine iPads to do this test, because if these are the ONLY conditions under which the bleed shows up then where is the problem? It's certainly not something people should be hounding their Apple stores about and getting constant replacements for when stock is already so low.

If you think you notice something off during normal use, by all means, do this test to see how extensive it is. But if you swear your iPad doesn't have a bleed, then don't bother checking to see if it "really" has a bleed. Because if those are the only circumstances under which it's visible, then why care? And if those of us with extremely minor bleeds don't/shouldn't care, then why the hell do you care so much that you have to run around insisting that everyone check?

Do you also think we should be going over the glass surface with a loupe to check for microscopic scratches?
 
ATTENTION:
I Dont Care That I Have BLEED
IF YOU READ MY OP I SAID:
DONT RETURN IT BECAUSE YOU WILL GET ANOTHER BLEED
the point of this post is to assure everyone it exists on every iPad 2, its not a big deal and to move on, and if you thought yours didn't have it post a pic THATS IT!
 
porcupine8 said:
Because if those are the only circumstances under which it's visible, then why care? And if those of us with extremely minor bleeds don't/shouldn't care, then why the hell do you care so much that you have to run around insisting that everyone check?
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Some people just think things they buy should just be perfect in every condition, including ones that don't come up in normal usage I guess.

I'm not that way and agree with you 100%. But hey, if others are more anal and want to do the test and keep exchanging or give up and return even if they don't notice in normal usage, that's they're right.

I'll keep using mine and not having any hassle or frustration as I couldn't care less that I get mild bleeding if I do that test since I have yet to see it in normal usage.
 
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