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How yellow is the new iPad screen supposed to be compared to the iPad 2?
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It actually looks like both your iPads are off. Your iPad 3 appears yellow and your iPad 2 appears pink.
I have one of the new iPads and it definitely has a different tint/hue to it than my friend's iPad 2. Here are some things I noticed:
- Looking at the home screen, the "Messages" icon on the iPad 2 is more solid green; it's more greenish-yellow on the new iPad.
- Looking at the home screen, the "Music" icon on the iPad 2 is more of a deeper orange-red; it's more yellow-orange on the new iPad.
- Bring up the "Notes" app and you'll see a huge difference. The background is more of an orangeish-yellow on the iPad 2; more of a greenish-yellow on the new iPad.
- Also look at the "iBooks" app. The shelf background is more of a reddish wood color on the iPad 2; more of a greenish wood color on the new iPad.
I chalked this up to differences in the color temperature/color balance of the iPad 2 vs. new iPad. I think this is to be expected, right?
- Looking at the home screen, the "Messages" icon on the iPad 2 is more solid green; it's more greenish-yellow on the new iPad.
- Looking at the home screen, the "Music" icon on the iPad 2 is more of a deeper orange-red; it's more yellow-orange on the new iPad.
- Bring up the "Notes" app and you'll see a huge difference. The background is more of an orangeish-yellow on the iPad 2; more of a greenish-yellow on the new iPad.
- Also look at the "iBooks" app. The shelf background is more of a reddish wood color on the iPad 2; more of a greenish wood color on the new iPad.
I chalked this up to differences in the color temperature/color balance of the iPad 2 vs. new iPad. I think this is to be expected, right?
At the end of the day are you happy with the screen? It's very easy to obsess about these things and keep looking, checking, double checking and seeing faults. However if you aren't happy then return it and swap it out.....but be warned, it's a slippery slope and the next minute you'll be posting here that you're on your tenth iPad and you still haven't found "...the perfect one".
My advice, enjoy your iPad.
While I know individual new iPad units have differences in screen quality, tint/hue, and brightness (I've seen the proof in several forum posts here and elsewhere), I don't buy the premise that there are "perfect" screens.
When people use the word "perfect", what they're saying is, "I got an iPad and its screen looks acceptable to me." That so-called perfect screen could be handed over to a more discerning/particular person who could find something wrong with it.
Given the variance and array of minor differences unit to unit, I tend to agree with spcdust that you're not going to find the elusive "perfect" screen, because it doesn't exist. The test is simply whether or not the owner is satisfied.
I do think it's a fact that the new iPad in general has a different color temperature than iPad 1 and 2.
When people use the word "perfect", what they're saying is, "I got an iPad and its screen looks acceptable to me." That so-called perfect screen could be handed over to a more discerning/particular person who could find something wrong with it.
Given the variance and array of minor differences unit to unit, I tend to agree with spcdust that you're not going to find the elusive "perfect" screen, because it doesn't exist. The test is simply whether or not the owner is satisfied.
I do think it's a fact that the new iPad in general has a different color temperature than iPad 1 and 2.
Not see purple it's just a different shade of blue (warm blue) for internet links only while surfing in Safari. Other than that whites are definitely white, blues are blue etc.
Hey Apple.
It's taken you 3 generations of iPad so far, and you STILL have not done it.
Put in colour control settings/sliders and gamma etc in the iPad "advanced settings"
Computers have had these settings for years to put right mass produced screens.
Just do this and you won't have any more problems.
Will they listen? No of course not.
It's taken you 3 generations of iPad so far, and you STILL have not done it.
Put in colour control settings/sliders and gamma etc in the iPad "advanced settings"
Computers have had these settings for years to put right mass produced screens.
Just do this and you won't have any more problems.
Will they listen? No of course not.
It won't help the uneven screens nearly as much. I have a Macbook Pro with a yellow blob, and the only way to (almost) eliminate it is with an extremely blue color temperature, which is not to my taste.
Mine are very similar and I prefer the new iPad. However, once you start using one exclusively you won't notice the tint.
But new threads bring new info, and if there were no new threads this place would be dull!!
Just to show you what mine looks like next to a sheet of white paper. Max brightness, pure white image.
Is that the only white piece of paper you have, that looks like its been thru the ringer a few times
yellowish or blueish screen is normal, as an Apple Store staff confirmed with me. And for my local apple store, they say i can change if i do not satisfy with the screen.
however, personally, the yellowish screen looks more friendly with eyes, i think
however, personally, the yellowish screen looks more friendly with eyes, i think
