The two I bought during US Launch Day had some bleeding.
The one I got last week is PERFECT, NO BLEEDING
It's all luck
I think for at least the $500 asking price, the customer doesn't need to believe in "luck" for such an issue.
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iPad 2 WITHOUT light bleeding issue?
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I think for at least the $500 asking price, the customer doesn't need to believe in "luck" for such an issue.
Don't wait!!!
Look I was in the wireless industry 15 yrs before I changed professions and in the time I worked for ATT, SprintPCS, Cingular, and T Mobile so I've worked with thousands of phones different manufactures, technology, etc,. I was working for ATT when they had bag phones and do you remember the time when a camera was put on the phone? When that happened we were all saying " beam me up scotty." the point is that in my time I have not seen a cellphone w/o issues, frankly if the device worked 90% of the time it was considered a working phone. People in the similar field will say the same. Yes Apple is kick arse with their tablets and yes they are the best but there will always be issues, if it's not this, it that. If you sit on the sidelines and wait to make your move when it's perfect.. Well unfortunately you will be waiting a long time. These tablets are awesome and probably the best for years to come but part of the process is completed by a human being so nothing will ever be perfect, you can always find a flaw if you look hard enough. There are instances where some of the bleeding was severe to the point it looks like a big blob but that is probably about 20% of the iPads and those are high numbers but when do you really see the bleeds? If your looking for it you have to sit in a pitch dark room and pull up a black screen to see it, ask yourself, how often will you be sitting in a pitch dark room and looking at a black screen? If you do... Your issues are more than the iPad. The point I'm trying to make is that people are basically looking for anything and everything that could be wrong and if they do find it they will come on sites like this one and plaster it all over making it such a big stink about it that others sit there and try to duplicate the same thing and if they could they immediately call Apple and make a stink about it. They don't think, how often is this glitch going to affect my usage or my ability to enjoy the technology/device. Some have been honest enough to say that yes, they didn't notice it until they saw it on a forum. A device should be measured by it's ability to do what it says it's going to do rather the " how many issues can I find." if that the way you think then you're probably one of those people that do sit in a ptch dark room and bitch about anything and everything. I rather be bitching to my gf about our relationship rather than bitching on a forum or on the phone with tech support trying to fix something that's not really broken.
Just like anything else, if it's working the way it's suppose to be working and when someone is happy with their device they aren't likely going to take the time and come to site like this to talk about awesome the device is but wait until you find a small tiny problem then people are singing like birds. IMHO, buy the iPad 2 and figure out how it will fit into your budget and life. If you buy something that out of your budget you're more likely going to find reasons for you to return it and get your money back. If you buy the device and use what it's meant for ad it doesn't fit in your life or you don't have the time to use it then return it, that's what buyers remorse suppose to be but if you sit back and decide whether you're going to buy something based on what others may be saying, then you're never going to enjoy technology. If that's the way you look at life then you're probably one that sits there while life passes them by because a perfect 10 will never be a perfect 10. You've heard the saying, " beauty is in the eye of the BEHOLDER." Youre never going to be a beholder if you just sit back and chill.
I know there will be some that understand my rambling and some who are so bored a opinionated that they will start a flame war but frankly I don't give s rats ass about those morons who can't keep their mouth shut and let someone like you make your own decision and enjoy it. You may or may not agree wqith me but I'm sure you can tell that nothing is ever perfect and you can find flaws in anything and some people look too hard, if that is you then don't buy it because all your going to do is look for those imperfection an not actually use the device for what it's meant for. I won't read this topic again so I don't know what you'll do be do whatever makes you happy and don't sit back and wait for something to be 100% because you won't find it, I guarantee you.
Look I was in the wireless industry 15 yrs before I changed professions and in the time I worked for ATT, SprintPCS, Cingular, and T Mobile so I've worked with thousands of phones different manufactures, technology, etc,. I was working for ATT when they had bag phones and do you remember the time when a camera was put on the phone? When that happened we were all saying " beam me up scotty." the point is that in my time I have not seen a cellphone w/o issues, frankly if the device worked 90% of the time it was considered a working phone. People in the similar field will say the same. Yes Apple is kick arse with their tablets and yes they are the best but there will always be issues, if it's not this, it that. If you sit on the sidelines and wait to make your move when it's perfect.. Well unfortunately you will be waiting a long time. These tablets are awesome and probably the best for years to come but part of the process is completed by a human being so nothing will ever be perfect, you can always find a flaw if you look hard enough. There are instances where some of the bleeding was severe to the point it looks like a big blob but that is probably about 20% of the iPads and those are high numbers but when do you really see the bleeds? If your looking for it you have to sit in a pitch dark room and pull up a black screen to see it, ask yourself, how often will you be sitting in a pitch dark room and looking at a black screen? If you do... Your issues are more than the iPad. The point I'm trying to make is that people are basically looking for anything and everything that could be wrong and if they do find it they will come on sites like this one and plaster it all over making it such a big stink about it that others sit there and try to duplicate the same thing and if they could they immediately call Apple and make a stink about it. They don't think, how often is this glitch going to affect my usage or my ability to enjoy the technology/device. Some have been honest enough to say that yes, they didn't notice it until they saw it on a forum. A device should be measured by it's ability to do what it says it's going to do rather the " how many issues can I find." if that the way you think then you're probably one of those people that do sit in a ptch dark room and bitch about anything and everything. I rather be bitching to my gf about our relationship rather than bitching on a forum or on the phone with tech support trying to fix something that's not really broken.
Just like anything else, if it's working the way it's suppose to be working and when someone is happy with their device they aren't likely going to take the time and come to site like this to talk about awesome the device is but wait until you find a small tiny problem then people are singing like birds. IMHO, buy the iPad 2 and figure out how it will fit into your budget and life. If you buy something that out of your budget you're more likely going to find reasons for you to return it and get your money back. If you buy the device and use what it's meant for ad it doesn't fit in your life or you don't have the time to use it then return it, that's what buyers remorse suppose to be but if you sit back and decide whether you're going to buy something based on what others may be saying, then you're never going to enjoy technology. If that's the way you look at life then you're probably one that sits there while life passes them by because a perfect 10 will never be a perfect 10. You've heard the saying, " beauty is in the eye of the BEHOLDER." Youre never going to be a beholder if you just sit back and chill.
I know there will be some that understand my rambling and some who are so bored a opinionated that they will start a flame war but frankly I don't give s rats ass about those morons who can't keep their mouth shut and let someone like you make your own decision and enjoy it. You may or may not agree wqith me but I'm sure you can tell that nothing is ever perfect and you can find flaws in anything and some people look too hard, if that is you then don't buy it because all your going to do is look for those imperfection an not actually use the device for what it's meant for. I won't read this topic again so I don't know what you'll do be do whatever makes you happy and don't sit back and wait for something to be 100% because you won't find it, I guarantee you.
So yeah I travel a lot ... daily ... I specifically bought my ipad to watch movies on the go and Netflix, that being said I DO NOT want my device to have glaring white spots all along one edge visibly seen with brightness set to around 10%. Sorry but Im not about to keep it down at 10% to watch movies that look dark. I like my idevices at around 45% - 50% brightness and the spots are very visible at this level.
Im sorry but I work my ass off everyday for the money I make, so when I drop $800 on a device it better look better then the floor model at best buy.
PS - I've logged a ticket with Apple and they acknowledged the issue and say its a known hardware defect.
PSS - The whole point of these online forums is to promote discussion, so those telling people to stop posting should not read any threads in any online forum. If no one posted/replied to posts you'd have nothing smart to reply to or read for that matter.
Im sorry but I work my ass off everyday for the money I make, so when I drop $800 on a device it better look better then the floor model at best buy.
PS - I've logged a ticket with Apple and they acknowledged the issue and say its a known hardware defect.
PSS - The whole point of these online forums is to promote discussion, so those telling people to stop posting should not read any threads in any online forum. If no one posted/replied to posts you'd have nothing smart to reply to or read for that matter.
In an ideal world, maybe. In the real world, not so much. What typically happens when a company makes press about minor failings (and, while those who have been hit by this my not like it categorized as such, the reality is that it is a minor failing in the sense that it is only effecting a minority of users, and likely a pretty small minority, at that), the public view of the brand is not boosted, but rather plummets.
So, while at one level it would be very nobel of Apple to come out and say publicly that there has been an issue with early manufacturing runs of the iPad 2, it would likely do a LOT to hurt them, and in the long run, hurt their customers. So, by choosing to publicly stay quiet while on a per customer basis working very hard to replace faulty units, I would still say that Apple is trying to find the best path for themselves and their customers.
I think Toyota attempted to avoid the 'path of nobility' with their brake failing issue. That is until people started to die at the wheel. Then the wheels literally fell off the attempt to hide the truth.
I do accept that I expect very few deaths as a result of LCD backlighting, saying that though, some people do get pretty worked up
he speaks the truth!
after a while though, and after you're out of that 14 day window, you're pretty much up ***** creek without a paddle. Exchange after exchange is just ridiculous.
I agree. Thin is in but like my TVs I'd put up with a bigger iPad for a better screen but maybe that's just me. Plasma will die I guess so I'm hoping that my Kuro can make to the next tech breakthrough.
Anyway as I've said before iPad goodness trumps iPad bleed issues.
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Mine should arrive in about a week or two, I will have to test and see if they are getting better
Mine should arrive in about a week or two, I will have to test and see if they are getting better
...but one thing is light bleeding and dead pixels, how about this problem: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1181934/ ? IMO that is more annoying than light bleeding, but it depends on how it's used of course...
lol, nice to see my thread resurface again. but I am about to buy my iPad in 2 weeks. decided to wait and see if apple is fixing there production problems, but the waiting is killing me. I think it is time to pull the trigger and see if I get a "perfect" display
Should I wait a few more weeks to see if apple is going to solve the problem or just buy now
Wait, you'll be so happy you did. The one you want is iPad 3. Get out your patience and wait, the 3 will be a winner.
I have both iPad 1 & 2, there's no reason to live with the light bleed that I have personally experienced with the four iPad 2's in my family. Had we known we would have waited as well. I kept my iPad 1, bought the 2 as and additional iPad, and the difference is striking.
Or buy now, and you will really regret it when you see how good the 3 is. Apple is known for not making the same mistake twice.
I own 2, iPad 2's without any light bleed whatsoever!
I also own 2, Unicorns so my leprechaun's have something to ride when I'm away at work.
I also own 2, Unicorns so my leprechaun's have something to ride when I'm away at work.
I never noticed it until reading about it hear, had to put it on a black screen in a very dark room to even see it, it has some but not enough to get my panties in a bunch over it, besides I have owned it for a couple of months now and up until this week I had no idea what people were complaining about, I feel no different now knowing this then I did not knowing it.
The fact that people know about it is all it takes I guess.
The fact that people know about it is all it takes I guess.