iPad 2 - Wow, Tell Me the Yellow Screen Goes Away

PDE said:
Exactly! Thank you. Same thing with the iPhone 4 displays. Unless you have an accurately calibrated LCD to compare with, it's very difficult to know if your display is inaccurate since the eye compensates.
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Come on guys. :rolleyes: White is a COLOR in absolute terms (RGB 255, 255. 255). Yellow is a color. White-yellow is a color. If you can't tell white from yellow-white even without a reference source, your eyes need to be calibrated. :)

This screen has a strong yellow tint no matter what white source that I compare it to. It's not subtle. And it's not something I can ever get used to. It's ugly.

On the other hand, I have no backlight bleeding issues nor any dead pixels. Maybe it's either / or?

Tony
 
Tones2 said:
Come on guys. :rolleyes: White is a COLOR in absolute terms (RGB 255, 255. 255). Yellow is a color. White-yellow is a color. If you can't tell white from yellow-white even without a reference source, your eyes need to be calibrated. :)
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Get a blue tint sunglasses, wear it for an 10-15 minutes. Then get it off and tell us what you see during first seconds :)
 
Archer13 said:
Get a blue tint sunglasses, wear it for an 10-15 minutes. Then get it off and tell us what you see during first seconds :)
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I will see a temporary distortion of natural color versus as it would appear in normal eyesight. So what's the point?

Tony
 
Tones2 said:
I will see a temporary distortion of natural color versus as it would appear in normal eyesight. So what's the point?
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Your eye should compensate warm or cool tint on iPad display. BTW, warm tint is much better for films and videoclips.

Could you make a photo of you iPad display with white page opened (macrumors main page) side by side to some recognizable object? For example:
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Tones2 said:
Come on guys. :rolleyes: White is a COLOR in absolute terms (RGB 255, 255. 255). Yellow is a color. White-yellow is a color. If you can't tell white from yellow-white even without a reference source, your eyes need to be calibrated. :)

This screen has a strong yellow tint no matter what white source that I compare it to. It's not subtle. And it's not something I can ever get used to. It's ugly.

On the other hand, I have no backlight bleeding issues nor any dead pixels. Maybe it's either / or?

Tony
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I have a perfect white screen and no dead pixels or bleeding. So not either/or
 
Can't do it right now but I will. But even that becomes distorted a bit by the overhead lighting color - i.e. the box looks yellow in your picture.

But white is white - you won't convince me otherwise.
 
Tones2 said:
the box looks yellow in your picture.
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It's not a problem, box will be a reference "grey card" indicating ambient white balance.

P.S. Tones2, I'm really interesting in your display problem, cause thinking about buying iPad2 and I'd like to know what to expect from this device. Thank you.
 
blue can be warmer than red - the perception of color temp is largely a factor of the surroundings...
 
My early 2008 MBP 15" looks "more white" compared to the newest Feb 2011 MBP's.. Same thing when compared to the MB Air. Perhaps Apple is using a different manufacturing process.
 
Good thing I have a yellow iP4 screen to compare it too, when it arrives. Seriously though, I understand that apple uses different lcd manufacturers but, what I don't understand is why when I've gone to any one of the 3 apple stores around N.E., all their lcd's on display are of the cooler type and not the warm type? Seems like even their own store managers don't like the look of the warmer screens.
 
I have a similar situation. I brought my iPad 2 to the Apple store and compared with the display units. The iPad 2's at the store have a slight Blue tint on them and the one I have has a slight yellow. The yellow makes whites truer, but (this may be just my unit, not sure) small test seems slightly blurry or less clean then I had on my iPad 1. If your whites are more of a yellow tone - exchange it.

The blue may be a bit easier on the eyes when using in a dark environment, but the slight yellow has a truer presentation with photos, etc (my opinion only). I will say I think I prefer the blue tint screen overall.

It's either a miss-calibration of the screen, a different panel supplier or just some that is screwy. Not sure, but its mass manufacturing so things happen and of course we just want to enjoy the iPad 2's...which I am trying to do.
 
andrewr23 said:
Tony, heres a good comparison between my old iPhone 4 (yellow-left) and how my new one looks (right)


It took me 4 phones and a lot of talking to get the white screen. Plus it was a brand new one not a refurbished phone.


https://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=238500&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1278967512


edit-yes both screens set at 100% brightness.
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That's almost exactly what I'm seeing. No one can tell me that the screen on the left is acceptable.

Tony
 
My iPad actually has a distinct reddish cast compared to my (rather bluish) iPhone 4 screen. My LCD monitor, by comparison, is yellowish.
 
So what do I do if I purchased at Best Buy? Can I return it to the Apple store as a defective item in person and get a new one right there? Or do I have to return it to Best Buy for a full refund and wait 4-5 weeks for another one in the HOPE that the screen won;t be yellow?

Tony
 
Tones2 said:
So what do I do if I purchased at Best Buy? Can I return it to the Apple store as a defective item in person and get a new one right there? Or do I have to return it to Best Buy for a full refund and wait 4-5 weeks for another one in the HOPE that the screen won;t be yellow?

Tony
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Just wait, go to Apple and show them, they will give you a replacement
 
Op, you're not alone and you're not "seeing things" ...my wife's is like yours (yellow) and mine not. We do not have apple stores nearby so I called apple, they sent return boxes and sending me a replacement. I've talked to two others in PM who have the same issue and returning theirs as well.
 
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