iPod touch Let's Find a Pattern With the Bad Screens

[cavemonkey50]

I have a feeling the bad screen batches all have a similar serial number. Maybe I'm wrong, but it can't hurt to find a pattern. If you guys could post the following, we can hopefully find a pattern with the bad screens:

Serial Prefix: 9C73679XXXX
Week: 36 (The number after C7 in the serial.)
Version: 3A101a (Reported in Settings>General>About>Version)
Negative Screen: Yes
Location Purchased: Apple Store

 

[buffalo]

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Serial Prefix: 9C73679XXXX
Week: 36 (The number after C7 in the serial.)
Version: 3A101a (Reported in Settings>General>About>Version)
Negative Screen: Yes
Location Purchased: Apple Store

Just curious how you know that the number after C7 indicates the week it was produce.

If you are correct, mine is a week 37 and 3A100a. I think my screen is fine. I do not have anything to compare it to though.

 

[rmh]

Eh, why not..

37, version 3A101a, bought from Apple store

 

[cavemonkey50]

Just curious how you know that the number after C7 indicates the week it was produce.

If you are correct, mine is a week 37 and 3A100a. I think my screen is fine. I do not have anything to compare it to though.

That's how it is for all serial numbers on every product Apple sells. So my iPod was made last week (36) and yours was made this week (37).

It's interesting your version is 100a and not 101a. Hopefully something stupid like that will reveal a difference in screens or manufacturers.

 

[cavemonkey50]

Eh, why not..

37, version 3A101a, bought from Apple store

Do you have a negative black screen?

 

[dmize]

Here's mine, which I got from Best Buy last night:

Serial: 9C737XXXXXX
Week: 37
Version: 3A100a

Screen's fine, no negative black problem. No hissing audio, either.

 

[telf22]

week - 36

screwed up screen - indeed

purchased from 5th ave apple store.




if there's no recall or something by the end of this week i will exchange mine for another one and kep that one.

 

[clevin]

well, exactly whats the problem? I can't even tell?

 

[Cache]

A pattern emerges if rmh's sreen is fine too.

 

[Brereton55]

From what I have read on all the forums it seems to be a problem with the Apple store shipment.

 

[cavemonkey50]

So far I see 3A100a = good screen, 3A101a = bad screen.

 

[EnTg888]

Week: 37
Version: 3A101a
8GB, purchased from Apple Store.
Screen a bit screwy, but apparently not enough for them to take it back =(.

 

[bushman1]

i have a 37.The screen washes ourlt blacks on videos and maby has a few imperfitions in how even the back light is. It isnt even when the whole screen is black. I dont get a hissing noise in yhr auido.

 

[rmh]

Do you have a negative black screen?

Well, whenever I watch videos that have dark spots I feel like I need to tilt my iPod to see them correctly. Is that what you're talking about?

 

[Sir. Cheesecake]

3a100a seems to be the one that has good screens. Keep um coming guys. This is good info to know! Wish you guys would say what stores you bought it at instead of just the serial numbers.

 

[Brereton55]

Week: 37
Version: 3A101a
8GB, purchased from Apple Store.
Screen a bit screwy, but apparently not enough for them to take it back =(.

Return it and wait for another shipment don't let them screw you

 

[teerexx52]

I have a feeling the bad screen batches all have a similar serial number. Maybe I'm wrong, but it can't hurt to find a pattern. If you guys could post the following, we can hopefully find a pattern with the bad screens:

Serial Prefix: 9C73679XXXX
Week: 36 (The number after C7 in the serial.)
Version: 3A101a (Reported in Settings>General>About>Version)
Negative Screen: Yes
Location Purchased: Apple Store

9C737
Week 37
3a100a
No (not that I can tell anyways)
Apple Store

 

[SpruceGoose]

My iPod Touch pre-order is being prepared for shippment, so no problems for me yet. However my wife bought hers at a Best Buy this morning, and although light scenes look great she has the same negative/shimmering black problem others have reported. Poor Darth Vader looks like a shiny dark blob. Only seems to be an issue with very very dark tones, otherwise image quality is great, sound quality is great and responsiveness of the device is top notch. Hopefully if Apple does identify a bad batch they'll make it right.

Serial Prefix: 9C7377MXXXX
Week: 37 (The number after C7 in the serial.)
Version: 3A101a (Reported in Settings>General>About>Version)
Negative Screen: Yes
Location Purchased: Best Buy (16g model)

Guess that's another in the 101a camp with the problem.

 

[madmaxmedia]

Serial Prefix: 9C7372
Week: 37
Version: 1.1 (3A100a)
Negative Screen: Yes
Location Purchased: Best Buy

Mine has a negative screen. Not horrible, but not great either. I definitely need to be cognizant of viewing angle to minimize the effect.

I know my MacBook doesn't have the most awesome of screens, but its definitely better than my Touch screen.

 

[WILLDOGS]

Serial Prefix: 9C7373YXXXX
Week: 37 (The number after C7 in the serial.)
Version: 3A100a (Reported in Settings>General>About>Version)
Negative Screen: NO, Not that I can tell. Everything looks perfect, nothing obvious.
Location Purchased: Apple Store

NO hissing or any other issues noted.

 

[graln1k]

I have a week 37
Version 3A100A

Purchased at Best Buy on the 14th.

Screen is terrible.
No hissing.

 

[gloss]

Week 37.

Version 3A100a.

Negative screen: Yes, most noticeable in dark environments.

Hissing: Nothing out of the ordinary.

 

[DocVT]

I got my 16GB at Best Buy today.

Serial: 9C736XXXXXX
Week: 36
Version: 3A100a
Screen: fine
Audio: fine

I am really enjoying this new toy.

 

[dragonguy83]

mine is, 9c736, 3a100a
screen has little negative effect, didnt notice it till i compared to you yours. no hissing.
apple store san antonio texas

 

[onionperson654]

First, I've got to give a shout out to cavemonkey50 for this great idea and way to organize it.

I've organized the results from above in a summary:

name store week number quality
cavemonkey50----Apple---36--------101------bad
buffalo--------------------37--------100------good
dmize---------------------37--------100------good
telf22------------apple----36--------___------bad
EnTg888---------Apple----37--------101------bad
bushman1-----------------37--------___------bad
teerexx52--------Apple----37--------100------good
sprucegoose-----BestBuy--37--------101------bad
madmaxmedia----BestBuy--37-------- ___-----bad
WILLDOGS-------Apple-----37--------100-------good
graln1k----------BestBuy--37--------101------bad
gloss----------------------37-------100-------bad
DocVT----------BestBuy---36-------100-------good
dragonguy83----Apple-----36-------100--------bad? (just a little?)

It appears that week number and store have little to do with this (althogh of course we have too few samples).

We need to know if it was 100a or 101a from telf22, bushman1, and madmaxmedia...

To summarize the rest:

101a- 4 models- all bad
100a- 6 models- 5 good, one bad, one a little bad?


Well, we are far from conclusive, but there appears to be a pattern emerging, keep sending in numbers and quality (and store and week just to be sure)!