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Let's hope this is not a sign for Retina Screen issues

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rmastbro

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After reading this I hope this is not an indicator that iPhone 4 consumers are going to have screen issues.

I work for a manufacturing company that actually makes components for the iPhone and iPad. Although we do have very good quality, if we ship products with "low yields" it is a bit concerning. :eek:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20008149-64.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

"Low yields on the IPS LCD panel from LG Display have dramatically impacted the production volumes for iPhone 4," Kumar wrote in his research note. "Our supply chain checks indicate that our earlier monthly shipment estimate of 4 million units have been reset by about half."
 
I'll be so pissed if I get my IP4 and the screen is messed up!!! You know getting a replacement will be virtually impossible for a while, unless Apple gives precedent to people who got the first batch that are possibly defective, like they should.
 
rmastbro said:
After reading this I hope this is not an indicator that iPhone 4 consumers are going to have screen issues.

I work for a manufacturing company that actually makes components for the iPhone and iPad. Although we do have very good quality, if we ship products with "low yields" it is a bit concerning. :eek:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20008149-64.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

"Low yields on the IPS LCD panel from LG Display have dramatically impacted the production volumes for iPhone 4," Kumar wrote in his research note. "Our supply chain checks indicate that our earlier monthly shipment estimate of 4 million units have been reset by about half."
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SRLMJ23 said:
I'll be so pissed if I get my IP4 and the screen is messed up!!! You know getting a replacement will be virtually impossible for a while, unless Apple gives precedent to people who got the first batch that are possibly defective, like they should.
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They're worried about meeting demand. What are you two worried about?
 
This means they cannot produce enough screens to keep up with demand, not that the screens produced are of poor quality. :facepalm:
 
Gisz88 said:
This means they cannot produce enough screens to keep up with demand, not that the screens produced are of poor quality. :facepalm:
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This is just people jumping to conclusions without reading the link. The thread title is a little deceiving though.
 
sammich said:
Do you know what 'low yield' means?
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Ahhhhh.. yeaaa ...

Let's say they manufacture 1,000,000 screens and 500,000 pass (50% yield), it may mean they might have production issues that may show up later with passing displays ..

This is probably not the case but in the past remember all of those 'YELLOW' screen issues people were bitching about :mad:
 
Sean4123 said:
This is just people jumping to conclusions without reading the link. The thread title is a little deceiving though.
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Have you read it? I don't see anything to do with problems.

Production issues with the iPhone 4's newfangled display will cause serious supply shortages, according to a analyst's research note posted Friday.
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Low yields on the IPS LCD panel from LG Display have dramatically impacted the production volumes
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production bottleneck
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rmastbro said:
Let's say they manufacture 1,000,000 screens and 500,000 pass (50% yield), it may mean they might have production issues that may show up later with passing displays ..
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QC takes care of that.

That said, I get where you're coming from, LG might lower the passing quality for displays in order to save money. BUT the article and you in your original post doesn't mention anything to that effect.
 
I would still be psyched about the iPhone 4 even if it didn't have a retina display (I mean if it was still a 320x480 LCD). The A4 chip in the iPhone 4 is enough reason for me to want one, plus the updated camera system, video system, facetime, and iMovie.
 
WardC said:
I would still be psyched about the iPhone 4 even if it didn't have a retina display (I mean if it was still a 320x640 LCD). The A4 chip in the iPhone 4 is enough reason for me to want one, plus the updated camera system, video system, facetime, and iMovie.
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I think you mean 320x480
 
sammich said:
Have you read it? I don't see anything to do with problems.






QC takes care of that.

That said, I get where you're coming from, LG might lower the passing quality for displays in order to save money. BUT the article and you in your original post doesn't mention anything to that effect.
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I called it first !!!

+1 :p

"Some iPhone 4s Experiencing Display Discoloration?"

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/947618/

SEE this is what I was afraid of !!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

Luckily for me the iPhone 4 I received today does not exhibit these kind of issues :D
 
Any time your demand exceeds supply you increase the risk of quality control issues. Corners start getting cut to meet demand.
 
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