Let's see if we can find the source of the screen issues...Post your week & factory

[r-sparks]

Congrats on finally finding a decent one. If you're feeling brave, crank up the brightness and load this solid grey wallpaper. It will clearly show pink/green areas, if you have them.

With the greatest respect, you're clearly looking to create a problem by concocting a special test to do so. I never, ever have a fully grey screen on my computer. If I did I'm sure I'd see problems on any screen.

The only problems that we should be worrying about are those that are obvious during everyday use. Otherwise you're just giving yourself an unnecessarily hard time.

 

[rkahl]

With the greatest respect, you're clearly looking to create a problem by concocting a special test to do so. I never, ever have a fully grey screen on my computer. If I did I'm sure I'd see problems on any screen.

The only problems that we should be worrying about are those that are obvious during everyday use. Otherwise you're just giving yourself an unnecessarily hard time.

Thank You and very simply put!

 

[spiderman0616]

Thank You and very simply put!

I think that I posted early on in this thread that it was a waste of time. Apple products seem to breed this type of stuff, and I used to get caught up in it too. When I sold my iPad 2 so that I could buy my iPad 3, I vowed that I would stop being picky and just enjoy the damn iPad. So far, it has worked out well for me.

 

[mcdj]

With the greatest respect, you're clearly looking to create a problem by concocting a special test to do so. I never, ever have a fully grey screen on my computer. If I did I'm sure I'd see problems on any screen.

The only problems that we should be worrying about are those that are obvious during everyday use. Otherwise you're just giving yourself an unnecessarily hard time.

This isn't about creating a problem. Theres's nothing special about it. It's about isolating issues and illuminating them properly. You may never encounter a totally grey screen at one time, but throughout the day, your entire screen eventually renders grey, little by little.

This test isn't like using an all black screen in a black room, with the iPad at an oblique angle. That's looking for trouble that doesn't exist in real usage.

Grey best represents the elements of the iOS UI that people most often complain about being discolored in every day use. The keyboard is grey. Safari's address bar is grey. etc. When people complain about black and white photos having an odd color, it's the discolored greys they're complaining about.

Grey also easily shows uneven illumination, which many have said they detect, but are unable to pinpoint.

People have been posting all white screens as tests since day one of the discussion of the screen issues...no one has claimed that that's unrealistic. But the fact is, there are grey elements on many areas of the screen at a given time, and if there's a discoloration or illumination issue, grey simpy shows it more easily.

Grey is the visual standard by which color is judged to be accurate. That's why photographers and videograhers use a grey card for white balance instead of a white card. That's why color correcting software instructs you to sample a neutral grey area to auto-adjust the entire image.

And as has already been shown in a recent post, using a grey test can be positive...the fellow posted that this test showed he had a problem free screen. So it's not just about finding flaws.

Lastly, this test isn't for those who think people should just ignore screen issues and enjoy their iPad. And yet oddly, they're the ones who discuss the test the most vehemently.

 

[Xultar]

Here is my info. Dust so big I thought it was a scratch! And there is what look like a piece of hair. I thought the screen was cracked.

Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi-4G
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,2
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 9 (March)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Family name: A1430
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 64GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)

Am I being picky? I don't think so even though it is hard to photograph dust I think u can see it here. I couldn't get the hair clearly though.

 

[spiderman0616]

This isn't about creating a problem. Theres's nothing special about it. It's about isolating issues and illuminating them properly. You may never encounter a totally grey screen at one time, but throughout the day, your entire screen eventually renders grey, little by little.

This test isn't like using an all black screen in a black room, with the iPad at an oblique angle. That's looking for trouble that doesn't exist in real usage.

Grey best represents the elements of the iOS UI that people most often complain about being discolored in every day use. The keyboard is grey. Safari's address bar is grey. etc. When people complain about black and white photos having an odd color, it's the discolored greys they're complaining about.

Grey also easily shows uneven illumination, which many have said they detect, but are unable to pinpoint.

People have been posting all white screens as tests since day one of the discussion of the screen issues...no one has claimed that that's unrealistic. But the fact is, there are grey elements on many areas of the screen at a given time, and if there's a discoloration or illumination issue, grey simpy shows it more easily.

Grey is the visual standard by which color is judged to be accurate. That's why photographers and videograhers use a grey card for white balance instead of a white card. That's why color correcting software instructs you to sample a neutral grey area to auto-adjust the entire image.

And as has already been shown in a recent post, using a grey test can be positive...the fellow posted that this test showed he had a problem free screen. So it's not just about finding flaws.

Lastly, this test isn't for those who think people should just ignore screen issues and enjoy their iPad. And yet oddly, they're the ones who discuss the test the most vehemently.

Oh good......you again.

 

[r-sparks]

this test isn't for those who think people should just ignore screen issues and enjoy their iPad. And yet oddly, they're the ones who discuss the test the most vehemently.

I don't think we should ignore screen issues. I'm very fussy about the pink tinting issues and have returned two iPads so far. But I genuinely think by loading grey wallpapers you're going out of your way to find problems. If the problem isn't visible during everyday usage then it's not a problem.

The thing is that, as the Ski Instructor says, you're only really causing problems for yourself.

 

[rkahl]

I don't think we should ignore screen issues. I'm very fussy about the pink tinting issues and have returned two iPads so far. But I genuinely think by loading grey wallpapers you're going out of your way to find problems. If the problem isn't visible during everyday usage then it's not a problem.

The thing is that, as the Ski Instructor says, you're only really causing problems for yourself.

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^ very funny, but you will always have someone telling you "but my job requires me to have a perfect iPad because..." blah, blah, blah! Even a professional photographer on this site said the color calibration matches his 27" iMac exactly.

 

[martiansoldier]

Picked up an open box from Best Buy and after the dead pixel test, found a couple of dust specks and dead pixels.

Serial number: DMPH9*******
Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi-4G
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,2
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 9 (March)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Family name: A1430
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)


Took it to the Genius Bar and received a replacement:

Serial number: DMPHF*******
Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi-4G
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,2
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 12 (March)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Family name: A1430
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)

Replacement is from the same factory, 3 weeks newer but came out of a brown box. It has 1 dead pixel and minimal discoloration. I've decided to keep this one unless the screen gets worse over the next few months.

 

[mcdj]

Even a professional photographer on this site said the color caliberation matches his 27" iMac exactly.

Right, because every professional photographer's eye is sooo reliable and every one of them is at the same level.

None of the working photographers I know would ever use the words color calibration and iMac in the same sentence.

 

[rkahl]

None of the working photographers I know would ever use the words color calibration and iMac in the same sentence.

That's probably why you can't find an iPad. Your skill set is soooo beyond that of an iPad.

 

[seajewel]

Mine is a DM week 16 and there is definitely a yellow cast to the top of the iPad, especially in the top left hand corner. It is in other ways pretty perfect. I set up a genius bar appointment for this week because I've found that the yellow corner is very distracting for me while using iBooks, one of my primary uses of the iPad.

The one concern I have is.. at the risk of sounding OCD and too picky to many people, I went to Best Buy this weekend to check out the demo units because of all the reports of yellow tinting being widespread. of the three demo units, I found only one had a white screen, the other two had even worse yellow discoloration than my own iPad. Usually 1/4 of the screen being very yellow. But having seen the one that didn't have such coloring, I really hope I can get a replacement that's similar, with a uniformly white screen..

 

[augustya]

I had a week 16 DM, 16gb with a great screen. Exchanged it today for a week 17, DY 32gb and this one also had a great screen.....

People who are on 17 DY Batch of Production. How are the whites ? Have you guys ever had any experience of using or coming across a 15 DY can any one of you report which one of these two has a brighter and more clearer white ? 15 DY or 17 DY ?

 

[mcdj]

People who are on 17 DY Batch of Production. How are the whites ? Have you guys ever had any experience of using or coming across a 15 DY can any one of you report which one of these two has a brighter and more clearer white ? 15 DY or 17 DY ?

Seriously? I thought you were gonna let this go for a while.

 

[interfreak]

HAIR UNDER THE SCREEN...

Serial number: DY**********
Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 18 (May)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 16GB
Factory: DY Please tell us where this machine is manufactured.

 

[augustya]

HAIR UNDER THE SCREEN...

Serial number: DY**********
Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 18 (May)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 16GB
Factory: DY Please tell us where this machine is manufactured.

Whoa ! 18-DY ?? R u serious is there really a Hair under the screen ? But otherwise, how is the screen in terms of any kind of tints and whites how are they ?

 

[interfreak]

Yup, there's a hair.

The screen otherwise is great, this is my fifth replacement...

 

[Binarymix]

Serial number: DMPHL....
Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 17 (April)
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 1.0GHz
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: White
Capacity: 64GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)

Garbage.

Diagonal pink-green tint, AND 5" of light leakage at the top.

Called Apple up, and they tried conning me into a repair (aka refurbished unit)
I then talked to a senior advisor who is setting up an 'priority exchange'.

Which basically means I'm repurchasing another iPad and waiting the same amount of time to receive it from china.

This is the fourth. Getting sick of this now.

My best bet is to probably spend some money and go to my closest Apple store and not leave until I'm satisfied.

 

[augustya]

Yup, there's a hair.

The screen otherwise is great, this is my fifth replacement...

Have you ever had a chance to see a 15-DY unit ? Do you think this one 18-DY, is better than 15-DY ? Are the whites really whites ? snow whites as they say ? The reason I am asking is, I had a 15-DY ? I liked the whites they were much brighter and snow whites from the one I got to see like 16-DY and stuff ! BUt it just had a minor, very minor Green Blemish on it so had to return it ! I have not seen 17-DY ! so My plan is either I will take up a 18-DY or 19-DY which should be there in another month or so ? isn't it ?

 

[VFC]

I just picked up an April week 17 DY yesterday. The Micro Center near Philadelphia has recently received a few models into inventory. When I contacted them, they agreed to go through their stock and sell me a DY prefix. When I got to the store, I spoke to the woman who works in returns and told her I'll be back if I find any issues. I even spoke with the store manager and he said there would be no issue returning the unit, for any or no reason, if I was not satisfied.

So far I have found no dead or stuck pixels, no hair or dust under the screen, no scratches on the back, no dark corners, anti-fingerprint coating is evenly applied, even colors, and the overall screen tint is closer to white. I have a full schedule today, so I won't have time to test out Wifi, heat, light bleed, or screen color under different lighting conditions.

So far, so good.

BTW - The Philadelphia (actually St. Davids, west of Philly) Micro Center (as of yesterday) has stock of all models and colors.

I found time yesterday to test a few more things. Screen looks great under varied lighting conditions; even colors, no tint, whites are white (i.e., if I could adjust the screen, I would leave it as it is). Thanks mcdj for the gray image; very useful for testing for color blotches.

The only issue is some light bleed at 100% brightness in a dark room. The light bleed is fairly evenly distributed around the screen perimeter and disappears completely when I adjust the screen brightness below 85%. I normally run the screen at 50%, and rarely read in a dark room, so this is a non-issue for me.

So it looks like I won the screen lottery.

 

[MacSA]

Right, because every professional photographer's eye is sooo reliable and every one of them is at the same level.

None of the working photographers I know would ever use the words color calibration and iMac in the same sentence.

Aren't you the guy comparing the iPad to your $3,000 screen?

 

[mcdj]

Aren't you the guy comparing the iPad to your $3,000 screen?

Nope.

 

[augustya]

I am sick and tried of living under this Paranoia that what if my screen will have any display issues. It causes lot of anxiety and stress not to mention even after you pay money ? is this how modern day Business is done ??

 

[TheWheelMan]

I am sick and tried of living under this Paranoia that what if my screen will have any display issues. It causes lot of anxiety and stress not to mention even after you pay money ? is this how modern day Business is done ??

No, it's how modern day, self-entitled OCD sufferers allow some material object like an iPad to stress them out. I don't care how much you paid for the damn thing, it ain't worth twenty replacements and it most certainly ain't worth high blood pressure and gray hairs.

 

[mcdj]

People who are on 17 DY Batch of Production. How are the whites ? Have you guys ever had any experience of using or coming across a 15 DY can any one of you report which one of these two has a brighter and more clearer white ? 15 DY or 17 DY ?

Have you ever had a chance to see a 15-DY unit ? Do you think this one 18-DY, is better than 15-DY ? Are the whites really whites ? snow whites as they say ? The reason I am asking is, I had a 15-DY ? I liked the whites they were much brighter and snow whites from the one I got to see like 16-DY and stuff ! BUt it just had a minor, very minor Green Blemish on it so had to return it ! I have not seen 17-DY ! so My plan is either I will take up a 18-DY or 19-DY which should be there in another month or so ? isn't it ?

I am sick and tried of living under this Paranoia that what if my screen will have any display issues. It causes lot of anxiety and stress not to mention even after you pay money ? is this how modern day Business is done ??

Wow. I thought I was bad.