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

Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MC076
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 13 (April)
introduced test: GOED
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB

I have no screen issues, and no heat issues. My battery has been going down pretty quickly but I haven't rebooted/charged it since I opened the box yesterday. I'll update later today after reboot how the battery does.
 
OK....

So there are 150+ posts....

How does this thread answer the OP's "Let's see if we can find the source of the screen issues"?
 
Simplicated said:
Please definitely report on the screen. I'd like to see if Apple has taken any actions regarding this issue.
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Screen is 90% good. No light bleed, dead pixels or yellow tint but there is a reddish/pinkish region (left side) and a green spot (bottom right). Shame. *sigh*
 
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Simplicated said:
Please definitely report on the screen. I'd like to see if Apple has taken any actions regarding this issue.
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My first replacement:

Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 13 (April)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: White
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DY Please tell us where this machine is manufactured.
External link: Repair guide by iFixit
External link: Portatronix sells parts for this iPad
Uitbreidingen: Uitbreidingsmogelijkheden van dit apparaat

No dead pixels, no tint of any kind and no backlight bleed at all. It's perfect. :D
If you turn it up to 100%, you'll see a tiny bit creep in, but at normal levels, around 50-65 it's flawless.
 

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Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MD328
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 8 (February)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: White
Capacity: 16GB
Factory: DL (China - Foxconn)


Quick question is there an intuitive method for testing for dead pixels?
 
Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi-4G
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,2
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 8 (February)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: A1430
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: White
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)


No screen issues, no dead pixels, etc.
 
Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi-4G
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,2
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 10 (March)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: A1430
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)


Is week 10 a good week?
 
Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 5 (February)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 16GB
Factory: DL (China - Foxconn)

I have pink tint on screen :( going to exchange.
 
Perfect in every way

Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi-4G
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,2
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 7 (February)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: A1430
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 64GB
Factory: DN (China, Chengdu - Foxconn)
 
Darker corner with blueish tinge at bottom right (portrait)

Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MC076
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 8 (February)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DL (China - Foxconn)
 
Serial number: DLxxxxxxxxx
Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi-4G
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,2
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 5 (February)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: A1430
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 64GB
Factory: DL (China - Foxconn)

Week 5 from Italy: yellow tint on top 1/3 in portrait, not complety uniform display

Going for replace this evening
 
This thread should just stop. Clearly there is no correlation to week builds and quality. If anything, I see even more randomness.
 
ReallyBigFeet said:
This thread should just stop. Clearly there is no correlation to week builds and quality. If anything, I see even more randomness.
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It's not going to correlate.

Unless we could pry open the iPads and find the batch #'s of the screens themselves, it's all random.

Different screen batches could be divvied up and sent to different factories, in which they might get divvied up and used on different days/weeks/months.

Even IF one factory received all of the same display batch, and used them all in the same lot of iPads.... there could still be good screens, and bad screens in the same display batch.
 
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXX
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
Family name: A1430
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)

No issues with my screen so far.
 
So Finally is there a conclusion on which weeks of production in specific had the yellow tint problem with the New iPad, well I am planning to buy one and I am just hoping that I select the week of production from the serail number which on a large scaale has no yellow tints or hue's so do we have any numbers on which week's are the safest bet to buy. I have done small numbers and I feel the following weeks of production has mostly the yellow tint problems with the New iPad

Apparently the following weeks have a Yellow Tint Problem :

week-1
week-3
week-5
week-6
week-7
week-9
week-10

What do you guys think ?
 
augustya said:
So Finally is there a conclusion on which weeks of production in specific had the yellow tint problem with the New iPad, well I am planning to buy one and I am just hoping that I select the week of production from the serail number which on a large scaale has no yellow tints or hue's so do we have any numbers on which week's are the safest bet to buy. I have done small numbers and I feel the following weeks of production has mostly the yellow tint problems with the New iPad

Apparently the following weeks have a Yellow Tint Problem :

week-1
week-3
week-5
week-6
week-7
week-9
week-10

What do you guys think ?
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I think there's a trend. Week 2, 4, 8 do not have a tint. I'm predicting week 16 won't as well. :D
 
augustya said:
So Finally is there a conclusion on which weeks of production in specific had the yellow tint problem with the New iPad, well I am planning to buy one and I am just hoping that I select the week of production from the serail number which on a large scaale has no yellow tints or hue's so do we have any numbers on which week's are the safest bet to buy. I have done small numbers and I feel the following weeks of production has mostly the yellow tint problems with the New iPad

Apparently the following weeks have a Yellow Tint Problem :

week-1
week-3
week-5
week-6
week-7
week-9
week-10

What do you guys think ?
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I'm week 7 and have no tint at all.
EDIT: Oops, taking that back after double checking. I'm week 8. So maybe there's something to this.

Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 8 (February)
introduced test: GOED
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)
External link: Repair guide by iFixit
 
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augustya said:
So Finally is there a conclusion on which weeks of production in specific had the yellow tint problem with the New iPad, well I am planning to buy one and I am just hoping that I select the week of production from the serail number which on a large scaale has no yellow tints or hue's so do we have any numbers on which week's are the safest bet to buy. I have done small numbers and I feel the following weeks of production has mostly the yellow tint problems with the New iPad

Apparently the following weeks have a Yellow Tint Problem :

week-1
week-3
week-5
week-6
week-7
week-9
week-10

What do you guys think ?
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I think your conclusion is wrong and no idea how you reached it. I'm week 7 and my screen is flawless.
 
ReallyBigFeet said:
I think your conclusion is wrong and no idea how you reached it. I'm week 7 and my screen is flawless.
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There is one more thread here where in someone has asked people to post their Week Of Production and I just took a synopsis of the weeks people have posted their production week...:D No Big Market Research or anything ;)
 
I got my 6th iPad. It's perfect in every way :D

Name: iPad 3
Model Number: MC076
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,1
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2011
Production week: 53 (January)
introduced test: GOED
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DL (China - Foxconn)
 
Alexjones said:
Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi-4G
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,2
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 10 (March)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: A1430
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: DM (China - Foxconn)


Is week 10 a good week?
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Week 10 here and it's as perfect as I can expect. No bleed. No pixels committing suicide. Nice uniform (for an LCD) screen.
 
VidPro said:
Week 10 here and it's as perfect as I can expect. No bleed. No pixels committing suicide. Nice uniform (for an LCD) screen.
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I exchanged it because of the yellow screen and the incase select jacket gave off a lot of dust that made the black bezel look like a dust magnet. My new one is a white week #13. This is my last and final one. Its perfect. The Apple sales guy had me try it out before i accepted it.

Name: iPad 3
Group1: iPad
Group2: WiFi-4G
Generation: 3
Machine Model: iPad3,2
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 13 (April)
introduced test: GOED
Family name: A1430
Screen size: 9 inch
Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels
 
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