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I can't see it.

Maybe bad photo.

Maybe my eyes are bad.

Maybe you are just a teeny bit picky (or you're astigmatic and don't know it).:rolleyes: :D
 
These threads.......they're just becoming.........can't we just stop this?

Hmm.

"I have come to accept that there is a much higher expectation on Apple products than other products to be perfect. The amazing thing is that Apple will accommodate that. They will exchange for you if you buy one and are not happy. They did it for me with my iPhone 4."

-spiderman0616

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/12944774/
 
That's awful, I'd definitely return it. I was actually about to get another one and try again but now I'm not so sure.
 
Hmm.

"I have come to accept that there is a much higher expectation on Apple products than other products to be perfect. The amazing thing is that Apple will accommodate that. They will exchange for you if you buy one and are not happy. They did it for me with my iPhone 4."

-spiderman0616

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/12944774/

They will accomodate it. And that's great. And they have done things for me in the past that were above and beyond. I had an iPhone 4 with wifi issues. They exchanged it no questions asked. I had some iPad 2s with dust under the screen. I'm talking about big chunks of dust that you could sometimes see when the screen was on. They accomodated me for 4 trade ins. My 4th one had dust under the screen and the guy said, "This is the last time". I was pissed. I complained. Talked to a couple of managers. Regretted doing so many exchanges because my first one was better than the subsequent 3 I got.

I'm not saying I haven't bitched about this stuff in the past. I've gone off on some rampages about some of the exchanges I've gotten. But I guess I just realized at some point that nothing is perfect. I know you guys want so badly for Apple stuff to be perfect, but it's just not. You may think you got a perfect one for awhile, but after awhile you will notice "the little things". These things were present when Steve Jobs was alive, and they will be present forever. Perfection does not exist, and driving back and forth to the Apple store is a collossal waste of time. I learned that first hand.

I don't care how much you paid for something or what kind of standard you hold a brand to, if you have returned 10 iPads, there is not one unit in Apple's inventory that's going to please you. Return it or live with it.

EDIT: Also just noticed that you conveniently left out the second half of that post where I said: Beware though--the more you get caught up in that exchange cycle, the harder it is to enjoy the device because you're always looking for problems.
 
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Apple will replace it if you want, there was another post on here with the same problem and they replaced it immediately. I also have the same problem but on the left hand side of my iPad and they've arranged a replacement too. I know I'm going to get a lot of stick over it but I've paid nearly £600 and for that I would expect perfection basically. Haters are going to hate, you're entitled to your opinion. :)

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Apple will replace it if you want, there was another post on here with the same problem and they replaced it immediately. I also have the same problem but on the left hand side of my iPad and they've arranged a replacement too. I know I'm going to get a lot of stick over it but I've paid nearly £600 and for that I would expect perfection basically. Haters are going to hate, you're entitled to your opinion. :)

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Have yout got one without a dust underneath the screen just yet? I have yet to see one except those few on display in Apple store...
 
I would say it was screen issue where a line of pixels on the edge are misbehaving. No way back lighting could cause such a detailed defect.

No it's not. It's the backlighting not reaching into the corner. The backlighting is really a sidelight on the other side, it's not really behind the pixels. Nothing is going to make grey pixels except lack of backlighting.
 
I think the interesting issue is, why do you feel the need to have your opinion validated here? Bad photos and prickly prose aside, I would think you should decide for your self.
 
No it's not. It's the backlighting not reaching into the corner. The backlighting is really a sidelight on the other side, it's not really behind the pixels. Nothing is going to make grey pixels except lack of backlighting.

Hate the break your little bubble but the iPad LCD backlights are not just on the side. They would be multiple lights BEHIND the WHOLE screen. The defect would be electronic in nature, still looks like a bad row of misbehaving pixels. :p
 
Hate the break your little bubble but the iPad LCD backlights are not just on the side. They would be multiple lights BEHIND the WHOLE screen. The defect would be electronic in nature, still looks like a bad row of misbehaving pixels. :p

Sorry, but it's your little bubble that is being burst. The iPad is edge lit, not full array. Edge lit means lit from the side, not the back.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20042462-37.html

http://news.cnet.com/lg-light-leak-blamed-for-ipad-2-shortage/8301-17938_105-20060625-1.html

"Light leakage is common in edge-lit LCD panels, where light unintentionally emanates from the bezel that surrounds the screen, causing a patchy, non-uniform display that is most noticeable in dark scenes. This problem also pops up in TVs, and is sometimes called "flashlighting.""


http://tv.about.com/od/frequentlyaskedquestions/f/EdgeLitFAQ.htm

"Edge-lit, on the other hand, means the LEDs that illuminate the pixels are located only on the edges of the set."
 
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I'm also very tired of seeing so many threads regarding the numerous screen defects but am equally tired of the 'stop being OCD and enjoy it' responses.

What it simply comes down to is if it's going to bother you, exchange it. Each of us have vastly different tolerances for what we will accept quality wise and you should feel satisfied with the quality of the device for which you've spent a nice chuck of $. I'm sure if I look hard enough I'll find something wrong with my iPad screen so I just choose not to look for them and guess what--I'm thoroughly enjoying my new iPad.

Thank being said, I've seen the OP and a small handful of posters all over these threads and suspect that your personal standards are not going to allow you to ever enjoy your iPad.
 
I've seen the OP and a small handful of posters all over these threads and suspect that your personal standards are not going to allow you to ever enjoy your iPad.

Since you've read so many of my posts, you may note that I've said multiple times that I bought one, exactly one, iPad2, and enjoyed it thoroughly for 1 year. (and it took me almost 2 months after launch to even FIND an iPad2)

I am now on my 5th iPad 3, each purchased effortlessly (no shortage), each with glaring screen issues. This says to me that Apple made way too many of these, and QC has taken a hit. No one but people with screen issues seems able to admit this. Not sure why. It's patently obvious to me.

The other byproduct of an extra million or 2 units on the market is that there are MANY people who are completely new to the iPad; people who never had an iPad 1 or 2 and have no comparison to what a good iPad screen can look like. They're merely dazzled by pixel density and the scrutiny stops there. My standards, as you call into question, are based on what Apple has sold me in the past 2 iPads. Nothing more, nothing less.
 
Since you've read so many of my posts, you may note that I've said multiple times that I bought one, exactly one, iPad2, and enjoyed it thoroughly for 1 year. (and it took me almost 2 months after launch to even FIND an iPad2)

I am now on my 5th iPad 3, each purchased effortlessly (no shortage), each with glaring screen issues. This says to me that Apple made way too many of these, and QC has taken a hit. No one but people with screen issues seems able to admit this. Not sure why. It's patently obvious to me.

The other byproduct of an extra million or 2 units on the market is that there are MANY people who are completely new to the iPad; people who never had an iPad 1 or 2 and have no comparison to what a good iPad screen can look like. They're merely dazzled by pixel density and the scrutiny stops there. My standards, as you call into question, are based on what Apple has sold me in the past 2 iPads. Nothing more, nothing less.

I wasn't 'calling into question' your standards, simply stating that based on what I've read, it may be very difficult to meet them. In fact, contrary to many of the posts directed your way, I was suggesting you should exchange it if you're not happy with it.

But why try to be nice when you're being such a defensive pr&@k. All I've seen from you is non stop defensive retorts on why your personal standards are better than everyone else's, that we're blind if we can't see what's wrong with all of our iPads, that Apple is producing a defect ridden piece of garbage (I'm paraphrasing, of course).

As you clearly haven't noticed, you ARE in the minority here. The fact that most people don't have problems with their iPads (or are simply unable to perceive them, as I'm sure you'd say), that this iPad is receiving exceptional marks in customer satisfaction and consistently good to great reviews is all the proof that's required to show the problem, though we know you won't admit it, does in fact lie squarely with you or any of the other minuscule percent of iPad owners with impossibly high standards.

And before you once again remind us that 'your iPad 2 is perfect, why can't I get the same with my new iPad?', ever think that your iPad 2 was the exception, that maybe you just got lucky and found the needle in the haystack that lives up to your impossible high standards? Who's to say if you had exchanged it that the next five wouldnt have had the same problems your experiencing now.

You post multiple threads about the poor quality screen on the iPad and get pissed of when most people don't agree with you. Apple hasn't created these exceptionally high standards, as I've seen you state numerous time--you have, it's all in your own mind. You know how you avoid all of the posts advising you that you should stop the obsessive compulsive behavior and just enjoy your iPad? Either shut the $&?! up or stop reading our responses and go start a thread for yourself, Nikos, Giov and anyone else I might've overlooked who dominate these threads and complain to your hearts content.
 
Hate the break your little bubble but the iPad LCD backlights are not just on the side. They would be multiple lights BEHIND the WHOLE screen. The defect would be electronic in nature, still looks like a bad row of misbehaving pixels. :p

Hate to break your bubble but you're wrong. It's not bad pixels. I'm an electronics engineer and it's not a whole row. In fact given the retina display it's several partial rows. Only the backlighting is going to cause this.
 
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