I agree, almost a year later after having my 5 without interlacing, I still love the screen and enjoy how quality it is.
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Screen interlacing still present on 5S
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I ordered an iPhone 5s, and I'm PRAYING that I don't have the interlace issue. My iPhone 4 display is perfect and I don't want an inferior one.
What are the odds that I'll get a good display?
What are the odds that I'll get a good display?
I want to call you all crazy but I'll wait. I set that image as my home screen and saw nothing strange. Anyone have a video of the issue? I've never seen an interlacing issue on an iPhone.
Then maybe you were lucky enough or have the issue it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Look at this thread
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1471037/
Over 9 pages !
Solution, don't use those images as a background.....
It's not the image it the display itself the image shows the issue by utilizing tightly aligned lines together which in certain areas will show the screen flicker like crazy . In most cases you will she the faint lines everywhere in especially in blue colored areas
Yeah, as I have stated before, I can easily see it on store model 5/5c/5s's for those that are affected without loading that wallpaper. just take a good look at the grey area of the camera icon.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/358122/
Does anyone remember 'negative black' with the first gen?
That was the worst issue, you couldn't watch movies with dark scenes AT ALL. crushed black levels.
looked like it was processed through an x-ray machine
Does anyone remember 'negative black' with the first gen?
That was the worst issue, you couldn't watch movies with dark scenes AT ALL. crushed black levels.
looked like it was processed through an x-ray machine
9 pages of discussion, but most don't seem to have the problem. I still haven't seen a video of it. Might be hard to show in a video though. Again, your iPhone shouldn't flicker.
Yes, yes, yes!
I posted about it in another thread. I also checked 5-6 display units in the 5th Ave store and all but one had it!
I had to go through multiple exchanges of the 5 due to various issues and, I believe, only two of them including my current one didn't have it.
I also had to replace multiple iPhone 4's, but never bumped into the issue even though was reading about it here on MacRumors.
As for the iPhone 5 replacements, some of them experienced it so much that I could see it without even looking for it! It was annoying
I played with another two 5c's at the Apple store and one 5s.
I've now seen four 5c's and two 5s's between at AT&T store, Sprint Store, and Apple Store, and 6 for 6 interlacing.
This is insane.
I've now seen four 5c's and two 5s's between at AT&T store, Sprint Store, and Apple Store, and 6 for 6 interlacing.
This is insane.
My iPhone 4 screen is perfect. No interlace issues.
I'm really nervous about getting the iPhone 5s because I don't want my screen quality to be downgraded when upgrading my device. I'm used to a perfect screen, and if I get an interlaced screen, I'll be quite upset.
Has anyone had any luck with getting their iPhone replaced because of the vertical lines on the screen?
On a side note, I was just at Best Buy and their display model of the iPhone 5s had no interlace issues at all. It looked great. I know what to look for because I've had screens with this issue before (iPhone 3G, 3Gs, 4s) and I've seen friend's iPhones with the issue. I looked very closely at the iPhone on display at Best Buy and it's flawless. It looks awesome.
I hope I get one like the one on display... I'm still in the October 7-11 camp though :-(
I'm really nervous about getting the iPhone 5s because I don't want my screen quality to be downgraded when upgrading my device. I'm used to a perfect screen, and if I get an interlaced screen, I'll be quite upset.
Has anyone had any luck with getting their iPhone replaced because of the vertical lines on the screen?
On a side note, I was just at Best Buy and their display model of the iPhone 5s had no interlace issues at all. It looked great. I know what to look for because I've had screens with this issue before (iPhone 3G, 3Gs, 4s) and I've seen friend's iPhones with the issue. I looked very closely at the iPhone on display at Best Buy and it's flawless. It looks awesome.
I hope I get one like the one on display... I'm still in the October 7-11 camp though :-(
All the store display units I saw had it, the one 5S I opened up did not.
It is slightly warmer than my 5 though. But an excellent screen still..
Between seeing 11 devices (mix of 5c and 5s), only two didn't have interlacing.
2 for 11 is terrible. Good luck out there.
It is slightly warmer than my 5 though. But an excellent screen still..
Between seeing 11 devices (mix of 5c and 5s), only two didn't have interlacing.
2 for 11 is terrible. Good luck out there.
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Something important here. Now with iOS 7, this image won't flicker on the home screen anymore because the shading towards the dock is gone, and the image doesn't display properly anyway due to parallax resizing it, even with reduce motion on.
It will still flicker when you open the image in Safari, then tap and hold the image to save it. When the screen dims to give you the option to save, the whole screen starts flashing subtly.
It will still flicker when you open the image in Safari, then tap and hold the image to save it. When the screen dims to give you the option to save, the whole screen starts flashing subtly.
Exactly right.
My current iPhone 5 has interlacing, but my wife's doesn't. My launch day unit didn't have it, but the sleep/wake button died a few weeks ago and I had to get a replacement. The screen on my replacement is much more clear and crisp, and closer to a 6500k calibration, but it has interlacing. My original unit was pretty dingy and low-contrast overall. Always a trade-off.
I tried this on my 5s and it flashes as stated above. Will the apple store exchange it if I show them this problem?
It is possible to have a screen that has good contrast and no interlacing. They don't have to be mutually exclusive you know
I'm pretty bummed out.... chances are, I'm gonna get a bad screen.
Whats the point of a retina screen if every other pixel shimmers?
It totally ruin's the retina experience.
Whats the point of a retina screen if every other pixel shimmers?
It totally ruin's the retina experience.
I definitely know that. My wife has one. I just don't feel like playing the lottery anymore.
Is this the interlacing where you see faint scan lines especially on blue or grey ares or is it flickering on parts of the screen?
My gold 32gb 5S has vertical scan lines... :-( My 5, which I'm comparing side-by-side with my new 5S, does not have these scan lines at all.
I'm going to wait until the dust settles around the supply shortages before I try going to a Genius for a swap-out.
My 5S also arrived with a tiny imperfection in the gold metal part of the back of the phone. It's like a grain-of-sand-sized black dot in the gold that wont wash off...
I'm going to wait until the dust settles around the supply shortages before I try going to a Genius for a swap-out.
My 5S also arrived with a tiny imperfection in the gold metal part of the back of the phone. It's like a grain-of-sand-sized black dot in the gold that wont wash off...