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Should I return my iPad?
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Does it bother you enough to return it? It's your choice, believe it or not. Make your own decision.
It bothers me now that I notice it...but I'm worried I may get another iPad with a more noticeable missing pixel.
Maybe I should. It's just a pain to return it. Every apple product I have bought has had a pixel missing, except my MacBook pro. Ive gone through two iPhones both had missing pixels. The one I have no has a missing pixel, but I can barely notice it, so I gave up. This is why I'm contemplating on exchanging my iPad 2. Maybe I should ignore it?
It's easy to ignore a dead pixel on the iPhone cuz it's held up to your ear most of the time. The iPad is meant for viewing. Screen real estate is surely compromised by a distracting dead pixel. Return it until you are satisfied. It's you who ultimately has to live with the thing.
Got my new iPad 2 today, again. No missing pixels! I am very happy. I looked up the backlight bleeding issues and noticed that all of my previous iPads had this issue... This one does at the bottom, but it's not severe. I don't know if I should just let it go... All of these imperfections are driving me insane.
I think you should stick with this one, i say that because a lot of screens suffer from backlight bleed, and finding one with no backlight bleed is going to be impossible IMO
..vIve got the same issue with my ipad aswell however as you know it's ony noticeable with a black background..the backlight "Bleed" is a non-issue. It's not just Apple screens, many LED backlit screens show this. It doesn't affect anything, it is not an indicator of poor quality and is only visible when the screen is black.
The dead pixel is another issue though. That surely affects your enjoyment of the display and should be replaced. If I took a new product out of the box and it was dented, I would have returned it as well.
There are some issues that people make too big a deal out of, the backlight issue is a prime example. Some though, do deserve a return trip.
The dead pixel is another issue though. That surely affects your enjoyment of the display and should be replaced. If I took a new product out of the box and it was dented, I would have returned it as well.
There are some issues that people make too big a deal out of, the backlight issue is a prime example. Some though, do deserve a return trip.
Discoloration. It can be usually seen when the screen is black and it usually occurs in the edges. It looks somewhat yellow(ish).
hmmm ok. i guess now i know......is there anything that causes this or is it just a manufacter defect?
As Mak47 said, I believe this is a problem with a lot of LCD screens. If it was really bad, I would return it, but it's not bad at all. I also think that this can be somewhat of a controlled issue. So maybe it is a manufacturer defect if it's really bad...
I think you should stick with this one, i say that because a lot of screens suffer from backlight bleed, and finding one with no backlight bleed is going to be impossible IMO
Very true. I think this iPad is the one!
Smart! I just exchanged mine for another and this new one's bleed is worse... oh well, at least everythings functional... and this later build iPad 2 has a much better home button than my first day one (more firm/responsive.. last one was mushy and recessed too far) .
I actually exchanged my ipad about 8 times. This one that i have is perfect with the exception of having dust go into the space between the bezel and aluminium. ( which to an extent i cleaned off.) make sure to get the second quarter ipad. THIS ipad has absoblutely no screen problems including baclight bleeding.