Agreed. Based on the reviews already, seems the new iPad with Samsung displays will have the yellowish tint problem. From past iPad replacements, this usually meant light bleed and other problems. The LG displays never had this problem and looked much better. I'm waiting for the next batch before making my purchase.
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So this is why Samsung was happy to give Apple the Retina for the new iPad.......
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Agreed. Based on the reviews already, seems the new iPad with Samsung displays will have the yellowish tint problem. From past iPad replacements, this usually meant light bleed and other problems. The LG displays never had this problem and looked much better. I'm waiting for the next batch before making my purchase.
Looks like at least one of them is Samsung as per the front page
I'm still hoping LG have had some input.
*sigh*
I know I'm feeding a troll with this one but Samsung LCD Display department is in no position to keep something for a small time customer like Samsung's tablet team. (Yes, compared to Apple, it's a minuscule-sized customer) They lost a ton of money in recent years and have just been spun-off. They are trying to do everything to please Apple, not the other way around.
Samsung makes cheap plasticky devices with little to no support.
Windows 8 looks like ass.
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I don't know why you make this assumption and LG in fact did have yellow and blotchy displays.
Windows 8 looks like ass.
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I don't know why you make this assumption and LG in fact did have yellow and blotchy displays.
Maybe Apple's competitor is itself? Used for the next Airs or Pro Mini? Speaking in regards to the screen... good hardware is only complementary to a good software interface. Apple will always be top dog for this reason alone.
This is why...Read the MacWorld review below which calls out the fact the new iPad has a yellowish screen compared to the iPad 2. Different LCD vendors = color variances like the one described below. This is why I'm waiting for the next batch which hopefully looks the same as the iPad2 (Cooler color temp) as described in the review.
"I found the color temperature on the new iPad to be warmer and more yellow than that on the iPad 2. In isolation, both screens seemed perfectly normal. Only when I placed old and new iPads together did I notice that one is slightly warmer than the other."
http://www.macworld.com/article/1165849/review_the_third_generation_ipad.html
These things aren't made to be compared like that. Something as simple as a different backlight design can alter color temperature. One looked warm next to the other, but you don't know the color target of the first or how close it came to hitting it. Most of the time D65 is assumed, but there's really quite a lot of variation with these things.
It won't have a huge impact (I think they're mostly preaching to the converted), but this kind of strategy does have some effect. Here's a couple more cunning ways to disrupt a competitor's launch that might look familiar:
- Leak plausible but very high-end fake specs in the months before launch. If it's a dual core CPU, leak that it's quad core. If it's non-retina, leak that it's retina. Build up high expectations so that the actual product disappoints - some people will decide to wait for the next one that will actually deliver the goods. Your competitor loses sales, and you gain time to try and sell your own products.
- Spread rumours that there will be an update not long after the product launches. If it's launched in the spring, suggest that an upgraded model will launch in the autumn. Some people will hold out for that, then hold out for the following spring when nothing happens. Again, you lower your competitor's sales, and you gain time to improve your own and sell them.
All of this happens before each new apple launch. Watch where the rumours come from too - it's quite often "manufacturing partners" or "supply chain sources" in taiwan or china. Apple buys parts from many of their rivals, including samsung. It's also where most of their competitors are based. After watching for a few years, I can say that there's a very obvious pattern to it. It could be tactical moves by competitors to disrupt apple's product launches. Other options?
- Maybe apple really did plan 2 iPad / iPhone launches per year over the last few years, but kept changing their minds.
- Maybe they keep shooting too high with their specs, and end up cutting major features at the last possible minute.
But standard business tactics sounds more realistic to me
Anyone who is not smart enough to understand this Samsung "PR Trick". Most likely they would not be sharp enough to get an iPad on launch, anyways. lol