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Some Reports of Backlight Bleeding on iPad 2

timbloom said:
Here's an exercise: go to any LCD device in your house. Turn on something that's as deep black a possible. Turn the bright ess all the way up. Now, turn the house lights off. You'll notice almost every device see this. .
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nope, timmy. Tried it on 4 LCD monitors and 2 LCD tv. Thank you, come again. Next time, inject a little less Apple-loving into your post so it's at least a bit more readable.

I'll be returning mine once I find out when I can get a replacement, as soon as possible.
 
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mac-er said:
That is unfortunate if it is happening to you, but just another example of why you should never buy anything during its first manufacturing run. That is the price you pay for being the one to say you were the first to get something.
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how long is a manufacture run? 1 week, 1 1 month, or 1 year? it is only the final qa that is the problem here. you don't wait until the end of a production run to fix a glaring qa problem.

As for "1st gen" apple device warning, my posts over the last week were intended to point out that virtually all apple products of
late have been redesigned from scratch even if they cosmetically look similar to the previous model. so if you follow that myth you'll never buy anything. note that motherboard manufacturers have been doing the same thing for a long time. there's rarely a rev2 of anything. the technology changes so fast that each product gets one production run and then they move onto the next design.
 
FrankieTDouglas said:
That's quite a fine mirror they're using to photograph the problem...
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SOrry Franklin.. there's no smoke and mirrors here. It's a true flaw. Sometimes mirrors are used to easily remove flash or other unwanted additions taken of a reflective surface. You photog at an angle to do that. Simple photography trick. Carry on.
 
camelsnot said:
nope, timmy. Tried it on 4 LCD monitors and 2 LCD tv. Thank you, come again. Next time, inject a little less Apple-loving into your post so it's at least a bit more readable.

I'll be returning mine once I find out when I can get a replacement, as soon as possible.
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LOL....

I just tried it on this MacBook I'm on - I get nothing.... :eek:

;)
 
Engadget explicitly stated the two issues were "conflated" not "distinct".

The iPad 2 has to be "burned in" with a couple of days of active display usage to evaporate the adhesive exactly per the iPhone 4.

Kinda gives a new meaning to "burned in" in the era of all solid state devices, eh?

Rocketman

Get High.
And fast.
 
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camelsnot said:
Cynicalone said:
This seems to happen at every Apple launch.

I don't know if it is the lack of good QA or the fact that they are trying to build them so fast that corners get cut in the QA department. Either way Apple is good about replacing defective products.
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just not good at making them right the first time?
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Imagine making 500,000 of anything, and you're bound to some bad apples. Apple isn't magically immune somehow from defects a qc only weeds out the very bad ones.
 
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camelsnot said:
timbloom said:
Here's an exercise: go to any LCD device in your house. Turn on something that's as deep black a possible. Turn the bright ess all the way up. Now, turn the house lights off. You'll notice almost every device see this. .
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nope, timmy. Tried it on 4 LCD monitors and 2 LCD tv. Thank you, come again. Next time, inject a little less Apple-loving into your post so it's at least a bit more readable.

I'll be returning mine once I find out when I can get a replacement, as soon as possible.
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Apple-loving? Lol. As you may be able to tell from my historical posts you may find otherwise. Take yours back by all means, but defects happen
 
timbloom said:
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Imagine making 500,000 of anything, and you're bound to some bad apples. Apple isn't magically immune somehow from defects a qc only weeds out the very bad ones.
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I imagine the crazy rush to get them out leads to many problems. Like I said Apple is good at replacing units. So in the end it works out okay for the customers.
 
On my 2 I have it up near my volume mute button and down on the bottom left when viewed in portrait mode. I hadn't even noticed it until I read the article and looked for it. It is very slight, and very thin along the edge, but there none the less with a black image / movie scene. Reading through the posts I saw where someone mentioned the iPad 1 had the same issue so I grabbed that one and checked. Sure enough it was there when I "looked" for it. I had never noticed after having it since day one. So what does that mean to me? Who gives a crap. I never noticed and it never once detracted from the enjoyment of my original so I don't see it being any different this time around. Sorry to those who have much worse examples. I'm sure Apple will make it right for you.
 
camelsnot said:
nope, timmy. Tried it on 4 LCD monitors and 2 LCD tv. Thank you, come again. Next time, inject a little less Apple-loving into your post so it's at least a bit more readable.

I'll be returning mine once I find out when I can get a replacement, as soon as possible.
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I checked two MBP's, two external monitors, and my iPad. All are fine. So you're right to return your iPad 2. I wouldn't settle for it either.

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how long is a manufacture run? 1 week, 1 1 month, or 1 year? it is only the final qa that is the problem here. you don't wait until the end of a production run to fix a glaring qa problem.

As for "1st gen" apple device warning, my posts over the last week were intended to point out that virtually all apple products of
late have been redesigned from scratch even if they cosmetically look similar to the previous model. so if you follow that myth you'll never buy anything. note that motherboard manufacturers have been doing the same thing for a long time. there's rarely a rev2 of anything. the technology changes so fast that each product gets one production run and then they move onto the next design.
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Stuff is manufactured in different waves, so even though there's not a "rev" mid-cycle, they refine the build process. The iPad I bought last June likely wasn't one made in February to satisfy the April launch. The had a few batches out by then, enough to work out kinks in production. It's why I wait a few months for stuff to come out for ANY piece of consumer electronics. Happens with digital cameras too. The first run can be funky.
 
polaris20 said:
Stuff is manufactured in different waves, so even though there's not a "rev" mid-cycle, they refine the build process. The iPad I bought last June likely wasn't one made in February to satisfy the April launch. The had a few batches out by then, enough to work out kinks in production. It's why I wait a few months for stuff to come out for ANY piece of consumer electronics. Happens with digital cameras too. The first run can be funky.
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I agree. Sometimes flaws are relegated to a few batches. It doesn't matter what it is, cars, ipads, bakeware, home appliances. There are always going to be bad apples (pun intended) in the bunch.

The big issue for those early adopters in this case is the fact that it may take some time to get a replacement. Hopefully those replacements will in fact be clear of flaws.

I also noticed some strange debris in crack of the bezel at the top front of the screen. It looks almost like glue bits or plastic notches. It's at the top and not the bottom (where the light bleed is occuring).
 
Sorry but its NOT something that happens to every LCD. The LCD that im typing this on is edge lit LED, and it doesn't have any bleed and any brightness. And its not even a high end model. I had an iPad 1 and it was perfect.

My iPad 2 has this problem, its not that big of a deal but its still a problem, especially for a $600 device.

If I bought it at bestbuy does that mean I have to get it replaced during their 14 day return policy? If I call applecare in a month or so once stock has been replenished will they replace it for me?
 
Well I'll through my iPad 2 into this pile as well. I got it pretty bad, both left corners and a few spots along the left side, by the volume/ mute buttons, and on the top right side.
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Here are images of my iPad 2 and my friends original iPad. Obviously it is much worse on the iPad 2, but there is still some backlight bleeding on the original, but nearly as bad.

iPad 1

iPad 2
 
i just returned from the apple store. I went there just to check out their demo units to see if they also had light bleeding but unfortunately i couldn't get through the crowd. I asked one of the guys there if it's a known issue because mine had this alone the bottom bezel by the home screen and by the volume keys.

He called his supervisor who quickly rushed me to the back and said "i believe you, we'll take care of you right away." Then asked which model I had. Once I gave all my information, they came out with a brand new iPad. Exchanged it right there and sent me on my way. She explained that it was most likely due to the glue still needing to settle and if theres still an issue on the new one, bring it back and they'll exchange it again.

I was just surprised because I was thinking at best they would just reserve a ticket and say they'll get back to me, but replacing the unit fully in 10 minutes, not to mention it was 15 minutes before the mall even closed. The funny thing was I was going to the mall to get a zagg screen protector but since the apple store was right there I decided to stop in and ask.
 
strausd said:
Here are images of my iPad 2 and my friends original iPad. Obviously it is much worse on the iPad 2, but there is still some backlight bleeding on the original, but nearly as bad.

iPad 1

iPad 2
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woa.. that's bad :(
is it just me or are these backlight bleeds glowing yellow? :/ (is that a glue issue?)
 
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