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Will the new iPhone/OS 3.0 allow the display to be non-yellowish?

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too bad there is no way to compare the actual manufacturer of the iPhone/iPod touch's display as Apple seems to want to keep those specs, and many other specs about the iphone/iPod touch, a semi-secret...

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Gathomblipoob said:
I've actually taken my 3G to Apple stores when they first came out, and directly compared it to v1 iPhones. There was no substantial difference between the two models as far as color.

You're really not convincing anyone here that you're the sole soothsayer on the subject.
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read this: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/516792/

(look at the picts., too)
 
doug in albq said:
too bad there is no way to compare the actual manufacturer of the iPhone/iPod touch's display as Apple seems to want to keep those specs, and many other specs about the iphone/iPod touch, a seni-secret...
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Well if you can harness the power of google you can get all the info you want.....


I like how you talk like you know whats the deal, but you didnt even realize that the price of the phone never went down. I suggest maybe doing some more research before making threads based on "I dont beleive....."
 
NT1440 said:
Well if you can harness the power of google you can get all the info you want.....


I like how you talk like you know whats the deal, but you didnt even realize that the price of the phone never went down. I suggest maybe doing some more research before making threads based on "I dont beleive....."
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I had a hard time finding any sort of information on the actual manufacturers of the display(s) for the iPod touch/iPhone....got any info? I have actually used Google a time or two, thanks!

BTW, I am actually using an iPod touch...so you are right, I do not know as much about the telephone, but we are talking about displays here.....
 
Gathomblipoob said:
Doesn't prove a thing - the phones aren't level.
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mmmmK, sure


BTW, I have old screen and new screen right in front of my face right now! You are going to need to force-feed me 10 gallons of kool-aid to make me see something different than my eyes are showing me right now!
 
doug in albq said:
I am not looking to complain, I am looking for color accuracy!
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No, you're looking to complain.

"Color Accuracy" doesn't mean anything without saying what you're comparing it to. Accurate to what? Reality?

The old displays and the new dsiplays are both equally inacurate by that measurement, just in different directions.

So you prefer it to the "left" while others prefer it to the "right." As you stated before:

doug in albq said:
thanks for your opinion on the subject, I happen to disagree.
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YES, that's right! His opinion vs. your opinion. End of story. End of thread.

But no, you keep insulting people for having a different opinion than you. That's not a discussion. It's just someone looking for a reason to argue with people.
 
Small White Car said:
No, you're looking to complain.

"Color Accuracy" doesn't mean anything without saying what you're comparing it to. Accurate to what? Reality?

The old displays and the new dsiplays are both equally inacurate by that measurement, just in different directions.

So you prefer it to the "left" while others prefer it to the "right." As you stated before:



YES, that's right! His opinion vs. your opinion. End of story. End of thread.

But no, you keep insulting people for having a different opinion than you. That's not a discussion. It's just someone looking for a reason to argue with people.
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Thank you. I've also held up the two different model iPhones in front of me and seen very little to complain about in either display. He must have had his handed to him by God on a stone tablet. :D
 
Small White Car said:
No, you're looking to complain.

"Color Accuracy" doesn't mean anything without saying what you're comparing it to. Accurate to what? Reality?

The old displays and the new dsiplays are both equally inacurate by that measurement, just in different directions.
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I am a graphics professional, been working in the graphic design industry, in one form or another, for almost 20 years–both "dead tree" and "screen-based" design–as well as being a seasoned photographer. I have a good eye for color, I have a good eye for color temperature. It is my opinion that you are incorrect. I stand by what I say, and see.
 
doug in albq said:
I am a graphics professional, been working in the graphic design industry, in one form or another, for almost 20 years–both "dead tree" and "screen-based" design–as well as being a seasoned photographer. I have a good eye for color, I have a good eye for color temperature. It is my opinion that you are incorrect. I stand by what I say, and see.
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So do I:

Pic from the link you provided:
Photo76.jpg


My iPhone:
iPhoneColor.jpg


Seriously though, I've never seen a 3G with that washed out, nasty a screen as the one on the left in that article you provided a link to.
 
doug in albq said:
I stand by what I say, and see.
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I'd say it's possible that the actual 'bad' ones you see online were manufacturing problems and not design problems. I heard of lots of people with "yellow" displays (their words) who exchanged them and got a unit much closer to what they wanted to see. This was all within the first 2 weeks. It's not like Apple was changing designs that quickly. People were exchanging units and getting different results right then and there.

So what about you? You've looked at 2 iPods and come up with an entire theory based on just 2 units? You've chosen to assume that they switched display types mid run, but I think it's equally likely that one is simply flawed. In fact, you said yourself that you like the display on one of them which, being a 2nd gen iPod, has the warmer color you claim to dislike!

(In fact, you don't even mention a 1st gen device at all in your original post. Do you have one and just didn't mention it?)

So isn't it possible that you simply have 1 good iPod and 1 flawed iPod? And you're somehow assuming that the flawed one is the "normal" one and the good one is the "weird" one?

How many devices have you looked at besides to the 2 iPods? Because with just 2 units, your evidence supports my theory just as much as it supports yours.
 
My newest iPhone 3G which I just got as a replacement last week ( 2009 week 15 ) has white whites, grey greys, and black blacks. I also have an early iPod Touch Second Gen and the screen looks identical to my iPhone. I've compare it to others that are warm or cool but mines perfect.
 
What is perfect color anyways? Isn't it all subjective? What one person may think is "perfect", another person may think it's too blue or too yellow. I tend to lean towards the yellow spectrum and some people prefer a blue tint. Which one is correct? To *me*, the yellow-ish tint is better on my eyes. Blue reminds me of Windows color calibration... cold... yuck.

It all comes down to what you like.

Another thing on the matter that I'd like to bring up. Why can't we calibrate our own iPhone displays like we can in OS X? It could be in Settings and then we could make it how we like. There could be simple choices (Like cold or warm) for people who don't know what they're doing and then there could be an extra "Advanced" button for people who like to fine tune.

Just a thought. Stop calling us Kool-Aid drinkers just because we like something a certain way.
 
randomusername said:
Maybe you should shut up about everyone drinking the Kool-Aid just because they disagree with you. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the 3G's screen and if you're that obsessed with and bothered by a slight, unnoticeable yellow tint then you should seek help.
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X2 You need to get off your high horse

As other's have stated this really isn't a big issue

a) we don't compare it to the original iPhone so it doesn't look yellow to us
b) we really don't care
c) It looks good to me


there is no proof at all that there will be a "temperature" control setting in iPhone 3.0, so to answer your original question: No.

Btw I reported your thread for the constant bumping/double posting
 
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yellow tinted display
Posted on: Jul 15, 2008 7:32 AM, by user: jperschb -- Relevance: 100% -- Show all results within this thread
Is anyone else still experiencing a yellow tinted display screen after "restoring" to 5A347?

I'm wondering if this problem is isolated to my phone, and it could be exchanged for a new one

Yellow tinted screen
Posted on: Aug 30, 2008 8:19 AM, by user: tgfits -- Relevance: 97% -- Show all results within this thread
I have read many of the posts here on the yellow tinted screens. I got mine iPhone 3G a month ago. I have a yellow tinted screen. I had an anti glare screen protector, but I had to take it off. The screen darkening anti glare combined with the yellow tint made it too dark. I had to turn up ... of mine recently got a 3G and his screen didn't have the yellow tint. Side by side the yellow tint

Yellow tint fix (maybe
Posted on: Jul 14, 2008 11:50 AM, by user: Noiseboy2006 -- Relevance: 95% -- Show all results within this thread
I just spotted an article about the Yellow tint of the new iPhone. Seems that if you do a full restore you get a more recent firmware than the one shipped with the phone. As a result that the yellow tint is fixed. I haven't tried it yet but it can't do any harm.

Have a look:

Re: Yellow tint on iPhone 3G Screen
Posted on: Jul 11, 2008 10:46 PM, by user: ghostface147 -- Relevance: 95% -- Show all results within this thread

Hmmmmmmmmm....a previous poster mentioned an original 16 gig iPhone had the yellow tint. My 16 gig 3g phone has a yellow tint. Any 8 gig 3g phones out there that have yellow tint

Re: Anyone noticed a yellow tint on the screen
Posted on: Jul 11, 2008 5:38 PM, by user: xcess007 -- Relevance: 87% -- Show all results within this thread
Mine isn't really yellow but a more grey tone then the old phone. Less of a blue tint def I too like the blue tint.

but I don't think I see a yellow color. I need to play around more with it though

Re: Not Liking The Yellow Tinted Screen
Posted on: Jul 13, 2008 12:06 AM, by user: hexonxonx -- Relevance: 87% -- Show all results within this thread
I have not noticed the yellow tint, side by side with my original iPhone, the screens look identical. Both phones are synced so the settings are identical. I have a 16GB 3G white.

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Yellow Tint issue
Posted on: Dec 29, 2008 9:33 PM, by user: jandybent -- Relevance: 86% -- Show all results within this thread
I know this isn't the first thread on the yellow tint issue, but I've had some strange experiences ..." but not by the normal brightness settings... and it had a yellow tint to it compared side-by-side ... before, I reopened them and tested a theory. If this iPhone has a yellow screen, maybe the screen needs replacing. I take them both apart, swap the screens, and voila!...... still Yellow?! Hmm, so

New 3G - yellow-tinted screen
Posted on: Aug 20, 2008 8:00 AM, by user: pixelatemyface -- Relevance: 86% -- Show all results within this thread
My wife and I just bought two new 3G's (after having owned the original iPhone for 8 months). The first thing I noticed after powering my 16GB 3G up was a very noticeable yellow-tint on the display. After searching the internet I realized that this was a common issue- I even came across Apple ... not have any hint of yellow... and resembles the temperature of our old iPhone's (blue-tinted). What

Yellow tint back after 2.01 update
Posted on: Aug 4, 2008 7:27 PM, by user: mapexvenus -- Relevance: 82% -- Show all results within this thread
I just updated my 3G iPhone with firmware ver 2.01 and noticed that the yellow tint that many users experienced with the initial 2.0 firmware version, is back

Yellow Tint ?? Anyone Else
Posted on: Jul 12, 2008 7:03 AM, by user: MaccaM08 -- Relevance: 80% -- Show all results within this thread
Me and my roommate both were able to get the 3G yesterday, and when we compared them noticed that my iPhone had a yellowish tint to it. This is at full brightness with auto-dim off. Is anyone noticing the same thing

Re: Do all 3g iPhones have a yellow tint
Posted on: Jul 13, 2008 8:06 AM, by user: Lalaboobaby -- Relevance: 74% -- Show all results within this thread
I heard about this. I sold my 1st gen iPhone right before I opened the box to my 3G so can't compare. What I can say though is that I think the colors look great and I can't tell that their is a yellow tint. I love my new 3G iPhone and love how it feels in my hand

Re: APPLE EMPLOYEES HELP YELLOW TINTED SCREEN
Posted on: Oct 24, 2008 4:44 PM, by user: tokatta -- Relevance: 73% -- Show all results within this thread
Since this is a user to user forum, you won't get much help from Apple here. All you can do is go into an Apple store and look for one that is not tinted yellow.

Since this is more of a subjective decision, they may or may not consider this a warranty issue. I tend to like more blue light, while my wife likes yellow.

I thought all 3Gs were like this. If so, the iPhone

Re: Critical question about the 'Yellow Tint' screen issue
Posted on: Sep 3, 2008 12:16 PM, by user: BigEvan23 -- Relevance: 69% -- Show all results within this thread
Mines an 878 unit and its got a yellow tint. Maybe not as bad as some but still noticeable when comparing phones. Contrast, black levels, saturation and everything else however is beautiful

Figured out how to get rid of yellow tint
Posted on: Jul 13, 2008 12:02 PM, by user: eroteme -- Relevance: 68% -- Show all results within this thread
I know the yellow tint is intentional (so they say). But when I received my phone, it was very yellow and looked like a sticky note. It was not to my liking but decided to mess around regardless ... it reverts back to the dull yellow tint. That is why I keep restoring my phone to try out different ... Settings. Now don't ask my why this particular option seems to over-ride the screens yellowness

Re: How to restore the blue-ish tinted screen instead of the yellow-ish eff
Posted on: Aug 5, 2008 6:01 AM, by user: agent_s87 -- Relevance: 63% -- Show all results within this thread
the yellow tint u r talking about is not sth bad
apple made it like this for a better view for the screen!
don't wait for a fix coz this is not wrong

My new iPhone screen has yellow tint and washed out display
Posted on: Feb 5, 2008 12:40 AM, by user: AmplifiedLife -- Relevance: 55% -- Show all results within this thread
I just bought a new 8GB iPhone to upgrade from my original 4GB model.

My 8GB iPhone display is definitely poor in comparison to my 4GB and they're BOTH "7 Screens".

The new 8GB has a yellow-ish tint to the white areas and the general clarity of icons and graphics are less distinct.

It appears brighter in a bad way and much more washed out. After playing

Re: Yellow Screen
Posted on: Jul 18, 2008 7:01 AM, by user: jperschb -- Relevance: 50% -- Show all results within this thread
look closer. You'll find many posts of users not happy with the yellow tint

Re: Yellowish Tint ! What is the final take? Wait for update or replacement
Posted on: Aug 23, 2008 4:42 AM, by user: geauxracerx -- Relevance: 46% -- Show all results within this thread
The Screen on my 3G though wider and taller is not yelloe. it is exactly the same blueish tint as my fiance'es 1st gen. I do believe that Apple stopped use of the yellow tint screens. You might be able to get a replacement. I do not think that a firmware upgrade would ever change the tint of your screen. That is a tint/hue on/in the glass I would believe

Re: Any improvements to new 3G audio speaker , also comments on yellow scre
Posted on: Jul 11, 2008 4:56 PM, by user: iRob 2.0 -- Relevance: 44% -- Show all results within this thread
Hey there

I definitely see the yellow tint. Not too happy about

iPhone 3g Yellow Screen
Posted on: Aug 4, 2008 10:28 AM, by user: Joseph Albanese2 -- Relevance: 43% -- Show all results within this thread
So my new 3g iPhone screen has a yellow tint. My original iPhone does not. Is this a problem? Any one else notice

Re: 3 iPhones with Yellow Screens, continue swapping
Posted on: Feb 17, 2009 1:37 PM, by user: paulcb -- Relevance: 36% -- Show all results within this thread
Using the picture linked in this thread as a reference, my 3G definitely does not have the yellow tint, nor do the other 3G's in my office that I've seen

Re: Not only a yellow screen, but its dark and grainy
Posted on: Jul 26, 2008 11:17 AM, by user: Michaelworks -- Relevance: 36% -- Show all results within this thread
If your firmware is 5A345, the yellow tint was fixed in 5A347. You can update it by doing a restore which will download the latest if iTunes says you are up to date

Re: Partial Blue Screen Tint
Posted on: Sep 20, 2008 1:18 PM, by user: danielforman -- Relevance: 35% -- Show all results within this thread
Apple did when people were saying about the yellow tint issue when the iPhone 3G came out ...After looking at my iMac's system preferences -> displays -> colour -> calibrate and noticing you can change the colour tint of the screen so as to adjust the white point I believe ... a blue colour tint.

I have been in contact with AppleCare and I am waiting for a guy

Re: Yellowish Tint In New 3G iPhone Displays
Posted on: Jul 11, 2008 8:15 PM, by user: MacSince85 -- Relevance: 34% -- Show all results within this thread
I also bought by 3G iPhone today and have upgrade from a 1st gen iPhone. Yes, there is a difference. "yellow" has been used to describe the difference. I think, just because it is "different" doesn't make it worse. Just "different". It's not as "glossy" and personally, I'm indifferent to the change. I like them both for different reasons. By no means do I think the new "color" or "tint" is any

Re: Yellow Screen Issue Can be Resolved
Posted on: Jul 13, 2008 6:16 PM, by user: rquirk -- Relevance: 33% -- Show all results within this thread
So I've heard a bunch of things about how the yellow screen is supposed to be the way it is, which is fine, but does anyone have anything to say about how not all the screens are the same tint? My boyfriend and I both got iPhones yesterday, and each one has a slightly different tinting

Yellow Screen (Even with 2.1
Posted on: Sep 15, 2008 4:03 PM, by user: Shaun Rosenberg -- Relevance: 33% -- Show all results within this thread
I got a replacement yesterday and it has a bright pixel, a lot of light leak and

a VERY yellow/brown tinted screen. The black looks washed out and grays look brownish yellow...

Is this a known issue? Do you need to downgrade to 2.0 to fix it? Is this a hardware problem? Will they replace it over

Yellow screen with direct update to v2.0.1
Posted on: Aug 17, 2008 5:20 PM, by user: Sayambhu -- Relevance: 31% -- Show all results within this thread
Hi, I purchased an iPhone 3G a couple of days back, after ofcourse having read about the yellow tinted screen problem and that the second version of firmware 2.0 fixing it.

I intended to do a software "restore" via iTunes with my iPhone out of the box, hoping that the yellow tint would get corrected. However, iTunes automatically updated the firmware to v2.0.1 (5B108) but the tint

No more YELLOW SCREEN
Posted on: Jul 28, 2008 8:48 AM, by user: iphoneowner -- Relevance: 28% -- Show all results within this thread
!! Its perfect with not the slightest yellow tint - only the little warmer tones that it was meant ...Got so lucky! I had some issues with my iPhone 3G 16 GB with a really yellow screen, dust under ..., they all had the 47 firmware. The iPhone 3G I had for loan was also yellow - but not that much ... with this yellowness (more or less) no matter if you get the latest firmware. So it seems

Re: 3G Screen Banding...Am I going Crazy?
Posted on: Sep 3, 2008 3:47 AM, by user: jnny_jawknee -- Relevance: 27% -- Show all results within this thread
I do not have the yellow tint.
Very blue

Re: I Want my yellow tinged screen back apple
Posted on: Aug 20, 2008 5:53 PM, by user: Peter K. Grether -- Relevance: 24% -- Show all results within this thread
I had the same issue with an iPhone they gave me in exchange. No yellow tint, but instead very washed out blues. Kind of like the 2G iPhone with a bad display. This is due to different display manufacturers. I went back and complained, until they replaced again with a factory 88, week 33 build, that has a perfect display. I say take it back and demand another unit

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doug in albq said:
Not to mention that the two screens actually "feel" different to the finger--with the older one feeling more like glass and the newer one feeling more like plastic.
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I agree with your post except for this part. You say it feels more like plastic? Could just be your fingers, because the glass hasn't changed. It's still glass. The LCD may be a cheaper LCD that is "warmer," depending on your opinion. However, the glass shouldn't feel like plastic, because it's definitely glass.
 
There's no spinning going on Apple's Jos said they calibrated the screen delibrately to be warmer. Whilst i prefer the original iPhone in both design and screen i don't mind the 3G's screen at all

As for whether the 'yellow issue' will be 'fixed' no one is going to answer that question because no one knows. Its similar to asking if OLED screens will be coming on the next iPhone...no one but Apple knows

The phone went down in price mostly due to subsidization not because they cheaped out on the screen

Also just because people disagree with you doesn't mean they are 'drinking the kool-aid'. If anything it just makes you come across as ignorant and obnoxious. No offence.

Maybe take the advice on the link you posted...if you dont like the screen go to an Apple store and swap it out
 
Hmm, let's see

We have a user who has:

1. Asked a loaded question that will ultimately be unanswerable.

2. Continues to call posters fan-boys, and accusing them of "drinking the kool-aid" after people address the question with valid opinions.

3. Continues to argue a moot point, now claiming he is some sort of expert on the subject.

Am I the only one sniffing out a troll?
 
dseig001 said:
Hmm, let's see

We have a user who has:

1. Asked a loaded question that will ultimately be unanswerable.

2. Continues to call posters fan-boys, and accusing them of "drinking the kool-aid" after people address the question with valid opinions.

3. Continues to argue a moot point, now claiming he is some sort of expert on the subject.

Am I the only one sniffing out a troll?
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Nope. Just answer with a "no," smile, and move on with your browsing. There is no pleasing people like this.
 
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