Yellow Tint!

[M Powered]

At least the majority of you have this "yellow tint" uniformly across your screen. Mine appears to only be in certain parts, and while I originally didn't find it to be a problem, it is quite annoying, especially when reading webpages or text on white at night.

I would so much rather have most of the "yellow tinted" iPads being posted in pictures in this thread, which have the tint uniformly, than have mine with the tint in scattered blotches!

I'm going to let it go for about a week, and see if it gets better. But according to my serial number, the iPad was manufactured in mid-February. Maybe, if it is just "adhesive drying," it will dry up from the heat of the screen?

I have the exact same problem. Mines on the middle right hand side. Its noticably cooler than the rest of the screen which is warmer. Gonna try to exchange it to day, if they are out of stock, I'm gonna return and try my luck later.

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This.

Just go the office of a professional photographer. You'd be shocked at how "yellow" his screens look.

I'm a professional photographer, my screen is definitely not yellow

 

[Fry-man22]

Okay, I'd like to get this said while we're just a few posts in:

The yellow tint goes away when the digitizer adhesive cures.

If you still have a yellow-ish screen in a week or two, go swap it out at .

I'm sure someone has corrected this inaccurate statement already, but this is completely incorrect.

The adhesive on the digitizer secures it to the FRAME of the device. The LCD is screwed to the frame. There is NO adhesive bonding the digitizer to the surface of the LCD.

iFixit confirms this. I wish people would stop posting and up voting inaccurate information. A quick google will tell you the screen setup is different than the 3.5" retina setup.

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-3-4G-Teardown/8277/1

If your screen looks like the one in the OP you have 14 days to return/exchange it for one in a retail box. After that you will be left trying to warranty it and will be left to the discretion of a random Apple "genius" as to if your display is "within spec" or not.

Return it now if you are unhappy, waiting buys you nothing.



This image compares two new iPads and an iPad 2. The iPad 2 is one the far right. Notice how the first new iPad (left) is warmer than the iPad 2 - this is the "pleasantly warmer” that reviews are referring to. The one in the center cannot display a true white at any brightness - period.

I give a more thorough post on the same issue in the link below.

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/14542966/

 

[kre62]

I'm sure someone has corrected this inaccurate statement already, but this is completely incorrect.

The adhesive on the digitizer secures it to the FRAME of the device. The LCD is screwed to the frame. There is NO adhesive bonding the digitizer to the surface of the LCD.

iFixit confirms this. I wish people would stop posting and up voting inaccurate information. A quick google will tell you the screen setup is different than the 3.5" retina setup.

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-3-4G-Teardown/8277/1

If your screen looks like the one in the OP you have 14 days to return/exchange it for one in a retail box. After that you will be left trying to warranty it and will be left to the discretion of a random Apple "genius" as to if your display is "within spec" or not.

Return it now if you are unhappy, waiting buys you nothing.

Thanks for keeping up the fight, but for some reason this glue myth has permeated everyones minds it seems.

The funny thing was, glue was never the culprit for this issue. Yet people are insisting it is simply because to accept that it is a defective screen would mean sacrificing some of their undying admiration for Apple.

The bottom line is the emperor has no clothes - the yellow screen versions are defects. It's not glue. It won't go away. 100%. Apple is not doing this intentionally. How do I know? Cause there are bluish versions in the wild right now. So why wouldn't I want the superior screen?

Everyone needs to demand this ends. It's been far too long, and yeah it's 1st world problems. But when its every single product launch with this issue, it adds up.

In another thread theres an iPad 3 put against a galaxy tab. The tab is clear, white, and beautiful. The iPad looks like a nicotine stained piss machine. Why accept this? Why not have a screen that matches the copetition in color tint?

I don't accept yellow. It's white and blue for me or GFY Apple.

 

[Tikatika]

Yeah, they don't send you new cables, box, etc. Just a new iPad in a brown cardboard box.

This is completely different from my experience. Apple is replacing mine because it is extremely yellow on the entire upper 1/4 of the screen. They emailed me a Fed Ex label and told me to pack everything into the box and then into the original shipping box and drop it off at Fed Ex.

I went through Customer Care, not tech support. Perhaps that's the difference.

 

[daneoni]

I'm sure someone has corrected this inaccurate statement already, but this is completely incorrect...

...If your screen looks like the one in the OP you have 14 days to return/exchange it for one in a retail box. After that you will be left trying to warranty it and will be left to the discretion of a random Apple "genius" as to if your display is "within spec" or not.

Return it now if you are unhappy, waiting buys you nothing.

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This image compares two new iPads and an iPad 2. The iPad 2 is one the far right. Notice how the first new iPad (left) is warmer than the iPad 2 - this is the "pleasantly warmer” that reviews are referring to. The one in the center cannot display a true white at any brightness - period.

This sums me up perfectly. Mine is similar to the one in the middle.

 

[kre62]

For those who want to see what it should look like, check out this unboxing video. When he goes into the settings, its nice and grey, not yellow. Everything looks white, crisp, and beautiful.

This is what the retina display is supposed to look like. Yellow dingy screns are defects.

http://www.phonedog.com/videos/apple-ipad-3-unboxing-new-ipad/

 

[ArztMac]

For those who want to see what it should look like, check out this unbocing video. When he goes into the settings, its nice and grey, not yellow. Everything looks white, crisp, and beautiful.

This is what the retina display is supposed to look like. Yellow dingy screns are defects.

http://www.phonedog.com/videos/apple-ipad-3-unboxing-new-ipad/

False.

Blue, white displays are actually faulty if you care at all about things like color accuracy.

 

[heliocentric]

False.

Blue, white displays are actually faulty if you care at all about things like color accuracy.

I don't understand shouldn't whites look white and not yellow?

 

[kre62]

False.

Blue, white displays are actually faulty if you care at all about things like color accuracy.

Enjoy your piss yellow screen. Everytime this happens, which is every product launch, fanboys insist Apple is making the screens warmer on purpose and that it's "more accurate". Yet eventually there will be more clear screens then yellow. So if you want a yellow screen go get it, be my M F guest. Blue only for me, the end. P.S. The entire competition puts out nice white clear screens.

 

[ArztMac]

P.S. The entire competition puts out nice white clear screens.

This is the only true thing you have said. They also produce what they think might be what people actually want, incorrectly calibrated display. Just like people want large 4.7" screens with a stylus, or AMOLED screens that are laggy as hell.

Just like people want. And yet nobody buys those...

 

[kre62]

This is the only true thing you have said. They also produce what they think might be what people actually want, incorrectly calibrated display. Just like people want large 4.7" screens with a stylus, or AMOLED screens that are laggy as hell.

Just like people want. And yet nobody buys those...

Like I said go feast your eyes on a piss yellow screen while convincing yourself its more accurate. The fact of the matter is everyone I showed my yellow iPad retina display to were like "Huh, yeah I guess it looks better". It just doesn't look that good to normal humans when it's yellow. You can take your accurate colors. I'll take the beautiful white whites of a clear display.

 

[ArztMac]

Like I said go feast your eyes on a piss yellow screen while convincing yourself its more accurate. The fact of the matter is everyone I showed my yellow iPad retina display to were like "Huh, yeah I guess it looks better". It just doesn't look that good to normal humans when it's yellow. You can take your accurate colors. I'll take the beautiful white whites of a clear display.

What you consider "white whites" are actually very high Kelvin hued blues. Actually a far cry what is generally considered "white" in the real world.

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Here is a good test of whether your screen is white or yellow, I just created a small thread here.

Do the test and post your results. I predict lots of surprised & maybe even shocked people!

 

[theturtle]

Hey guys, could you guys recommend me what to do?

I've gone through FIVE ipads so far and this one seems to be the best out of the bunch. Im really tired of swapping over and over again. If you were in my situation, what you guys keep this? No light bleeds or dead pixels.

As you can see, its a tad bit warmer than my 4s screen. It does irk me when i see my fathers crisp white (its to the point where the screen even looks a tiny bit redish lol) ipad 3.

Thoughts?







SORRY ABOUT BIG PICS!!!! Yikes.

 

[brentsg]

For those who want to see what it should look like, check out this unboxing video. When he goes into the settings, its nice and grey, not yellow. Everything looks white, crisp, and beautiful.

This is what the retina display is supposed to look like. Yellow dingy screns are defects.

http://www.phonedog.com/videos/apple-ipad-3-unboxing-new-ipad/

.. as people view this video using LCDs at who-knows-what color temperature.

 

[mrt209]

Hey guys, could you guys recommend me what to do?

I've gone through FIVE ipads so far and this one seems to be the best out of the bunch. Im really tired of swapping over and over again. If you were in my situation, what you guys keep this? No light bleeds or dead pixels.

As you can see, its a tad bit warmer than my 4s screen. It does irk me when i see my fathers crisp white (its to the point where the screen even looks a tiny bit redish lol) ipad 3.

Thoughts?

SORRY ABOUT BIG PICS!!!! Yikes.

I'd keep it. Where did you get all the replacements? Apple store? I thought they only let you swap it once. Where they cool about it?

 

[theturtle]

I'd keep it. Where did you get all the replacements? Apple store? I thought they only let you swap it once. Where they cool about it?

i legit bought and returned within the day.

 

[ArztMac]

Hey guys, could you guys recommend me what to do?

I've gone through FIVE ipads so far and this one seems to be the best out of the bunch. Im really tired of swapping over and over again. If you were in my situation, what you guys keep this? No light bleeds or dead pixels.

As you can see, its a tad bit warmer than my 4s screen. It does irk me when i see my fathers crisp white (its to the point where the screen even looks a tiny bit redish lol) ipad 3.

If it looks good to you, it looks good to me.

The most important thing is a very even backlighting and great black levels when watching movies. The new iPad renders great black and great colors! Congrats!

 

[catalyst6]

Honestly, I think it's comparing apples to oranges....no pun intended

They are two different screens and you will drive yourself crazy looking for one that exactly matches your iPhone.

That is to say your iPhone is even "good" in the first place. I've driven myself crazy over the years with the yellow screen stuff (probably upwards of 15 exchanges across all devices), then I got a high-end plasma display and noticed that a good, calibrated image is warmer than what I was accustomed to.

This does not excuse away a piss-yellow screen, but once you think your screen is "yellow" and it really isn't, almost anything you get will look bad. If it bothers you, I think you should return it, but you should also level your expectations.

 

[prism]

mine has a pinkish tint (yuk) and I noticed a dead pixel straight center, I really need to look at it to notice it but knowing that it is there is annoying in itself. This one is going back where it came from!

 

[daneoni]

Hey guys, could you guys recommend me what to do?

I've gone through FIVE ipads so far and this one seems to be the best out of the bunch. Im really tired of swapping over and over again. If you were in my situation, what you guys keep this? No light bleeds or dead pixels.

As you can see, its a tad bit warmer than my 4s screen. It does irk me when i see my fathers crisp white (its to the point where the screen even looks a tiny bit redish lol) ipad 3.

Thoughts?
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SORRY ABOUT BIG PICS!!!! Yikes.

Yours is good. Keep it.

 

[brentsg]

The new one looks slightly tinted compare to my iPhone 4s, however, for some odd reason, this slightly tinted yellow seems so natural to me, and now my iPhone 4s looks blue to me...

It's interesting how your eye gets biased by what you're used to. I've had that same experience with coworkers displays and such. A quick glance over the shoulder and see all these blue-whites, but they think my config looks yellow.

A lot of what I see people calling "correct" or even "preference" is really just the result of bias. Take the device that's excessively blue away for a period of time and the warmer device becomes the new normal.

 

[ArztMac]

Hey guys, could you guys recommend me what to do?

I've gone through FIVE ipads so far and this one seems to be the best out of the bunch. Im really tired of swapping over and over again. If you were in my situation, what you guys keep this? No light bleeds or dead pixels.

As you can see, its a tad bit warmer than my 4s screen. It does irk me when i see my fathers crisp white (its to the point where the screen even looks a tiny bit redish lol) ipad 3.

Actually, upon further review, the backlight doesn't seem to be very even on your unit. The right side of the display is noticeably warmer, there's definitely a color and brightness gradient there. When you look at your keyboard, the left shift key looks very different than the right shift key. Can you confirm this?

This might bother you if you read lots of text on a white background. Just depends.

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Take the device that's excessively blue away for a period of time and the warmer device becomes the new normal.

This. And this.

 

[Fry-man22]

What you consider "white whites" are actually very high Kelvin hued blues. Actually a far cry what is generally considered "white" in the real world.

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Here is a good test of whether your screen is white or yellow, I just created a small thread here.

Do the test and post your results. I predict lots of surprised & maybe even shocked people!

My wife is a professional photographer with a BA photo degree. She can't stand the screen I posted. You need to understand that you are not the only person on the planet that has standards and understanding when it comes to accurate color.

I can't speak for everyone, but in my case the overcooked color report is coming from someone who loves using Apple hardware. I develop software in Windows shop and do all my development on a MacBook Pro using a VM. I love using their stuff so much because they have standards - these screens do not meet those standards. To be perfectly clear, I am hating on a small % of these displays - not the retina iPad or Apple as a whole. I LOVE the warmer screen on the "good" new iPad I posted.

Instead of assuming that the individuals making these reports don't understand the proper color baseline or that the white balance is off in the comparison photos, consider the possibility that there could well educated discerning individuals making accurate assessments based on the baseline you yourself would use.

It's almost like you are saying a screen CAN be too cool to be "accurate" but it CAN'T be too warm. This attitude is just incorrect. There are acceptable variations on either side of perfect, but there is a limit on both sides. These exceed the limit on the warm end making not only whites look brown, but silver and grey as well.

 

[kre62]

It's interesting how your eye gets biased by what you're used to. I've had that same experience with coworkers displays and such. A quick glance over the shoulder and see all these blue-whites, but they think my config looks yellow.

A lot of what I see people calling "correct" or even "preference" is really just the result of bias. Take the device that's excessively blue away for a period of time and the warmer device becomes the new normal.

Listen, we arent talking about a slightly warmer screen, were talking about disgusting yellow tint with a noticible loss of contrast.

The huge pics the guy posted a few responses ago are acceptable to me and look great.

Also, I've tried to convince myself before that Id get used to the piss screen, when I had it on the 3GS, and my first few 4S phones. Never did. Its not correct.

 

[ArztMac]

Also, I've tried to convince myself before that Id get used to the piss screen, when I had it on the 3GS, and my first few 4S phones. Never did. Its not correct.

Perception is reality.

Listen, I am not saying that it is alright that you have a "piss yellow" screen, I just can't imagine it based on my own, incredibly yellow bodily fluids. If it's like that, exchange it. Chances are that those would have been caught during final QA inspections anyway. Your screen is probably quite alright. Or do you think all those people who claim to exchange their iPhone 22x all have a point or could there be more to the issue? Psychological issues perhaps?