Yellow Tint!

[Fry-man22]

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.

You can't compare them to your iPhone. The iPhone display is most likely going to be cooler and that is OK. The question is when viewed on its own can it display accurate whites and silver/grey colors. If you feel your keyboard is brown or yellow tint when typing on your iPad then there is a problem.

 

[kre62]

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?

Like I said man, if you are happy with a warm or yellow screen by all means keep it. It'll keep it from being recycled into AppleCare pads. For me, I know that clear bluish tint screens exist. So why would I pay the same amount for what I think is an inferior product?

I already returned my pad. Its at the Apple store in San Jose if you want to go pick it up, since you love yellow screens. I just happen to have standards, thats all.

Heres a screen cap from the video I posted. Unless my iPad looks like this in the settings menu, I will not accept it. I'll go without. End of story. Why should Aaron here have a better screen then me when we paid the same amount?

 

[toohectic]

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.

Just curious, how is the digitizer bonded to the front glass? I don't know how they are assembled, but perhaps the digitizer is adhered to the front glass with adhesive. It's very likely. Now whether or not this has anything to do with the yellow color or not, I have no idea.... but I'm guessing there is a layer of adhesive there.

 

[ArztMac]

Heres a screen cap from the video I posted. Unless my iPad looks like this in the settings menu, I will not accept it. I'll go without. End of story. Why should Aaron here have a better screen then me when we paid the same amount?

Thanks for the picture. I see your point, I just think you are incorrect. Don't take it personally, though. No ill feelings.

Just compare this very blueish picture to a simple white piece of paper, just hold it next to your screen on whatever device you are using. Doesn't your picture look incredibly blue next to a regular (generally agreed to), by all accounts, white piece of paper made from wood?

So what you are basically saying is that a white piece of office paper is also "piss yellow"? Come on, you've gotta be kiddin' me. Blue is not white, son.

If you want a blueish screen, that is totally fine with me. For all I care you can have a pink Miss Piggy screen, that's fine with me. As long as you don't mistake that pink piggy screen as actual real-life white.

 

[DotCom2]

There are sooooo many people here who do not understand color temperature and the Kelvin scale.

 

[kre62]

Thanks for the picture. I see your point, I just think you are incorrect. Don't take it personally, though. No ill feelings.

Just compare this very blueish picture to a simple white piece of paper, just hold it next to your screen on whatever device you are using. Doesn't your picture look incredibly blue next to a regular (generally agreed to), by all accounts, white piece of paper made from wood?

So what you are basically saying is that a white piece of office paper is also "piss yellow"? Come on, you've gotta be kiddin' me. Blue is not white, son.

If you want a blueish screen, that is totally fine with me. For all I care you can have a pink Miss Piggy screen, that's fine with me. As long as you don't mistake that pink piggy screen as actual real-life white.

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Not saying a piece of papaer is piss yellow. Am saying that the screen I had was too yellow to be acceptable. No one was impressed by it that I showed it to, should tell you something about how normal people think about screens.

 

[bobright]

There are sooooo many people here who do not understand color temperature and the Kelvin scale.

Im sure these same people got their HDTVs in dynamic mode with the brightness and backlight maxed out burning their retinas and think its perfectly accurate go figure lmao

 

[Haziza]

If this yellow tint can be adjusted via a software color calibration tool, I simply don't understand why Apple would not include this (or allow 3rd party apps to have this). It makes no sense. It would save them tons on money on replacemernts and goodwill toward dissatisfied customers. The yellow tint screen is obviously an issue to many many people, and rightfully so.

Tony

Yeah, i cant understand why they cant. What can happen? Let people choice there own colour temperature.

 

[brentsg]

Im sure these same people got their HDTVs in dynamic mode with the brightness and backlight maxed out burning their retinas and think its perfectly accurate go figure lmao

It's a good point. One of the first things I had to learn when I got into home theater was that I couldn't "fix" anyone else's TV.

I'd go visit someone and they'd want to show off their new LCD. I'd need sunglasses for a quick 5 minute viewing.

I definitely wish Apple would let us calibrate our iPad screens though.

 

[thatsmyfish]

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So dumb question - The other screens I saw at the store today seemed to have brighter whites on the settings menu whereas my screen seemed to be slightly dimmer and a bit grayer by comparison. It was not something I would have noticed unless I held the screens side by side.

As a newbie who has never checked his screens on anything after he gets them, are little variations like that normal? If ten of us lined up our non-yellow iPads, would we notice perfectly acceptable differences in whites, brightness, etc?

 

[brentsg]

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So dumb question - The other screens I saw at the store today seemed to have brighter whites on the settings menu whereas my screen seemed to be slightly dimmer and a bit grayer by comparison. It was not something I would have noticed unless I held the screens side by side.

As a newbie who has never checked his screens on anything after he gets them, are little variations like that normal? If ten of us lined up our non-yellow iPads, would we notice perfectly acceptable differences in whites, brightness, etc?

You should see a small variation but it really shouldn't be huge. When you compared yours to the one in store, did you make sure that they both were similarly adjusted for brightness vs. ambient lighting, and also ensure that both had the light sensor configured the same?

When I kick my light sensor on I get a much warmer look.

 

[kngelv]

This thread is a mess. Mostly conjecture and wild hyperbole. Unfortunately many people have been conditioned to think of whiter than white as the proper screen appearance. Why . . . because this "pops" on the showroom floor and this is what television manufactures have done since the 1960's. Until recently almost every set sold had color temps in the 9k-11k range. If a screen is too blue or too yellow it is not accurate. When someone is conditioned to think of blue as accurate then a proper screen will look yellow. Unless someone is using a properly calibrated meter then any opinion they offer on color temp is an opinion and thus unverifiable.

James

 

[thatsmyfish]

They were both side by side and had screens set to max. I honestly do not recall whether auto brightness was turned on. The whites on the other units were brighter, although two geniuses examined my screen and said aside fr the variation it seemed fine, paying close attention to the Apple page and the coloring of the pink iPad on the website.

I should rephrase - visible variations can be common but not indicative of a faulty device - ie if they all looked like mine it would be considered acceptable, versus the yellow screen which would be not acceptable.

 

[ERIC8585]

Piss colored screen!??!?! iPad 3 on right, iPad 2 on left.

 

[mbell1975]

I am a professional photographer/videographer, so I am used to staring at photos and displays most the day. I am also used to the new Samsung displays as I also have a Galaxy S2 phone. Thought I would throw in my 2 cents. First off, taking photos and posting them online in an attempt to show anything about a display in front of you is pointless. Everything from the white balance setting in the camera you are using, to how its picking up the available light or reacting to the flash all come into play. Not to mention the monitors everyone is viewing them all will be calibrated differently and see the photo a bit differently.

Having said that, I for sure notice a difference from my iPad 2 and my new iPad. The photos of mine I have uploaded and websites with lots of photos just to name a few. Without getting too technical, what people are seeing as a "yellow tint" is a boost in the saturation on the new iPad. Apple did this on purpose, Google "iPad 3 boosted/increased saturation". So yes, its going to make whites look a bit on the warm side but it also makes colors pop, or very vibrant. Samsung has been doing this with their displays. When I look at the same photos or photo websites on my Galaxy S2 (made by Samsung) and an iPhone 4S, the iPhone always looks washed out and a bit dull, the colors don't pop like they do on my S2. Apple has apparently noticed it too and decided to change it. I, as well as plenty of other photographers and graphics people I know agree its for the better and snagged the new iPad. So yes, when you are looking at a pure white page with some text on the new iPad, its going to have a slight tint to it. If it looks straight up YELLOW, you have a bad display and should probably exchange it.

Everyone sees colors differently and some prefer a warmer, saturated tone while others prefer a cooler, more contrasty one. You are not going to please everyone. I think it would be great if Apple included the ability to change the contrast, saturation and sharpness on the iPad or better yet, a way to calibrate it. Maybe there is a good app I don't know about? At any rate, I really like the new display, best one yet.

 

[gameboy213]

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!

I just did this and you are correct. It seems my yellow screen is closer to the white piece of printer paper and the iPhone 4s seems more blue. Interesting.

 

[M Powered]

I just got back from the Apple Store they replaced the old iPad with the new iPad and the new one seems to be very uniform with no yellowing whatsoever.

So if you seem to have a problem with the yellowing problem I highly encourage you to swap it out with a new one.

 

[kre62]

I am a professional photographer/videographer, so I am used to staring at photos and displays most the day. I am also used to the new Samsung displays as I also have a Galaxy S2 phone. Thought I would throw in my 2 cents. First off, taking photos and posting them online in an attempt to show anything about a display in front of you is pointless. Everything from the white balance setting in the camera you are using, to how its picking up the available light or reacting to the flash all come into play. Not to mention the monitors everyone is viewing them all will be calibrated differently and see the photo a bit differently.

Having said that, I for sure notice a difference from my iPad 2 and my new iPad. The photos of mine I have uploaded and websites with lots of photos just to name a few. Without getting too technical, what people are seeing as a "yellow tint" is a boost in the saturation on the new iPad. Apple did this on purpose, Google "iPad 3 boosted/increased saturation". So yes, its going to make whites look a bit on the warm side but it also makes colors pop, or very vibrant. Samsung has been doing this with their displays. When I look at the same photos or photo websites on my Galaxy S2 (made by Samsung) and an iPhone 4S, the iPhone always looks washed out and a bit dull, the colors don't pop like they do on my S2. Apple has apparently noticed it too and decided to change it. I, as well as plenty of other photographers and graphics people I know agree its for the better and snagged the new iPad. So yes, when you are looking at a pure white page with some text on the new iPad, its going to have a slight tint to it. If it looks straight up YELLOW, you have a bad display and should probably exchange it.

Everyone sees colors differently and some prefer a warmer, saturated tone while others prefer a cooler, more contrasty one. You are not going to please everyone. I think it would be great if Apple included the ability to change the contrast, saturation and sharpness on the iPad or better yet, a way to calibrate it. Maybe there is a good app I don't know about? At any rate, I really like the new display, best one yet.

Oh yeah? Then how do you explain the copious amounts of iPads without the yellow tiny in the wild right this instant?

Apple is not trying to make these screens yellow. Teres plenty of clear blue screens on new iPads. What apple has done is set a very wide tolerance range for color in the pursuit of mass production. If you like your Screen temp fine, but don't try to convince Yourself or others that its intentional. This isn't new and has happened with every apple product launch, same dingy tint on some screens.

 

[rangen]

from left to right:
(all set to full brightness and auto off)

iPad 2 - iPad 3 - iPad 3

 

[chancee]

I just got back from best buy and the ipad 3 units they have on display DO NOT HAVE THE YELLOW TINT. (manhattan Beach, California location)

I bought another 32 gig 4g ATT while I was there. If it doesn't have the yellow tint, the unit I bought yesterday from the apple store goes back. If it does, they both go back and I'm waiting it out until this situation gets solved.

 

[dckcentaur]

Tint my pinkish

My iPad 3 (32gb white) has more of a pinkish tone. I came here looking to see if anybody is having same pinkish tone. I think the previous poster has a point apple should really give us a way to adjust color temp like the Mac. That would save them and the consumer time and money on returns of tempture issues in screens.

 

[kre62]

from left to right:
(all set to full brightness and auto off)

iPad 2 - iPad 3 - iPad 3

One on the left :Beautiful

Others: F THAT disgusting mess.

Take em back!

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His my iPad 3 (32gb white) has more of a pinkish tone I came here looking to see if anybody is having same pinkish tone. I think the previous poster has a point apple should really give us a way to adjust color temp like that Mac that would save them and the consumer time and money on returns of tempture issues

Ill trade you. You can have any of the yellow screens mentioned in this thread.

 

[striker33]

His my iPad 3 (32gb white) has more of a pinkish tone I came here looking to see if anybody is having same pinkish tone. I think the previous poster has a point apple should really give us a way to adjust color temp like that Mac that would save them and the consumer time and money on returns of tempture issues

For the good screens I agree, but for screen that have an actual yellow tint, for whatever reason, it wont fix it.

I'm sitting typing this from my yellow tinted iMac.

 

[Meric]

can someone please do an actual color temp test or something ??

if ipad2 is white, ipad 3 is yellow...

if ipad3 is white, ipad2 is blue...

apple claims saturation is 44 % better... so they did it intentionally? if so why some units are totally same as ipad2 some are yellowish compared to ipad 2 ?

why there is no APPLE employee in this forum who can enlighten us ?

if samsung displays are yellow, how do we get a LG white display ?

I will go to my local best buy and apple store tonight to compare my ipad2 and ipad3 side by side...

 

[kre62]

... so they did it intentionally? if so why some units are totally same as ipad2 some are yellowish compared to ipad 2 ?

This is the key to your post. Don't let anyone convince you that this is intentional. That its "more accurate". That its glue drying.

You know that nice screens exist in the market. Why would you settle for an inferior experience?

In the words of the great Steve Jobs: Dont Settle