Yellow Tint!

[iLukeJoseph]

This holds true for any device forum that I've seen, those who claim 'perfection' cant seem to have a digital camera with them and show the rest of the members that there is infact a screen that can meet their standards of quality. Instead we are forced to take their word for it and end up endlessly going back to the store for a replacement because the self proclaimed majority says their screens are "perfect", everyone lies, I think those who claim that their unit does not exhibit the same issues as others and do not provide a picture are the ones causing more 'damage' compared to the vocal majority of people having issues.

Im hoping I can hold out 2-3 months more before purchasing and wishful thinking by that time screen issues will be minimized.

Because taking a picture is a bad way to show color issues.... Defects (like bad pixels, uniformity that you can ALSO see by eye, then yes). And it is quite possible that the people with good screens already know this....

The ONLY way to 100% verify color/grayscale issues is with (instrumentation/software). With that said, you can look for more prominent inaccuracies with grayscale ramp patterns.

I have attached a video files that you can play on your iPad. The one titled "Section-A" is a group of misc patters. The first two are great grayscale ramps. What you will want to look for is variances in color between each "step". On a perfect calibrated display there will be no color and just shades of black/gray/white.

I know most of you will never get into actual calibration. But it may behoove some of you to read this Grayscale Calibration for Dummies. Don't need to read all of it. But there is some great information on what grayscale is, what proper color temp is, etc.....

Oh and my display is perfect, see sig.

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Sigh...

Yes, it is a hardware issue. If you take a screenshot and then view that screenshot on the ipad3 well of course it is going to show the problem, you're still using the same problematic screen.

Take the screenshot on the ipad and then send to another device like your laptop and then view the screenshot on that device.

In your adjusted photos all the text looks BLUE when I view it on my iMac (which I am using right now).

Actually on my MBP (which the display is calibrated with Hardware) the first text only pic looks correct. The second looks very blue.

 

[HolyGrail]

REPOST AND UPDATE

Well, went to the apple store to compare..and the demo unit showed a blue tint compared to mine. I then asked for a replacement and they were very accommodating.

Opened first box....more yellow then mine.
Opened second box.....again more yellow then mine.

They wouldn't allow another one....and I completely understand....I was surprised and humbled they even allowed me to try. They could have said no. So I left with mine that I receive yesterday.

So that got me thinking that maybe some are right, and you have to wait a and see if the color changes on its own....since the demo units were most all blue, and maybe over the few days they changed, unlike the two box ones were yellow worse then mine and never got a chance yet.

FYI Mine was purchased online so the myth you can't replace it at the apple store...is just that...a myth.

Here is a pic I took today since mine was delivered yesterday. In a few days will take another pic....and so on....just to see if there is any change.

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Ok, here is status updates so far.


3-16-12

When I first got it, it was looking like Bergerfan's here. I left brightness all the way up with no turn off for the last maybe 38 hours.

3-17-12

3-18-12

3-20-12

Now some have argued it will change and others argued it won't. I am only interested in results and I will try all possibilities just to see for myself if they will work or not. If you copy the pics and flick through them you can clearly see the change.

So far my results have worked for me, you're results may very. Best of luck.

 

[EarlZ]

Because taking a picture is a bad way to show color issues.... Defects (like bad pixels, uniformity that you can ALSO see by eye, then yes). And it is quite possible that the people with good screens already know this....

The ONLY way to 100% verify color/grayscale issues is with (instrumentation/software). With that said, you can look for more prominent inaccuracies with grayscale ramp patterns.

I have attached a video files that you can play on your iPad. The one titled "Section-A" is a group of misc patters. The first two are great grayscale ramps. What you will want to look for is variances in color between each "step". On a perfect calibrated display there will be no color and just shades of black/gray/white.

I know most of you will never get into actual calibration. But it may behoove some of you to read this Grayscale Calibration for Dummies. Don't need to read all of it. But there is some great information on what grayscale is, what proper color temp is, etc.....

Oh and my display is perfect, see sig.

If someone has a good screen then it should reflect on the photos, if the picture somewhat looks 'defective' then the user can easily explain that its not what he sees in real life and its just an artifact produced by the camera. Something as simply as this despite how 'inaccurate' it might sound can do a lot of help. But these spots or half screen yellow tints are legitimate defects to begin with.

 

[kre62]

REPOST AND UPDATE

Well, went to the apple store to compare..and the demo unit showed a blue tint compared to mine. I then asked for a replacement and they were very accommodating.

Opened first box....more yellow then mine.
Opened second box.....again more yellow then mine.

They wouldn't allow another one....and I completely understand....I was surprised and humbled they even allowed me to try. They could have said no. So I left with mine that I receive yesterday.

So that got me thinking that maybe some are right, and you have to wait a and see if the color changes on its own....since the demo units were most all blue, and maybe over the few days they changed, unlike the two box ones were yellow worse then mine and never got a chance yet.

FYI Mine was purchased online so the myth you can't replace it at the apple store...is just that...a myth.

Here is a pic I took today since mine was delivered yesterday. In a few days will take another pic....and so on....just to see if there is any change.

______________________________________________________________

Ok, here is status updates so far.


3-16-12

When I first got it, it was looking like Bergerfan's here. I left brightness all the way up with no turn off for the last maybe 38 hours.

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3-17-12

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3-18-12

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3-20-12

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Now some have argued it will change and others argued it won't. I am only interested in results and I try all pssibilties just to see for myself if they will work or not.

So far my results have worked for me, you're results may very. Best of luck.

Photoshop?

You cant compare to the other guys screenshot. In your original post you compared it to an iPad2. Why not do that again, using the same camera?

 

[brentsg]

Photoshop?

You cant compare to the other guys screenshot. In your original post you compared it to an iPad2. Why not do that again, using the same camera?

So folks that are militant about the "problem" want pictures. Someone takes pictures and they're accused of using Photoshop.

So why bother with the pictures then?

 

[HolyGrail]

Photoshop?

You cant compare to the other guys screenshot. In your original post you compared it to an iPad2. Why not do that again, using the same camera?

1)Photoshop really? Are you serious?

2)I compared it to the first ipad (not the ipad 2 because you didn't read) because I didn't have Ipad 3 daily results yet.
once I did I posted them.

3)If you don't want to compare the other screenshot then don't.....the other three can be compared....and still show a change....taken with the same camera.

4) Do you have any thing positive to give to this thread....or are you going to keep trolling me trying to help people.

 

[ninadpchaudhari]

How to actually recognize ...

Hi,
I have never purchased a Ipad B4 ...
now, the Ipad 3 (aka New Ipad ) will be my first Ipad

I haven't yet purchased one as it is still not available in my Country ,
Watching the issues , I was just woried as like , how to identify if my Ipad Screen was faulty ( with Yellow Tint ) ...
Does the Yellow Tint go away after use ???

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REPOST AND UPDATE

Well, went to the apple store to compare..and the demo unit showed a blue tint compared to mine. I then asked for a replacement and they were very accommodating.

Opened first box....more yellow then mine.
Opened second box.....again more yellow then mine.

They wouldn't allow another one....and I completely understand....I was surprised and humbled they even allowed me to try. They could have said no. So I left with mine that I receive yesterday.

So that got me thinking that maybe some are right, and you have to wait a and see if the color changes on its own....since the demo units were most all blue, and maybe over the few days they changed, unlike the two box ones were yellow worse then mine and never got a chance yet.

FYI Mine was purchased online so the myth you can't replace it at the apple store...is just that...a myth.

Here is a pic I took today since mine was delivered yesterday. In a few days will take another pic....and so on....just to see if there is any change.

______________________________________________________________

Ok, here is status updates so far.


3-16-12

When I first got it, it was looking like Bergerfan's here. I left brightness all the way up with no turn off for the last maybe 38 hours.

Image

3-17-12

Image

3-18-12

Image

3-20-12

Image



Now some have argued it will change and others argued it won't. I am only interested in results and I will try all possibilities just to see for myself if they will work or not. If you copy the pics and flick through them you can clearly see the change.

So far my results have worked for me, you're results may very. Best of luck.

Does it mean that , the yellow tint goes off after use

And i need not to worry about it ?

 

[EarlZ]

Hi,
I have never purchased a Ipad B4 ...
now, the Ipad 3 (aka New Ipad ) will be my first Ipad

I haven't yet purchased one as it is still not available in my Country ,
Watching the issues , I was just woried as like , how to identify if my Ipad Screen was faulty ( with Yellow Tint ) ...
Does the Yellow Tint go away after use ???

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Does it mean that , the yellow tint goes off after use

And i need not to worry about it ?

For the yellow tint on the entire screen just open up safari and goto a google page, it should look white and not yellow but it might be a bit difficult to see at store light conditions, for the other color tints, they usually come in spots or just portions of the screen.. anything that does not look uniform = defective.

 

[vito]

This is a really silly question, should I be looking directly above the iPad to notice the yellow tint, as at a bit on an angle (on the couch in my lap), it does vary in colour?

I know this may be viewed as a stupid question

 

[slffl]

Sigh...

Yes, it is a hardware issue. If you take a screenshot and then view that screenshot on the ipad3 well of course it is going to show the problem, you're still using the same problematic screen.

Take the screenshot on the ipad and then send to another device like your laptop and then view the screenshot on that device.

In your adjusted photos all the text looks BLUE when I view it on my iMac (which I am using right now).

Sigh

I know that and I'm viewing these on my iMac! I guess your iMac profile is cooler than mine, but on my iMac the screen captures look just like they do on the iPad.

 

[wilycoder]

Sigh

I know that and I'm viewing these on my iMac! I guess your iMac profile is cooler than mine, but on my iMac the screen captures look just like they do on the iPad.

I just viewed them on my work PC, still blue.

Another poster said the same. Quit wasting our time trying to save face.

 

[bcaslis]

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Now some have argued it will change and others argued it won't. I am only interested in results and I will try all possibilities just to see for myself if they will work or not. If you copy the pics and flick through them you can clearly see the change.

So far my results have worked for me, you're results may very. Best of luck.

I've seen this also. The color temperature has definitely gotten better since I received it on Friday night. I've had the previous iPads, all iPhone models, and lots of Macs. I haven't seen this much of a shift in a screen before, but I'm very pleased with color it has now. I'd glad to not have listened to those complaining about defective screens that need to be returned.

 

[Dr.Seafeld]

Still bad news...

Definitely don't wanna rain or your parade, but after trying FOUR iPads 64gb LTEs I'm not happy to report that every single one had the yellow tint problem.
The story is:
I have had my iPad 64gb LTE since launch day and very soon realized that there was a color shift from upper left to lower right, like cigarette smoke that can easyliy been seen once you turn your iPad to landscape and look at the grey keys...
Today I went to the local Apple store here in Frankfurt and they were so kind to let me check three brand new iPads 64 LTEs. Guess what, they all show the yellow, partial tint in different variations, but generally from upper left to lower right, FaceTime camera facing up.
Very, very frustrating and making me believe, that this is a general flaw...
I decided to stick to my first one, which of course also shows the color shift, since the other models haven't been any better...
Will keep this one hoping for a better future batch... Because besides, I LOVE this beauty!!!
Call me picky, I don't care and try to ignore the cigarette smoke colored screen hoping that the magic "let it burn in" trick will do the job...
Sorry for the long post,
Cheers from Frankfurt

 

[Meric]

Here is what ZDNET says...


Some new iPad Retina displays marred by yellowish hue
By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | March 20, 2012, 12:48pm PDT

Summary: A simple fix might be to wait a few days and see if the problem clears.

It seems that a screen problem that Apple has had previously with the iPad and the iPhone is back to plague some new iPad owners - a yellowish hue on the otherwise gorgeous Retina display screen.

Complains started to build up on Apple’s support forums on launch day last Friday, with proud owners of the new iPad complaining that the 2048×1536 pixel display has a yellowish tint to it, either covering part of or even the entire screen.

Here is a sample of the complaints:

“I just got my new iPad today 4G+Wifi 64GB (white) and i am getting a distinct yellowish hue on my retina display. On my iPad 2 it is clearly much nicer and brighter in terms of the resolution.”

“I too am having the same issue.* I couldn’t wait to get it out of the box and compare it to my son’s iPad 2.* While I think the 3 is crisper looking, pages that should be clean white are washed out and yellow.”

“I posted in another thread that I’m having the same problem.* New iPad screen is very warm/yellow… making it appear washed out.* From a distance, my iPad 2 screen looks nicer.* Also have a whole bunch of visible dead pixels.* Definitely a clunker…”

“Well just got back from Apple store and they replaced mine, but the new one still has yellow.”

“I don’t have a definite yellowish tint, but I do have a slightly dingy greyish tint that extends from the top (in portrait mode, home button at bottom) down about 2 inches and fades out completely at about three inches down.* I suppose one could call it a very light dirty ‘yellow’. The rest of the display is great.”

The problem isn’t a new one, and has previously been put down to the organo-functional Silane Z-6011 adhesive used to bond the layers of glass together in the screen not being given enough time to evaporate. This is partly due to Apple stepping up the production of the panels to accommodate the high level of demand for the device. If this is the same problem as previously, the yellow hue will vanish in a week or so as the solvent fully evaporates.

I had the chance to see a new iPad suffering from this problem today, and it’s certainly a distracting issue. Rather than the brilliant white that I would expect from such a panel, the white is transformed into a warm shade of yellow. It can induce eyestrain quickly because you need to keep the backlight on at a higher than required setting to compensate for the darker screen.

If you’ve got a new iPad you can easily check for the yellowish tint by firing up the Safari browser or any other app with a white background. If the screen looks white near the middle, check around the edges for yellowing. If you’re impatient then Apple seems happy to exchange iPads suffering from this problem — assuming stock exists — but waiting a few days for the solvent to evaporate from the adhesive seems to fix the problem for most.

 

[BigMcGuire]

Those of you with noticeably pink screens --- are you doing anything about it?

I had the opportunity of comparing my iPad 3 vs my wife's iPad 3 (perfect) and my coworker's iPad 3 (perfect) and another coworker's iPad 2. My iPad 3 is significantly more "reddish" than all the other iPads that I've compared it to.

That said, every picture I take doesn't reflect the red. But the fact that 5 different people can see it (without me saying the word)...

 

[Dr.Seafeld]

by the way...

...that tint looks exactly like the tint I have on my 27" iMac from 2009!
You remember this wonderful discussion?? And no, I don't see tint everywhere, my wonderful MacBook Air 11" is perfect, all the MacBook Pros I owned have been flawless, it all started with my 27" iMac (look at the posts here if you can't sleep)
My iMac is still yellow in the lower right corner, it never went away, I just got used to it...
Today I was looking at my girlfriends iMac 21" from 2012 and you can imagine what he is saying next: Yes, ladies and gents, the "problem" is still there after three years of engeneering...
Once again, call me picky, read the posts from other users, if you don't see it, enjoy and love your product, I really mean it!
For the ones who see the yellow, be brave and patient

 

[str8spd2001]

Here is what mine looks like right now. The iPad 2 is on the far left and the other are iPad (3rd Gen). Not sure why the camera didn't capture it but the iPad on the far right has a more slight pink to it.

Here I moved the iPad 2 to the far right.

 

[BigMcGuire]

Yeah, the camera didn't capture my ipad 3's pinkness either. Are you returning it or living with it?

 

[str8spd2001]

At this point I'm just planning on returning them and stick it out with my iPad2 for awhile. As nice as the retina display is the color of the screen just makes it less vibrant.

 

[Kyotoma]

Those of you with noticeably pink screens --- are you doing anything about it?

I had the opportunity of comparing my iPad 3 vs my wife's iPad 3 (perfect) and my coworker's iPad 3 (perfect) and another coworker's iPad 2. My iPad 3 is significantly more "reddish" than all the other iPads that I've compared it to.

That said, every picture I take doesn't reflect the red. But the fact that 5 different people can see it (without me saying the word)...

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It's funny because your computer display is much more pink in that photo than your iPad screen.

 

[BigMcGuire]

It's funny because your computer display is much more pink in that photo than your iPad screen.

Haha, exactly. That's the sad part and what makes me think I'm just seeing things. I wish I hadn't seen this thread. lol.

Edit: In real life, my screen doesn't look pink at all (to me). My iPad 3 looks like one of those daylight CFLs vs a soft white bulb (Dell monitor).

 

[iMaconApple]

At this point I'm just planning on returning them and stick it out with my iPad2 for awhile. As nice as the retina display is the color of the screen just makes it less vibrant.

Yeah same here..we paying top bucks we need to get every penny out of it

I'll give it couple more days see if it goes away before the 14Days no questions asked I'm trying to use it up as much as i can right now at work due to nothing else to do at work I do have like one dead pixle by the front FaceTime camrea but no big deal come pare to my last one I swapped..

I got use to retina display/4G now I'm spoiled..

 

[rudyjr13]

64gb AT&T white bought at store in PA on launch day had yellow tint at top left section of screen when holding in portrait mode with camera at the top. Just got back from the Apple Store with a replacement. No hassle at all from the Genius.

Store Work Authentication details:

Component: Display
Issue: Pixels / Foreign Material
Issue: Yellow Tint on left corners of display
Steps to reproduce: Visual inspection
Proposed Resolution: Finished goods swap for effa capture.

If you THINK you have the yellow tint, take it into your local Apple store and have them look at it. Worth the 30-60 minutes.

 

[jicka]

64gb AT&T white bought at store in PA on launch day had yellow tint at top left section of screen when holding in portrait mode with camera at the top. Just got back from the Apple Store with a replacement. No hassle at all from the Genius.

Store Work Authentication details:

Component: Display
Issue: Pixels / Foreign Material
Issue: Yellow Tint on left corners of display
Steps to reproduce: Visual inspection
Proposed Resolution: Finished goods swap for effa capture.

If you THINK you have the yellow tint, take it into your local Apple store and have them look at it. Worth the 30-60 minutes.

Yeah but how is the replacement? I did that yesterday and the new one is worse, yellow at the top blue at the bottom. I left it on 100% brightness on a white page last night too, the iPad was warm when I woke up but still looks just as yellow. I'm going a to give it a week then return it and buy another one so my 14 days starts over.

 

[rangen]

I've now had 3 16GB's and 1 32. The 32 had a pink tint, the 16's all yellow, but the last one was especially yellow. Urine coloured, top to bottom.