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  1. Z

    Build quality issues on 27" iMac

    Today, my iMac finally arrived from Ireland: Awesome machine! But I'm quite unhappy with the build quality. The first quality issue is pretty obvious: A notch in the back of the aluminum body. My second complaint is about the gap between glass and aluminium chassis on the left side. Is this...
  2. Dulcimer

    Things to check for on new iPad Pro

    Every new Apple product launch is followed by posts by a few people discovering quality control issues with their new device. I know it's rare but I'd like to check mine for defects when I get it. Curious to hear from others' experiences what some good things to check for are and how to check...
  3. D

    MacBook Pro vs. Dell XPS 15

    Hello, My entire life I have only used Apple Products. I have only owned MacBook Pro laptops and iPhones. As an artist and designer, I am anal about details and it's the reason why I chose Apple to begin with. Apple products continue to be simply gorgeous to look at. All of my software is Mac...
  4. Djilkosh

    Bad quality photos maybe due big compression (iPhone 7)

    I'm former android user and I had always flagship phones before. After many years I decided to buy iPhone because I wanted to change system and to have smaller yet powerful device with great camera. So I bought iPhone 7, latest and greatest. He has everything great except.... Camera. Well using...
  5. I

    Awful video quality since upgrading to macOS Sierra

    Hello, guys! I've noticed that playing Youtube videos in HD looks really bad after upgrading to the latest macOS software. I'm running it on a 13' Macbook air (mid 2013). How can i fix that? I'm attaching a screenshot from a video which is supposed to be playing in 1080p.
  6. mark0pol0

    Siri Voice Quality TERRIBLE

    Just updated a couple hours ago and can't seem to figure out why my Siri isn't speaking with the same quality sound of English as it does on my iPhone. It sounds like the iPhone 4 Siri or something. Tried to download higher quality voice in the Accessibility -> Dictation settings, but that...
  7. P

    video quality via imessage to iphone 7

    We share videos a lot amongst the family. I have an iPhone 6 and a iPad mini 2. When a video is sent to me via iMessage I get on both devices. When I download the videos to my computer the ones received by the iPhone are a much lower resolution than the same video received by the iPad...
  8. iSearch

    iTunes TV Show Quality Too Soft/Compressed?

    I wanted to buy the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) series on iTunes (480p only), but after noticing heavy compression artifacts and softness in the preview videos, I decided to buy the seasons on Amazon Video, which are very sharp and match the video quality with the DVDs. However, Amazon...
  9. LCPepper

    Audio Quality over Lightning to Analogue 3.5mm Adaptor

    I am wondering if say using the Lightning to Analogue adaptor would provide a better sound out than from the 3.5mm jack in the older iPhones. Do you think that older lighting iDevices could therefore end up with a quality boost by using this, if it has a better DAC? Guess we can't know till...
  10. J

    External Monitor Quality Issues

    Hello, Last week I purchased a MacBook Pro Mid 2015 15" laptop, along with a Dell s2415h 24" External Monitor and the quality is dreadful on the external display. I am using a HDMI to HDMI cable, that came straight out of the Dell Box. Things I've tried: Messing with the display sharpness...