iPad 12.9 2021 owners - returning device for blooming and/or edge shadowing?

[Sparxxx]

Ok. If you say so.
I can only comment what I’ve seen on mine and I don’t like it at all. Perhaps mine has an issue. Doesn’t matter as I already returned ot.
For me the mini led on the ipad pro 12.9 is a total fail.

 

[mdhaus72]

If a "blooming issue that is only noticeable if someone has to take specific steps to make it noticeable" is your idea of a "total fail" in a device....then LMAO!

You must be constantly miserable with all of your tech!

 

[UBS28]

I am not sure still. The screen is amazing, but it indeed has blooming on maximum brightness at night.

I just tested my old iPad Pro and it actually has blooming too. However that old iPad doesn’t go as bright as the M1 iPad Pro, so the blooming is less noticeable.

 

[mdhaus72]

I am not sure still. The screen is amazing, but it indeed has blooming on maximum brightness at night.

I just tested my old iPad Pro and it actually has blooming too. However that old iPad doesn’t go as bright as the M1 iPad Pro, so the blooming is less noticeable.

What is the practical use of utilizing maximum brightness at night?

 

[UBS28]

What is the practical use of utilizing maximum brightness at night?

Netflix series looks better at maximum brightness to me. Some of the shows / movies have been tuned very dark with post-processing. It is just personal preference.

 

[Jt69yupper]

Yes, I did return mine as the blooming was horrible. Apple did a poor job implementing MiniLEd and I'm sure it's a software issue. They light up way to much than it should, the zones are to big and you can cleary see the rectangular shape of the zones (pictures of blooming that you see posted here arenot exagerated at all).

I have other MiniLed Screens (TLC and Samsung) and there is almost no blooming on them (used the same scene to compare).
Watching dark scenes in a dark environment (as movies should be watched) is almost imposbile if you value picture quality.
Hate to say it but the Ipad Pro 12.9 has the worst MiniLed display out there and Apple needs to fix it asap.
It would have been my dream devices as it's exaclty what I needed but the the blooming is way to much.

Agreed

 

[Jt69yupper]

Wow...there is A LOT of melodrama in that post! LOL....

Apple did not do a "poor job implementing MiniLED"....They did a fine job overall. The screen is truly the best you can get on a device of that size. What's hilarious to me about "huge problems" such as this is that they almost always are reliant on the consumer doing something that they just aren't normally going to do a whole lot. And the effect that happens isn't ever the end-of-the-world, either.

For example, how many times are you honestly going to want to take notes on a black screen in a totally blacked-out room? Come on.

And when you set an alarm - even if it's in the dark - does it really matter that much if there is a slight halo for the 15-30 seconds that it takes for you to set it? *eyeroll*

Most, if not all, of the photos and videos that are being used to show the blooming are inherent exaggerations of what is truly happening, since a photo and video capture in the dark is not nearly as precise as what the human eye can see. In other words, a camera will perceive blooming as being worse because its "vision" is less accurate, similar to a person who is near or farsighted compared to a person with 20/20 vision. If you have to go to extra lengths to recreate a problem, then guess what - Most of the time, it isn't a huge problem!

This statement is also quite amusing: "Watching dark scenes in a dark environment (as movies should be watched) is almost imposbile if you value picture quality." LOL...No, it is not "impossible if you value picture quality." It's totally fine and almost all of the time, you won't even see any effect because of the movement of the video and the transitions.

Every time a device with new technology rolls out, there is a sub-group of people who expect everything on it to work exactly as they want it to - no questions asked. Every pixel has to be 100% perfect, the design has to be 100% flawless and any tech issue at all - even if they can be tweaked by a software update - is instant grounds for them to rage and go completely overboard.

The issue overall is vastly blown out of proportion and Apple clearly has an ability to address it at least in part through upcoming software updates. In the meantime, people need to take a chill-pill, relax and enjoy the new tech for what it DOES offer...an amazing screen for an iPad and the best in its class.

Completely disagree, try reading on lowest brightest in a dark room at night. Bloom causes fuzziness for all text. I am sure the iPad is utilized in this fashion amongst a lot of users. Stating people are melodramatic is melodramatic….

 

[Sparxxx]

If a "blooming issue that is only noticeable if someone has to take specific steps to make it noticeable" is your idea of a "total fail" in a device....then LMAO!

You must be constantly miserable with all of your tech!

What is wrong with you? It’s my opinion you don’t have to agree with it but saying I must be miserable with all my tech goes a little to far…
The 12.9 screen is a total fail in my eyes and for the prices they are asking it’s garbage.

 

[mdhaus72]

Completely disagree, try reading on lowest brightest in a dark room at night. Bloom causes fuzziness for all text. I am sure the iPad is utilized in this fashion amongst a lot of users. Stating people are melodramatic is melodramatic….

I have actually conducted that same experiment to see what the fuss is all about....and it was a minimal issue at worse. Even a nightlight located somewhere across the room was often enough to completely take away the effect.

Most people do not try to read books or magazines in the complete dark without even a minimal amount of light in the room.

 

[Jt69yupper]

Why would I keep a night light on in the room....

 

[mark34]

Of course not. Such minor issues, especially the shadow thing. Blooming can be noticeable, but in such rare and short circumstances. Blink and it’s gone. If it’s a trade off for all the beauty of this remarkable screen it’s certainly an easy one to make. Seriously… non issues.