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Does your 10.5 have a yellow band/warm bottom edge in portrait?
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I read it somewhere in a list of results from the chipmunk site that decodes your serial number
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Indeed. I’ve not seen any proof that waiting for months after launch gives you any better chance of getting a better quality screen
I think that the argument in favour of waiting is simply that QC improves when production slows down after a few months of a device being released, simply because they are not on such a strict time budget. I have no reason to believe this is either true or false, but I'm pretty sure there's no proof.
In my case, I've gone through three iPads, one with a decent panel, two with bad ones. The odds are not looking very good and I'm just not in a position to invest any more time on this. There's also a legit reason for waiting a few months in this case: iOS11. So I might give it a try again in late September.
A completely fair approach for sure. Probably still a lottery either way, but maybe there is better odds later.
Since I upgrade my devices every time a new one comes out, the value proposition drops significantly if I give up 4-5 months of usage with such short refresh cycles, so I prefer to get one right away with no issues or live with very minor issues (which is tough for someone as picky as me but I am getting better haha). What I have to keep reminding myself is that when I go sell it, the chances of the buyer noticing the minute issues I might be picky about is pretty well zero.
Looks great, what does your serial number start with? And what config do you have?
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Ah okay thanks for letting me know
My 10.5 will be here on Wednesday. A little concerned to be reading this thread and the eye strain thread after ordering (especially when nearly all the reviews I've encountered rave about the display). Fingers crossed I don't have either of these issues, as I was planning to sell an old Air 2 and pass my 9.7 iPP on to a family member.
On the bright side, seeing photos of the new 10.5 next to the 9.7 shows the 0.8" adds a healthy dose of extra screen real estate
On the bright side, seeing photos of the new 10.5 next to the 9.7 shows the 0.8" adds a healthy dose of extra screen real estate
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My 10.5 will be here on Wednesday. A little concerned to be reading this and the eye strain thread after ordering (especially when nearly all the reviews I've encountered rave about the display). Fingers crossed I don't have either of these issues as I was already planning to sell an old Air 2 and pass last year's 9.7 iPP on to a family member.
On the bright side, seeing photos of the new 10.5 next to the 9.7 show that 0.8" adds a healthy dose of extra screen real estate
I upgraded from the Air 2 and in day to day use you'll find that you get used to that healthy dose of extra 0.8 screen real estate real quick.
I'm on this train of thought as well. By waiting 3-5 months, not only do you get a great screen first time out, you can also pick one up for $150+ off on sale.
Both patience and impatience have their prices. The question is, which price do you want to pay?
Do you have any proof for your claim?
I don't think there will be any difference if you order in the future. The manufacturing process and quality assurance process was already established and now they focus on new devices and new components so unless there is a huge problem with the current process they will not change it.
Yeah, I'm sure I'll get used to it quickly as well : )
It'll still be nice to have a display size increase without having to compromise the iPad form factor I love.
Only personal anecdotal data which is good enough for me. I don't feel the need to convince others. If you believe that there is no difference in the quality of manufactured items over the course of their run, rock on!
I don't think he was making a claim. He was making a general statement based off of past history with how newer products can tend to have issues when they launch. It does happen where displays are uneven or yellowish due to adhesives, which can be not manufacturered on a consistent basis when you mass produce millions of devices in a short amount of time, which the ratio of returns would likely increase based on volume.
If you read through all these threads, it's not unheard of to have or locate issues with new devices when they first receive them, versus something that they purchase three months later when manufacturing slows down or they purchased a refurbished product that has been combed through for any defects which likely has less they have issues veruss new at times.
Also, Sracer is correct, three months from now, likely after the September Fall keynote for Apple, iPad prices will likely start seeing some sales from third-party vendors, which now that focuses change to the iPhone, when the iPad slows down.
The screen was throwing me off too compared to my old iPad4. Anything off axis even slightly greatly reduces brightness and turns the image pink to some degree, which is probably the new antireflective coating and some worse IPS panel design.
We might have to wait til the oled iPad Pro...whenever that comes out, maybe next year following oled iPhone.
Yes I've gone through two of the silver Ipad 10.5's with this issue. The first one was worse, but I the second is also bothering me. I'm going to exchange it again and see but it may be a widespread issue.
There are many complains on start because Apple sells most iPads in first months so of course amount of people complaining will be larger. Also demographics of first buyers is different, these users are more tech savvy so they will discuss issues on forums.
I am not an expert but my assumption is producing more devices mean factories need to run for longer period of time and these days displays are manufactured by robots so it does not make much difference if a robot is producing displays 24 hours every day or 8 hours every day. It will still produce same display. It does not get tired as humans do.
Of courses, there will be sales, no doubt about that. You can also wait a year once a new iPad is released and get it even for cheaper.
What worries me about an OLED panel this large (if they do go to that for future Pro's) is that they are even more variable with regards to both yellow and pink tint/blooming. Even on small phone displays, OLED panels are extremely variable if you are picky (which you have every right to be at the price). Look at some next time you are at a cell phone store, get a white or off-white background and you will probably see how difficult it is for some of them to be flawless while displaying white. My understanding is that the OLED panels cut closest to the center of the die are the best and they worsen as you go outwards, but they all make it into the same products for the same price. Still going back & forth about exchanging my 10.5", if living with mild yellow tint in the bottom left (about 2-3" square) is better than playing the lottery and giving up my flawless screen protector install. It's only visible on white/grey backgrounds but that does make up a lot of content.
This somewhat depicts the disappointment of getting a crappy screen.
This somewhat depicts the disappointment of getting a crappy screen.
Soggy pixels
This somewhat depicts the disappointment of getting a crappy screen.
This post wins the internet for today
These screens are not perfect, they just don't exhibit the same defect as your screen (which is what you're probably looking for). Also, the conditions are unfavorable for detecting screen issues because there is a lot of ambient lighting.It took me 4 tries to get a good iPad 4 and I remember thinking at the time that I wished they would sell me one of those demos with perfect screens they always have in the stores.
Yep, I saw that one iPad Pro on store display had uneven screen, so it is a lottery indeed... ;/
Mine 12.9 DLX is nearly perfect, got only some very little visible yellow tint on the left top corner but almost no backlight bleeding, so I'm quite happy and I'm trying to live with this... I had four different iPads since iPad 1 and this screen is the best...
I just got a brand new iPhone 6 and it has a slightly loose home button, a dark top right corner in the display and a slightly loose display (bottom right is clicky). After almost 3 years, QC hasn't really settled in for this device. I don't really think QC improves over time. Improving QC isn't easy.
My update. 3 different silver 256gb cellular iPad Pro 10.5s. All have the yellow band. My latest one also had a dead pixel. Back it goes. I think I'm going to wait until they sort this out. Seems they are all bad.
Update:
Received Nr. 5 & Nr.6
One is really yellow at the Home-Button side
And the other one is: PERFECT