Would you mind linking to the information you found about the A6 chip contrast "feature" ? Hope this gets fixed too. At least Netflix is ok.
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iPad I believe the iPad 4 has a serious display flaw.
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Would you mind linking to the information you found about the A6 chip contrast "feature" ? Hope this gets fixed too. At least Netflix is ok.
That's news to me. I tested and re-tested my iPad 3 via 6.0.1 and didn't see an issue.
That's odd. The only reason I posted in this thread is that I googled this issue after noticing it in this iPad I bought 2 weeks ago (first iPad, not first tablet) and stumbled across this thread. My screen has a yellowing issue in one corner so I'm probably going to get it swapped out in a week or two. I'll report back if the next one doesn't have this issue.
Call me a cynic, but if you can show me a video of your iPad 3 exhibiting this issue, it would go a long way...
WilliamG is right. Try his method at 0:17s and you should get it easily
Since WilliamG mentioned something about the brightness levels 'fluctuating' I thought I was the only one experiencing this until I tried his method at 0:17 in the same Dark Knight trailer 4; it's the easiest way to replicate the problem. Try to make sure the Apple logo is on the bottom right with as much 'black' possible on the screen with no iOS icons. After pausing it for about 5 seconds hit the Home button and you can see the brightness problem especially on the FaceTime icon mentioned before. What most of you people aren't getting is that this problem didn't exist with the iPad 3. The only explanation that makes sense is that the new GPU needs some 'software' fix or there is a bad batch of these screens out there since it's known that Apple outsources the displays to more than one manufacturer.
Since WilliamG mentioned something about the brightness levels 'fluctuating' I thought I was the only one experiencing this until I tried his method at 0:17 in the same Dark Knight trailer 4; it's the easiest way to replicate the problem. Try to make sure the Apple logo is on the bottom right with as much 'black' possible on the screen with no iOS icons. After pausing it for about 5 seconds hit the Home button and you can see the brightness problem especially on the FaceTime icon mentioned before. What most of you people aren't getting is that this problem didn't exist with the iPad 3. The only explanation that makes sense is that the new GPU needs some 'software' fix or there is a bad batch of these screens out there since it's known that Apple outsources the displays to more than one manufacturer.
I haven't gotten around to making a video yet (been very busy with finals exams), but I can confirm that it does happen on the iPad 3.
Here is a link to a video I took of the issue happening on my iPad 3. I'm going to upload it to YouTube as well, but in the mean time, you can download it (or maybe stream it, I can't remember if box allows that for shared links). https://www.box.com/shared/2vduc5xf1uyk7q87x2ex
The most obvious fluctuating in the video happens at around 1:55, so start it like 10 10 seconds before that. Also, earlier in the video you can see all kinds of gamma shift in the white wall, but that's not as noticeable as the aforementioned issue.
Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC3KAm0kpm0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
The most obvious fluctuating in the video happens at around 1:55, so start it like 10 10 seconds before that. Also, earlier in the video you can see all kinds of gamma shift in the white wall, but that's not as noticeable as the aforementioned issue.
Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC3KAm0kpm0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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To be honest, I can't say for certain I see it in that video, but the quality is kinda crappy. I think I see it, but you know... it's not the best quality at all....
I know there's some major confirmation bias going on here, but its fairly obvious for a good 20 seconds after after the 1:50 mark. If you'll watch from 30 or so seconds before that mark,you'll have a good standard of comparison. I won't deny that the quality of the recording isn't stellar (I did make a "the only camera I own is attached to my cellphone" disclaimer), but the fact that it can be observed in this sub-par recording plainly suggests the extent of the issue.
EDIT: I posted this on another forum (OCN) and an iPad 3 owned viewed it and replied that he/she doesn't see the same thing on his/her unit. Maybe I have a super-secret iPad 3 with an iPad 4 chip set. Needless to say ill probably exchange it based on this and a screen yellowing issue.
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It has nothing to do with believing. We clearly have a person here who is not iPad compatible, while 99.9% of the population are iPad compatible. Too bad for that person.
Haven't been bothered much by this recently, only because I've mostly been using Netflix, which is unaffected. Then I was watching this past weekend's Bob's Burgers when I came across it again, so I figured I'd record it since it was pretty noticeable.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0n6pjb8y3hx4yn/example.mp4
Note, this isn't directly the fluctuating backlight issue in the first post, but the occasional color inaccuracy from whatever junk processing they're doing now. Keep an eye on the car (~1m15s into the episode, if you want to look yourself) and how washed out it becomes after a few seconds with the interface hidden. Obviously, if you're watching this clip on an ipad 4, don't fullscreen it.
Relevant screen grabs, with interface, and then without:
Edit: Another instance from later in the same episode:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0n6pjb8y3hx4yn/example.mp4
Note, this isn't directly the fluctuating backlight issue in the first post, but the occasional color inaccuracy from whatever junk processing they're doing now. Keep an eye on the car (~1m15s into the episode, if you want to look yourself) and how washed out it becomes after a few seconds with the interface hidden. Obviously, if you're watching this clip on an ipad 4, don't fullscreen it.
Relevant screen grabs, with interface, and then without:
Edit: Another instance from later in the same episode:
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do you have iOS 6 or iOS 5.1.1 ?
reason why i ask, is that i have iOS 5.1.1 on my iPad 3 and mine does not have this problem
Having googled this issue for the past 3 days I finally stumbled across this post and felt obliged to sign up and confirm that I too have noticed this problem. I've had two new iPads (4th gen) in the past week ( the first was replaced for horrible light leak) and I have noticed this issue on both of them. Whilst its most noticeable on darker scenes, I don't think it only occurs then, I noticed it watching football 2 days ago, at times the screen seemed to be over saturated. I'm not convinced its a brightness issue, maybe a contrast issue. But I also notice when exiting a full screen video that on occasions the white on my apps are really bright and then it settles down. I have also checked for this on my girlfriends ipad 3 with iOS 6.0.1 and there is absolutely no issues.
Will be taking a trip to the apple store next week and will reference this topic to the genius. Very very disappointed....
Will be taking a trip to the apple store next week and will reference this topic to the genius. Very very disappointed....
6.0.1. I bought it 2 weeks ago used so it hasn't had any other version on it since I've owned it.
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i wouldn't be surprised if this is an iOS 6 thing.
i still have iOS 5.1.1 on both my iPhone 4S and iPad 3. i refuse to upgrade
Not going to argue with you. I do indeed believe you don't notice it
Believe or not, mine is working without any issue ... At least not at the same degree some people are complaining here
Ok guys. I'm going to admit the first time I didn't notice the OP's issue but now I just did!
What I saw wasn't the flickering in a dark scene but when watching shark tank episodes in the abc player app, I noticed that once I exited out of the episode and back to the abc player menu screen, the contrast colors were exactly like stated by WilliamG.
It was completely desaturated for a few seconds. Then returning to normal. It didn't bother me at all, however and I wasn't able to duplicate it unless I was intentionally trying to make it happen.
I think this is software related. I have posted a bug report to apple.
What I saw wasn't the flickering in a dark scene but when watching shark tank episodes in the abc player app, I noticed that once I exited out of the episode and back to the abc player menu screen, the contrast colors were exactly like stated by WilliamG.
It was completely desaturated for a few seconds. Then returning to normal. It didn't bother me at all, however and I wasn't able to duplicate it unless I was intentionally trying to make it happen.
I think this is software related. I have posted a bug report to apple.
Interesting. Well, I just upgraded from the iPad 3 to the 4 and one thing I do a LOT is watching iTunes trailers of new movies coming up. Both the iPad 3 and now my iPad 4 have equally as absolutely fantastic a displays without any of the aforementioned issues. I'm using the dedicated iTunes Trailers app, if that makes any difference.
Just to clarify, the issue of the contrast color desaturated when exit the video is present on my iPad 4, for a few seconds.
But the problem of the continue flickering during the video, which is a real issue, seem to be non existent on my unit
Having googled this issue for the past 3 days I finally stumbled across this post and felt obliged to sign up and confirm that I too have noticed this problem. I've had two new iPads (4th gen) in the past week ( the first was replaced for horrible light leak) and I have noticed this issue on both of them. Whilst its most noticeable on darker scenes, I don't think it only occurs then, I noticed it watching football 2 days ago, at times the screen seemed to be over saturated. I'm not convinced its a brightness issue, maybe a contrast issue. But I also notice when exiting a full screen video that on occasions the white on my apps are really bright and then it settles down. I have also checked for this on my girlfriends ipad 3 with iOS 6.0.1 and there is absolutely no issues.
Will be taking a trip to the apple store next week and will reference this topic to the genius. Very very disappointed....
The same problem here, iPad 4 32GB 4G Black bought in Czech Republic last week.
When you receive a notification while watching a movie, its is almost unreadable. Glad I am not alone
Hi guys,
Today, I visited my local Apple store (Slovakia) where I tried several iPads 4. My conclusion is that the display flaw must be a "feature" of the new iPad 4, because, every single iPad 4 I tried had this problem. I hope its iOS related problem and not hardware one
Today, I visited my local Apple store (Slovakia) where I tried several iPads 4. My conclusion is that the display flaw must be a "feature" of the new iPad 4, because, every single iPad 4 I tried had this problem. I hope its iOS related problem and not hardware one