I've posted in this thread before. I now own a 128GB iPad Air and it exhibits exactly the same defects with regard to video playback in Apple's Videos app. Drives me crazy. I imagine we'll never see a fix for this until Apple adopts OLED display tech. Oh well!
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iPad I believe the iPad 4 has a serious display flaw.
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It's not exactly the same, but yes - the iPad Air does exhibit some fluctuations of contrast during movie playback. It's a shame. I experience it.
I have started noticing it too when watching iTunes videos on my Air - it can be very distracting when watching movies at night.
Yeah it's definitely a bit of a bummer. It's nowhere (and I mean NOWHERE) near as bad as the iPad 4's handling of video in iOS 6 (can't speak for iOS 7 with iPad 4 though...), but it's certainly there. At least Apple has tweaked it somewhat, though quite frankly I wish they'd left well enough alone from the very beginning...
Hi everyone
This issue still persists on iOS 7.1.1 (iPad Air).
It's very noticeable on Mctube app, Yomvi (Spanish Netflix) Safari's videos full screen, and another video apps...
It's very annoying. The brightness oscillates when the scenes are darkness, and sometimes the colors seem "washed".
I have tested the same video in several iPads and this issue is common to all of them!
The only workaround is activate the "Assistive Touch Control", if you turn it to ON, the display issue disappears. So this is a software issue. It's incredible why Apple doesn't address this old issue...
Sorry for my english.
This issue still persists on iOS 7.1.1 (iPad Air).
It's very noticeable on Mctube app, Yomvi (Spanish Netflix) Safari's videos full screen, and another video apps...
It's very annoying. The brightness oscillates when the scenes are darkness, and sometimes the colors seem "washed".
I have tested the same video in several iPads and this issue is common to all of them!
The only workaround is activate the "Assistive Touch Control", if you turn it to ON, the display issue disappears. So this is a software issue. It's incredible why Apple doesn't address this old issue...
Sorry for my english.
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There's nothing we can do about it. Apple did tweak the software from iPad 4 to iPad Air, but if you notice it, sorry. I know I do, but I just deal with it because it's not as bad as it once was.
Apple just don't seem interested in just stopping the faux contrast enhancer which does nothing but annoy the end user. It really feels like a solution looking for a problem.
Sorry.
Yes. That is another issue (I think it's relevant with another one).
I can check the same issue with my iPad Air. If you watch a full screen video, when you close it, sometimes (depending on the video) the home screen is washed out for 3-4 seconds (approx). After of this time, the colours get normal...
You should check my workaround => turn on the Assistive Touch Control (Settings, General, Accesibility). The "washed screen" disappear.
So I am sure this is a software issue!!!
Ipad Air is very bad in watching movies with dark scenes...
Like for Example, I'm watching the Movie "Snitch" using Infuse, this movie involves alot of dark scenes, it's unwatchable during dark scenes on my ipad Air, I tried watching it in my iphone 6, same result, all black.
I tried my Galaxy Tab S 8.4LTE, change the display mode to basic, and boom, now I can see dark scenes alot better, not perfect but definitely better than the ipad air.
I tried the LG G3, I noticed so far this is the best mobile display I've tested that plays dark scenes very clearly, my only problem with the G3 is the contrast is bad resulting in bad color reproduction, but plays dark scenes very well...and videos are really sharp...
I hope that apple fix this issue in their future ipads...
Or is there a way to recalibrate the Ipad's display settings?
Like for Example, I'm watching the Movie "Snitch" using Infuse, this movie involves alot of dark scenes, it's unwatchable during dark scenes on my ipad Air, I tried watching it in my iphone 6, same result, all black.
I tried my Galaxy Tab S 8.4LTE, change the display mode to basic, and boom, now I can see dark scenes alot better, not perfect but definitely better than the ipad air.
I tried the LG G3, I noticed so far this is the best mobile display I've tested that plays dark scenes very clearly, my only problem with the G3 is the contrast is bad resulting in bad color reproduction, but plays dark scenes very well...and videos are really sharp...
I hope that apple fix this issue in their future ipads...
Or is there a way to recalibrate the Ipad's display settings?
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This happens on my iPad mini 2 also. It's very noticeable and annoying in Netflix app when watching movies in dark (as I typically do) when there are dark and bright scenes, or when subtitles (in anime) come up during dark scenes.
It also happens in YouTube app.
Such a shame.
It also happens in YouTube app.
Such a shame.
Yep, it's a shame. Once you notice it it's hard to un-notice. Bizarrely, it also happens when watching soccer in the MLS Live app, too (on my iPad Air 2). Contrast gets blown out and then simmers down every now and then. Crazy how in 2015 we don't have flawless video playback on the latest Apple devices.
I felt "gutted" when I first read this but then remembered that I am using an Air 2!
I love the old re-awakened threads!
Grave digging at its best.I felt "gutted" when I first read this but then remembered that I am using an Air 2!
I love the old re-awakened threads!
Side note it's the price you pay for companies pushing the envelope
I felt "gutted" when I first read this but then remembered that I am using an Air 2!
I love the old re-awakened threads!
Bad news...
It occurs on ALL iPads. Always has...and it seems that it always will. With that said, a relatively small population seems to actually notice. Consider yourself lucky if you don't. Unfortunately, it drives me crazy because I do most of my iPad video viewing in the dark on long flights (and, as the poster above mentioned, its most noticeable when viewing dark scenes with white subtitles/bright sections while sitting in dark environments). Really annoying.
I will likely never see this as I have owned every iPad but not watched a single movie! Much less a "dark scene"
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I felt "gutted" when I first read this but then remembered that I am using an Air 2!
I love the old re-awakened threads!
It still affects the iPad Air 2, albeit less aggressively.
Not me. Watching movies on my iPad Air 2 in iOS 9 is still frustrating at times due to the fluctuating black levels.