iPad iPad mini 2 is color as bad as I heard?

[Night Spring]

I'm not really sure this article even makes sense to me. Doesn't the iPad Air use the same IGZO technology? Most of the reviews I've seen for the iPad Air say it's has a top notch display across the board. I haven't heard any news about poor yield rates regarding the iPad Air screen either. It's almost like the Displaymate article is composed of a bunch rehashed rumors and reviews.

The screen for Air and rMini may be based on the same technology, but they aren't the exact same screen, because the rMini has a higher PPI (pixels per inch). It's why the rMini screen is rumored to have lower yield, since a higher PPI screen would be harder to produce.

 

[Charliebird]

The screen for Air and rMini may be based on the same technology, but they aren't the exact same screen, because the rMini has a higher PPI (pixels per inch). It's why the rMini screen is rumored to have lower yield, since a higher PPI screen would be harder to produce.

Right but DisplayMate's article claims it's a technological issue with IGZO screen. However it might just be a simple manufacturing issue that one manufacturer (Sharp) is experiencing. Not really the first time Sharp has had issues producing a product. I'll admit I know nothing about this industry but sometimes I wonder if the 'experts' know anything either.

 

[Night Spring]

Right but DisplayMate's article claims it's a technological issue with IGZO screen. However it might just be a simple manufacturing issue that one manufacturer (Sharp) is experiencing. Not really the first time Sharp has had issues producing a product. I'll admit I know nothing about this industry but sometimes I wonder if the 'experts' know anything either.

Well, who are you calling "experts"? I read articles get things wrong all the time. I don't know what kind of publication DisplayMate is, or what they said about IGZO screens -- the link that was posted in this thread was to 9to5mac, and in my experience, I've found that it's rarely worth my time to read an article posted to that site. I was just reacting to what you said in your post.

 

[Charliebird]

Well, who are you calling "experts"? I read articles get things wrong all the time. I don't know what kind of publication DisplayMate is, or what they said about IGZO screens -- the link that was posted in this thread was to 9to5mac, and in my experience, I've found that it's rarely worth my time to read an article posted to that site. I was just reacting to what you said in your post.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to take offense to anything you said. I'm pretty awful article skimmer myself.

 

[richardmu]

Bought an Air on 1st November and am very pleased with it. Passed my old faithful iPad 2 on to relatives.

Picked up a mini 2 today after having sold my Kindle Fire HD yesterday in the pub! Got it with a decent discount from Tesco and opened it with trepidation expecting all the awful screen problems I read about on here.

Oh joy. No screen problems that I could detect.

First impressions are excellent. Basically a smaller more portable Air. Screen is
not as vibrant as the Air but I expected that after reading all the reviews. Not a problem, go for it!

 

[bigboar]

Bought an Air on 1st November and am very pleased with it. Passed my old faithful iPad 2 on to relatives.

Picked up a mini 2 today after having sold my Kindle Fire HD yesterday in the pub! Got it with a decent discount from Tesco and opened it with trepidation expecting all the awful screen problems I read about on here.

Oh joy. No screen problems that I could detect.

First impressions are excellent. Basically a smaller more portable Air. Screen is
not as vibrant as the Air but I expected that after reading all the reviews. Not a problem, go for it!

I agree..its a smaller more portable air. I have had mine since yesterday and I am 99.9% that my air is getting returned. i am quite impressed with the little thing!

 

[WilliamG]

Because Apple compared it to the Air. It was basically advertised as having all the features of the Air.

It does not.

To which I, who is very happy with my rMini, and is an owner of an Air with a more problematic screen, say so forking what?

The Mini skimps on some of the colors you get with an Air. It also skimps on the size, weight, and price over an Air.

It is what it is, and what it is is pretty great. If you absolutely must have a full range of colors in your tablet, the Mini is not for you. If you can accept the fact that it makes a slight sacrifice to bring you great battery life and portability, and that you will likely stop thinking about the color after about a day of using it, then go for it.

The best proof that the rMini's color gamut "issue" is rather overblown is that the prevailing thread discussing the topic, which grew to 13 pages when the rMini was released, has now fallen to page 8 of this forum, with the last post made 11 days ago. 11 days on Macrumors is about 6 months in real time.

Given that even more people now have rMinis in their possession than 11 days ago, yet the main thread discussing gamut has gone dormant, one can infer two conclusions; 1. The bulk of the grumblings were driven by fear over experience. People were all up in arms about a screen they hadn't even seen with their own eyes yet. And 2. The problem has proven to be a non-problem for many if not most people who now actually own one, in this otherwise EXTREMELY picky community.

This. I have the iPad Air, wife got the Retina mini. Yes there's a difference. No, nobody cares. It's a tablet, not a Lightroom/Photoshop machine.

 

[v0lume4]

Absolutely not. Just by reading these forums, often times you'd be convinced that this is the worst display ever seen in the history of forever. It simply isn't true. I had the pleasure of extensively using both the rMini and the Air (AND comparing the two to my iPhone 5 screen) to see for myself, and I didn't notice much of a color difference, if any. For some photos, certain colors did pop a little but more, like bright purples for example (like sunsets), but it was a beautiful display worthy of an iPad nonetheless. While there is a difference, it certainly isn't distinctive enough to influence a buying decision. You may not ever notice it. I barely did. Or I just convinced myself I saw something.

Now, whether you'll get a good iPad or not is a different story, seems like everybody is having these uneven screen color problems on both new models.

 

[Hey Jude]

iPad mini 2 is color as bad as I heard?

Actually, it is not.

When my iPad Mini arrived, I immediately compared it to the Air, and the differences were certainly clear: Air's screen was much more saturated than the Mini's, However I did not believe the differences were significant enough to return the Mini, and I use the iPad in my work a lot even though I have a calibrated 11" MBA at my disposal.

I initially thought that the screen was a deal breaker for me, but unless viewed side by side, the average person would not notice.