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iPhone 3G Yellow Screen Issue

jasonsmith said:
Why are all the other LCD screens in the world non-yellow then? Not directed towards you doc...
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The 3G iPhone screen isn't yellow either - it's just not as blue as the v1. Check the post a few above yours where a guy compares his v1 and 3G to his calibrated ACD and the 3G is more accurate....

jasonsmith said:
If their comment was true than this: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/517938/ would not be a fix...
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It isn't a fix, it's placebo. I challenge anyone to put a spectrophotometer (like a Gretagmacbeth Eyeone) on their 3g, measure the temp of white, then run the firmware update, check it again and see a measurable difference.
 
You guys are nuts. I compared the two screens and yes, the 3G phone has a warmer balance BUT, it's also slightly clearer. Bring up the camera on both phones to see what I'm talking about. The 3G phone has better color and contrast.

I have always thought the 2G phone had a bluish tint.
 
You guys are nuts.
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I couldn't agree more! :)

BTW, since the display on the iPhone 3G is definitely less blue than the original iPhone, I wouldn't refer to the iPhone 3G's display as "warmer". As color temps go, blue is about as warm as it gets. So, between the two, the original iPhone is the warm one. :)

Mark
 
Via engadget:

We just spoke with Bob Borchers, senior director of product marketing for the iPhone, and he had some very interesting info regarding the "yellow screen" phenomenon we've been hearing about. According to Bob (and Apple), the screen's color temperature has been purposely altered on the new iPhone to produce warmer, more natural tones, sharper images, and deeper blacks. The company says that 1st gen iPhone screens appeared colder and less defined, and they made some adjustments for the new models. In our opinion, what he says is right on -- the screens do look better on the iPhone 3G versus the older variety. What do you guys think?
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nickspohn said:
Via engadget:
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If this was Apple's intent, it was poorly executed. My wife and I purchased 2 - 16GB black today. Guess what, 1 has yellow tint, 1 has blue tint. I agree with previous posters, the yellow is more natural. I have had my Samsung DLP HDTV professionally calibrated in the past, and you can see similarities in the warmer tones. But, as with my Samsung, the first thing I noticed on the warmer tint is that the black levels are crushed, also referred to as "negative black" by others. In the Samsung, we found a way in to turn off the switches that crushed the blacks so we had the proper contrasts in the black levels. I was very disappointed to see the black levels in my movies/videos on the 3G iphone. They look terrible. I hope there is a way soon via software to adjust this - my 1st gen movies/videos looked great compared to what I have now :-(
 
3G Yellow/Brown Tint

Not whining at all... but it's true, there absolutely does seem to be a difference in the screen coloring from my 2G vs. the new 3G I picked up today. I may have received a lemon, I dont know, but the screen certainly doesnt "pop" like my previous 2G. Personal preference, I guess, but I'll return it and see if a new one is more to my preference...
 
According to Bob (and Apple), the screen's color temperature has been purposely altered on the new iPhone to produce warmer, more natural tones, sharper images, and deeper blacks.
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This is exactly what I'm seeing. It definitely looks better.

This situation reminds me of when I see people get their home theater screens ISF calibrated. Some think the display looks worse after calibration but actually there is more contrast along with improved color balance.
 
Mark Booth said:
BTW, since the display on the iPhone 3G is definitely less blue than the original iPhone, I wouldn't refer to the iPhone 3G's display as "warmer". As color temps go, blue is about as warm as it gets. So, between the two, the original iPhone is the warm one. :)

Mark
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Are you high? :confused: You claim to be a photographer, but you don't know what 'warmer' and 'cooler' colours are properly?

UV---V---I---B---G---Y---O---R---IR

Higher Colour Temp (K) <----> Lower Colour Temp (K)
Cooler Tones <----------------> Warmer Tones
Bluer <------------------------> Redder

UV---V---I---B---G---Y---O---R---IR
 
I just took some pics. There is the black 3G with the yellow bias on the left, a ipod touch in the middle, and a white 3g iphone that looks perfect on the right. The big difference is when you get off angle. The one that was slightly biased yellow looks really green off angle. This is a problem if you are laying in bed for instance surfing the web and you hold it at an angle different than straight up and down. Tilting the top towards the floor makes it look noticably greener. The white 3G isn't like that.

iphone_ipod_iphone.jpg


iphone_off_angle.jpg
 
There are definitely a few things at work here which is making this "problem" more difficult to diagnose.

1.) Not only is the 3G iphone generally warmer in color than the 2G iPhone, there also seems to be a fairly large variation in backlight color between 3G iPhones. Some are only slightly more yellow compared to the 2G version, others significantly more yellow. This is why some people are saying "mines looks great", while others are crying foul, "mines is too yellow!"

2.) The backlight appears warmer at lower brightness settings.
My Sony Ericsson phone has the same problem. The backlight in general is warm toned. But when the brightness is on minimum, the warmness seems more pronounced. When brightness is set to max, it no longer looks yellow and the whites look pure, bright and beautiful.

3.) Some 3G iPhones appear to have the negative black issue. Not all, but some. This is not related to the yellow backlights, and should generally be replaced as they affect the darker scenes.
 
ive restored.. its not noticeably better.. this morning i had apple note my account so whenever i decide to go to the genius bar, i cant be denied a replacement..

but this is dumb.. i liked the screen on my 2g better:(
 
I don't know why people are complaining they don't like what is the correct image. Even though blue looks better, it isn't correct.

But anyways, maybe Apple will have a setting to change contrast.
 
nottooshabby said:
The white 3G isn't like that.
iphone_off_angle.jpg
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Can you try to take a look at the white 3G unit by looking vertical upside down direction? It may look the same as the one on the left picture. I looked a number of different iPhone 3G at various ATT or Apple stores, there is one direction that will look more yellow tint from a steep angle than the flip direction, but from looking straight on, they all looked fine, no yellow issue. If a unit is showing a severe dark yellow tint when looking straight on, it maybe different issue.
 
yellow screen: Partial (it was very yellow - firmware made it "whiter" but its still more yellow and makes movie scene much darker)
16GB black
supplier: O2 (London)
SN: 8882****
F/W: was 5A345 now 5A347
 
Woulda thought Apple learnt their lesson from the whole "I got my new iPod touch black colours are screwed up!!!" issue!
 
if the firmware did fix the yellow tint a little like some of you are saying, then there is no reason why apple can't make it so that people can choose the old blue tint or even maybe just get rid of the yellow tint entirely by a firmware update.
 
Oh wow..

Usually i'm all with you guys, but I think most of you need to just shut up.
Seriously.

Chill guys, chill. They upped color temperature, this will be great for movies and photos.
 
Seidoger said:
Usually i'm all with you guys, but I think most of you need to just shut up.
Seriously.

Chill guys, chill. They upped color temperature, this will be great for movies and photos.
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My gripe is not the color temp, but the way the black levels are messed up. Movies and photo don't look so great.
 
I have a similar issue with my iPod touch. The videos in particular exhibit a brownish/yellowish tint, with nearly all blues faded out. When compared to other iPod touch devices in the Apple Store, it was obvious that mine was problematic. However, I waited too long and they wouldn't exchange. But I've since grown used to it and also have an iPhone (first gen) that has a neutral color balance. I do wish that there was more consistency and a standard neutral balance that Apple could hold their suppliers to - and confirm it.
 
im confused. if firmware fixed it a bit for people then apple can def. release an update to make it more like the old iphone color. even though from the pics above the old one looks too blue!
 
Holy cow. I just made it in to see the demo iPhone 3G's. I was concerned about the screens. All of the phone I examined were running the first version of the firmware and the differences were amazing. About 1/3 had very dull, yellow displays. The others looked outstanding. A little warmer than my 1st gen iPhone, but brighter and crisper. I'm sure that Apple can improve the look of the displays, but there seems to be a pretty wide variance out of the box, so I'm not sure whether all can be put on par with a software fix. I'm really thinking I may have to hold off now. Damn.
 
I took my 3g back to the store to decide what color our 2nd phone should be (Black is way better) and compared the screens.

I have a week 28, ver. 47 (after restore). Their phones were all week 26, ver. 45. They were all so much nicer than mine. Mine is more washed out. Funny, I thought it was great till that. I have to return mine anyway then will buy 2 phones at once. My phone came with ver. 45 and I didn't really notice any difference with 47 but I want those phones in the store. :eek:
 
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