Ipad screen has a massive grey bar through it??

interesting! this appears to be a defect which appears after warranty is done. I have the same problem - but my Ipad was purchase Dec 2010. Suddenly overnight - I recieved the grey screen of death. This is not an isolated problem...

Same issue! Bought dec 2010

My has done the same, very disappointed with Apples response on this issue. Does anyone know what causes it and how to fix?

I bought my husband the iPad for Christmas in 2010, and it has the same thick gray bar with the color lines above it. Of course, the warranty is out, and there are no local Apple stores near here. Has anyone taken theirs back to the store for repair? And if so, what did they say caused this?

Hm...one common thread that seems to be coming thro' in the posts is that people who bought their ipads in Dec 2010 seem to be having this issue a lot...faulty batch of screens received by Apple from its suppliers for that batch?

I am told the only option if one does not want to accept Apple's offer to buy a new I pad at a slight discount is to get the entire screen with connectors replaced and there are a number of people in US and Europe who do that -who are not necessarily authorised by Apple. Apparently those components are easily available and costs about $ 75-100. I've sent my to my brother in LA in the US and he's come up with quite a few people who have quoted between $75-150 to fix it. Of course this is taking a risk since they are not authorised, but then what do we have to lose given the I pad right now is practically useless.

I bought my Ipad May 2010, and today the grey bar is in the middle of my screen. Not much to do on it, given that it occupies so much room on there. I haven't called Apple yet, but I'm hoping I get some type of discount or great offer as a couple of you have. I tried resetting it, plugging it into the computer to reset it but it doesn't get rid of the bar.

I just called. It will cost $249 to get it repairs...I paid around $840 or so when I bought it...If I recycle it, I could get 150 to 210...depending on how well it functions, looks etc....not sure what I'm going to do at this point. I will try to reset it when I get home. This really blows.

Turned my iPad on this morning, and lo and behold I have a huge grey stripe running across it. The device hasn't taken any knocks or spills, and I've barely used it despite owning it for over a year, so it came as a complete shock. The price quoted for reparation on Apple's site is almost as much as it costs for a brand new iPad 2, so I don't think I'll be going down that route. Currently looking at unauthorised repair centres to see if I can get a good deal, but needless to say I'm very disappointed in Apple's faulty product and expensive service.

Add another to the list. Woke up today to a huge grey bar running across the middle of our 1st gen iPad. Called local apple store and they want $30 to talk to someone?!?!? Wow. Done with this company forever.

That $uck$. I wanted to get mine fixed, but given that I have no warranty anymore, I don't have a guarantee that it won't happen again, so why bother. I received $140 back for my first generation Ipad...I was disappointed, given that I spent around $850 for it (64GB with wifi/3g). I kept it in a case at all times, and I never removed the original plastic that came with it, so it was in great condition, other than the grey bar of death of course. I could do anything if it weren't for that bar. Oh well.

Has anyone tried just restoring their devices? That might work, and best of all...it would be free!!

I expect that that's one of the first things that most people tried. And no, it doesn't work.

That's one of the first things I did, and it does not work...Sure it resets your Ipad to factory settings, but the grey bar doesn't go away unfortunately. Mine did get a little lighter in color, but that's about it.

I woke up one morning and turned my ipad on aswell and had the same grey bar sometimes with colour ours was also bought in the second half of 2010. Wiill this resolve itself or will we have to consult apple?? .

It won't resolve itself unfortunately. Apple will have to fix it for you...but it costs $250 or less I believe.