Q: Significant light leakage, few light botches on sides/corners  - defective?

Here is the deal people. Apple is aware that some of the displays have light leakage. Now, think of yourself, do you think that Apple did this on purpose to bother the ones of you that have a bad display?
Of course not. The manufacturer of the display has a problem. Apple knows it and it will be fix soon.

Now, what to do in the mean time for the ones that have problem, like me. Go to the Apple store and get it documented. Do not return it yet, chances are that you will get one with the same problem, but you have a one year warranty. When they fix the display problem, which is made by Samsung, you can take your Ipad 2 back and get a new one with a good display.

Is that good enough for you guys, the ones screaming bloody murder like it was done to them personally? If you don't like it, take your Ipad back and get a refund and quit all your whining!

C'mon! Let's face, I do not like that I have one of those with the bleeding issue, but I know that it will be fix and I will get a new one then. At least I know that my Ipad and the wife's are a better experience than anything else out there.
I paid a little more than my Ipad for a Honeycomb/Android tablet and I had to send it back twice! For the operating system locking up and making the thing unuseable. At least I can do things with the Ipad even though there is some bleeding at the bottom that most times I don't even see or pay attention to it.

So there! That is my answer to your problems, and you, you know who you are, quit your whining!

Wise words but what do you do if you bought an iPad1 just prior the iPad2 due to the attractive price reduction Apple had applied to deplete their iPad1 stocks and subsequently discover that the iPad1 also suffers from light bleeding? You cannot take it back and request a replacement as the iPad1 is now obsolete.

Schrodinger56 wrote:
Wise words but what do you do if you bought an iPad1 just prior the iPad2 due to the attractive price reduction Apple had applied to deplete their iPad1 stocks and subsequently discover that the iPad1 also suffers from light bleeding? You cannot take it back and request a replacement as the iPad1 is now obsolete.

It's still under warantee. Take it to Apple for corrective action.

red555 wrote:

It's still under warantee. Take it to Apple for corrective action.

But what corrective action could Apple take that they cannot take with the defective iPad2s.

I am sorry to hear about that, but you most have the "only Ipad1" with that problem. That has not been an issue with the Ipad 1 at all my friend.
But you are still under warranty, take it back and get another Ipad 1, they still have them, and I guarantee you that you won't have that problem at all.

Now, I am going to say, I do not look for minor stuff in my electronics. If it doesn't scream out to me, I am not searching for it. Like some people get a new monitor and instead of just enjoying the beauty of it, they go line by line to see if there is a dead pixel. That is crazy for two reasons. First, you cannot return a monitor for just one dead pixel, but, if you ever noticed it, and it is just a little thing, once you know is there, that sucker will be flashing at you big time, just because you know is there.

My wife Ipad 1 is beautiful. I have used it and it looks and works great. If it has some bleeding problems I haven't noticed it and I am sure not going to look for it so then I get fixated on the thing.

On the Ipad 2 the problem is very noticeable so you can't help but see it. But I answer that question on another question on this forum.

Good luck my friend and exchange that sucker!

The screen bleeding that I'm experiencing I have to admit is very minimal compared to some of the examples I've seen that affect the iPad2, however a cursory trawl through You Tube should turn up iPad1 owners also suffering from this problem. So not unique to the iPad2 but perhaps to a greater extent.

For interest I only noticed mine when I viewed a black image at maximum brightness in a very dark room, something I don't make a habit of!!!

Schrodinger56 wrote:

red555 wrote:

It's still under warantee. Take it to Apple for corrective action.

But what corrective action could Apple take that they cannot take with the defective iPad2s.

So you just live with it if you don't want it resolved.

What country do you originate from? I will assume English is not your native language. Your commentary is contrived, forced and frustrated.

Yikes...so what if someones primary language is not English...we are all here to help one another not attack...alas the worst of these forums is sometimes brought to the forefront...

Jeeze.... we all love Apple for the most part...we are frustrated at the Light Leakage issue but things should never resort to personal attacks....just my humble opinion...

It is not a personal attack. I am stating that his commentary is contrived.

It was not my intention to upset, simply that his comment looked forced. Sometimes what we wish to say is not conveyed well in the text format. No upset is intended.

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My first ipa 2 had really bad light bleed. Some real bright spots that I noticed on the boot screen when I first turned it on. I ordered mine online because I,m three hours away from an apple store. Apple had me send it back monday, received it Tuesday and shipped a new one out the same day. It arrived on Wednesday. Great service and fast service. Unfortunately, this one has the light bleed too. Not as bad, but there is a noticeable glow up the whole right side of the iPad at 50 percent brightness. I called apple and they said I could send it back. I will 2 months before I send it back. I think there are a high percentage of these iPads with light bleed. I just don't think most people notice it. My friend just got one. I can't wait to check his for the light bleed for my own curiosity. I don't intend to tell him if his is affected or not. If it doesn't bother am, i'm not going to point it out to him.

But why would you want to point that out to someone?

I couldn't understand the point he was trying to make. It didn't seem coherent.

They all have it. Damned shame

red555 wrote:

Schrodinger56 wrote:

red555 wrote:

It's still under warantee. Take it to Apple for corrective action.

But what corrective action could Apple take that they cannot take with the defective iPad2s.

So you just live with it if you don't want it resolved.

I repeat, what corrective action can Apple take if I take it back? Repair it? Exchange it? A refund?