32 GB ipod Touch 4G LCD screen color quality

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32 GB ipod Touch 4G LCD screen color quality

I have recently bough an 32 gb Ipod Touch 4G. However, the LCD screen color quality is significantly lower compared to my old 8 GB ipod Touch 4G. The black is more gray and the white is more blue, and the overall colors are more washed out compare to the 8 GB. On the other hand the viewing angles are a bit better, which i dont care.

I was very disappointed about the product. If i were'nt an ipod 4G user before, i may not be notice the difference.

However, if you compare it side by side, the difference is huge for me. Once i put them together, i decided not to use the new one. It lost the meaning for me.

Is Apple changed the LCD's in new products. A picture is worth to million words 🙂 I will submit a picture as soon as i can.

Is there a software solution for this or any idea how to fix it ?

iPod touch, iOS 4.3.1, LCD Screen Quality

Posted on May 9, 2011 7:52 AM

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May 9, 2011 8:44 AM in response to okinox35

I had a similar issue with mine. It seemed like it had a yellowish hue to it. I called Apple and sent it in. They sent it back and said there was nothing wrong with it. I always thought the screens were the same as on the iPhone 4, but they are NOT! I sold mine on eBay and bought a used iPhone 4. What a difference!

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May 9, 2011 1:24 PM in response to Mac-Medic

So, you are trowing a dice if you by an apple product. I saw similar issues about iphone 4, too. Apple has to standardize their products before they produce white iphone 4 or iphone 5. After my first ipod 4G, i was astonished about the retina display quality, it was almost the same on the iphone 4 except the viewing angles. I was one of the lucky people, having real quality LCD. I think Apple has run out of good quality ipod screen because of the huge demand to the ipod touchs. This is the reason.

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May 11, 2011 12:18 AM in response to okinox35

I understood that this is a common problem, some people like the blue tint screens and some peple like the yellow ones. I personally prefer the yellow tint. The picture looks perfect on the yellow screen. On web pages, yellow tint screens displays black text on the white background more accuratelly.In blue tint screens text look gray, which makes reading uncomfortable when not zoomed in.

Since apple will not admit, that the device is faulty, i will not send it back. This will be time loss.

Pictures can be found by googling (blue tint yellow tint iphone screens)

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