Is anybody else getting a yellowish hue on their new iPad?

Hi guys, i need your help. I just got my new iPad today 4G+Wifi 64GB (white) and i am getting a distinct yellowish hue on my retina display. On my iPad 2 it is clearly much nicer and brighter in terms of the resolution. I was making the two comparisons by using safari and just opening up a blank white page with the brightness tuned to the max on both, i could tell the new iPad is yellowish and the iPad 2 is white and crisp. I mean is apple kidding me? Retina display with more pixels results in yellowish crappy resolution than my iPad 2? Im not sure if i should return this junk back to the apple store or if they do replace me will they give me back the same crappy display. I am stuck in a middle right now as my authorised reseller is currently out of stock and when i called apple support today they were telling me i would have to wait much longer if they have to ship it back to me. This is really ridiculous and i hope if anyone shares the same problem do drop me a reply.


Thanks.


Lindon

iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + 4G, iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 16, 2012 10:10 AM

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May 10, 2012 4:54 PM in response to dennislaska

I returned my new iPad 3 days after receiving it on launch day. It was a horrible mess with yellow, green, pink and grey splotches. I decided to wait several months before trying again.


Today, I hold in my hands what I consider to be a pristine new iPad. I purchased it at Best Buy. It is a DY serial number, week 18 (May) manufacture. There is absolutely no discoloration anywhere, the whites are pure white, and the screen is just gorgeous.


Have hope, good ones are out there!

May 11, 2012 8:24 AM in response to lindon85

Why do you exchange your iPads multiple times?

go back to your old iPad or buy iPad 2 , wait 3-4 months at least until we see this issue goes away.


Microsoft 360 xbox RROD lasted something like 1.5 years or more before they fixed it, hopefully Apple cam fix this in few months.


I am not buying unless I hear every purchase made is perfect and no more flaws to be seen.


Whoever asked why do we get bad screens, well, when Apple makes like 1.2 million a day , what do you expect?

May 13, 2012 5:07 PM in response to Tikatoo

FYI


Picked up a Black 16GB wifi only ipad 3 at Walmart today.


Perfect screen🙂


Serial number: DYT.............

Name: iPad 3

Group1: iPad

Group2: WiFi

Generation: 3

Machine Model: iPad3,1

Model introduced: 2012

Production year: 2012

Production week: 17 (April)

introduced test: GOED

CPU speed: 1.0GHz

Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)

Screen size: 9 inch

Screen resolution: 2048x1536 pixels

Colour: Black

Capacity: 16GB

Factory: DY Please tell us where this machine is manufactured.

May 15, 2012 11:28 AM in response to dennislaska

I am really bummed right now. My new iPad, 32 GB black wi-fi only, had a yellow/green tint to everything. I could not get used to it, it was horrible. So I went to the genius bar and they said I could do an exchange, but my model was not in stock. So I call back each day and finally today they have another in the store. I do my exchange, and this one has the SAME EXACT ISSUE!! </3


I think I might just get a refund and wait a few weeks. This is severely disappointing. How could Apple let their quality control sink so low???

May 16, 2012 10:54 AM in response to dennislaska

I'm giving up on Apple. All three of the ones I had in my possession are going back today and next week. The customer service with Apple is also seeming to break down. Hours on the phone to be transferred and being told they are going above and beyond. This just isn't the Apple of Job's era clearly anymore.


On the bright side I will have $2400 more in my account, but sadly no iPads. If there are good ones out there, they are clearly eluding my household. Even FED EX when I went to drop the two off today for refund said they are seeing many of them being sent back. So clearly, it isn't just me despite what any "genius" or tech support rep is saying. I am very envious of you Dennis that you got a good one.

May 16, 2012 11:57 PM in response to Fritz2012

MacBook Pro's and Air's still manufactured by Quanta Corporation and therefore is almost perfect. If Apple will move it to the Foxconn's factories - we're in big trouble, even if there will be no Retina screens. The main problem of Apple is huge popularity of their products. It's sounds strange, but it is real. Apple need to increase the volumes and Foxconn in China is the only company which can make such a huge orders. Trying to produce huge volumes for Apple, Foxconn hires more and more low qualified chinese workers. It leads to terrible quality as it clearly shown with the last iPads. Typical story about egg and chicken.

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