Does anyone elses iPod Touch screen display blacks in a negative color?

[SuperNova]

I just got my iPod touch and I don't know whether this is normal or not.

When I view movies with dark scenes, or pictures with dark areas, the dark area looks like a negative. The best way to describe this effect is when you look at an LCD from above or below at an angle, you know how the colors almost become negatives?

This is how it looks to me, even when staring at it dead on. Does anyone else have this with their iPod Touch or iPhone?

I asked around and have found about three other people who have this issue with their iPhone and one with the iPod Touch.

Is my unit defective, or all blacks really displayed this poorly?

[cvcabran]

this thing is pretty cool (surfing and replying from it right now), but im having the same problems with blacks.

[justblaize]

any chance u guys could post pics of the problem?

[Dim]

Yup, I notice the same thing.

[cvcabran]

The folks at gizmodo commented about the same thing in this post:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/ipo...off-299774.php

[Gunner]

Wow, that's not good. Are they all doing it?

[In Sams World]

Yeah I just read a post over at macrumors, reporting the exact same thing, with some pics too.

[justblaize]

Originally Posted by In Sams World

Yeah I just read a post over at macrumors, reporting the exact same thing, with some pics too.

can you post a link?

[arevalo]

however, the touch seems to have an upperhand when it comes to saturation.


At full brightness the iPod touch looks a tad better, with deeper, darker color saturation. This is odd, because Apple claims they sport the same 480 by 320 resolution screen with 163 pixels per inch. Clearly, there is something slightly different, but it detracts very little from the iPhone to say that the new iPod touch looks a little better in the color department.

[In Sams World]

Link to pics at macrumors - http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...=354541&page=9

[SuperNova]

So this is an issue on all iPod Touches or just some?

[Gunner]

Since it's now being reported everywhere, all of them are doing it.

[kidwei]

I'm not sure that this is a universal problem. Some posters on the apple message board report that they have better screens. My ipod has this problem, however.

I bought mine at the SoHo NYC store. Can everyone report where they got theirs if they have the issue? Or where they got it if they don't.

[SuperNova]

I recieved mine at the 5th Avenue Apple store and have an appointment with them tomorrow at 12:15 to have it looked at and possibly exchanged.

[kidwei]

Originally Posted by SuperNova

I recieved mine at the 5th Avenue Apple store and have an appointment with them tomorrow at 12:15 to have it looked at and possibly exchanged.

Thanks. I think we're also having a conversation on the Apple Discussion board