IPad 4 Backlight Bleed

I recently got my iPad 4 replaced for a stuck pixel, but when i got the replacement, while i was watching a movie in my room with the lights turned off i see some light bleeding it's not really noticeable in a well lit room but when i'm in a dark environment it is very evident. Do you think Apple will replace my device?
Here is how my screen looks like
http://imgur.com/UAfrJq9

etresoft wrote:
What I think is that any product that has people lined up to buy one, two, or three at $1000 a pop must be a product that people want to buy. If this problem really existed, then people wouldn't buy. If it does exist, obviously no one cares.
Your logic is all off. There are bunch of idiots (Apple extremists included) out there that are willing to spend thousands on iPads despite screen flaws exist on these devices. Your second sentence makes no sense however as they cancel each other out. We know the issue exists obviously.
etresoft wrote:
You made a reference to hundreds of complaints and I compared that to total sale numbers. Any mass-produced product is going to have a certain "yield rate" of products that meed quality assurance expectations. Apple's quality expectations are the highest in the industry and have been for decades. There will always be some failures. Any consumer product from Rice Krispies to Mercedes have manufacturing flaws and recalls. It simply isn't possible to have 100.000% perfection. The only thing significant about Apple in this respect is that Apple gets closer to 100% than most other companies.
I am surprised you still haven't understood what I meant. Read my previous reply. I am not the one comparing "hundreds of complaints" to the total number of iPad sales. You did. Which is not a valid comparison as the number of complaints reported on forum is nowhere accurate. The complaints made in forums may be only accounted less than 1% of the total number of iPads people experiencing with screen flaws. This was already said in my previous post but you obviously didn't understand... maybe reading several times you will eventually get it.
Let's see if I can translate that into codger for all of my lawn-defending grandparent friends...
It's true (obvious) that Apple only supports very specific sets of video file types. Every other types widely used in today's world are not supported. You have to put up with a third party app to barely play them, even then you will run into compatibility issues or bugs and ipad crashes.
iPad doesn't support Blu-Ray.
OK. So? I don't even own a TV. What do I care about Windows HTPC? Let me introduce you to another old man, Yogi Berra, who was obviously describing Apple Stores when he said "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
Hey I'm not the one said iPad doesn't support Blu-Ray. That's a different subject and not related to "screen flaws" I am talking about. Keep on topic. You don't own a TV? That's not very bright. How will you watch movies with your friends or family or guests?? Are you going to hand them out iPads and have them watch over AirX? You've got to be joking...
Your advice to the original poster was incorrect. Anyone who is unsatisfied with the quality of an Apple product should take it back to the store. If the people at the Apple store say the display is within specifications, then there is logically no point in continuing to exchange it. Apple will only exchange it for another previously-returned iPad that falls withing quality assurance specifications. If that isn't good enough then they can, indeed, return the iPad and get a Windows HTPC if they so desire.
My advice was good. Keep replacing with another one over and over only to find out there is more flaws to the screen is a waste of time and money for the buyer himself as well as for the distributor / manufacturer. Keep returning for several times (some people return 15 times+) is a bad practice and it is a abuse for the economy. Just stick with a flaw screen or return it for a refund. Don't go playing exchange game like that. It's stupid.
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