Hey,
First off, sorry if this thread is a common occurrence on here, but I am very disappointed and sad about what has happened.
Well, today I picked up my Nexus 7 from MicroCenter. First thing I did when I got back was install my screen protector and then put it in it's case. I started using it and was very impressed at the image quality and brightness of the screen, as well as the speed of tablet. I booted up some games and found them to run great and was also impressed. I then went back to the home screen, turned up my brightness to halfway and that is when I was shocked.
(pic taken at HALF brightness in the dark)
(also note that the one on the right side actually shows up as a greenish color, unlike what the pic shows)
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What I noticed was a a green shade coming from the right side of the screen and it was bad! So bad to the point that it actually made things discolored (was not dark in house either). I later found out this was light-bleeding and decided to get a pixel test app. What I noticed is that I cannot see this bleeding on any color screen, besides on dark dark grey and black. Nonetheless, it still bothers me quite a bit! On the bright side, I found that it only has one dead pixel, which for a screen of this size isn't too bad.
Now I love this tablet and do not want to get another brand. So my question is, what should I do: Go back to the store and get a replacement or stick with this one? Are they all like this or did I get a bad apple?
Also I heard that tightening the screws on the lcd will work to fix light bleeding issues. Is that true that it will work in this case?
Thanks in advance,
Nate
Well, I am going to sleep on this.
But, I took it apart and adjusted the screw tightness. I actually managed to get rid of some light bleed, but that one side that is green (right side), still exists. And it is really annoying. As a result, I am leaning for exchanging it.
So, I am probably going to exchange it tomorrow. Worst part is that I just installed my new $25 Steinheil screen protector PERFECTLY (no dust at all). Not sure how I'm gonna get it off and re-apply without dust again
Update: Brang it back and exchanged it.
This one still has light bleeding issues in the same spots. Although, this time instead of one big spot of greenish, it's two smaller ones that are lighter colored. This makes it so it is barely noticeable and the best part, is that there is no dead pixels as of yet. As a result, I will will be keeping it.
Won't be able to get a perfect one, since this is just the nature of the beast, with LCDs and especially this tablets design.
Keep returning it until you do, it's not worth spending money on a faulty product. A few people had to return 3-4 Nexus 10's before finding the perfect one, don't settle or you'll wish you had exchanged it later.
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I defy anyone to show me a backlit LCD that does not have some bleed when viewing a predominantly black image in the dark. Nature of the beast... you will never get one that is perfect. If it bugs you, go plasma or OLED.
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http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...e-phones/hands-on-white-google-nexus-s-929694
All of those of you that wanted an upgraded Google Nexus S - your wish has been granted, if you consider a new colour an upgrade.
TechRadar got a little look at the new handset on test, and if you're in the market for something different when it comes to a new mobile, then the White Nexus S will at least set you apart.
First impressions make it feel like all Google and Samsung have done is chuck a while plastic cover on the back of the phone, but thankfully it's a little more than that.
Firstly, the whole inside of the phone is now white when you pop the cover off, as well as the extraneous buttons - and these are the things that are actually different on view when you consider the differences between the white and black version.
Sat side by side, you probably wouldn't notice the difference between the two phones from the front, with the same 4-inch Super AMOLED screen on offer. We have no idea why the front isn't also white - we can only assume this messes with the colour perception in some way, as the dual tone looks odd.
We put the black plastic cover on the back of the white Nexus S (there's not a lot else you can do when taking pictures of a new cover) so you can see the difference.
Another key difference, and in our eyes an upgrade, is the back is no longer glossy plastic but a slightly mottled exterior making it easier to hold.
Other than that, the two phones are identical. there's no official White Google Nexus S UK release date, but expect to see the phone sometime in April.
It should be landing on the same £30 a month (ish) tariff as its black brethren on Vodafone - at least now you can decide which version suits you better.
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Ok samsung needs to make a non glossy black battery cover ASAP!!!
+1 to SupaDupaFly24!!!
I think the phone looks a bit odd because the front is still just black.
The black cover on the white phone looks cool though.
All they did was change the back? not the front or the bezel?
The non glossy back is a great idea though.
When will they make black battery covers like that?
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I think the phone looks a bit odd because the front is still just black.
The black cover on the white phone looks cool though.
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Yea, wish they did full white instead of the Oreo cookie look.
anyone know where to just get the back white battery cover?
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anyone know where to just get the back white battery cover?
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I wanna know too!
just keep your eyes on ebay folks lol.
I want the non-grossy version of the black one too. Please update when it appears on ebay
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I just noticed this after looking at the screentest app, but on gray background I can see some lighter "smudges" or light spots near the middle bottom of the screen. I was hoping it was a smudge on the actual screen since I still have the piece of plastic from factory on it, but I don't think that's what it is. Does anyone else have these lightish spots, and is it something I should expect? I don't see any other issues like stuck or dead pixels so I thought I was in the clear. I can't see it on every screen and I have to really look for it unless it's a gray background like in the picture below.
I tried to highlight what I'm talking about.
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it's called pink smearing a lot of users has that and it's still not clear whether it's a sofware or hardware issue
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it's called pink smearing a lot of users has that and it's still not clear whether it's a sofware or hardware issue
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All the smearing topics I've seen involved scrolling and seeing the gray bars leave a trail behind them, this is a persistent spot on the screen that is just lighter than the rest on certain backgrounds.
This thread says he got the screen replaced:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272689&highlight=light+spot
berfles said:
All the smearing topics I've seen involved scrolling and seeing the gray bars leave a trail behind them, this is a persistent spot on the screen that is just lighter than the rest on certain backgrounds.
This thread says he got the screen replaced:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272689&highlight=light+spot
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also som3 said they got it when going to settings anyway as far for replacement
you can even get the phone replaced
Not sure what the first part of your post means, but this looks like LCD mura. Verizon said I have 14 days to get another one if something is wrong, so as long as I can get a brand new one in exchange and test it out in the store I may try to return it. I paid full price for the phone and it's going to annoy me every time I see it now.
berfles said:
Not sure what the first part of your post means, but this looks like LCD mura. Verizon said I have 14 days to get another one if something is wrong, so as long as I can get a brand new one in exchange and test it out in the store I may try to return it. I paid full price for the phone and it's going to annoy me every time I see it now.
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yes you should replace it i would be annoyed 2 if my phone has that i mean if i pay for a high end phone i expect it to be perfect or has a few issues that i don't care for and plus i hate pink
I hate pink too, but this doesn't have anything to do with that. Pink/purple smearing is an entirely different issue.
I got my note 4 for 1.5 week now and today i saw something very very odd.
The screen was off and i saw the reflection of a ceiling lightbulb in my screen and what i noticed was that at a certain spot the reflection gets deformed! like you would push too hard on the screen and you'd push that section a little deeper.
I tried to capture a photo but that didnt really work out as the camera is blinded by the reflection. It looks like the glass just isnt completely flat , like when its still liquid and cooling down you'd put your finger on it to make an indent..
Its located in the middle heightwise and about 2/3rd to the right side. I've never ever seen this before, only with my ipod touch 4g i could push the glass and it would change reflections (so it kinda bent a little bit) but it came back to how it should be when pressure was released.
I've been very careful so i have no idea how this could have occured.. should i bring it back to the store or something?
I'm not really sure what you are describing but sounds like a defect. Better try returning it before you cant.
Return it before it's too late. That spot could be ripe for problems down the road when you've run out of warranty (ie weakness in the glass.)
Mine's the same. Almost like it has ripples but only noticable when the screen's off and I look at a bright light reflected in it.
I assumed it was normal . . . Perhaps due to the 2.5D (or whatever it's called) glass production. Doesn't seem to make any difference to the display or to touch sensitivity.
Anyone else have this?
Vey vey slight ripple on mine, but it's still considered normal. 2.5D is the rounded feature at the edges of the screen where it meets the metal rim.
yea mine isnt noticeable when the screen is on, only when looking at bright reflections. I'm going to the store just so they can notice it too and maybe write it on my warranty or something
Mine isn't flat either! Remember my Galaxy Note 10.1 had a similar problem but it was only on the back cover... having the same problem on the front side is totally unacceptable to me and I will return it tomorrow!!
Problem must be that components underneath the screen is sticking up too much.
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Totally defect..u should return it while still under warranty..
Mine too i noticed it already when i bought mine a month ago. Not really an issue for me
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Mine too and also the ones at the store. Maybe thats normal? Also just noticed my Tab S 8.4 is slightly un even.
I think its normal and not a defect
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Hello everyone,
I'm facing a problem (or may be i have ocd) but I see that black texts on white background on note 4 is not even black. Actually it's more black on the left and some kind of gray on the right of the screen. But not completely like that. Some center block of the screen also have the gray texts. And somehow some character has the gray top and bottom and center black. It's very weird to me. I think I will borrow a camera to capture the screen and post here tomorrow.
I came to the Samsung warranty center this after and they say my screen is perfectly normal although I can see the unevenness by using web browser and especially kindle. I use kindle a lot and didn't spot the problem because mostly I use low brightness and black theme. They tested r/g/b/w/black using *#1*# and I don't see the problem here. I also borrow another note 4 and a s7e and also see the problem but not bad as my phone.
Is this by design?I used many lcd-product (iphone, ipad) and never met this problem.
same here, the display on note 4 is far from perfect. I have owned many note 4s most of them had an inconsistent display quality across screen. But not all people notice it...
dork997 said:
same here, the display on note 4 is far from perfect. I have owned many note 4s most of them had an inconsistent display quality across screen. But not all people notice it...
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Do you think this is amoled flaws? I don't have any problem view pictures, watch videos, but only seeing gray texts. I will borrow a good camera and upload the screen photo here.
I will borrow a better camera. Just got these pictures from iphone 6s. http://imgur.com/a/7JxGf
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Do you think this is amoled flaws? I don't have any problem view pictures, watch videos, but only seeing gray texts. I will borrow a good camera and upload the screen photo here.
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yes the display panel on most note 4s is like this but most people don't even notice it. Its not really a problem...very minor stuff....i used to worry about such minor things as well and kept wasting money on swapping one phone after another but i have learnt my lesson...there is no such thing as a "perfect phone" ! so get over it and enjoy your phone :good:
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yes the display panel on most note 4s is like this but most people don't even notice it. Its not really a problem...very minor stuff....i used to worry about such minor things as well and kept wasting money on swapping one phone after another but i have learnt my lesson...there is no such thing as a "perfect phone" ! so get over it and enjoy your phone :good:
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I found my issue. It's because the screen gets dirt and my finger print and effect the text quality. I haven't even think that text quality can be affected by such minor things. I cleaned them out and found the texts great again. But I want to say that even the screen is clear, some texts are not black, but not bad as in the picture.
I have a wifi US S5E a couple weeks now. I like dark mode and use it wherever it's available. But as you know, dark mode doesn't necessarily mean black background but dark gray backgrounds, and one noticed some uniformity problems. So I finally pulled up a gray test pattern and yep it's pretty ugly
Here's the S5E (right) next to my 6 year old original first gen tab S, displaying this video. Brightness is set to around 33% on both.
https://youtu.be/Qi4Wy7vE8-o
Like all OLEDs the S isn't perfect, but you can see the S5E is worse, almost like a gradient, grey on one side, black on the other side. Also, while the S is grey like it's supposed to, the 5e has a purple tint to it. The tint is exaggerated somewhat by the camera, but it's there in real life too. I never notice anything amiss with the S display on regular content, but the 5e uniformity definitely sticks out from time to time, especially in the evening.
So I'm wondering, do I have particularly bad uniformity or is this par for the course? Kind of disappointing that my spanky new tablet has in some ways a worse display than one that's ready to croak.
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The display on my Tab S5e is not bad
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I have a wifi US S5E a couple weeks now. I like dark mode and use it wherever it's available. But as you know, dark mode doesn't necessarily mean black background but dark gray backgrounds, and one noticed some uniformity problems. So I finally pulled up a gray test pattern and yep it's pretty ugly
Here's the S5E (right) next to my 6 year old original first gen tab S, displaying this video. Brightness is set to around 33% on both.
Like all OLEDs the S isn't perfect, but you can see the S5E is worse, almost like a gradient, grey on one side, black on the other side. Also, while the S is grey like it's supposed to, the 5e has a purple tint to it. The tint is exaggerated somewhat by the camera, but it's there in real life too. I never notice anything amiss with the S display on regular content, but the 5e uniformity definitely sticks out from time to time, especially in the evening.
So I'm wondering, do I have particularly bad uniformity or is this par for the course? Kind of disappointing that my spanky new tablet has in some ways a worse display than one that's ready to croak.
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I suffer from poor uniformity too. Maybe not as bad as in your case, but clearly visible. I read that the bigger OLED screen is, the higher probability of suche issue. I was thinking about sending it back to get refund or exchange, but since I bought it abroad, I finally gave up on the idea. And you know what? After few months I almost forgot about it ? It's possible to get used to it
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