Hi all. I just bought a new 22" Samsung SyncMaster 220WM LCD monitor. I bought it for $200 at best buy on black friday Anyway I turned it on and the first thing I notice…. It is significantly brighter at the bottom of the screen than the top. It is a pretty gradual gradation from bottom to the top but does seem to fall off a little steeper from bottom to middle. Is this normal? I knew there was some bleed on larger monitors but to effect the whole screen??? I'm considering taking it back.
Hi all. I just bought a new 22" Samsung SyncMaster 220WM LCD monitor. I bought it for $200 at best buy on black friday Anyway I turned it on and the first thing I notice…. It is significantly brighter at the bottom of the screen than the top. It is a pretty gradual gradation from bottom to the top but does seem to fall off a little steeper from bottom to middle. Is this normal? I knew there was some bleed on larger monitors but to effect the whole screen??? I'm considering taking it back.
Hi unklejman',
I think you answered you own question, take the monitor back without touching a thing. Ask the salesman to test it in front of you and see if the same thing happens at the IT shop.
Has it got a guarantee with it……………I do hope so for your own sake.
Best Buy should not give you any problems, assuming you bought a new one and not one off the clearance shelf. I agree too with tallin's comment - don't touch a thing, just take it back.
I guess I'm just wondering if this is normal for there to be this much backlight bleed at the bottom. Am I going to have to fork out a considerable amount of more money to get a uniform brightness? Or is this just a fluke?
If I have a 50% grey solid filling the screen it kind looks something like this:
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No it is not normal and no you should not have to spend more money - that is a good monitor so I think it is just a fluke. And that assumes you have the brightness and contrast set properly.
Anyway I turned it on and the first thing I notice…. It is significantly brighter at the bottom of the screen than the top. It is a pretty gradual gradation from bottom to the top but does seem to fall off a little steeper from bottom to middle. Is this normal? I knew there was some bleed on larger monitors but to effect the whole screen??? I'm considering taking it back.
