Screen burn in + washed out

jjjsong · 04:00 AM

Screen burn in + washed out

Update on my case:

I got my replacement unit yesterday and the screen is great. However now I have a slightly bent border and the infamous clicking sound issue on the left side...

I contacted GameStop again and requested a replacement when their 2nd wave comes, which is early next week so I'll see if I can be lucky this time. GameStop cs has been great so far.

Also Asus saw this post and contacted me for details. It seems they are aware and are doing researches on these defects.

Anyone having their nexus 7 with screen burn in and washed out colors with super obvious backlight bleeding?

I got mine yesterday and everything was great but this issue all of a sudden appeared when i turned it on after i woke up today.

Gamestop will try to do a special replacement order for me.

Edit: added some shots to show how uneven the backlight is and also the burn in issues. There was no flash used to take the shots.

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Bxsteez · 15th July 2012, 02:01 AM

Yes!! I was just googling like crazy to find people that have the same issues. Its like one of those old screens where the backllight is illuminating the side of the screen. It is very strange and unpleasant.

jjjsong · 15th July 2012, 02:26 AM

Add some photos in op

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flipper2006 · 15th July 2012, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jjjsong

Add some photos in op

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not only is it burnt in and pale, but its also upside down

jjjsong · 15th July 2012, 02:52 AM

lol my bad.
But it demonstrates the issues regardless.

the photos don't really show how washed out it looks. It's like having a semi transparent layer on top of the screen.

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bmar29 · 15th July 2012, 02:54 AM

It will be interesting to see if those who ordered from the Play Store have the same issues. Maybe they were in different batches

Bxsteez · 15th July 2012, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjjsong

lol my bad.
But it demonstrates the issues regardless.

the photos don't really show how washed out it looks. It's like having a semi transparent layer on top of the screen.

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Yes its really hard to capture with a camera but its definitely there. I found kicking up the brightness helps. The issue i was referring to might be intended so its easier to read in the dark.

r4d14n7 · 03:09 AM

Go look at threads from the G2x forum about screen bleed. Ridiculous amount of bickering over the same thing. If you don't like the product you got, exchange or return it. Not trying to stick it to the OP or anything, thanks for photos, just trying to kill this at the source before the N7 gets tainted with bad publicity because people didn't want to exchange. G2x's resale value plummeted because of issues like this being blown out of proportion, so it's in your best interest to bring the issue to light, let everyone know of any possible issues, then leave it up here for consideration if others have the same issue. Not make a 300 page thread about it comparing the extent of which you have the issues. It ended up as people taking countless photos and comparing them like a contest or something. I'm very sorry for anyone with this issue and i do hope you get it sorted out. For all I know mine will have the same issues.

Not trying to sweep anything under the rug, just trying to prevent the mass hysteria caused by this on the G2x.

biohazrd51 · 15th July 2012, 03:22 AM

From the arstechnica review:

Quote:

A few days after the Nexus 7 hit developers' hands, a number of outlets reported that the tablet has problems with ghosting. Bringing up an image and letting it set on the screen for a couple of minutes would leave an impression of the image on the screen for up to a few minutes after the user has navigated away. We were able to recreate the problem, and found high-contrast images were particularly susceptible to imprinting ghosts on the screen.

However, the more we tried to recreate it, the faster the effect seemed to fade after we navigated away from the ghosted image. Eventually it was fading in a matter of seconds. The problem seems to be related to whether the screen is warmed up or not—if the tablet hasn't been recently used, an idle image will remain ghosted on the display for at least a couple of minutes, even as users continually change what the screen is showing. But once it's been on for a while—even if the image is left up for up to ten minutes—the ghost fades in a couple of seconds. There definitely is a problem, but it doesn't strike us as serious. That's as long as it doesn't, for instance, get worse as the tablet gets older.

dorkdotcom74 · 15th July 2012, 04:14 AM

What's your brightness set on. Too high will make it worse sometimes. Will also kill battery and overall screen life ( just like TVs) I say this because you also mentioned "washed out" look. This tends to happen when brightness is too high. (People do this on TVs too). High brightness is to help outdoor viewing, will actually make picture worse but people think it "pops" more. IF, this is the case try turning it down some You'll get use to it after a while. Mine at like 20% and I rarely have problems seeing screen. I do home theaters so take the advice knowing I'm not just spouting BS.
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