Problem with ook hd+ screens?

[dermotti]

I went to go look at nook hd+ this last weekend and i notice that on all the demo units, the lcd light was dimmer running down the right side of the screen @ max brightness.

Heres an example:

Do they all do this?

 

[leapinlar]

XDA was having trouble yesterday, do ended up double posting. Ignore this one.

 

[leapinlar]

No, Those must be old units. Early on users were complaining about that, but got them replaced under warranty. If you buy one, be sure to have them turn it on to check it.

 

[TonyBigs]

Is the dark strip on the right side that pronounced? I thought I noticed a slight dimming on the right side of my unit but attributed it to the ips technology. Any way to identify for certain?

 

[eelton]

My newly-purchased Nook has the dark area at the right edge. It's probably not bad enough for me to ship it back for an exchange, but it's noticeable.

 

[hallanthony]

My newly-purchased Nook has the dark area at the right edge. It's probably not bad enough for me to ship it back for an exchange, but it's noticeable.

I too see something similar with my recently purchased Nook HD+, but noway near as wide as the image in the first post, probably just a cm - are the rest of the recent post seeing something as wide as the first post?

 

[Tschumi]

I 'm having the same problem but it's much less pronounced - it's barely noticeable in most cases. Not worth messing with replacements.

 

[View92612]

I checked mine and it doesn't have any. Mine is shipped directly from B&N though. It might have been made more recently than those in retail stores.

 

[HiddenG]

I have a Nook HD+/HDplus which shipped with BN 2.0.3 Stock ROM, and that does not have any of these issues. It is an earlier build though.

Perhaps this fault occurs with early devices, and those which are being manufactured now? I'd simply go for a warranty. I know it's a hassle, but it's better to do it now, whilst you still have the warranty option available. You never know, it could get worse and eventually affect the whole screen. To mix matters up more, this could occur when you're outside your warranty.

I'd do a backup of your current setup, whichever way you prefer, be it CWM backup/TitaniumBackup (as long as you get everything backed up); then get a warranty replacement. After that, you should have no worries; and can be comfortable that there will be no further hardware issues with the screen.

All the best guys/girls!

 

[eelton]

I went to a B&N store today and both display models showed darkening at the right edge, so I'm not going to replace mine--there's no reason to believe a replacement would be better.

For people who don't seem to have the issue, what is your screen brightness setting? The dimming at the right edge is more noticeable when it's under 50%.

 

[NookHD.w]

guarywdand

mine is light, not too bad....

 

[madsquabbles]

I went to a B&N store today and both display models showed darkening at the right edge, so I'm not going to replace mine--there's no reason to believe a replacement would be better.

For people who don't seem to have the issue, what is your screen brightness setting? The dimming at the right edge is more noticeable when it's under 50%.

every hd+ i've looked at has the uneven lighting. i'd suspect that all have it since it looks like the light source is only on one side, unless newer ones have lighting on multiple edges like most larger tablets.

i'm usually using mine from 0-15% and don't notice it as bad when i go brighter except when on light colored backgrounds.

 

[View92612]

I went to a B&N store today and both display models showed darkening at the right edge, so I'm not going to replace mine--there's no reason to believe a replacement would be better.

For people who don't seem to have the issue, what is your screen brightness setting? The dimming at the right edge is more noticeable when it's under 50%.

I tried both high and low brightness settings but could not see any issue. I also launched a game (dungeon hunter 4) and the display brightness is very on par with what I saw on nexus 7.

 

[Jd6J0r]

I don't see this on mine (shipped last week from BN.com).

 

[fntms]

I don't see this on mine (shipped last week from BN.com).

I have the right side dimming (not as pronounced as the pic on the first post) on mine, shipped last week from Foyles uk (they ship to EU countries).
A bit disappointing...