2005FPW backlight issue fixed?

Anandtech said:
Screen door effect. User dependent. Some users are distracted considerably and others not at all. Caused by dark filler material to hide electrical connections to pixels.
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Found this on Anandtech. Seems to be an attribute of the panel.
 
I don't care what causes it. All I know is it sucks. My 19" Samsung 913T has none of this bleeding or screen door effect.

If the replacement 2005FPW doesn't solve the problems I am not sure what to do. I really wanted to jump on the WS band wagon but this is discouraging.

-Flake
 
Gweenz said:
...I got my 2005 on Monday. It's a January 2006 A03, and has bad bleeding in the bottom left and right. My roommate got his yesterday, also a January A03 which has bad bleeding in all 4 corners. I'd give mine a 7 and his a 6. So I'd say they have yet to fix the problem. Mine is going back, he is going to wait to see how my replacement turns out.
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:mad: What the HELL!

I have been holding out to see what that new Viewsonic was going to look like but I put the order in with DELL because I read that many of the 2005fpw issues were fixed with the new revisions.....B.S!!!

I just got mine today JAN '06 A03 and it has very very bad bleeding on the Left Bottom, bad bleeding on the right bottom, and bad bleeding on the right top. I am calling them right now.....
 
OK, I have been transfered about four times and now I am on the phone with India tech support. No offense, but I think want to scream! We are going around and around in circles.......I am not going to get helped today :(

This sucks.
 
Welcome to DELL HELL!!!
I own 2 of these monitors. The 1st one I got back in March. No problems at all with it. Just the slightest back light bleeding in the lower right.
In May I bought my 2nd one. It was terrible. Replacement was worst than the orignal one. 3rd time was a charm. It's real close to my 1st one. Am I happy with the 2 I have YES. Will I ever buy another one NO. All I can say is the monitors are great but if you get a bad one the hassle you have to go thru makes it not worth it. As far as I'm concerned I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM DELL AGAIN. It's just to much hassle to deal with Hadji and his crew.
 
Got the replacement today...It has bleeding as well...not as good as I had first thought...seems worst after warm up.
 
Budman said:
Welcome to DELL HELL!!!
I own 2 of these monitors. The 1st one I got back in March. No problems at all with it. Just the slightest back light bleeding in the lower right.
In May I bought my 2nd one. It was terrible. Replacement was worst than the orignal one. 3rd time was a charm. It's real close to my 1st one. Am I happy with the 2 I have YES. Will I ever buy another one NO. All I can say is the monitors are great but if you get a bad one the hassle you have to go thru makes it not worth it. As far as I'm concerned I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM DELL AGAIN. It's just to much hassle to deal with Hadji and his crew.
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yea, dells customer support is horrible. but i did get a free monitor for all that time i spent on teh phone with them, so its not too bad.
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Just received my replacement monitor, and wow is it bad. Twice as bad as the first.

I'm going to try one more time and If I don't get a good one I am demanding a rebate and reporting this to the BBB. Nowhere on Dell's website does it list blacklight bleeding as a "feature" or possible defect with this monitor. No reviews mention it, which pretty much says they are sending out "ringer" units to review sites. I've seen 3 of these monitors now in my own home, and all 3 are bad. This isn't just a few bad apples ruining the bunch. This is a rotten bushel of apples, and I'm trying to pick out the least rotten.

There is NO excuse for this, especially when the solution is so simple, as per the French site.

And no, I'm not being picky. I wish I had a camera to show how bad it is. My roommate who knows next to nothing about computer monitors or computer graphics pointed his bleeding out 10 minutes after turning on his 2005.

We should expect more from an item that retails for almost $600.
 
For those of you trying to contact Dell over the phone, don't bother.

Email them @ [email protected], and try to list as much information for them as possible (name, address, order number, customer number, etc etc) and be specific about your complaint. Using proper grammar and formatting doesn't hurt either. Just try to write as if you are writing a business letter. Be professional.

I have actually been extremely pleased with their email support. They reply quickly and it only took one email to get a replacement. I don't blame Dell support for the problems with these monitors. It's a design defect and Dell executives and/or QA are being negligent in resolving the problem.
 
WLDock said:
Here they are....Do I go for a third?

2005fpw_small.jpg
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Um yeah, thats not acceptable. Way to much bleeding

Im totally not gonna even bother doing the 2005 swap game, I'll just wait for Viewsonics new 20" widescreen later this month.
 
WLDock said:
Here they are....Do I go for a third?

2005fpw_small.jpg
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that is rediculous. get a new one for sure. my 1st one was like half that bad, teh new one seems to be good.

keep sendin em back.
 
I got my replacement today and it is 100% better than the original. The "screen door" is also better with this one. It's still there but not as annoying as the original. Just need to decide whether to stick with the Dell or give the new Viewsonic a try.



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xtremeness said:
I'm pretty sure it's a problem with all the 2005fpw monitors, but most people don't notice it either because they don't know what it is or they haven't used a LCD or any monitor without the screen door effect - so they're used to it. For me, it's very irritating and it's enough of an issue to make me return it.
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Hmmm...I can say the Gateway 2185 has it. Also, on my previous Samsung 712n, I could see it if I ran @ 60hz. Force a refresh to 75 and it's gone. Really kind of odd.

So the Dell 2005 has this effect then, eh? I wonder if it's minimal and tolerable tho. :confused: The Gateway 2185's not too bad with regard to the screen door effect.
 
It's strange that the 2005fpw has this problem but the 2405fpw doesn't. My 2405 has absolutly no backlight bleeding..
 
PornFlake said:
I got my replacement today and it is 100% better than the original. The "screen door" is also better with this one. It's still there but not as annoying as the original. Just need to decide whether to stick with the Dell or give the new Viewsonic a try.
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Nice. So about this screen door action. I've used a Samsung 712n @ 75hz and now a Samsung 204b and both have been pretty free from the effect. Have you seen either of those? Or can you compare "SDE" of the newer 2005 to some other LCD? Thanks!

The Viewsonic VX2025wm in this thread here?

EDIT: Fixed link cause I'm a tard. :rolleyes:
 
I feel very grateful my 1905FP doesn't have any sort of backlight bleeding issues. It is a rebadged Samsung 193P, perhaps that has something to do with the quality of the LCD itself. I send my condolences out to you guys...
 
Just got my replacement. My bleeding was alot like WLdocks...January 2006.

No bleeding (thus far)

but it does have a dead pixel, right in the middle.

Gah. Should i live with the pixel? Or risk getting another bad bleeder...hmpf.
 
Luke1294 said:
but it does have a dead pixel, right in the middle.

Gah. Should i live with the pixel? Or risk getting another bad bleeder...hmpf.
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Man, all this rigamora, makes me wanna say screw it and keep my samsung! It's got some bleediing, but it doesn't bother me at all. The text is screen door free, no dead pixels, the color's pretty darn uniform across the screen...but it's not widescreen...and thanks to that stupid Gateway, I've been sppoiledz...:mad: :mad:
 
Well, short of the bleeding/pixel problem, I love this display. Everything is crisp and clear, i dont notice the screen door effect at all. If i wasn't ever going to play games/watch movies, the backlight wouldnt even be an issue.
 
Jodiuh said:
Man, all this rigamora, makes me wanna say screw it and keep my samsung! It's got some bleediing, but it doesn't bother me at all. The text is screen door free, no dead pixels, the color's pretty darn uniform across the screen...but it's not widescreen...and thanks to that stupid Gateway, I've been sppoiledz...:mad: :mad:
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I feel the same EXACT way with my samsung
 
Well I've been testing the ones out I got this week. I ordered 2 and both are Dec. A03 models. The second one came 2 days after the 1st one and has considerably more backlight issues. So I called Dell Small Business and with in 2min. I had a replacement on the way. It came nextday air with return shipping paid for. This ones a Jan. A03 with a more even backlight just 2 minor places that bleeds. My hardest problem is getting used to type., this monitor totally struggles displaying certain fonts. Running XP at 106DPI helps and the other odd thing I've noticed is if there is a series of lowercase L's ie: lllllllllllll it shows a red halo effect around it. All 3 monitors do this. So I was out shopping yesterday and see this HP system sitting there on display running a f2105 monitor. So I gave that thing the once over., the one on display there had a very nice panel in it with zero backlight bleeding what so ever. When I set the screensaver to blank it was jet black, where these 2005fpw monitors have grayish hue to them and if I move side to side looking at the corners using the blank screensaver I notice red hues in the corners. So for now i'm satisfied with the 2 I have. Would I buy the 2005fpw again after seeing other monitors. No
 
jrb357 said:
So I was out shopping yesterday and see this HP system sitting there on display running a f2105 monitor. So I gave that thing the once over., the one on display there had a very nice panel in it with zero backlight bleeding what so ever.
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I'm pretty sure it uses the same panel as the Gateway 21 incher. The backlight on mine was pretty much non existant. VERY slightly in the corners, but that's all. I was seriously considering the 2005FPW, but I found a wonderful Viewsonic VA2012wb @ costco for 400 bucks. I mean...I've got th parrots on my mon now!
 
2jl17 said:
I just got my 2005fpw this morning. Its a rev 03 from January 2006.

Some bleeding going on I guess...

http://photobucket.com/albums/f128/2jl17/?action=view&current=IMG_8087.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/f128/2jl17/?action=view&current=IMG_8086.jpg

This is a recent model so I guess this problem is still quite common from Dell.

I need some advice, is this worth returning? What are the odds that I go through the hassle of several returns and don't get any better blacklights?
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Wow, that doesn't even look black. It's blue. Definitly send it back.
 
Hi all
forum noob here.

I joined this board specifically because of the wonderful time I have had roasting in Dell Hell because of this issue.

Bought one through Dell's employee&affiliates purchase program in the 1st week of Feb. It worked fine except for these huge and very aggravating white blotches in the lower left corner, top middle, and a smaller one in the lower right corner. I have low lighting in my apt and variations in the quality of blacks and grays are extremely noticable. After doing some reasearch, I found this "backlight bleeding" to be a common issue hidden away on forums, not mentioned in any reviews I read. I called Dell and was routed to India (sic) where I basically watsed an hour of my life with some clown named "Barry", replete with the trademark East Indian accent. The next day I called and got someone stateside who processed a replacement. The replacement monitor was worse. It had bad bleeding in three corners plus the top center. After another long phone call they agreed to send another. The third monitor was not as bad as the second, but worse than the original. All of the units I got were revision A03 from January 06.

I then decided to try a 2405FPW and called Dell to see what could be arranged. None of the case managers they gave me the numbers and extensions for ever answered their phones or returned their voicemails. Must be nice to work in a call center and not have to take or make any calls. Freaking useless people. I had to call and wade through the ivr and queue each and every time, replete with hangups, rude agents, and ivr snafus (routed to dead air, etc.). They said they would process a return for refund which would take about 10 days to accomplish. After that I could purchase a 24" if I wanted. They refused to allow me to upgrade. The only way they would do it (this is after escalating the issue through 2 different supervisors both india and stateside) is for me to send all the monitors back and then 10 days after they process them in I get my money back. They then sent DHL to pick up the monitors that very day!! Then the next day DHL came by again and pounded on my door (awakening me cause I work nights). They wanted to pickup the monitors. After telling them they already picked them up the guy looked at me like I was crazy and said "whatever" and left in a huff, despite being given the tracking number. Today UPS came by and pounded on my door (again awakening me) looking for the monitors. Good God. Now I have no idea what the hell is going on and have been too busy since Friday when they picked the monitors up to bother calling them.

When and if I get my money back I will not only NOT consider purchasing a 2405, I will eschew purchasing or recommending Dell products to anyone. They suck. They suck hard.

No idea what monitor I'm going to buy now.
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Ok I took your advice, called it in for the exchange.

Didn’t take too long, except being transferred like 8 times before someone found me the right department, luckily the department I ended up talking too spoke english I could understand.

So I'm happy they are sending me a new one, but realistically if this problem occurs so often with this monitor, what are my odds of even getting a good one?

I'll be honest though, this is a nice monitor, and if it’s anything brighter than dark that you’re displaying, you can’t notice the bleeding at all. Bright colorful games look nice, and there is no dreaded input lag like 2405. Everything else is nice and crisp, bright, and vibrant, much nicer than my old 17" crt's.

It would be basically perfect, if not for the backlight bleeding, so I really hope I roll a good one when the replacement comes.

Just for reference, in the picture above, the center is definitely black, it’s just the white balance on the camera that makes it look blue. I should have taken the time to set it correctly.

http://photobucket.com/albums/f128/2jl17/?action=view&current=IMG_8086.jpg

This is the better picture, reference wise. But even it is over exposed, and because of this the bleeding in the corners is more pronounced than it actually is when you see it, but it is no doubt still there.

Anyway I'll post more pics when the replacement comes.

heh I just read the post above me, good lord, I hope this goes better than that...
 
I received a brand new 2005fpw about 1 mth ago and it has a backlight bleed issue. But its not so bad where i care, and like you say its only noticeable on completely dark screens. My main is an Apple Cinema and this one is my 2ndary monitor so i am not going worry about the hassle to get a replacement. Let us know if your new one has no problems though.
 
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