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So i got a Pg258q of Amazon and i was wondering if tn panels are even supposed to have backlight bleed my Pg258q seems to have even more than my old Pg279q had. Is this normal for this panel or should i just instantly return it for a new one?
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edit: somehow the images don't want to work here is the imgur link https://imgur.com/a/qVxougP

return it. I'll take a pic of mine later tonight. there's no way it should be that extreme. I have a very faint ammount on the bottom only noticeable on black.

i just came home from work and tested a bit i can literally see the backlight bleed on my desktop the task bar in much brighter in the middle so i will return the monitor first thing on monday. usually you can return stuff on amazon no questions asked anyway.

theguy95 wrote:So i got a Pg258q of Amazon and i was wondering if tn panels are even supposed to have backlight bleed

Backlight bleed is completely independent from panel type. All LCD displays can have BLB. TN, IPS, VA, whatever. As long as there's a backlight and the manufacturer refuses to use very thick bezels (because people think they're ugly*,) there's going to be BLB. No way around it.

(* Yes, people seem to prefer BLB compared to very thick bezels. Go figure...)

RealNC wrote:

theguy95 wrote:So i got a Pg258q of Amazon and i was wondering if tn panels are even supposed to have backlight bleed

Backlight bleed is completely independent from panel type. All LCD displays can have BLB. TN, IPS, VA, whatever. As long as there's a backlight and the manufacturer refuses to use very thick bezels (because people think they're ugly*,) there's going to be BLB. No way around it.

(* Yes, people seem to prefer BLB compared to very thick bezels. Go figure...)

Thanks for all the infos. So some blb is normal good to know but i guess mine is pretty bad though since i can literally tell my windows taskbar is brighter in the middle because of the bleed.

Typical Asus stuff! I lost count to the Asus monitor that I had to sent back due to awful clouding/backlight bleed issues. Is one of the brands with the worst quality control out there. They sell every sample, be it good or bad, in the hope of the customer accepting it. Profit + Profit. I would return that monitor for sure!

Yeah thank god for amazon.

open wrote:Yeah thank god for amazon.

Yeah amazon is amazing on returns. I might get the Alienware AW2518HF since it is 150 € less and Gsync doesnt seem to work if you have two different refresh rate monitors that support it anyways. Also i remember reading somewhere that quality control on backlight bleed and stuff is way better with dell. But 240hz for me felt way smoother than my Pg279q for sure on fast paced games so i want a working 240hz monitor now