TL: DR Version - any great gaming monitors, 27" or bigger, that are fairly immune to backlight bleed unevenness problems, or is this a fact of life. Long version follows:
Hey all,
So in playing with Alien: Isolation, I notice some backlight bleed on my current monitor, a Dell U2713HM. Particularly in *really* dark scenes with an almost dark room, the bottom right quarter has a faint blue glow .
I've certainly seen, and had, much worse in other monitors. This is probably the best monitor I've owned - color and such is phenomenal; great brightness/uniformity otherwise, great viewing angles, and it looks great 99% of the time. It even has 90 degree swivel built right in the stand, which is rare for a 27". After about two years, besides a single dead pixel (not noticeable unless I look), this moderate amount of backlight bleed is my only real critique.
Is this something I should just learn to live with? I looked at a few other models, and it seems like backlight bleed is just an issue with monitors these days, especially IPS ones that have advantages in other areas. Not all of them have the same level of it, but regardless of brand, it seems very much like luck of the draw.
Is there any great monitor out there that's good for gaming, has great viewing angles and most of the features I currently have, but is immune (or close) to backlight bleed? Or is that just too much to ask for?
Thanks!
Hey all,
So in playing with Alien: Isolation, I notice some backlight bleed on my current monitor, a Dell U2713HM. Particularly in *really* dark scenes with an almost dark room, the bottom right quarter has a faint blue glow .
I've certainly seen, and had, much worse in other monitors. This is probably the best monitor I've owned - color and such is phenomenal; great brightness/uniformity otherwise, great viewing angles, and it looks great 99% of the time. It even has 90 degree swivel built right in the stand, which is rare for a 27". After about two years, besides a single dead pixel (not noticeable unless I look), this moderate amount of backlight bleed is my only real critique.
Is this something I should just learn to live with? I looked at a few other models, and it seems like backlight bleed is just an issue with monitors these days, especially IPS ones that have advantages in other areas. Not all of them have the same level of it, but regardless of brand, it seems very much like luck of the draw.
Is there any great monitor out there that's good for gaming, has great viewing angles and most of the features I currently have, but is immune (or close) to backlight bleed? Or is that just too much to ask for?
Thanks!