RED edges on BOTH monitors

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stangn99

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I recently bought 2 used monitors (23 inch wide screen format).
I tested both before buying, and both looks just fine. Colour was great (one had a dead pixel in upper left...the other was perfect).

Anyway...Brought it home, hooked it all up and everything was great until about 15-20 minutes of use (when monitor got warm/hot?).

Now, I notice about 2 inches in from all corners (towards center) a reddish tone which is REALLY visible (specially on white).

Both are doing this. On initial power up, you can't notice it...after using it for 15+ minutes, it gradually gets more and more noticable.

Also noticed on the monitor with no dead pixels, that after again 15+ minutes there are a bunch of pixels jiggling around and changing colors.


What is causing the red tone? Its actually really bad. Even after calibrating with my Syper and setting "red" on monitor OSD to very low, I can still see it very clearly.
 
2 x HP L2335 S-IPS 8bit on an ATi X1600 (I think....whatever comes with a Dual 2.0 G5 PPC).

OS X Tiger as the OS.
 
Looks like a nice monitor. I see it's a mac. That will limit any suggestion I may have for any software settings. If you have access to another machine to plug one into for testing, I would try that. If not, maybe disconnect one of them and see it that helps. If it were a power issue that would help. I don't know if they may be affected by other nearby devices, maybe make sure you don't have a cell phone or some other device nearby that may interfere. I couldn't find any reviews of anyone complaining of those monitors, they seem to be very highly rated. If I can think of anything else it may be, I will post back, but I have no other thoughts on this at the moment. Good luck!
 
Thank you.

I bought the 2 specifically for graphic design use. They look great until they get warmed up.

I tried both DVi and VGA...even S-Video is the way issue. There were no other devices around the monitors (other than a router).

I also tried hooking up my laptop (PC based laptop running Fedora) with the same results.


Anyway...I took both back and got my $ back. Too bad..i really liked them. I'm def. going to look for another pair.

Thanks anyway.
 
I realize this is an old thread, but I recently tried one of these that I purchased refurbished for a very cheap price of $229.99.

I experienced the same issue with both DVI and VGA. Apparently either the backight is leaking causing this (based on the age of the monitor) or the anti glare has been turned pink/red by improper cleaning over years of use. Mine has it show up as an inch border of pink/red around the entire monitor, and the whole screen has a bit of a red cast to it. No dead or compromised pixels.

I purchased it from a reputable source that is willing to take this back within 7 days, but it's too bad, as this is truly a spectacular display otherwise. I love the Super-IPS panel, but unfortunately, as a May 2004 built model, it probably doesn't have many years left on it, and I can use the money to purchase a desk mount for one of my 24" monitors.

It's really TOO bad they discontinued this monitor. Had I known about how great it was, I would have paid the almost egregious price for one when they were new, and I am 100% sure I'd still have it. I know LG still makes the 23" panel which is still sold on the 23" Cinema displays for Apple.


Regards,

10e
 
Yep... the 2335's do that (border discoloration). Make sure to adjust the color periodically also, it seems to like to drift a bit.
 
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