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    Gigabyte p34w v5 screen bleed

    Discussion in 'Gigabyte and Aorus' started by weblion, Apr 23, 2016.

  1. weblion

    weblion Newbie

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    I just received my p34w (base 1080p model) today. I was disappointed to see that the screen has a distracting amount of backlight bleed. Has anyone else experienced this issue with the model and had luck exchanging it for a unit with better quality control? I know that it's a common problem for IPS screens, but this is more severe than I'd consider acceptable in a new, expensive laptop.
     
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  2. rinneh

    rinneh Notebook Prophet

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    Its not always because its just an IPS panel. The frame maybe not perfectly straight. If you flex the topcover a bit and the backlight bleed changes. Then the mounting is the problem.
     
    rinneh, Apr 23, 2016
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    weblion Newbie

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    Thanks - it changes dramatically with light pressure around the bezel and manipulating the top cover
     
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    batboygotoj Notebook Consultant

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    Yea I think backlight bleeding is pretty common. I have this on my GS60 as well. There's is a video on youtube where if you put something in between the bezel and the screen to put some pressure that would relieve the backlight bleeding. I haven't tried it but it looks like it can work.
     
    batboygotoj, Apr 27, 2016
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  5. GenTechPC

    GenTechPC Company Representative

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    Yes it's common and limitation of technology, see my post here:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...i-gt72-couple-questions.791012/#post-10247158
     
    GenTechPC, Apr 28, 2016
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    If it is due to the laptop screen panel itself, the backlight bleed should not change when you warp te screen slightly. If it does change it is because poor mounting and pressure on the LCD panel. A lot of manufacturers out there have really shoddy mounting systems, including GIgabyte.
     
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    I ended up exchanging it and the screen on the replacement looks great. There's a tiny bit of bleed when the screen is completely black with high brightness, but nothing I notice under normal use and MUCH better than the first one. Now I have a completely different problem - the internet is excruciatingly slow. It's this computer and not my network - I speed tested side by side with my old laptop and was getting 0.277 Mbps on the gigabyte while the old laptop was getting 24.7 Mpps. Loading google takes ~30 seconds. I tried updating the driver for the wireless card to no effect. Does anyone have ideas on why this may be occurring and what to do about it?
     
    weblion, May 2, 2016
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