Backlight Bleed - M1 MacBook Air

[Kinotto]

This has been posted other times but there are conflicting info on what an acceptable amount of backlight bleed is. Would you consider the bleed on the top right corner of my MacBook Air M1 normal? Pictures taken in low-light environment, displaying a black picture with screen at 100% brightness.

 

[chabig]

That looks normal to me. The steps you took to make those photos are going to give the same result on any LCD. Under normal conditions of use you won’t see anything like that.

 

[Kinotto]

I see some bleed on the top right corner but I'm not sure if it's within tolerance...

 

[Andropov]

I see some bleed on the top right corner but I'm not sure if it's within tolerance...

It looks normal to me. It's to be expected for this kind of display technology. If it bothers you or it's noticeable during normal use, you can return it or exchange for another. If it doesn't, just keep it, there's nothing wrong with the display itself.