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Imac 27" backlight bleed
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Is this normal on 50% brightness its bot that bad as it looks, i dont look on a black screen all day but watching movie this is frustrating.... I dont see this in any games or on a normal basis but its there.... My question is, is this normal ?
It is hard to judge from a picture.
Have you tried testing the screen with apps designed for the purpose.
If you set the brightness to auto and take a picture without flash light, I don't think it is much different to mine
If you look for faults and need to see them - you will see them.
It is hard to judge from a picture.
Have you tried testing the screen with apps designed for the purpose.
If you set the brightness to auto and take a picture without flash light, I don't think it is much different to mine
If you look for faults and need to see them - you will see them.
True that my friend, i think its just me... Its a wonderful display though, its something i can accept. I don't think another display will be much different.
Thanks for the reply Lars
You need to see if those are IPS Glow or backlight bleeding. Play a movie trailer and watch it from 7-8 feet to eliminate IPS Glow and better judge backlight bleeding. I bet for bleeding. My iMac has zero backlight bleeding, I couldn't believe when I first test it while watching a movie, as my old iMac was terrible.
If you are not happy, be aware there are better displays, and worse.
If you are not happy, be aware there are better displays, and worse.
Could you take another picture of it from a little further away?
If it is the normal amount it should be less visible from further away
Here it is a little further away, if i turn the screen a little down its not that bad but... anyway annoying while playing a movie if i'm close to the screen
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This to me looks fairly typical of an LED screen.
I have seen some bad ones posted showing extreme bleeding in bands which are usually and easy case for return.
It's very hard to capture an eye like example with a camera sensor. The noise produced creates casting and the contrast exaggerates the situation.
I've tried 2 iMac's recently and both had very similar screens to your picture. I have some minor leak from the edges and slight yellow cast at some angles, usual indirect. But only when i whack the brightness up to max.
Auto brightness has never set it above half way so far. I don't notice bleed or casting at this brightness. In a dark room watching a movie its on 1 bar and not noticeable at all.
Results may be different if you have a glass office with a lot of light.
I have seen some bad ones posted showing extreme bleeding in bands which are usually and easy case for return.
It's very hard to capture an eye like example with a camera sensor. The noise produced creates casting and the contrast exaggerates the situation.
I've tried 2 iMac's recently and both had very similar screens to your picture. I have some minor leak from the edges and slight yellow cast at some angles, usual indirect. But only when i whack the brightness up to max.
Auto brightness has never set it above half way so far. I don't notice bleed or casting at this brightness. In a dark room watching a movie its on 1 bar and not noticeable at all.
Results may be different if you have a glass office with a lot of light.
I Think your screen is pretty similar to mine i see that yellow tint at High brightness or at 60-70% on a all black screen, but If i angle my imac abit Down i can't see it anymore # I Can live with it om not looking on a black screen all day. And Thanks for the response ;-)
Please, read some older threads about 27'' iMac monitor problems, such as:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1649320/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1509571/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1578437/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1546801/
...there are some other threads, too!
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1649320/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1509571/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1578437/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1546801/
...there are some other threads, too!
Don't know if it's normal or not but my 2012 has the same, I think most of them look similar to the pictures you posted.
You can try exchanging it and try your luck, every 27" I looked at was similar, some are better than others, it's the usual apple product lottery that has become the norm these days.
You can try exchanging it and try your luck, every 27" I looked at was similar, some are better than others, it's the usual apple product lottery that has become the norm these days.
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If you read some of my suggested threads, you will realize that some other customers replaced their 27'' iMac many times till they found a "good" one...that means "poor quality control"!
...it's nice to have "APPLE CARE PROTECTION" but as I've said, it's not a "happy game" to replace iMacs just to find a "good" one!
Besides, there are some bad tempered resellers who don't accept these problems as "defectiveness"...