Asus G74 screen flicker (dark backgrounds and low brightness)

[380mcn]

Hello everybody.
I have an asus g74 and it seems that the screen flickers with a dark background.
If i put the maximum brightness it won't be visible but as it goes down to the minimum the screen starts to flickers. It is a little annoying since i paid 1600eur (2200$).
I have seen other 3 with the same problem. The place where i got it told me it was the inverter. Is yours the same?:confused:

Regarding this issue i don't have any complaint so far (1week of use)

Best wishes

(i don't know the model in question but mine is the one with the i7 2870, 16gb ram, 2hd 500gb, gtx560m 3gb ddr5, no 3D, full hd)

[BrodyBoy]

Straffa wrote:
Did not work here

The only real solution is to raise the brightness to the point that the flicker is no longer bothersome. This really isn't an issue, but a function of the technology used in modern LCD displays. They attenuate brightness by flickering the image on & off.....to make it darker, the "off" cycle is increased. Most people don't really notice it, but some, unfortunately, are sensitive to the resulting effect.

An RMA can't "fix" it, because there's defect or malfunction involved. One possibility, for owners especially bothered by the flicker, would be raising the brightness way up, and then using a tinted screen cover/protector for dimming. I realize that's far from ideal, but it might be the only option given the technology.

[Looking4Answers]

BrodyBoy wrote:
The only real solution is to raise the brightness to the point that the flicker is no longer bothersome. This really isn't an issue, but a function of the technology used in modern LCD displays. They attenuate brightness by flickering the image on & off.....to make it darker, the "off" cycle is increased. Most people don't really notice it, but some, unfortunately, are sensitive to the resulting effect.

An RMA can't "fix" it, because there's defect or malfunction involved. One possibility, for owners especially bothered by the flicker, would be raising the brightness way up, and then using a tinted screen cover/protector for dimming. I realize that's far from ideal, but it might be the only option given the technology.

I beg to differ.

There is a defect/BIOS/software problem as I have looked at other g74sx in stores that have the exact same displays as mine and they do not have any noticeable flicker when I lower the brightness. I am not sure if it is a BIOS issue as most g74sx ship with BIOS 201 and I immediately updated my BIOS after receiving it. I cannot find BIOS 201 to download and it does not come on the software cd. I requested it from tech support and they have not responded in over a week.

[BrodyBoy]

It's been mentioned several times here that Chastity isn't around much anymore and han't been responding to PMs. Try him on NBR, as previously suggested. He's much more active there.

[Kuriso]

Hello everyone. I'm new here. Wanted to join in and add my machine to the list of problems. I just got my G74 and I'm having some of the same issues on a brand new NewEgg G74sx-nh71 rt. The first thing I did was wipe it clean, install fresh drivers, and run windows update. I wanted to get rid of any bad or buggy software. I was missing 1 driver a PCI compact something... I don't remember the name right now. My ROG button isn't working either. I used all the drivers from JRd1st's post that I thought I needed and that one still showed up missing in the device manager. Windows update fixed the PCI device but idk if its right. If anyone knows what that could of been let me know.

Anyways on to my screen flicker problem...

My screen flickered really bad at low dim settings. The screen also had a really heavy blue tint. To fix my blueish screen I went into the nVidia settings and reworked my colors. With each channel I adjusted the contrast, brightness, and gamma to my liking. I cut the digital vibrance down a little too. I wasn't expecting it to fix the flicker but so far this seemed to fix it. IDK if this will help anyone else but its working for me for now.

IMHO, pretty crappy for a machine that's suppose to be a high quality gaming rig. Luckily right now I'm not having the mouse pad issue and everything else seems to be running good. I did however have a sleep mode crash last night and recovered from a blue screen. I'm about to go post that in the other thread.

[BrodyBoy]

Kuriso wrote:
I was missing 1 driver a PCI compact something... I don't remember the name right now. My ROG button isn't working either. I used all the drivers from JRd1st's post that I thought I needed and that one still showed up missing in the device manager. Windows update fixed the PCI device but idk if its right. If anyone knows what that could of been let me know.

That was the Intel MEI. WIndows Update noticed the missing driver and installed it for you.

[atst2000]

Hi, I just recently bought my G74SX-BBK9 from Best Buy and has the same screen and same issue with the flickering.

Has anyone heard back from ASUS about this issue, or any fixes, updates?

[Chastity]

Anyone with a G74 and screen flicker, please contact me for RMA. I know what is affecting them, as my G74 here had the same issue, but is now fixed. Please give me your personal info, contact info, and model and serial number. (North American customers only, other customers please contact your regional ASUS Customer Support)

[BrodyBoy]

Chastity@ASUS wrote:
Anyone with a G74 and screen flicker, please contact me for RMA. I know what is affecting them, as my G74 here had the same issue, but is now fixed. Please give me your personal info, contact info, and model and serial number. (North American customers only, other customers please contact your regional ASUS Customer Support)

What is it that's affecting them, exactly?

[wing537]

BrodyBoy wrote:
What is it that's affecting them, exactly?

Chastity@ASUS wrote:
Anyone with a G74 and screen flicker, please contact me for RMA. I know what is affecting them, as my G74 here had the same issue, but is now fixed. Please give me your personal info, contact info, and model and serial number. (North American customers only, other customers please contact your regional ASUS Customer Support)

Please let us know what exactly is causing this issue. I do have this screen flicker on my G74 in low brightness condition but since I had the machine I have been maxing out the brightness to avoid seeing the flicker. Does the "fix" involve replacing the entire screen? Will the "fix" get rid of the flicker 100%? I would hate to have to go through the RMA process only to find out the issue still exists when it is returned and I think many others here with the same issue feels the same way.

[Looking4Answers]

Starting to wonder what is going on as I PM'd Chastity 6 days ago to set an RMA and have not heard a thing back.

I think we all want to know what this fix consist of.

Please let us know how the flicker can be fixed.