PG279Q Backlight bleed

[UndeadLeech]

Hello,
so I got the PG279Q in November and was pretty happy with it. But after using it for a while I noticed that on black screens my bottom left corner was slightly more lit than the others. Now I looked at it on a completely black screen with light switched off and you can definitely see some backlight bleed going on. I can live with the amount of bleed I have but I just wanted to ask if this is normal or if ASUS can do better? I'd like to hear your opinions on my BLB and please tell me what you would do when getting a monitor like this.

Pictures:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxnf9mgiazlgmyv/IMG_20151231_065759.jpg (Brightness: 26)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bd4xci413iswuod/IMG_20151231_070207.jpg (Brightness: 100)

[jp0209]

JronMasteR wrote:
Well these units just look terrible... What month were they manufactured?
The backlight bleed is ridiculous... I will exchange mine for the third time this week... Hopefully a better one...
If not, I will go for a refund and buy another one in a couple of months when ASUS will have (hopefully) improved the situation.

Mine is a December 2015 unit. Even though my BLB is pretty much gone the uniformity isn't acceptable I've decided. It is going back. Hopefully the upcoming Viewsonic 165hz IPS monitor, although likely using the same craptastic AUO panels, will put these POS's to shame and actually have some QC prior to being shipped to retailers.

[GamerMan]

Can everyone please agree to come back here and post pics when/if they ever receive an acceptable Asus PG279Q IPS monitor and where you bought it?

I for one am hoping this new batch that is "coming soon" according to all these sites will have been quality checked before shipment. But I realize that is probably wishful thinking.

[JronMasteR]

jp0209 wrote:
Mine is a December 2015 unit. Even though my BLB is pretty much gone the uniformity isn't acceptable I've decided. It is going back. Hopefully the upcoming Viewsonic 165hz IPS monitor, although likely using the same craptastic AUO panels, will put these POS's to shame and actually have some QC prior to being shipped to retailers.

Yeah I have a good December model bought back in December... Seems that I was super lucky to get a good one...
The second one I bought beginning of Feb. The first one was also a December model, second one November, third one again December.
All with the exact same defect... Except the one I have now is the worst one... Dozens of stuck pixels, same amount of backlight bleed and also a nasty scratch on the panel.
If I would've known how bad the QC is, I would've never bought one in the first place.
Will give it another try this week and report back. Fortunately, my retailer keeps exchanging them for me.

If I could go back, I would probably buy the EIZO Foris 144hz... Even though it doesn't have gsync. But EIZO has always been known for their exceptional panel quality. They also give you a 5 year warranty. The price is significantly higher, but I'd be ready to pay even more just to avoid the this stupid "exchange until I get what I paid for" game.

[Janne-71]

Get's even weirder. I post you 2 pics 1 taken today, one 1.5 or 1 week ago. See the difference...how? I mean looks like it get's magically better over time.

[GamerMan]

Janne-71 wrote:
Get's even weirder. I post you 2 pics 1 taken today, one 1.5 or 1 week ago. See the difference...how? I mean looks like it get's magically better over time.

Ok that is strange. I assume you took these pics from the same position. Now after looking at even your before pic, I can't believe I questioned if I should exchange mine. At this rate, your monitor will be perfect by April!

[Janne-71]

GamerMan wrote:
Ok that is strange. I assume you took these pics from the same position. Now after looking at even your before pic, I can't believe I questioned if I should exchange mine. At this rate, your monitor will be perfect by April!

Yep i don't really understand that, i did change it's color profile , overclocked it to 165hz and dropped brighness 15%. But dropping brightness from 50 to 35 doesn't explain that change really.

[hiong]

Janne-71 wrote:
Yep i don't really understand that, i did change it's color profile , overclocked it to 165hz and dropped brighness 15%. But dropping brightness from 50 to 35 doesn't explain that change really.

actually this fully explains the phenomenon. i have the feeling very often the BLB issue (not denying that it is not there) is amplified by the brightness levels that most users set their monitor at. i calibrate my monitors to 120 nits brightness, and by default in the monitor's own sRGB mode it's already 150 nits (try it), too bright. i think perhaps it's because we are so used to store displays where TVs and monitors are set at maximum brightness, maximum contrast, maximum saturation to give the illusion of a dynamic high-colour image.

[GamerMan]

hiong wrote:
actually this fully explains the phenomenon. i have the feeling very often the BLB issue (not denying that it is not there) is amplified by the brightness levels that most users set their monitor at. i calibrate my monitors to 120 nits brightness, and by default in the monitor's own sRGB mode it's already 150 nits (try it), too bright. i think perhaps it's because we are so used to store displays where TVs and monitors are set at maximum brightness, maximum contrast, maximum saturation to give the illusion of a dynamic high-colour image.

hiong, If you set yours to out-of-the-box brightness settings, does your have unacceptable BLB in a way that you'd want to return it?

[hiong]

GamerMan wrote:
hiong, If you set yours to out-of-the-box brightness settings, does your have unacceptable BLB in a way that you'd want to return it?

There is some BLB if viewing a black screen with no ambient light, but it is not apparent in daily use, so I didn't return mine. First set had 3 dead pixels, so that had to go.

[Janne-71]

Monitors default brightness outofthebox is 80. In my oppinion 35 is enough atleast for me. Not sure how many "nits" it is though.