Backlight leaking fixable (2005FPW)

[imported_Xerxes]

I have recieved my Dell 2005FPW and it has typical backlight bleeding at corners. After some research I have noticed that backlight leaking is probably caused by mechanical pressure/stress on panel glass. If you try to press some area of the screen with your finger lightly you will see changing backlight leaking effect.

So issue probably has nothing to do with defective panels but with bad mounting. So it might be fixable just by loosening some screws to relief the stresses of the panel. Has anybody successfully disassembled the Dell 2005FPW? I would like to know how to disassemble the unit without damaging it.

 

[MX2]

Another fix has also been rumored to work on backlight bleed.

Turn on the monitor with something displaying to let it warm up for about an hour or two. Detach from base and place the monitor itself LCD side down onto a hard flat surface and let it sit there until cool down. Apparently the weight of the internals against the LCD is what you are aiming for.

Some folks have said it helps tremendously and others have at least reported that the backlight bleed tends to even itself out and be less noticeable. Worth a shot to give it a try anyway

 

[keeleysam]

Or call Dell and have them send a replacement.

 

[moonboy403]

i'd say call dell....why would you wanna potentially damage your monitor while voiding the warranty when you have the chance to rma it?

 

[imported_Xerxes]

Yes it would be possible to replace it. But there is a chance getting a worse one. This one is otherwise perfect, no dead pixels or any other problems except panel mechanical stress.

With my previous monitor (Samsung CRT) I also took the risk to disassemble it and fix it my self. I adjusted the focusing and convergence away and now it is better than any Samsung CRT that I have ever seen. I also had replaced that monitor once but it was worse one than the original.

 

[Unkno]

doesn't dell have free shipping to and back and you can rma it until you get a perfect one

if you do decide on taking it apart and fixing it yourself, PLEASE tell us what happens. Thank you.

 

[Hacp]

I have a better idea. Slaughter 100 cows and fast for 10 days. Then the backlight problems might go away..

Or you can RMA to dell and save yourself some trouble .

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: Hacp
I have a better idea. Slaughter 100 cows and fast for 10 days. Then the backlight problems might go away..
.

LOL. It still won't make any difference - the Athenians will always prevail!!!

 

[Unkno]

does this "fix" work?

 

[nitromullet]

Or you can RMA to dell and save yourself some trouble .

Hahahahahaha! Are you serious!?!?! Having any sort of interaction with Dell aside from placing your order online is nothing but trouble... The RMA won't cost you anything except a few years off of your life, at best only a few grey hairs... Their service sucks! i'd be willing to try quite a few home remedies before talking to those goons.

 

[Stretchman]

/sigh

I am sorry to hear about people having problems with those monitors. Overall they seem very good.

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: Stretchman
/sigh

I am sorry to hear about people having problems with those monitors. Overall they seem very good.

I think alot of folks are being overly anal in some cases.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: MX2times

Originally posted by: Stretchman
/sigh

I am sorry to hear about people having problems with those monitors. Overall they seem very good.

I think alot of folks are being overly anal in some cases.

I agree, my 2005FPW does have a bit of the backlight bleed, but it certainly doesn't bother me.

 

[Unkno]

any word from the OP?

 

[gac009]

dont most LCDs have some backlight bleeding, I always thought that with modern tech a degree of backlight bleeding was inherent in all but the most expensive LCDs.

 

[imported_Xerxes]

I did not disassemble 2005FPW yet but I did some more testing. I tried to "rub" the screen lightly to see if it has any effect on backlight bleedig. Seems to have noticeable effect but it's still not perfect and it tends to return to its original state.

Here are before and after photos of this experiment. There is a laptop screen as reference.
Before: http://img7.picsplace.to/img7/1/dellbefore.jpg
After: http://img7.picsplace.to/img7/1/dellafter.jpg

 

[Unkno]

hmmm...you should really just RMA it...anyways keep us updated if you plan on disassembling it

 

[Inappropriate4AT]

Holy shyt, that's horrible. I've never actually seen pics of the Dell backlight bleeding issues till now. Gaming on blacks must be annoying as hell.

 

[myrcgarage]

I think yours is in the extreme case. I have had 4 2005fpw(3 exchange because of wavy lines issue). Only 1 had this extreme kind of backlight issue. My current one has very very minor bleeding on the top left. I tried rubbing it and it tend to go back to the original state after a while. How long have you had your monitor? Please decide if you want to RMA before the 21st day. Please keep us posted.

 

[imported_Xerxes]

In the comparison photos it looks worse than it actually is. In normal usage backlight is hardly noticeable.

Here is photo of Dell with desktop wallpaper. I boosted image brightness to make backlight visible.
http://img6.picsplace.to/img6/4/dellphoto.jpg

But I probably will post a picture to dell to see what they think about it. Dell claims to have on-site replacement service in my country.