Is this acceptable for a monitor?

[Xcobra]

So I jumped on this deal for 212. Got it last thursday. Was looking very carefully and noticed the following:

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Not sure if you can notice it but try to use peripheral. Also, the colors, especially the whites, look washed-out from that point on. Should I RMA?

 

[NoStateofMind]

Personally I would RMA ASAP because I'm anal about my hardware....wait that doesn't sound right :shocked:

 

[BassBomb]

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon
Personally I would RMA ASAP because I'm anal about my hardware....wait that doesn't sound right :shocked:

anal surgeon?

 

[napes22]

These monitors have a lot of color uniformity issues. I bought 2 and both have it. I still might RMA 1 of them to see if I can get a decent one. But with the amount of people having the same issue, chances are you'll get another with the same problem.

 

[Xcobra]

Yah same here...i like something to be at least somewhat up to par...and the lack of color uniformity bugs me...

 

[IlllI]

Originally posted by: napes22
These monitors have a lot of color uniformity issues. I bought 2 and both have it. I still might RMA 1 of them to see if I can get a decent one. But with the amount of people having the same issue, chances are you'll get another with the same problem.

is this with or without color calibration?

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon
Personally I would RMA ASAP because I'm anal about my hardware....wait that doesn't sound right :shocked:

^^^
Belongs in OT, possible L&R

 

[mmnno]

Originally posted by: Xcobra
So I jumped on this deal for 212. Got it last thursday. Was looking very carefully and noticed the following:

Pic 1
Pic 2

Not sure if you can notice it but try to use peripheral. Also, the colors, especially the whites, look washed-out from that point on. Should I RMA?

Yeah, you should. Looks like something pressing on the inside of the screen, which would be bad and could get worse. Even if it's not, that's what you should tell their service department.

 

[Corporate Thug]

it looks like the majority of these monitors suffer from some issue. Mine has a dead pixel.

 

[Winterpool]

It may be difficult to stomach, but one of the reasons these displays are $200-300 is the Dell QA (or lack thereof). Perhaps one in five is getting a pretty good sample. The rest have to decide whether to return and play the game again.

Considering the potential quality of the e-IPS panels, I would have been willing to pay 25 per cent more for better QA, but I suspect they would have needed something like 50+ per cent more. And most of us have been buying it for 30 per cent less!

It's a tough one for Dell. The vast majority of us only buy Dell for one reason: price. Then the products turn out crappy (not to mention zero innovation), Dell's brand suffers, demand falls, and they need to cut prices (and margins) again to get sales. It's a self-destructive cycle (there's a reason why Dell and Apple have had vastly different fates -- and share prices -- this decade).

 

[mmnno]

Dell doesn't really have crappy QA when it comes to monitors. They are third to NEC and Apple, which means they are basically first (who can possibly match those two?) Everyone else is worse, most by a lot.

 

[rarebear]

My Monitor is fine,
If I noticed something like that I would have a hard time everythime I looked at the monitor not to notice it...

It may bring a bigger issue down the road as well...

Call for a RMA

 

[Xcobra]

Thanks for replies. Emailed them last week and now a new one is one it's way....hope it turns out fine *knocks on wood*