Multiplat Next Gen TV buying guide and cheat sheet v1.0

[drd23]

That's backlight bleeding and something I think should be covered by warranty

 

[dwwaino]

That's some pretty horrid edge lightning. Definitely return.

 

[Dancing Potato]

Thanks guys. Can't believe I'll be on my third bloody unit after this. Am I just unlucky or is this common?

 

[drd23]

Backlight bleeding is unfortunately not uncommon on all LCD screens. Only way to completely avoid it is OLED

 

[Dancing Potato]

Backlight bleeding is unfortunately not uncommon on all LCD screens. Only way to completely avoid it is OLED

Bugger. I'll probably have to roll the dice on another straight swap and hope for the best. Third time's the charm.

 

[pantskyle]

Anyone familiar with this sort of blue blotching issue? Attached photos are from Gears 5 and Little Nightmares on the Series X and an episode of The Expanse on the TV's Amazon app.

I did a factory reset yesterday which fixed it for about an hour before it started to appear again.

The TV is a Samsung Q80T 75 inch. I already had to replace it once due to horrible vertical banding, now I'm getting this on the replacement unit.

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Good luck for the battle ahead with Samsung.

If you can snag a refund go get the Sony.

 

[Dancing Potato]

Good luck for the battle ahead with Samsung.

If you can snag a refund go get the Sony.

My mate works at the JB HiFi I purchased the original from so the first replacement was easy, just had to wait for stock.

Hopefully this is just as easy.

 

[melbournemartin]

Anyone familiar with this sort of blue blotching issue? Attached photos are from Gears 5 and Little Nightmares on the Series X and an episode of The Expanse on the TV's Amazon app.

I did a factory reset yesterday which fixed it for about an hour before it started to appear again.

The TV is a Samsung Q80T 75 inch. I already had to replace it once due to horrible vertical banding, now I'm getting this on the replacement unit.

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As people have said, basically any LED TV will have this to a certain extent. For most though it's not noticeable unless you have an almost entirely black screen. I have two new 4k TVs, one 55" and one 70" and you can see a little but not crazy.

It's also something that can be noticed if you have a moving image with a fairly constant background colour, e.g. sports with a green ground behind. It gives you the so-called "dirty screen effect".

Yours is just a much higher level than it should be. That should definitely be returnable! Sorry you've had such tough luck. Maybe try a different model? Nothing is perfect though unfortunately.