LCD uneven illumination, just ignore?

[Hendrik]

I have a new display for 3 weeks (Samsung 215TW (S-PVA)) and got a new system with Vista this weekend. I validated my profile and got very different dE in the whites. Someone suggested uneven illumination, therefore I choose a neutral dark gray background a moment ago and was shocked … I noticed a very inhomogeneous illumination. The left side is much brighter (I already noticed it, but it seemed brighter) and through the middle of the screen (I just noticed it) there is a lighter band going from left to right. I just installed Lightroom and noticed the images brighter on the left side compared to the right side.

I was thinking of sending the display back, but this model is discontinued and the alternative (Eizo S2111W) also suffers from the same phenomenon. I have a new display for 3 weeks (Samsung 215TW (S-PVA)) and a new system with Vista this weekend. I validated my profile and got very different dE in the whites. I choose a neutral dark gray background a moment ago and was shocked … I noticed a very inhomogeneous illumination. The left side is much brighter (I already noticed it somewhat) and through the middle of the screen (a just noticed it) there is a lighter band going from left to right. I just installed Lightroom and noticed the images brighter on the left side compared to the right side.

I was thinking of sending the display back, but this model is discontinued and the alternative (Eizo S2111W) also suffers from the same phenomenon. lReview of the Eizo S2111W. It seems a common problem of the panel from Samsung. The Eizo is higher priced at 750 euro (compared to 425 euro) and I still get the same display.

This is my first LCD screen and worked on a a CRT before. Is this normal? Should I just ignore this? What is your experience considering photo-editing?

[span style=\'font-size:8pt;line-height:100%\']I just want a good screen, preferable with the following characteristics: widescreen, aprox. 20 – 22 inches, 8-bit color, HDCP, 8ms or faster. If you have suggestions, please say so.[/span]

[sniper]

If it's as bad as you say I'd take it back and get your money back and buy something else.  I use several lcd screens some on desk top and some on laptop, I have noticed no problems with any except colour ballance on some make laptops are not suitable for photo editing (theres no true white, only a blue white) we only use those for office duties.
I haven't seen any uneven problems, maybe I'm just lucky.  Wayne

[feppe]

Instead of opening a new thread for the same topic, you could've just bumped the old one.

[Hendrik]

Instead of opening a new thread for the same topic, you could've just bumped the old one.
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... and that is??? The topic is different, the display is the same.

I wonder how other photographers’ cope with this phenomenon, that seems very common. The people I know all work on cheap TN panels, so I can't compare it with my screen.

[edit] Oh, I now see it, to be honest, I forgot this thread.    Maybe a mod can merge these two together? Sorry about this pollution. I reported this thread to a mod.

[jerryrock]

You might want to consider a model with a S-IPS panel or even better LED LCD for better backlighting and even illumination.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/dis...parameters.html