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Help - LCD pixels are "bleeding". (IBM L191p)

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Smapty

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I recently got an IBM ThinkVision L191p and have had a this persistant problem with the image quality. Basically, the colors are bleeding to the right and left. Seems to be most noticeable with Blue text on a grey background. I did a test by creating a webpage with a gray background and a square blue box. Here is the html...

Code:
<body style="background-color: gray">

<div style="border: 1px solid blue; width: 400; height: 400"></div>
Here is a closeup photo of the result...




As you can see, the horizonatal resolution is perfectly crisp, no bleeding. But the vertical line is seperating out the blue color. White to the right, dark to the left.

I am using a DVI connecection. The VGA connection has the same problem. Now, I've tried tweaking all of the settings.. but I have had no luck. What's weird is that the "phase" , "clock", and contrast settings are locked on DVI input... but not on the VGA settings. Are these not applicable with a DVI hookup?

I've done a search on this problem...


...but this guy is using an analogue signal and am to understand that this problem can not happen with a digital signal.

By the way, the exact same problem is happening with two identical LCDs at work. The graphics card I am using is a PowerColor RV6DE-NB3 Radeon 7000 64MB. At work it is some recent GeForce card.
 
Have you tried contacting IBM? It may be a manufacturing error in a number of batches and you may be able to get a replacement unit - same goes for your work monitors.
 
Yes, this does seem like it may have been a problem that occured in production. Contact the company and check their Web site for any information about it. If your screen is still under warranty, read the "fine print" and see if it can be sent back for repairs or replacement.

Skylar Givens
 
Yes, I did contact the customer service dept., which was of no help. They did offer to replace the monitor... but knew nothing about the problem or even much about the LCD itself. Seems that they only have people who read guides on how to fix common problems, but not specialist on certain types of hardware.

I'd be willing to to send it back for replacement, IF I knew it was a defect with certian units, and that they were aware of the problem. My worry is that they'd just send me another LCD with the exact same problem. Getting the same units in at work from a differant vendor and a few months later has me suspicious that this is a production-wide problem for IBM. I really can't believe people are buying these units and not complaining about the bleedin g pixes. I guess some people just don't have high expectaiton or know what to expect. :\
 
I really can't believe people are buying these units and not complaining about the bleeding pixels."

Or IBM isn't admitting (to lower level techs) that there is a problem.
 
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