Backlight bleed always a fault?

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Now of course as consumers I am certain that we would all regard it as such. I understand that LCD technology is inherently prone to the problem but that is not the same as saying it should be tolerated as a 'feature'. My question is: do manufacturers push back and try and position some bleed as tolerable?

The reason I ask is that I have some backlight bleed with my Philips 9664. Like other people on this forum, now that I know it's there I'm finding it hard to ignore, even though it doesn't impact the viewing experience too much. Having said that, this all came to a head when watching a DVD with lots of dark scenes - No Country for Old Men - and the grey that the backlight bleeds casts over parts of the screen does materially detract from the black level that the film maker intended.

I emailed Philips for their thoughts today so I just woder whether anyone has any experience of the sort of reaction I should expect.

Thanks.

 

[Anonymous]

i think some people who are unlucky enough to buy a tv with backlight bleed never even notice it , i have a friend with such a tv , and he has never mentioned it , so i didnt say anything..

but some , like yourself are bothered by it , what do you do ? well either accept it , and try to forget about it , or get the tv back to your dealer saying you want one with no bleed or your money back ..

im sure philips will try and tell you that your tv is working normally , its up to you to persuade them otherwise really ..

 

[Anonymous]

As Max said, make them give you a new one and don't take no for an answer!

 

[rymidd]

my samsung had alot of backlight bleed did not bother me too much .then a fault happen with the volume control it was sent for repair ,then came back with no backlight bleed . I did not even complaine about the backlight as i thought it was normal.