XPS 13 2015 QHD, Light Bleed, Is this normal?

Hi,

I am not sure what people consider acceptable bleed.

I took two photos, its obvious on a solid color background and less so when its a picture.

I am talking mainly about the bottom right edge. The background span looks more uniform in real life than the photo.

0-12 by Teddy1000 posted May 5, 2015 at 1:38 PM

XPS13 by Teddy1000 posted May 5, 2015 at 1:36 PM

Thanks,
Ted

 

I am reading a lot of this problems in the new dell xps 13 QHD. I have a HP envy 14-k112nr with IPS Panel and 3200x1800 pixels and has no bleed at all. I wanna change for this dell xps but after reading so much about this bleeding issue and don't know what to do.

 

I haven't seen a QHD XPS 13 without light bleeding in the exact locations (left/right bottom, vertical edges) that you have them. You can exchange and get a panel that's "better", but it's doubtful you'll get one that's completely uniform. I've never seen an IPS display that didn't have some degree of bleed-through. Maybe they exist, but they are the exception, not the rule. The nice thing about the visible bleed-through on the Sharp panels is that it doesn't extend far into the main screen area, it's generally limited to the very edges, and that's somewhat rare. There's a thread in this forum from a few days ago regarding essentially the same issue.

I had a Samsung Ativ 9 Plus with the Samsung made QHD PLS panel and the light bleed was atrocious, extending an inch or two into the frame in a few spots. I've also seen Ativ 9 Plus models that had very little. It seems to have something to do with the way the panel is mounted in the frame. Exert pressure with your thumb on any LCD screen in a certain location and you will see it get lighter. On my LG 47" IPS television I can wipe the screen from the center outward to the corners and almost eliminate light bleed-through, but it's only temporary. The panel on systems like the Dell and the Samsung are glued to the hard glass layer, so there's no way to try to fix or improve it. Personally I think your panel looks good, relative to others i've seen.

 

Thanks. I think I agree its normal.

Looking on other forums or other brands with the same screen is seems many have issues, and much worse than mine.

If it wasn't for the fact that the screen is a major selling point maybe people would not look so closely.

Even with the imperfections the screen is significantly better than any laptop I have ever used before.

Plus, everything else on mine is perfect build quality wise.