Backlight bleed query

Juriga · 28 Jan 2020 at 12:08

I got the Asus pg279qe exactly a week ago and the monitor is great, however when I play games sometimes I can see the backlight bleed at the bottom left and the bottom in the middle. I usually only see the one on the bottom left.

It's honestly quite distracting and after I see it I usually can't stop seeing it and it really bothers and distracts me while gaming. However it is a lot better then from what I've seen from some other people's monitors. Is it even worth it to RMA
or should I just live with it since most of these monitors tend to be like this or worse. I know in the end it's probably all up to me but this is a product I paid over 800 euro for and for that price I tend to be far too distracted by the the backlight bleed. Please let me know what you think or if you would advise me toward any other monitors

like the LG

27gl850 or any tips on if i should RMA it or not I do really like this monitor though.

jasonsony735 · 28 Jan 2020 at 12:43

How did you get that photo ? on a black SCREEN in a dark ROOM ! All monitors pretty much do that ! some more so than others ! The reality is when you game you wont notice it..... so it shouldn't be an issue.

I just want to add all the ASUS monitors I've tried have it.... LG are the top dogs with screens at the moment so you cant go wrong with them.

Juriga · 28 Jan 2020 at 12:51

jasonsony735 said:
How did you get that photo ? on a black SCREEN in a dark ROOM ! All monitors pretty much do that ! some more so than others ! The reality is when you game you wont notice it..... so it shouldn't be an issue.

I just want to add all the ASUS monitors I've tried have it.... LG are the top dogs with screens at the moment so you cant go wrong with them.

Yeah definitely although i can see it on a darker screen or if I'm playing a game with a darker section at that part of the screen in daylight, I feel like my it just takes me out of a game after I notice it and I can't pay attention to anything else. It's a great monitor though although the LG monitors do seem really good as well, I don't really know how much of a difference there is between GSYNC and freesync nowadays, is there any other lg monitors outside of the 27gl850 or do you recommend that more so? Should I swap my monitor out for the LG I would save a good 200-300 euro with it I'd say.

Legend · 28 Jan 2020 at 14:09

I don't think a single monitor on the planet won't have visible bright spots in a dark room with an all black screen, but that's obviously not how a monitor is used. The acid test with bleed/glow is always going to be in a game/movie with dark scenes, in a reasonably well lit room. From your last pic, seems it's failed that test and this would be a return for me. It can be a real headache though... you will find this problem is more common than you'd think, and most manufacturers and retailers don't even consider it a fault.