Is my monitor on the way out?

[Angilion]

I've had the snappily named AOC q3279vwfd8 monitor for years now. 31.5", 2560x1440, 75Hz. It was a good monitor for the price (cheap) back then and I've had a lot of use out of it.

Recently I've noticed a very small spot near the left edge of the screen (near the middle vertically) that's consistently a little bit brighter than the rest of the screen. Just a little bit brighter, only noticeable if that part of the screen is showing a light colour. Just a very small spot, a splodge a few mm high and couple of mm wide. I also sometimes get a narrow bar of flickering on all 4 edges, but only when watching videos of Youtube and only sometimes.

The brighter spot in particular makes me wonder if I have an excuse for an upgrade my monitor is on the way out. Opinions?

 

[Haze]

Sounds like it's seen better days, treat yourself to a new one, and keep it as a spare or get dual monitors on the go

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

No way we can tell really

But yeah a 1440p at 144hz is reasonably cheap
Nowadays
Depending which you want
Ie does it need extra features like kvm
High power usb c port etc
The jump to 144hz is pretty noticeable from 75hz
Even 165hz, 175hz still not too expensive for
Ones without the extra features
Though not much noticeable difference from 144hz
To me anyway

So treat yourself
Use the other as a spare,second screen,shove it on mm
And get back a part of the cost of a new one etc