NEC LCD20WGX2 review *** UPDATED 25/02/06 ***

My backlight bleed isn't all gone after all. The first hour or two it's all fine, but I can see some backlight bleed after it has warmed up. Quite odd. I have no idea why it first appears aften about an hour :confused:
 
Richdog said:
Did she sound slightly foreign by any chance, bit of an accent?
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No mate, I spoke to two different women, both had a slightly posh accent (compared to my scouse one at least :p ) sounded like they were from down south somewhere, I will be getting my replacement as soon as they get the stock, £10 says this new one will be exactly the same :rolleyes:
 
sablabra said:
My backlight bleed isn't all gone after all. The first hour or two it's all fine, but I can see some backlight bleed after it has warmed up. Quite odd. I have no idea why it first appears aften about an hour :confused:
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That's quite paradoxal . No idea really (for now). Do you power off your monitor or is it going in standby when not used ?
 
Cal_G said:
I will be getting my replacement as soon as they get the stock, £10 says this new one will be exactly the same :rolleyes:
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Come on Cal_G, don't be so pessimistic :) Patience is virtue. This time NEC will send you the replacement directly, so let's hope for the best.

By the way, question for the people who opt for the replacament directly from NEC ... how does it work ? Is this something like "cross exchange" or do you have to firstly send them your monitor and just wait for the replacement.Maybe if you can write few words here, so that people are aware about the exact procedure.
 
Cal_G said:
I spoke to them today and they still didnt have any stock, the woman on the phone was suprised I had one as NEC themselves are only getting their first shipment in any day now
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Last week they even didn't have this monitor in their system ;) So if eventually you end up on the telephone support with the help desk, they would advise you that such model doesn't exist. So good good, they are in shape now :D
 
Richdog said:
No monitor today then. :(
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Rich, how "wonky" is "wonky" (is it fixable ?! if button is just popped out somehow) and are there any improvements in the backlight ? For now, it seems that for 95% users slight backlight bleed was cured after few days of "burn in".

Yeah, I know that you have your own "fussy" way, but just wondering :D
 
Wonky = was sticking up and no matter how much I tried to push it down and straighten it, it wouldn't do it... it just went straight back to the same upwards angle.

My bleed was only one corner, but surely seeing as I asked NEC to pre-test my replacement it shouldn't be too much of a problem, right?

Hmm i'm very tempted to take it home over the weekend... but probably should resist the temptation. Plus the button thing really irks me. :D
 
Richdog said:
My bleed was only one corner, but surely seeing as I asked NEC to pre-test my replacement it shouldn't be too much of a problem, right?
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Hmmmm ... it's already known & established fact that you have the patience of a saint ... so I'm not worried about you, not at all ;) Anyhow, I think that you don't have nothing to loose.
Hmm i'm very tempted to take it home over the weekend... but probably should resist the temptation. Plus the button thing really irks me. :D
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Fair enough :)
 
Hi all, first time poster and my first TFT

I received a brand new (so i thought) NEC LCD20WGX2 on the 7th March, but closer inspection of the box showed the box had been opened and retaped as had 3 layers of tape on the box opening, the box even had a postage sticker on it address to overclockers :mad: anyhow i still open the box and powered the monitor up which revealed "backlight bleed" in all 4 corners (worst top left). i ran the monitor for a good 3 hours with no change, also i dont know if this is normal but the screen was very warm to touch, my 17" LCD TV dont give much heat out at all.

Monitor going back for a refund as none in stock atm.

Even with the problems ive had upto now im still willing to order another as the monitor brill, just need one with no backlight tho.....
 
Dammit i'm really starting to wish my button was fixable now... the bleed wasn't too bad compared to many in this thread.

The thought of NEC doing a crap job "testing" my new one and it arriving with backlight bleed, or even them sending me an already used one and hoping i'll not notice because I asked them to open it anyway is frightening...
 
Richdog said:
Dammit i'm really starting to wish my button was fixable now... the bleed wasn't too bad compared to many in this thread.

The thought of NEC doing a crap job "testing" my new one and it arriving with backlight bleed, or even them sending me an already used one and hoping i'll not notice because I asked them to open it anyway is frightening...
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As the age old saying goes, why worry about something you have no control over? Worrying won't change anything :)

[edit: nevermind I thought they'd collected it already :p]
 
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Octo said:
I received a brand new (so i thought) NEC LCD20WGX2 on the 7th March, but closer inspection of the box showed the box had been opened and retaped as had 3 layers of tape on the box opening, the box even had a postage sticker on it address to overclockers
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That's very bad. I'm really suprised how OCUK can sell someone the monitor which was RMA-ed by another customer. It's simply shocking.

Octo said:
Monitor going back for a refund as none in stock atm.
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Yes, OCUK is out of the stock and monitor status is on "pre order". Hopefully, next batch will be available soon and statistically with less or none backlight bleed problems. When I recap now, it seems that in total 3-4 people reported backlight bleed on the "annoyable" level ... which is from statistical point of view really OK.

Octo said:
Even with the problems ive had upto now im still willing to order another as the monitor brill, just need one with no backlight tho.....
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It's a great piece of technology, really. Even some people who have slight backlight bleed told me that they are keeping the monitor, as they are impressed with it.
 
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igors said:
That's very bad. I'm really suprised how OCUK can sell someone the monitor which was RMA-ed by another customer. It's simply shocking.

Yes, OCUK is out of the stock and monitor status is on "pre order". Hopefully, next batch will be available soon and statistically with less or none backlight bleed problems. When I recap now, it seems that in total 3-4 people reported backlight bleed on the "annoyable" level ... which is from statistical point of view really OK.

It's a great piece of technology, really. Even some people who have slight backlight bleed told me that they are keeping the monitor, as they are impressed with it.
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Technically, monitors returned under the distance selling regulations may not be classified as "faulty". I'm not a law guru, but under those circumstances I could see the vendor reselling them.
 
FoxEye said:
Technically, monitors returned under the distance selling regulations may not be classified as "faulty". I'm not a law guru, but under those circumstances I could see the vendor reselling them.
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Octo didn't tell us what was the situation in the inside of the box. You can easily spot if monitor was repackaged or even already used when you open the box and unpack the monitor. Anyhow, from my "consumer" point of view if I buy something as "new" it should be sparkling new and with the "stock" appearance. I would not like to blame OCUK now strictly so that people are in panic when they order. Simply put, it may happen that there was an error at OCUK end (warehouse stock sorting, packaging procedures ... etc). In reality, it may happen. Actually, OCUK clarification is maybe the best answer.
 
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