Samsung LS34E790C - Curved 34" 21:9 super-wide

Well I can get a replacement for mine if I want too. Apart from the red blotches/tint this monitor is perfect. I really cant fault it for any other issues now iv had a week or so to use it.
The motion is better than the LG so any reports of ghosting were complete rubbish and it feels much smoother than the LG did.
Im wondering though if I get a replacement will I see the same red tint and it will be a waste of time as looking at the screenshots people posted I can see that same red tint on all the other screens.

No harm in getting a replacement but id be annoyed if I got one with other faults or issues lol.Plus its the hassle of sending it back and being without a monitor again.
I guess im just so used to the IPS LG I had where colours were uniform across the whole screen and I cant stop noticing this on white backgrounds now.
 
I changed the background lol Its mostly on webpages and the fact the snow in borderlands was red at the edges. Im trying not to let it bother me but the devil on my shoulder is saying try a replacement. Like people who use Daz I want my whites white! :D
 
Matson said:
I changed the background lol Its mostly on webpages and the fact the snow in borderlands was red at the edges. Im trying not to let it bother me but the devil on my shoulder is saying try a replacement. Like people who use Daz I want my whites white! :D
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Monitors this size without some degree of colour temperature variation across the screen would be quite a rarity. And there is no uniformity compensation on this model.

It isn't really a red tint, it would be more that the colour temperature drops in those peripheral regions so they appear warmer. They may be closer to the common 6500K than the centre, in fact. Still, some more uniform eee samples will surely be out there.
 
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Monitors this size without some degree of colour temperature variation across the screen would be quite a rarity. And there is no uniformity compensation on this model.

It isn't really a red tint, it would be more that the colour temperature drops in those peripheral regions so they appear warmer. They may be closer to the common 6500K than the centre, in fact. Still, some more uniform eee samples will surely be out there.
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looking forward to your review to see how you get on with setting it up, im sure your expert eye will make a better job of it than myself
 
PCM2 said:
Monitors this size without some degree of colour temperature variation across the screen would be quite a rarity. And there is no uniformity compensation on this model.

It isn't really a red tint, it would be more that the colour temperature drops in those peripheral regions so they appear warmer. They may be closer to the common 6500K than the centre, in fact. Still, some more uniform eee samples will surely be out there.
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The colour temp drops down to about 6300k - 6200K at the sides You can see that on my colour temp and luminance pic I took on the last page. The weird thing is though I also tried calibrating by placing the i1 display pro at the side where im getting the red tint and I calibrated it to 6504k but I could still see the red tint. Even on the LUT colour chart the red line always comes slighty away from the green and the blue.
 
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Matson said:
The colour temp drops down to about 6300k - 6200K at the sides You can see that on my colour temp and luminance pic I took on the last page. The weird thing is though I also tried calibrating by placing the i1 display pro at the side where im getting the red tint and I calibrated it to 6504k but I could still see the red tint. Even on the LUT colour chart the red line always comes slighty away from the green and the blue.
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Right. It just sounds like normal colour temperature variation to me. If you try to calibrate the ~6200-6300K area so it is 6500K then the central region would simply rise beyond 6500K. Perceptively the warmer region would still appear warmer, as relatively speaking it is. It's also possible there is some other underlying uniformity issue which is causing an upset of overall colour balance in that region. If you do opt for a replacement let me know how it goes, but from what you're describing it really sounds quite normal.

Edit: I now have the monitor and I'm reviewing it. The colour temperature variation seems to be accentuated by the viewing angle restrictions of the VA panel. If you move your head and focus on one spot you will likely notice that the perceived colour temperature changes.
 
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PCM2 said:
Right. It just sounds like normal colour temperature variation to me. If you try to calibrate the ~6200-6300K area so it is 6500K then the central region would simply rise beyond 6500K. Perceptively the warmer region would still appear warmer, as relatively speaking it is. It's also possible there is some other underlying uniformity issue which is causing an upset of overall colour balance in that region. If you do opt for a replacement let me know how it goes, but from what you're describing it really sounds quite normal.

Edit: I now have the monitor and I'm reviewing it. The colour temperature variation seems to be accentuated by the viewing angle restrictions of the VA panel. If you move your head and focus on one spot you will likely notice that the perceived colour temperature changes.
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With a white background when your looking straight on do you also see the red tint? It might be completely normal for this monitor.. I don't know as iv never had a VA panel and all I can go by is the fact the sides look red on a white background to me. On the last page people posted some pictures of there set on a white background and I can see the same thing too.
if you see it too on your review sample it would help a lot as im getting this replaced but if its normal for these screens i would cancel that asap and keep the one i have as its a hassle to send these back.
 
@Matson - as I've pointed out, mine's doesn't have a red tint. I noticed your colour settings are:

Red = 44
Green = 33
Blue = 35

Whereas mine's are (and the screen's looking pretty damned good tbh):

Red = 36
Green = 40
Blue = 50

There is a very faint green/grey tinge to the edges on mine (and I notice on gagdet's too). Seeing as your RGB settings vary quite a bit (you've a red bias) from my monitor, maybe try fiddling with the settings see if you can get another colour showing - in that case, then you'd presume it was just the way this panel was designed.
 
The reason I asked PCM2 is because if its calibrated correctly to 6500K he would most likely see a red tint if there is a tint. The tint will be a different colour I guess depending on how accurately your monitor is calibrated to the 6500K standard.

Here are my results using my settings and you can see its extremely close to the correct colour standard of 6500K. Underneath is the result I get with your settings which makes my whole screen look blue and you can see there way off for me.

Every monitor is different of course and the same settings wont look the same for everyone.

My settings

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using yours

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Mine got picked up aswell today. OCUK said I should have my replacement on Friday will see how it compares to the model I sent back.
IM very curious on your findings aswell PCM2. Contrast ratio especially. I managed to get about 1800 contrast ratio on mine which seems quite low compared to the review on the net saying 2300.
 
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Matson said:
Mine got picked up aswell today. OCUK said I should have my replacement on Friday will see how it compares to the model I sent back.
IM very curious on your findings aswell PCM2. Contrast ratio especially. I managed to get about 1800 contrast ratio on mine which seems quite low compared to the review on the net saying 2300.
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you are lucky, I am very disappointed Samsung, bought from uk come from Netherlands going back I don't know where :(
 
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