Test Backlight Bleed, IPS Glow & Dead Pixels for Laptops and Monitors

[@cutedoggos8093]

I just spent the last 10 minutes nervously wiping away dust off my monitor hoping it wasn't a dead pixel :)

[@w2best]

Haha i really know the feeling. I did the same when i edited the video haha :p

[@Typeshijayy]

@@w2best i have a light red pixel on my new monitor so does that mean it's a dead pixel

[@w2best]

@@Typeshijayy sounds like it could be. Always red? If so, change it!

[@TheHimalayanLife]

Lol, I was doing the same 😂

[@bodhi7205]

@@w2best on my phone (samsung note 10) if there is anything dark the colors will get really blocky and ugly, same for dark light transistions im not sure how it happens since if there is a dark color wich doesnt move it looks perfect

[@WOUUUTT]

You really do have all the videos I need :D thanks for the awesome tips! Been loving my Slim 7 AMD so far. Was stunned by the size, speed & quality

[@w2best]

That's great to hear! Glad you are happy with it! :)

[@tofuklops8159]

Thanks for this video! Just got my new monitor, a Dell 1440p one - I might have a very slight backlight bleed in a corner, but since I nearly always play in a well lit room and 80% brightness, there won't be much major issue here bcs I don't really see it from the test. Also, no dead pixels detected here ^^

[@bebrasha]

I appreciate this video so much. Straight to the point, great explanations and screens to test the issues. I come back to it every time I purchase a new monitor. Wish you all the best!! I hope 2022 is going well for you

[@w2best]

thank you! That is exactly the value I want to provide with the video!! :)

[@anshulagarwal4452]

Thanks, really good video. I was able to identify that my new monitor has backlight bleed and ips glow and asked for a replacement. Good video . Keep it up

[@w2best]

That's great to hear! That's exactly the point of the video! Hope the new one is better!

[@EncryptedOne]

Thanks for this video! I got three new 32" G5 monitors for a triple setup and I found multiple dead pixels in one of them with this video. Returned it and had to buy another one from a different site cause the original site had sold out. Now used this video to verify this one is good as well. You helped me catch that before it was too late, so, thanks so much again!!

[@aravindhanchandramohan4738]

3:36 RIP eyes to ppl who are sitting in a dark room with max brightness 😹😹😹

[@williamstevenson2649]

Excellent work W2Best! As you know, I have plenty of time to see these instructive videos because the decent machines aren't being released in the UK. I will now feel much better informed when eventually getting the dream machine, using the knowledge you have gained as a crazed Scando Uber-Consumer! I am pleased to see that the feeble HP machine I have here doesn't have any dead pixels and is satisfactory for my use, but I'm now going to be more careful about the next one!

[@w2best]

Thank you! Hope you can use it when you finally get your new machine! :P

[@viraltube4232]

Thank you so much for this video brother because iI changed my laptop display and I was afraid of getting an bad display this video helped me so much that i confirmed that the display is very good and I'm free now from overthinking

[@main_stream_media_is_a_joke]

Great video. Thank you for the elaborate explanation on how and what to check for in a new monitor. Presently I am using a Dell 21" monitor that I purchased in 2013, and it has given me stellar service so far, despite not checking ANY of the things that you have indicated here. Have ordered a Benq EW2780, and will definitely be checking the monitor thoroughly before accepting it as my main monitor. Thanks again.

[@w2best]

Oh upgrading from 21" to 27" - what a step up! I think maybe quality control has decreased from 2013 to now? Although I feel like monitors are a bit better than laptops in this regard. I haven't returned an external monitor so far! :D

[@martingeorge_21]

hows the benq monitor is it good?

[@main_stream_media_is_a_joke]

@@martingeorge_21 Got the Benq EX2710S instead. Fantastic monitor so far.

[@martingeorge_21]

@@main_stream_media_is_a_joke how's that one

[@main_stream_media_is_a_joke]

@@martingeorge_21 As I said, it's perfect for a 27" 1080p monitor. Looks premium without the childish gamery bs of all other competitive monitors, good colors, plenty of user controlled settings. Overall beautiful understated looks and good pic quality.

[@pierrepruh]

I was trying to find content like this in Portuguese (Brazil) and I couldn't find it, but I found your video. Excellent my friend, the video was perfect and it helped me a lot

[@uattias]

2:27 bro just flash banged me. I had my brightness set to the max in a dark room with an AMOLED screen/my phone. And JEEZ that was bright.

[@w2best]

Haha good call, never thought about that!

[@uattias]

@@w2best oh well, it's alright. Just pointing it out.

[@philipchongkl]

thank you so much very appreciate it, test this on my newly bought monitor. very details explanation as well. kudos. hope you get more subs. keep up the good effort.

[@IamSandeepKmr]

What a comprehensive yet short video to cover every important thing. Kudos to you! Subscribed.

[@brandonlim9536]

Thank you for the video! it was very informative! very good explanation and particularly liked the part where you changed the screen colours from white, black, red, green. Thank you!

[@w2best]

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you like it!

[@FABADAZERO]

Thanks for this, I just got a new monitor with BackLight Bleeding, I didnt care for the firsts days as I was really excited about new stuff ...but now I hardly see other things than the backlight bleeding! :( Im going to return it, its Amazon so I hope theres no problem at all

[@zdamiao6344]

Subscribed! This stopped me from chasing my warranty 😄 finally realized its only an ips glow

[@w2best]

Thank you! Glad i was able to help!

[@LesCish]

Thank you for this. I will look further at your channel. My problem, basically since purchase, is that gray backgrounds and dark areas of streaming videos look like your illustration of backlight bleed at 1:23 but are not limited to edges or corners. I have a 2.5 year old Dell XPS 17.

[@kumar963_14]

Thank you so much for his video. really helped so much to identify one dead pixel on my monitor.

[@righteousone8454]

Thanks for this video. 2 monitors in the row, brand new with dead pixels

[@mohaimenulimam233]

I found right video at the right time. Thank you brother.

[@w2best]

That's great! I'm glad to be able to help!

[@AirrowRocket]

Great video. You do the best educational and full explanation vids on here.

[@w2best]

Thanks a bunch! You're always a very fast commenter! I appreciate it! :)

[@AirrowRocket]

@@w2best U bet!

[@Fifth_47]

Wow actually an innovating video!!!, big ups for this content 👍🏻

[@w2best]

Glad you like it! I really tried my best! :)

[@ShaileshShreshthee]

thank you for making this type of informative video . thank you again this helped us alot .

[@81bananas]

testing my CRT (CATHODE RAY TUBE) tv was fun!!!

[@HarrietDavies94]

Great vid! Used it to check my new dell monitor and I'm even happier with my purchase now :)

[@w2best]

That's great! Good thing!

[@MuhammadRizwan-dz7pv]

Thanks for answering all my questions

[@shinernath366]

The white screen video you showed having some cross marks, please correct the white screen video frame.

[@MidnightPodcast]

Dell G15 here. Loads of backlight bleed. Anybody else with the same laptop? How's yours? Also mine came with rough sides, scuffs. I can feel them with my fingers. Dogs. Great video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@w2best]

Rough edges I would say is super common on dell machines. But if it also has backlight bleed that you see on regular use - return and get something better.

[@MidnightPodcast]

@@w2best Unless it's an OLED laptop, they'll all have backlight bleed.

[@w2best]

@@MidnightPodcast I agree but the difference is in if it's bothering you at regular use imo.

[@MidnightPodcast]

@@w2best Nothing we can do bro. It's old technology screens. Just have to switch to OLEDS in the future.

[@cirodimarzio910]

@@MidnightPodcast I have 16 years old Eizo Nanao HD2441 Monitor, S-PVA 10bit panel (advertised if I remeber correctly). The backlight bleed is almost unoticable (it is so small) and this is in a dark room without lights turned on and 16 years of use, there is no glow at all as well. The colors are the best I have seen from a desktop monitor till date and the blacks are almost like an OLED panel! The only dowside for this monitor is the design and the low refresh rate. I have tried for many years to replace it with something better and more modern, but always ended up returning back the new monitors I bought due terrible picture look compared to the Eizo. I have comparission pics with one modern LG IPS monitor made a year ago and if I find where I put them I'll post for you guys to see what I'm talking about, it's brutal:D

[@Gearsandco]

I got the Cooler Master GM27-FQS when I tried it I felt that the IPS glow and backlight bleed was not okay for a 470USD Gaming Monitor. then I ordered a replacement and when it arrived I never had the chance to return the original one in the week days long story short, the new replacement arrived, when I turned it on and put them side by side of the original one was better and they both had the same amount of backlight bleed and IPS glow surprisingly the new one had a lot of dead pixel. which the old one doesn't either way I return both of them it wasn’t worth the money and bought the Pixio Px275c sure it’s only 100 Hz which I couldn’t tell the difference from a 144 and probably less color accurate but hey it’s almost half the price with a coupon I had a perfect unit with no that pixels are stuck pixels and at least they bothered putting it in a large box inside a box which manage to protect the unit during shipping, The cooler master came with us original box only!

[@AJMarraffa]

Just got a new monitor and this helped a lot, thanks! :)

[@frooogle99]

Thank you, this was a good testing video. Well put!

[@w2best]

Glad you liked it!

[@MohamedSalah22.]

So having some backlight bleeding on a brand-new TV is normal. Just have to make sure it's not too much. That's what you're trying to say right?

[@w2best]

Yes. Thank you for staying I wasn't to the point then 😆

[@karimfalber2928]

Your content is absolutely brilliant - thank you!

[@w2best]

Thanks a lot!! :)

[@rukydeez1030]

thanks for this, luckily my unit might just be perfect as it passed all the test's.

[@w2best]

Good! Great that you tested so you know! :)

[@whyandwhereandwhy]

Hi from Egypt. I exchange my new Lg tv after seeing your video .Many thanks and million like

[@PhúNguyễn-t1h]

So useful! Thanks!

[@Savvez3D]

Thank you so much man! Gonna check one at market today, its the Asus tuf VG27AQML1A 2k 260, ill check it thoroughly after so much time finally gonna buy 240

[@w2best]

Glad to be able to help!

[@bayan716]

Thanks for the info, but I think that the subscribe logo shouldn't be on the bottom left under IPS glow and bleed test, it makes the screen brighter

[@w2best]

I agree. I'm gonna try to remove that in some way! Thanks for the feedback!

[@w2best]

Thank you for writing this. I have now changed it (just took a year :)

[@dominicks7285]

I really thought I had a dead pixel, BUT it was a little spec of dust. Thank you for the very useful video!

[@w2best]

great! Glad to be able to help!

[@Ren04700]

Just here - checking in on my awesome Yoga Slim 7 - 4700U -> All because of you - This is in many ways better than my old Dell XPS 15 9560 (for 40% of the price!) -> Thanks a lot mate, I really appreciate it.

[@w2best]

That's great. I really think it's better than xps -for sure. :)

[@SavantPete]

I have a huge back light bleed. I didn't need a test to know that. I woke up one morning and it was there. It's on my monitor, so should I just get a new one or is this fixable?

[@Foxylis12590]

Great video my dude, thanks

[@ns3004]

Thank you for the wholesome video.

[@w2best]

Glad you like it!

[@s4ndwitch]

great video and tests appreciated!

[@w2best]

Glad you like it!! :)

[@satyr2695]

Super video. It helped me a lot, but the subscription stamp that appears in the middle kinda ruins the effect of the tests (IPS GLOW).

[@w2best]

The problem is you can't turn that off on specific videos 😭

[@dopeboysgaming]

Thanks a lot buddy it was very useful

[@juanandresvazquez2820]

Great Video with many information. Thanks!!

[@w2best]

I'm glad you like it! :)

[@ezioaugustus2621]

What if you have pixels that aren't exactly dead but look dead or off colored only from certain angles? I have a lot of those. They also go away easily with a simple light touch of the screen.

[@ezioaugustus2621]

Wish somebody would answer this, need help

[@anthonybrooks7996]

brilliant video! thankyou so much dude

[@w2best]

I'm glad you like it! :)

[@nub3003]

Great video, thank you very much! My monitor passed all the tests 😁

[@haganekazuki2241]

My new monitor ViewSonic VG2448 24" just arrived and now I am following your video to check if there are any flukes. This has to be the most useful and reasonable in length video, ever. * I will update this comment if anything happens to the monitor in the future to help others * Update 1 - 29.04.2021: The monitor has no backlight bleed or IPS glow, but I think I found 4 dead pixels. They don't bother me for now. I will continue to use this for a couple of weeks and then decide if I want to ship it back or not.

[@w2best]

Thanks so much! With 4 dead pixels i would immediately send it back for a better one. And hope it's not one with backlight bleed :p

[@got2beable]

thanks a lot for this man! subscribed

[@w2best]

Glad you like it! :)

[@harikrishnanas]

Great video. Thanks for the detailed explanation

[@w2best]

Glad I could help!!

[@_Digitalguy]

Great video. I am sure it will do well on the long run

[@w2best]

I think it could too, if the search algorithm likes it. :)

[@iseeu-fp9po]

Tjena! I have a bought a 32GP850 IPS monitor. I like it, and it does how some very slight background bleed but mostly IPS glow. It's not a huge problem at all, and I actually feel comfortable with it. How much IPS glow is "too much", if that's even possible to answer.

[@JohnDoe-tt4fm]

Thanks so much for this video!

[@w2best]

Glad you like it!! :)

[@K87jk]

Thx for a great educational video my man. I was testing my new tv, I only got a weird small blue spot on the red screen at the upper edge of the screen, is that a dead pixel or two ?

[@mohammad-zabih]

i think i really did win the lottery with this screen :)Asus VG27AQL1A i see zero bleeds as he mentioned , the glow is really minimal amost not notceable at all , no yellow thing and zero dead pixle im so happy i didnt go with LG GP850-B as i heard so many bad rewviews about the build quality

[@glennXP3]

You're a legend bro thank YOU

[@w2best]

Glad you like it!

[@greddytalon]

Thank you Good Sir!

[@afriworia5020]

Thanks for your explanation

[@w2best]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ChannelScott]

Great vid, can you make one to test out 4K displays?

[@w2best]

I have them in 4k available :) Not with all the instructions but it works fine

[@alex342gwsturk8]

thanks for this i was able to check the new monitor that i got, it has very little ips glow that wont bother me and 2 dead pixels that are in the corners which id say its good, the colors were bad at the start but i was able to change the colors in the monitor settings

[@dozars]

Be careful, I think it's possible that those dead pixels spread around.

[@Lukas-gx9wk]

Anybody else only seeing stuck pixels on this video and no other pixel test/black screens.

[@Dimasvoxtds]

thanks , very helpful

[@asirimaduranga8697]

my panel is good. thanks for the help

[@psu893]

Bought a Aorus FI32q the first 2 had really bad backlight bleed. The second one had worse ips glare then the first and also backlight bleed, the third one had no backlight bleed and little ips glare & on a online pixel test showed no problems either however on youtube i got something that lookes like dead pixels (11 in a row). Weird thing is i only have the problem on youtube not on any other video streaming site nor on video's played from hdd or my windows screen. When i start youtube in mini player setting it then is exactly in the middle off the top of the video screen just above were the youtube icon appears when the mouse is moved. When i use theatermodus it changes location to exactly the top middle of the monitor. To me it looks like the youtube icon confuses my monitor but i cant understand why.

[@worldwideinfoblogs]

Great work

[@w2best]

Thank you!

[@dipamitro3063]

Thank you so much..Your video helped me a lot..thank you

[@xplorerway]

very good explanation ...just subscribed your channel :)

[@w2best]

Thanks a lot!

[@frankvasquez4827]

Hey!! Thanks for the video! I just purchased an Alienware AW2721D and it looked great, until I was watching a movie with subtitles and everywhere there are a bright area like the cursor or white text over dark colors, there is a moving glow! Is this something i can fix?

[@abhineetkojiama694]

Hello really loved the video , wanna ask is there any test to check the health of monitor im worried if it get broken in the long run. plz guide 😺

[@ParadigmImagesVideoPhotography]

THANK YOU.

[@bogidar68]

Thank you!

[@ThotdFan127]

Just got an ASUS VG279 which is notorious for bad QA and looks like I am in the clear on all tests!!!

[@w2best]

amazing! Happy for you! :)

[@nekoyumi7064]

mine has alot of backlight bleed on the bottom left corner but everything else is perfect so i think i'll keep it. ( it goes away if i physically move to that corner so it could be my lighting )

[@Borygo420Bart]

Very helpful video

[@w2best]

Glad I could help!!

[@rajamilbahar3947]

Very useful.. thank you..

[@phgodts]

There is a big spot of IPS glow in my brand new Samsung UR55 😥 It isn't bothers me when I'm at the desk but it's very noticeable when I'm 6 feet watching a movie or show

[@w2best]

That i think definitely calls for a return of the monitor!

[@Lollakuk]

I love the svänglish!

[@w2best]

That's always such a compliment 🥲

[@anshulmamtani3658]

Hi, your videos are good and really very helpful, I'm planning to buy a new pc, can you pls suggest that what things do I have to check before buying a power supply unit of xpg brand for my pc, so that I'll get a genuine product and not a older or refurbished one.

[@AbhishekYadav-yl9uj]

Does it apply on tv too.

[@thizzney510]

thank you great info and advice on how to chack if youre screen is tip toe i got scared in dead pixel part but it was dust

[@w2best]

I love when that's the reason :D

[@solomonraj3590]

Very informative video

[@w2best]

Thank you!

[@Johnny_Thunder]

When I test with my eyes, I don't see bleed, but when I take a photo it shows huge bleeding.

[@w2best]

Do you usually use the monitor with your eyes or through the camera lens? :P

[@MrAmit2057]

I am from India sir. Really great video Sir. Firstly thanks for this experiment and One question is for you Please answer as soon as possible. I have recently purchase a Acer Nitro 5 and I check all test and one think notice that in screen ips glow on my screen in Black but white screen is ok and no dead pixel also. when I move my acer laptop screen than ips glow more is it normal sir or not ?. Mostly all test pass my screen. how can i send you that ips glow screenshot ?.

[@w2best]

If you notice it at daily use in daylight - it's not great. If you only notice when stress testing i wouldn't care too much.

[@mAsElFsOoZ]

Thank you kind sir

[@chikkuuu8030]

I got delivered this monitor viewsonic v2256-h today. And i noticed 2 bright pixel shown only blacks. On viewSonic warranty section they mentioned 5 or more than bright pixel can be covered in warranty. It has 3 year warranty and the site from i purchased that, don't have replacement option only return facility available. I don't want to wait again should i return it or it is normal.

[@SERGINHO_CRUZ]

Obrigado pela excelente explicação! Parabéns. 😉👍

[@princevegeta2958]

Not a tech savy but there is some sort of white type glow ....like my screen is glowing in my brand new hp laptop is this an issue?

[@Donnner93]

1 dead pixel & plenty of backlight-bleed on my brand new Asus Rog Zephyrus G15 - Will send for replacement, cheers

[@w2best]

Glad you checked! That's totally not ok!

[@vj4139]

sir in my monitor i only see dead pixle (white dot ) in black screen ....but not in green blue or red is it dead pixle or something else ? thank u

[@chrisgillikin3761]

At 1:52 are there little squares in the top left, right, and two in the middle. On my monitor I just got I’m seeing those but not in the other test and they seem to all be the same pattern.

[@w2best]

It's a solid black container so it would be pretty strange if it was.

[@ujjwalpathak316]

youre a life saver...

[@lastcall170]

My new dell 32 inch curved monitor definitely has a glow. Do I need to return it?

[@aldwinpaulalaurin3900]

Hi i have a question i hope that you can help me, whenever i turn on my screen there is some desktop application shadows on the screen and when im opening a darker screen i also see some desktop application on the screen and also when im playing the desktop aplication is still there even though im playing i dont know what is the problem of my laptop

[@majedalgmaly1292]

i have a thin line pixlel appears on white, yalow and green.. is there a way to fix it

[@maaxruderz844]

do i have to worry about backlightbleed is it slowly killing the monitor its a pretty new monitor i dont know what to do

[@CentreDivide]

You should expect at least some level of IPS glow on every IPS monitor you purchase. If you're expecting a monitor to have none of this natural glow, then don't get a display with an IPS panel. IPS is a kind of LCD technology that uses a backlight.

[@w2best]

This is exactly what I tend to tell people! :)