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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MartijnMM:
The lines only bother me on mid color empty screens,

don't watch very many of those, its the video playback that worries me.

Every scene i watch i get distracted by flickering walls, and really bad shadows.

So no replacement for me, no Rezound in Europe (yet), so back to my ol HD2.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Halkosuoja:
My first display had burn in effect in lower left corner+ some dead pixels. replacement display has circular burn in effect in right upper corner :( Pictures were taken with my old SGS so sorry for poor picture quality.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] FlamingGoat:
I've got the very same thing on mine but I only really see it in the Market when it's loading something. I'm brand new to Android and I downloaded some lcd test apps there but couldn't see it anywhere except when I lowered the brightness to 10% on a white. Can't say I'm too bothered really.

I haven't really got any videos to test with - anyone got any suggestions ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
What the heck...?! The faint lines are now becoming more visible on my third galaxy note.... :mad:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DMax99:
wow...sorry to hear that...maybe you should exchange it again or complaint to Samsung....handtec is going to email the photos I have sent them to Samsung.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
Yeah I contacted Samsung a minute ago, told them my story and asked what they would do about it. They told me they would call me next week.. Wasn't really the response I hoped for. I'm really tired of this returning-the-replacement-routine... The galaxy note I have now was bought from handyshop.de, I don't know how a return would work with handyshop and it takes a week to get an answer from them and their english isn't very good.

What a bad experience I've had with Samsung and my first android phone(s)...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] apprentice:
I agree. See ANY forum for ANY phone (yes even the iphone!!) and you'll see grouped threads of disatisfied customers and grouped threads of happy customers. In fact any technology will have the same results. I am sure my washing machine with all its problems is praised by someone else!!

It's life. Best thing to do is keep complaining and you'll end up with a good phone like the majority of us.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DMax99:
yeah, I have given up with thus return business despite the great customer service of handtec.

funny that Samsung was the top selling company this year....maybe that was what they were aiming for: quantity not quality....:(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
Could you please do what I asked for and post a picture of your Note? I haven't seen a perfect note screen yet (not even in the stores I've visited), I've asked around and nobody is willing to do something simple as that.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SonicTab:
Here's a link to a few test images at the Notes resolution:

http://members.shaw.ca/jvphoto/TestImages/1280x800/

Take a look at the

GreyScaleStep8 and GreyRamp images,

compare them on the note to your PC or other phone/tablet.

Also look at them with the Note a minimum brightness and brightness turned up.

Be interested to hear comments...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] walropodes:
I'm interested in seeing some other people post their results too. What happened with your screen is terrifying. I wanna get one of these (screen size + the pressure-sensitive pen are the main selling point for me) and I want to know if this is a more widespread problem before I blow money on it
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] intruda119:
Not going to add fuel to the fire but no. I count 5-7 people on this board with these issues.

GALAXY NOTE
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hazeline:
My thoughts after reading the thread

Here is my thoughts after reading the whole thread. Eventually i see no solution in being solving faint lines in the low brightness.My Note is around one month old.

1. I was thinking was it because the screen itself needs time to "Burn In", after like maybe a month or so, then the problem will disappear?

2. Try another test pixel app to get the average?

This is the result i get after i installed the detect dead pixel and fix application.I changed my device brightness to the lowest and i used the white color to test.

I am assuming this is a good distance. Photo taken with Canon S90 camera. Please do comment on this photo.If the taken photo is not well taken, i would gladly take another.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] duowing:
I'm still new around here, but I'm wondering if the issues that people are experiencing are what people with the Galaxy Nexus were complaining about. It almost looks like a crosshatching/linen pattern with many vertical lines that becomes more visible on certain colors. At least from what I read people say this has something to do simply with SAMOLED and the way it works. Someone described it as that when the LEDs are at lower brightness settings that there is more noise that becomes visible and once turned up to full brightness you pretty much don't see this problem. Also has anyone tried redoing this with and without that setting turned on under display about Analyzing images to save power? The noise issue makes sense to me just like with lights in our home that are on a dimmer. When dimmed I can hear a high pitched noise coming from them, that is not audible or at least no longer audible to me when turned up to full power.

At least like I said I see this almost sort of crosshatching on both my Galaxy Note and Galaxy Nexus.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
@hazeline

Can you try macro focus so that we can see the screen properly.

I've already seen 2 G-Notes w/o the slightest hint of faint lines even at lowest brightness, so this is definitely not normal.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] intruda119:
I just find it funny the steps you have to take to find these flaws.

GALAXY NOTE
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] walropodes:
Perhaps people should share where they've been buying their Notes, maybe some sellers have been treating their stock poorly or something.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
Take a photo of the screen in the dark.

So there are perfect screens? Should I replace mine?

The lines are visible on grey and white colors on low sceen brightness. I noticed them while surfing websites and reading books. I can notice the lines now on this forum with my galaxy note for an example. I only posted these steps so people would find it faster and because the app can show one color on the whole screen which will make it easier to see all the lines on the screen.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
I just recently discovered something else that's bothering me.. The screen will go slightly green for some seconds some times and then it disappears.. Why?

Edit: New discovery, not only green but pink too.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ericshmerick:
My screen has a pink/purple hue when rapidly scrolling a white web page. Goes away when scrolling stops.

Not an issue at all for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chest3r:
lol, i got scared by that comment, checked with the app - no dead pixles or burnin.. <3 my note
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
Show a picture.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
Yes, already saw 2 G-notes w/o the slightest trace of horizontal lines and they also render greys pretty good like a regular IPS panel.

Its not about taking specific steps to find defects, those defects are visible in regular use and using specific steps allows one to easily check before buying. You only find it funny till you face your own screen issues. But no one expects you to understand to have the same level of expectation for an HD screen.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
Should I return it to Samsung or the store I bought it from.. How big are my chances of getting a defect-free phone? I mean I've received three defective phones in a row, feels like only a minority of the all galaxy notes are defect-free.. I really doubt I'll receive a note without screen issues.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DMax99:
if it's free for you to return the phone for a new one I would.

the reason why I give up exchange for a 4th one is because I don't want to pay for another 70 bucks to send it back to UK.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
Can you please tell me the month of manufacture of the perfect screen ones, please !!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
I would have to say store, if you can also personally select units it would be better. Let them know the situation and expectation if they cant agree to meet it then ask for a refund and repurchase at a later date or from different store than sells non defective units.

I have no idea on the % of perfect vs defective screens but for sure you will get a lot of note owners angry with that statement as the users with screen issues are believed to be an extreme minority and the issues like deadpixels,blotchy greys/blacks and horizontal lines is a result of seeking pure perfection and or nitpicking.

Where can I find that, I can easily ask them to check.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
Called Samsung, they told me to go to a samsung certified service station (don't know what it's called) in town and they'll see what they can do and if they should replace the screen. So will do that first and if they can't help me I'll send it back to the store for a refund.

I don't care about dismissive fanboys. I haven't seen a perfect screen yet (not even in stores, all had same problem) and the people who say it's perfect can't even do what I ask them to do, post a picture of the screen under the conditions where the problem is visible.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] walropodes:
SirAdama: I have a quick question. Did you get your defective Notes from the same place or did you get them from different sellers? Maybe your seller treated the phones like crap or got damaged during shipping. However, if you got them from different places, that + numerous other reports of crappy screens I think have scared me off from getting this device and am considering getting a Galaxy Nexus instead (I still really want a nice device with a digitizer though, I'm not sure what to get)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
Got my first two from amazon.de and my third one from handyshop.de. Can't tell if the sellers treated the phones like crap. Sorry, my intent was not to scare people not to buy this phone. It's an awesome phone and it would be perfect if it weren't for the screen issues. That's why I'm taking my time to get to the bottom of this. Also, some people on the nexus forum have the same issues as we have with the note. Check that out.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] walropodes:
Found someone with screen tint issues:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1356304

And a weird brightness issue:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1396861&highlight=screen

They don't seem as terrible as the issues I've seen for the Note.

I don't plan on buying for about a month or so, so I guess I can see how these devices' screens are seeming then :) I just wish there was a store near me selling the Note, then I could check it out for myself in-store and see if its screen is okay and exchange it if it's not
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hazeline:
Another shot at my screen

Hi,

This time i have taken the screen in the dark. I am using white color as my previous post.

I would say it is a near perfect screen already. Though there is a horizontal white line but u need to scurtinize with your eyes to see the line. It is acceptable. Here is my suggestion, going down to your store personally to check the units would be way way better.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
Best of luck to the both of us, I'll be going to the service center tomorrow to provide the documents so they can order a replacement screen for me.. hoping for the best.

The ones I've seen in all samsung stores have a much much horrible lines than mine, though 2 of my friends have perfect screens I try to ask and see if they can get a picture of it. I've personally seen it my self.

@hazeline

Looks pretty darn good to me, wish I had that screen!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] substancer:
The gray on my phone looks like it was a messed up 16 bit pic. Everywhere different gray color tones. Are you experienceing this too?

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1396861&

Thanks, that looks slightly better than my current screen but totally acceptable.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
Its also messed up on mine with different color tones on the screen and even a green hue at the bottom.

I went to the G-Nexus forums and typed screen issues and I found some results along with several google hits.

Im starting to wonder if the issue is really as minor as they say why are we getting so many search hits.

The S2 issue was covered by several gadget sites but still it was a minority issue even with the T-Mobile version.. hmm..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1391509

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1398266

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1353324

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1396861

I honestly refuse to believe that the horizontal lines is normal or as a by product of SAMOLED, my Wave,S1,S2(all 7 'replacements') dont have this issue at all.. I've never seen it before aside from the G-Note. So how can this be 'normal' ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
Its on a sticker on the box. Where it says month of mfg/import.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] schaggo:
Not trying to piss you off or anything, no offense intended. But: I just can't be bothered. It's so not noticeable in real life usage, it just doesn't matter.

And this is most likely what Samsung will tell you. As a lot other ppls as well. Like it, like it not, I believe it's common sense and bound to happen by the parameters of the device.

I kinda experience it/you guys like moaning about your Harley producing vibrations. Strange. Harley is what Harley does. And the Note is what it is, and at this time there is honestly no better phone around. It's bound to change, of course, but it is what it is and at this time, this is as good as it can get. My 2c.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
People use their phones in different ways. I use my phone a lot in the dark with low screen brightness surfing the web and reading books etc that usually have white and grey background colors. It's very visible and it looks like someone spilled something on the screen in the Samsung factory and it's really annoying. So maybe it doesn't matter to you but it does to me. If the color grey or white is displayed on the screen it should only display the color white or grey. Not some fricking lines all over the screen, period.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
Ok, I hope your problems gets solved!

In my case I called the service center and they told me they couldn't help me because my warranty card didn't have Swedish language on it! I'll contact Samsung tomorrow to double check if that's true.

Otherwise I'd have to return it to handyshop.de, still waiting for a response from them if they'll pay the return cost.. If they won't do that then I'll just keep the phone and think twice next time I buy a Samsung phone (or any other phone, really) from another country. The best thing is to try the product in store, even if it will cost 20% more...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] afadzil21:
My screen after the replacement by Samsung. They changed the display. What do you guys think? Don't worry about the speck in the centre, it was just some dust that got on the screen.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] FlamingGoat:
I've got very annoying lines on mine too, I can see them on any grey or light coloured screens. My Note came from Amazon.de too.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] apprentice:
I agree! If you have to take super macro pictures and squint like a constipated cat to see a tiny dead pixel then you clearly have too much time on your hands. Sorry guys but this whole thread is a nit picking for what is an amazing screen.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
just because u ve got a good screen, u dont understand the scores of people who got dodgy corrupt screens.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] FlamingGoat:
I've just realised the screenshot I posted doesn't show the issue so here's two photos. This is with the display at lowest brightness, which is generally what the auto-brightness sets it to for me. Setting the brightness to manual and increasing it means the grids are far less noticeable, but then it's too bright for my eyes.

I can see colour banding as well but don't mind that so much as it's software, but are these grids as a consequence of the way pentile/samoled works ? It's the vertical bars which are most noticeable in real life.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
Stop spamming this thread with your stupidity and ignorance.

Woooah, that's much worse than the current one I have now... Can you return it? If so, do it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DMax99:
Lol....why would someone complaint about something that is not obvious enough to be seen?

Of course the dead pixels are ver OBVIOUS to the eye (without squinting!!!!!!)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] apprentice:
I am neither a spammer, stupid or ignorant. You however are rude.

I just think you should get things into perspective.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gaugerer:
Polls in this forum show that the vast majority have no issues with the Note so it cannot be faulty. Providing you can show that your particular phone is faulty then you are entitled to replace it or have it repaired under the manufacturers warranty and if you are still not satisfied you can always take your complaints to the trading standards authority.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
Your getting a green hue on the side of the screen, is it like that in real life or just on the picture? If it is then have it replaced thats the same issue as mine.

Dead pixels are obvious unless they are on the very edge, you dont need to squint your eyes to see it. Obviously your one of the ignorant ones thats accepting defects thus allowing samsung to release products with a lower level of QC. I hope your screen gets filled with dead pixels one day.

Some people say its normal for the AMOLED but for me its not, my older SAMOLED devices never had that, the 7 replacements I had with the S2 never had that one visible, 2 of my friend's G-notes dont have the slightest trace of those lines at 0 brightness and in a grey color. But from what I can see these lines vary from screen to screen since the demo units from the store all have it and is far worse that mine.

From what anyone can see you're the one being rude.

Polls dont mean anything, ofcouse defects will be at an extreme minority yet so extreme that he gets more than once so idk. Im yet to have mine replaced.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SrAdama:
I agree, polls don't prove anything. It's not like everyone will vote and will people who've had several defective phones get to vote more than once?

But when you say it's only a minority of phones with these peoblems, how can you know? Are all of us who've had more than three defective phones in a row just unlucky? I'm not saying there aren't good screens, but what are the odds of receiving several defective phones?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zkyevolved:
Higher than you'd think if you're all getting the same batch of phones.

I can make an ointment / cream, have a bad batch after already packaging them and sending them to some resellers. You can go back to that pharmacy and get 100 more bottles of the cream, but they will all be the same until the next batch.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] intruda119:
I would think news websites like engadget would be all over it. I'm feel bad for you guys because I'm on my second note that's been great. My first did have a overheating problem for some reason but both devices screens were great.

GALAXY NOTE
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] apprentice:
Hmmm.. how childish you are. As a senior member you should know better.

For the record, my point was this: I do not accept that Samsung is guilty of shoddy QC. I do accept that recently 1 million Galaxy Notes have been sold. If you expect to ever buy ANY technology product completely free of defects or problems then you are living on another planet. I was just trying to get this all into perspective. I am defending a product I truly believe is brilliant and as perfect as it can be.

Oh and I checked my device and report zero dead pixels.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] toofank:
I love my phone :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hendrik_:
Me too, I have the note for a month now, its a great thing and the screen is fantastic.

To me its hard to believe there are screen issues, everyone I know with these amuled screens find them great. Maybe there are some mickeysoft marketing guys messing around in the forum?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] taufikkusdinar:
I actually found an issue with galaxy note.. Sometimes the black area in a video (or should i say YouTube) have this squares.. But if I'm. Not mistaken it's because the black is not solid black. However i still using it and it really help my work..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gee2012:
Sell your phone and gtfooh:mad:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ZoinksS2k:
This thread is fun.

If the steps in the OP are required to see the issue, don't do them. Problem solved.

I've got one of the Polish phones available to US folks from Newegg. No problems what so ever.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
I think the reason why the OP posted steps is because its easier to spot the defects rather than say run this program and when you get to this part you see this and that. Basically the issue is on a certain color shade, greys for example are tend to be problematic, some units display greys pretty badly.. you can do this comparison by getting a grey image on your PC screen and compare it to your G-Note certain shades of greys will look different on the G-Note if you have a "defective" screen, while those will perfect screens will see a 99.99% solid shade and none of those lines/blotches the OP has mentioned. I also have a similar issue but not limited to greys. I see horizontal lines even on whites regardless of the brightness. and the bottom 1/4 of my screen has a green tint which is visible in shades of grey.

Bottom line is the OP is wanting to see ( via pictures ) if there are such screens that do not exhibit the same issue he is facing and so far less than a handful of people are provided proof and others are being rude or just totally dismissive thus reinforcing the OP's belief that most screens are defective.

My screen replacement is going to arrive this Jan8 and I hope to get a better one.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ZoinksS2k:
I think he'll have to trust us.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
That wont work, since this is pretty much subjective to ones expectation and level of perception, a definition of a 'non-defective' screen or even "perfect" screen varies from person to person.

What might be perfect for you might be defective for others as they've seen a better screen with the same or a previous generation device ( prev generation screen for this matter )

Take for example the faint horizontal lines that you see on the G-Note/G-Nexus screen when using the stock browser or anything that has a grey color like the market or the samsung keypad, a lot of people claim that its a by product of OLED screens and its 100% normal and all screens exhibit that issue, for me that is not normal as I've never seen that before with my previous SAMOLED devices and I've also seen G-Notes that dont have those lines even at lowest brigthness.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ZoinksS2k:
Alls I'm saying is that opening an emotionally charged thread and asking people to prove they don't have the problem is a **** move.