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[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] _Burst_:
Dang. Mine has bleed on top center. :( Didn't really notice it until now. Still unsure if I'm gonna go through the return process. Unroot, reset counter, reflash stock, RMA, send back, wait, wait, wait. Then hope the second unit is good? Then do it all again? Uggghhh.... Sad I'd gotten one that has it and that it is so prevalent.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] phoenixbennu:
I got my first one, which was white, and notices a little light haziness on the left side. Then had to swap it out for the black model (only 16gb they had in stock) and see that it does have light bleed. It drove me nuts with my tf700 (went through like 6 or more of those it seemed). However, the light bleed here is minor (a mm or so) and even on all corners it appears.

So for those who say no light bleed, do you mean you dont see any bleed at all, even "normal" very unnoticeable bleed, or just that you dont have anything that would be an issue?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] altugk:
I am experiencing the same issue with mine, exactly at the bottom where Samsung logo is. I took it back and asked them to have a look at the carphone warehouse store, their demo unit was exactly the same so the conclusion was it did not require to be exchanged.

The guy told me it is bottom lit that's why it is brighter at the bottom.

Can anyone confirm that?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
The light bleed on a good unit should be very slight and evenly spaced along all edges. If it looks a little like a dim flashlight shining across your black screen in one spot more than others then it has a defect.

The good news is you will probably never even notice it unless you are watching a movie in letterbox.

Its really luck of the draw. My first one had it in the bottom left hand corner.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] ugotproblemz:
damn mine have lightbleed too. But im not too worry about it. its a bunch of minor ones and i could barely see it under normal usage. Also its not as bad as the Mother of LightBleed (the infinity) =___=

Anyways i prolly wouldnt use it for movies anyways (at least in the dark, i got my tv for that) prolly just stream vid on campus somewhere there is light.

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damn mine have lightbleed too. But im not too worry about it. its a bunch of minor ones and i could barely see it under normal usage. Also its not as bad as the Mother of LightBleed (the infinity) =___=

Anyways i prolly wouldnt use it for movies anyways (at least in the dark, i got my tv for that) prolly just stream vid on campus somewhere there is light.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] phoenixbennu:
Well my new black one (after swapping out the white one when the screen got a small gouge in it) seemed to have a very little corner light bleed, that went away. Id probably have to sit with a long exposure on a camera to point out the bleed again.

I was happy with it, and then pen even seemed a little more accurate and not off by a small bit like the white one was (although both were still pretty accurate).

Then, my wife and I go to watch an episode of warehouse 13 on jetflicks, and behold.....light bleed coming from the bottom edge, just to the right and above the samsung logo. Sure, this is hardly noticeable without it being an almost all black screen in a dark room with brightness all the way up, but its still annoying. I use my tablet for general use, and definitely for media. We got rid of cable a while back, so everything we watch is typically on the internet (jetflicks, hulu, Netflix, etc) and since we have kids that take up netflix on the tv to watch their shows, we watch ours on the tablet or my laptop. Jetflicks is only on mobile device, so we watch those shows on the tablet.

I dont know what it is about light bleed, but it drives me absolutely nuts. Its like that little thorn in my side, that "poke in the eye". That one thing that I just cannot stand. I never noticed it on any tablet until I got the TF700. Then it was my nemesis.

So tomorrow I am going to best buy to swap it out. I would love to go back to the white one, but they do not have them in stock. So I am stuck with the black one. Best buy opens in 5 hours, and that is where I will be. Right at customer service swapping it out.

I just hope, I really do hope, after changing out about 6-10 tablets at the same store in the last 2 months for light bleed...that I get one that doesnt have it.

Above all else, please no more light bleed.

I can take a little mild light from the edges so long as its uniform and not very noticeable, but when you have a more focused area of light bleed, that catches your eye, it becomes like a magnet for my viewing displeasure.

Damnit. Just one tablet without light bleed. Please. Its all I ask.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
Yes I can be frustrating. Just wait till BestBuy starts telling you you can't return anything, even defective products, for 90 days.

That is their new user friendly policy if they think you are returning too many items.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] phoenixbennu:
the funny thing is my wife did all the returns. This will be the first time I will personally go in there to swap it out.

I honestly dont care to nitpick too much, but I just dont want light bleed. As long as the tablet works as good as the last two have , but with no light bleed, I will be happy.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
Yeah. Well some light bleed on this type is screen is going to be normal. It should just be slight and evenly dispursed. Luckily for me my second tablet was perfect. They didn't want to let me do the exchange because I was on their 90 day warning thing but I raised hell and they gave in.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] phoenixbennu:
Oh I plan on raising hell if they dont let me swap it out. After the money I laid down on this, I better not be screwed over based on some arbitrary policy.

The little light bleed on the edge doesnt bother me, but this little light blotch extends visibly at least the width of the black task bar at the bottom. and if you add any pressure from the back it gets more prevalent. Its lie a small, dim, battery dying pen light.

For me, as long as there is no light bleed that extends more than a small hair's width into the screen than I will be fine with that.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
Don't worry they make you sign this stupid warning letter before they start the 90 day probation business. However don't be surprised if they want you to sign it before you return this. Its BS and a big reason BestBuy is failing.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] phoenixbennu:
Well, hopefully it doesnt happen right away. Im very picky when I lay down my money :)

Not to mention I am pretty badly OCD on certain things. I cant stand chewed gum anywhere, its about the nastiest thing, and little things like light bleed frustrate me to no end. I used to hate having my shoes tied to different tightnesses, and I went to contacts cause I stand stand crooked glasses. Most things Im over from as a kid, but little things like blotches of light that interfere with my middle of the night warehouse 13 watching with the wife definitely frustrate me. lol.

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just under three hours until best buy opens lol. Hopefully I can convince the wife to go instead of me. i really hate doing it. Besides, I havent slept all night and I need an hour or two before my 11 hour shift at work. I had to let her sleep last night cause the kids were up all night. They were sick and off and on sleeping and not wanting to go to bed.So maybe I can convince her to go :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] _Burst_:
Yep, tried to get over it but can't. Talked to Newegg today about sending my Note back. (Noooooo!)

Will have to play the waiting game again. Le sigh... :( And it was all set up and everything. >_<

Edit: Got my RMA details... do I really REALLY want to do this?! T_T
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
Wow sounds to me like there was one bad batch out there and all the stores that got that batch are having light bleed problems. It's not that that many people are having issues (because of course only those that do have problems mention it so it just seems like a lot), but it is odd that upon returning the faulty units they seem to be getting one after another defective screens.

Anyway, it has to be concerning for Samsung that they are getting so many returns. Doesn't speak well to quality control. I'm lucky. My second one was perfect.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] meanvulcan:
I have a pretty clear light bleed along the bottom edge. Seems to run evenly along the edge, not corners.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] _Burst_:
Word. But yeah, the person I talked to at Newegg said it would be a rare case for me to get another one and it have light bleed as well. Might just be a prompt response but I'm still debating on whether to pull the trigger or not... Apparently it would take up to 2 weeks to get a new one back! >_<

Rawwwr!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] californiarailroader:
Maybe I'm blind, but I don't see any light bleed in the spots you circled.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] phoenixbennu:
They did a screen shot, not an actual picture of the screen, so it wont show the actual light bleed.

My wonderful wife took mind into best buy this morning, and got it traded out. I waited a bit before checking it out and when I did I could not find any light bleed. Even when I was driving home down a dark road, i pulled over and checked it out, and its all good :) no bleed :) A small amount of faint light haze as expected, but no actual light bleed :)

Not I just hope it doesnt get jostled around and develop light bleed :P
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] californiarailroader:
I'm glad you got a good one! Mine is perfect.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] dmbatson:
Well after playing with mine for some time after receiving it Tuesday. Not noticing any light bleed with a black screen in a dark room at least none I can tell.

With my old Transformer Prime I had it big time.

Also no stuck or dead pixels.

Only thing that bugs me is I'm playing movies on it using the built in video player and even on full volume its still kinda quiet.

But on MX player sound if fine.

Weird for me but no biggie

Sent from my UNLOCKED GSIII.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] madsquabbles:
try volume+ or any of the other volume enhancers. they should help out.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] _Burst_:
Lol. Yeah, screenshot won't show it. ;)

I actually got over it last night and wasn't going to return it but y'all making have hope. I guess I can go back to using my phone for a week or two.

Maybe a nandroid would work? Just backup system and data then restore on new device?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] aimfire72:
I was on #5, every one I got at the same BB had dead pixels and/or bad light bleed. Finally have up on #5 and just kept it despite some bright light bleed in the bottom left corner. After a couple of weeks, it started to really bug me and then I saw that Fry's $100 gift card promotion going on, so I decided to return #5 to BB for a refund and get a new one at Fry's and... Perfect! :)

No dead pixels and no light bleed!

Looks like that BB I went to just got a really bad batch or something.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
Lol, you returned 5 units to BB? They must have hated you. Did they make you sign one of those, "No more returns for 90 days" receipts?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Nessuno1:
Everything's fine for me too, I didn't have to change unit, luckily !
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] tonyleeloveyou:
you mean this?

i think all the LCD screens will more or less have this problem,not a big deal.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] aimfire72:
No, I'm a Silver member, not sure if that helped. Also, after returning the first one, I opened the next 4 in the store right in front of them and exchanged immediately, they just kept bringing them out, lol.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] tenderidol:
I don't have any light bleed on mine. You should have seen the Toshiba Excite 10.1 that I recently returned for light bleed. It was easier to spot the edges that didn't bleed, and I didn't need a dark screen to visualize it, because even during normal use the top left corner of the screen had a nice, pale area.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] ugotproblemz:
hmm i have something like this as well...its not that noticeable...only if i lock myself in the bathroom (no windows) and have my brightness higher than 50%
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] hairdewx:
I seem to have slight light bleed but nothing bad enough to make me want to exchange it. I had similar bleed on my TF201, in which it wasn't noticeable during normal use.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] veide404:
How about this?

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[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] veide404:
In low light

In dark

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[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] vndnguyen:
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[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] hoss_n2:
I have two partially dead pixles (a part of the pixel itself ) does the warranty cover this
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] MercuryStar:
Every single ASUS Transformer 300 or 700 I've seen has massive amounts of light bleed. This includes 3 units I returned due to a screen fault, plus a number of display models I've subsequently seen.

I have looked at probably 3 or 4 Galaxy Note 10.1's prior to purchasing and none of them have had a light bleed issue, nor does mine.

Based on this evidence alone, I'd say that the QC on the Note is a lot better than on the Transformer, and that if you do get light bleed you are unlucky (and will almost certainly get one without if you take it back to the store to swap).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] graffixnyc:
I got my note on Saturday. It had one bad light bleed spot. I exchanged it for another the next day and there was no light bleed.

And I have to agree about Asus.

I've owned the tf101(3 of them because of defects) tf201(3 of them too) an infinity and a nexus 7. Plus my friends have Asus tablets. I have not seen a single one yet that doesn't have light bleed to some extent or another. My one friend said he didn't have any.. Until I put a black screen on and turned the brightness up... He was pissed after I showed him because it bothered the hell out of him. Lol
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] blud7:
Had the same problem, bottom left corner, bad back-light bleeding, had mine exchanged from Amazon.

New one is fine.

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Return it. Or try one of those pixel fixer apps.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] hoss_n2:
It turned out to be small dust particles not dead pixels :D
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] kostasmag:
question

hello to all

i just bought my Note 10.1 and i am very happy :)

can you please tell me where can i find a letterbox movie to see if my screen has any dead pixel?

thank you for your time
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] blud7:
Try Backlight Bleed Test from Joe Leveque on the Google Play Market
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] MercuryStar:
Just having the screen black (but still on, and brightness up, and in a dark room) will do. You can use one of the dead pixel test apps from the play store and set it to a plain black screen (usually by tapping a few times).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] kostasmag:
i did both tests and i think everything is ok....no black dot on my screen :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] samir_a:
Thanks no dead pixels for and the backlight is uniform accross the screen so no bleeding also
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] dukuletz:
Hi, i'm recently bought this tablet and loving it. But i have some minor issue with the backlight bleeding.

When i press the tablet from behind on right side bezel (just a lite press) where the s-pen slot is, the bleeding get worse, is kinda glowing there where you press it.

Can somebody try this on their Note? Is this normal with this type of screen?

It happens even when you press it in the middle (from back side), but less dramatic than the bezel area.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] MercuryStar:
Having had some experience both with devices with a LOT of light bleed (like the ASUS Transformer 300/700) and devices with VERY LITTLE light bleed (like my Note 10.1), I can tell you that everything with an LCD screen has light bleed, it's just a matter of how much.

It's impossible for us to tell whether the light bleed you're describing is normal (and hardly viewable under normal circumstances) or abnormal/faulty unless you describe how easy it is to see in normal situations. Can you see it in a normal lit room (ie not in a dark room)? Is it bad enough to show up if you take a photo of the screen and post it (if so, it sounds abnormal).

Is it more light bleed than your LCD computer monitor or LCD television under similar lighting conditions? Honestly, my Note has so little light bleed you can basically never see it - it has substancially less light bleed than my LCD television, similar level to my $600 LCD monitor, and is basically the best screen I've owned. If that gives you any indication of how much light bleed is *good*.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] dukuletz:
I have only 2 spots of light bleed where the right speaker is, they are the size of our big thumb, something like 1 x 1.5 cm. And of course it doesn't bother me that much, like you said, under normal usage we never see them.

But what I'm asking is does yours bleeding getting worse when you press the screen from behind? Around the bezel, the area where the S-pen is located.

Regards!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Reiman76:
Just tested my Note 10.1 for any light bleeding. I downloaded a plain black wallpaper then set the brightness to its highest setting.Thank goodness there isn't any.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] huzi7868:
mines the same as yours lol
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] gpgalanis:
Same here. Only a minor bleed next to the right speaker that is visible in total dark (black) scenes. I will keep it nevertheless.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] huzi7868:
i agree with you if its not bothering me no point in changing it unless it gets worse
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] oclock:
I bought a Note 10.1 wifi at best buy on one of my USA trips (I am from germany). I doesn´t have light bleeding in the corners, but I noticed that the bottom edge where the Sumsung logo is, is brighter than the other edges. This is especially a pain in the ass if I read an e-book with white text on black background in the night, because than one side of the text is brighter than the other.

Today I was for shopping and bought a Note 10.1 3G version hoping to get one without screen issues. Gues what? It has light bleeding in the left bottom corner, which is in my opinion even worse than the brighter edge of my wifi version. It is not only visible when it is dark in the room, but also in normal lit rooms on every black background, like -for example- the start stars animation when I turn the device on, when reading, watching a movie and so on...

I was in multiple shops and checked each Note 10.1 I found. Some were perfectly illuminated without light bleeding or brighter edges. I found two with brighter edges and none with light bleeding from the corners.

Unfortunately the shop I bought it does not allow to return this device as soon as the seal is broken (damn it!). Do you know if this is considered a defect and I can send it to Samsung for repair? Or is this a "normal tolerance" during production?

Best wishes,

Klaus
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] pezlomd:
When I hold mine on the right side has anyone noticed that it lets in light on the right side.. like whenni hold it on its right side andnpress the back with my fingers I can see my fingers touching the screen causing like a little white glow eveyrtime. Amyone have this trying to make sure I domt have a defective unit. Not sure if im explaining properly but any feedback would be great. Its like im pressing the lcd but just switching hands to hold it causes this.. I would understand if I was actually trying to press the display but even the slightest touch to the right side and this happens
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] m4sta2k:
THATS IT !

My note 10.1 had slight lightbleeding and exactly the same problem as peziomd is explaining. When i touch the screen its like im toching the lcd and it makes a bump in lcd.

Poor quality,not im pressed and the screen resolution is really poor, did not like it at all.

I returned it today and now I just have to wait for them to transfer my money to my bank account.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] bjbinc:
Well mine has ZERO light bleed... I think this is my first lcd device without at least some bleeding. That's why I traded my nexus 10 for this note... The nexus had the worst bleeding I've ever seen. Other than the low dpi... I really like this screen... Very good contrast IMO.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] BarryH_GEG:
Light bleed is something LCD panels suffer. A small percentage of all of them no matter who they are made by. Just for some perspective for prospective purchasers that may be freaking out, this thread's ten pages and the Note 10.1's been out since August. The following thread on the N10 forum talking about light bleed is 120 pages and that device was released in November. Stuff, unfortunately, happens.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1969890
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] kcrudup:
Found out I had light bleed the other day in a small spot on one edge. Had it for two months and use it daily and just saw it now ... Eh, couldn't care less. ... I don't get XDA sometimes ... :confused:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] killerapl:
The light bleed from the nexus 10 is horrendous! ! But we are on the note 10 forum and the light bleed on this machine is hardly noticeable. I do however have some dust particles under my screen :(
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] _Variable:
Is the latest batch of note 10 affected bythis?

Le Dads Note 10.1
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] bp328i:
I just got one last week and I it has a spot next to the right speaker that is bugging the hell out of me. I'm emailing the place I bought it from to setup an exchange.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
I sold my original 10.1 and missed it so much I just bought a new one (once I saw Samsung was going to blow the pricing on the Note 8.0). My unit has no light bleed at all. Might have just gotten lucky.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] phoenixbennu:
A little update here. I had a white note 10.1 for a long time. About 9-10 months. The tablet had no real light bleed. I had to exchange the device many times over in the beginning because of light bleed, so I was happy to find one that did not have it. I used it for everything.

Well, about a week or so ago, I noticed light bleed coming from the lower right hand side. It was not there before, but suddenly was. So I took it to best buy, and had it exchanged out under the warranty. I have the protection plan on it, like I do for all electronics and many other things, and they "junked" the old one and gave me a brand new one today. They even gave me a free screen protector with installation. I looked it over initially and found that it had no leakage. I get home and after a few hours setting it all up again, light leakage gradually developed until it was very obvious. In the bottom right same spot, and now primarily next to the right speaker.

So now I have to go back to Best Buy before work in the morning, and exchange it out again, and wait for them to put on another screen protector.

All I want is a note 10.1 with no light leakage. I use it for many things, from work to gaming to home and personal use. I seriously just dont want light leakage.

I wish there was a way just to open up the back and adjust a few screws like you can do on the asus transformer to alleviate light bleed.