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"Light Areas" on a Dark Screen

Mar 31, 2009 2:19PM PDT

I just purchased a brand new UN55B7100, Samsung's new LED display. I noticed when I have a source off, and the display remains on 8 areas on the diaplay are slightly brighter than others. The four corners and, if you will the four corners of a square in the "horizontal" center of the TV.
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Refer to the above for a picture description of what I'm speaking about.

Is this normal? For a TV that is supposed to be "black" it's a little disconcerting; however I can make them darker by changing the Auto Dark setting in the menu.

If you need pictures, I can snap them and post them on my site and link to the forum in here...

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"Light Areas" on a Dark Screen
Apr 1, 2009 3:54AM PDT

SIRKGM14vg,

What happens when you have a source on with a dark picture? Don't those highlighted areas disappear and become black again?

Some lack of screen uniformity is normal - especially with no signal, and shouldn't affect the picture when you have an active source or signal going to it.

Keep me posted.

--HDTech

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RE: "Light Areas" on a Dark Screen
Apr 2, 2009 8:07AM PDT

When I have a black source it does disappear. This was evident when I had my PS3 on a black loading screen. Thanks for informing me on this I was I was worried there was something physically wrong with the display.

Thanks!