2005FPW A03 Question

[HarryP]

Last week I bought a Dell 2005fpw. The product label says it's an A03 (yes, three--perhaps a new revision?) assembled January 2006 in Mexico.

My question to anyone who has used a 2005fpw before is if you've noticed a red haze over the monitor. In my 2005fpw it is particularly visible over a black background and when I'm not looking at the monitor exactly straight on. If I start tilting my head a little, a pinkish haze becomes visible, steadily deepening into red as the angle increases. Even straight-on, I can see patches of pink in the corners.

I've tried everything--from adjusting the monitor's position, color levels, brightness and contrast, adjusting the room lighting, etc. Even when the monitor it is off, I can see a red halo over the surface where sunlight or room light reflects off of it.

A search of this forum uncovered the following. Should I take it to mean that this problem is a defect?

"My 2005FPW has a strange "red sheen" to the panel itself, much like some sort-of anti-reflective film or anti-glare film being put on it. I've run into one other 2005FPW owner who reports the same thing -- everyone else claims we're crazy. The 2405FPW has nothing like this -- you get a nice, evenly distributed lighting with no weird colours when looking at it from an angle. "

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Thanks in advance. I've found this forum tremendously helpful in my past researches.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Sounds like a defect to me. I've got a 2005, dunno what revision, no problems like that for me. The only thing I did to set it up was plugin and go!

 

[HarryP]

Thanks for responding! So, you get good viewing angles on your monitor without color shift into pink?

 

[Markbnj]

Never seen anything like this on my 2405, which was purchased last Oct.

 

[akugami]

Never seen anything like this on my 2005FPW, of course I bought it Jan'05.

 

[Ronin]

Never saw that on my 2005's, either. I'd send it back. A03 is the last revision they did that I'm aware of, so you shouldn't have had any problems with it.

 

[Jon1234]

No problems with mine either (it is A01 though). The revision can be found on the back of the monitor if anyone is unsure.

 

[nitromullet]

I have an A00, it has a bit of backlight bleeding but no pink film. I'd send it back.

 

[xtknight]

The purple blacks are very characteristic of IPS panels (such as the one in the 2001FP/2005FPW; 2405FPW uses S-PVA). Not completely sure why to be honest but it may have something to do with the fact it blocks more light and requires a stronger backlight. It's also possible they added it to help typically harsh cold colors.