Yes, version A03 of the monitor has banding completely fixed. It looks great, now, if they'll only fix the other problems. The benQ 24" monitor would be my next choice, but then the samsung 24" looks nice as well. My main qualm with the dell is aspect settings aren't saved meaning everything will be stretched unless you manually [each time] set them otherwise.
Okay thanks. I actually called Dell about the information you guys left, and the funny thing was the guy who was on the line asked me if I wanted to purchase it. I replied by saying no, and he then asked what was stopping me. I said I didn't have the money at the moment "and plan to purchase it in the future". He then concluded by saying this *precise* statement, "You're an idiot" and he quickly hanged up. Wow... if these are the kind of people Dell has representing them, thats pathetic and shameful. I never knew I was an idiot for deciding not to buy something when the money was not in my possession.
So A03 still has banding problems? Is this still a common problem?
I just bought a Gateway FPD2485W but was thinking of returning it (it only has a one year warranty) and get a 2407 instead. The picture quality is amazing on the Gateway with no banding or dead pixels, so I'm undecided.
Any panels with banding are supposed to be filtered out thru QC and not shipped.
That's the way it's suppose to be.
I have three with no banding and would never have one with banding. It's a defect.
Received them last October and now I see A03's are showing up with banding, they are either not being flashed from previous versions at all and just shipped or QC just took a huge dive.
You might find this interesting:
LCD vertical banding is a flaw that can occur in the manufacturing process of the LCD panels themselves, and some LCD panels will tend to manifest it more noticeably than others. The panels that cause the most visible problems are usually weeded out in the vendor's quality control process.
However, those that create just a hint of banding often pass through QC, since it is prohibitively expensive to discard all parts that exhibit flaws which may have no practical impact on picture quality.
So, we end up with a situation in which some LCD panels, even within a given production run on one model, will have no banding at all, some may have a hint of it that does not rise to the level of a significant issue, and some may have a more visible problem that really does impair the enjoyment of the viewing experience. In the latter case, sometimes the problem can be mitigated with internal adjustments made by the dealer or vendor service departments, and sometimes the LCD panels or the entire unit need to be replaced.
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http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?s=f74912c2409e084897b1f59442183d2a&t=1146236
A03 banding was fixed in Desktop mode but present in Multimedia and Gaming modes.
BenQ's with 1:1 fix, now some are showing up with banding.
Good Luck:)
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First, let me apologize. Second, provide to me in a private message any data the salesperson gave you so I can chase down him and his manager.
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Message Edited by bubbaganoush on 01-24-200704:50 PM
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That's the way it's suppose to be.
I have three with no banding and would never have one with banding. It's a defect.
Received them last October and now I see A03's are showing up with banding, they are either not being flashed from previous versions at all and just shipped or QC just took a huge dive.
You might find this interesting:
LCD vertical banding is a flaw that can occur in the manufacturing process of the LCD panels themselves, and some LCD panels will tend to manifest it more noticeably than others. The panels that cause the most visible problems are usually weeded out in the vendor's quality control process.
However, those that create just a hint of banding often pass through QC, since it is prohibitively expensive to discard all parts that exhibit flaws which may have no practical impact on picture quality.
So, we end up with a situation in which some LCD panels, even within a given production run on one model, will have no banding at all, some may have a hint of it that does not rise to the level of a significant issue, and some may have a more visible problem that really does impair the enjoyment of the viewing experience. In the latter case, sometimes the problem can be mitigated with internal adjustments made by the dealer or vendor service departments, and sometimes the LCD panels or the entire unit need to be replaced.