2013Monitors forum
Red discoloration defect appearing on Cinetronic monitor display at high backlight levels
13 years old. Gear and prices may have changed since.
DisputedParticipants disagreed and reached no conclusion. Read the findings as positions, not as an answer.
What the thread found
- A red or reddish-brown smeary pattern appears on bright areas of the display when backlight is set above halfway and the screen receives ambient light, disappearing when the monitor is shaded.
- The defect worsens over time, causing the image to darken, lose contrast, and become progressively unusable.
- Dead or stuck pixels were also observed alongside the color defect.
- The defect was present from initial delivery of the monitor.
- A factory reset from the menu was suggested as a troubleshooting step but no outcome was reported.
Depends on
- The user was located in Australia, creating significant shipping delays and costs for warranty service.
- Communication from the manufacturer regarding warranty service and shipping responsibility was delayed or absent.
- No clear resolution or root cause was identified in the thread.
- The user's testing methodology may have been informal and lacked controlled lighting conditions.
- No technical analysis of the underlying cause was provided.