Ii just traded my epic touch and got this phone plus 2 otterbox's and 100 bucks and hdmi cable. Problem is on a bright white screen I can see these black almost invisible shadows near the middle of the screen that won't go away or change shape. Anyone know what this is?
I believe its The back lights, they are on both of my photons but only can see them when the sun is shining on the screen
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This is pretty much all the time that I can see them, I have to look for them, but not too hard. It's like a shadow shade type look.
Mine looks like a checkerboard across the whole screen
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thats the pentile display lol. mine is shaped random, like an amoeba
Does it change at all when you adjust the screen brightness.
it looks pretty much the same. doesnt change shape.
Are you within the exchange period?
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"amoeba" LOL... reminds me of that live wallpaper that was going around with the microscope image of sperm swimming around on the screen.
I bought the phone off of a person, so I doubt it. Lol yeah amoeba.
I fixed the screen issue,
Hold further from face
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Now I can't see you!
jokersax11 said:
I fixed the screen issue,
Hold further from face
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Lol
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I had a problem
My first photon had a light patch a splotchy patch on the left side of the phone, I returned it and got a new one, no light splotchy patch any more.
The pentile screens are great, crisp, sharp, real colors, great for viewing outdoors and use less power.
If you set your photons 4g display to AUTO BRIGTHNESS, you will not see any screen door effect, if you use the phone on mid to higher brightness you will, Auto brightness is truly the best setting for these displays.
No issues with my second unit, others comment on how good the screen looks, one of them has an i phone.
On most phones auto brightness is not your friend, on the photon it is definitely the setting to use.
Not to be off topic, but my screen doesn't look like a checkerboard when its Otterbox Defender.
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I'm a new Thunderbolt owner coming from the Evo, and it seems as though the colors on the TB are less vibrant than my Evo. The whites seem as though they are muted a bit or have a purple-ish gray tone to them. Anyone else notice this?
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Your screen is either messed up, or you aren't seeing things clearly. If your TB looks worse than your EVO I would take it back and request a new one.
Right on, thanks...
Is it possible that it's not one of the Samsung screens, I have heard the new ones HTC has are not as bright?
I will take it to the store tomorrow if anything, for piece of mind..
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Maybe you're just looking for things that are wrong with it? I don't know. I came from a droid so it's a big improvement for me.
The thunderbolts screen uses warm color settings.
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The thunderbolts screen uses warm color settings.
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Thanks! That helps... I'm not looking for anything wrong with it at all, I just want to be sure that I don't have a defective one, because while in the store the rep had a hell of a time getting the sim card to take and give me 3G.
Also, I wanted to make sure it was good before I root it...
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Right on, thanks...
Is it possible that it's not one of the Samsung screens, I have heard the new ones HTC has are not as bright?
I will take it to the store tomorrow if anything, for piece of mind..
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Samsung are S-AMOLED, which is LED and is brighter and more vibrant than LCD.
You sure it's not just the auto brightness dimming the screen?
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Or if you have one of those anti fingerprint screen protectors it will greatly diminish screen quality and brightness
The Tbolt doesn't have SLCD
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if you look at your screen at a angle does your screen go green? unless you are looking directly at the screen does it look fine
Nope. Mine seems to be good. Plus its a phone. Just saying
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So I just took a picture of the room I'm in and in the first shot I got this.
Came out nice right? I decided the picture was a little tilet so I took another shot, without changing a single setting and got this:
Why is the first one so nice and rich but the second one is all washed out?? I can't for the life of me get the camera to take another picture that looks like the first one. Does anyone have any ideas what's going on here and how I can replicate the initial results?
That's the white balance setting kicking in. The first time it thought you were outside so it changed the white balance for daylight. The second time it realized you were inside so it adjusted it for incandescent lighting. I've only noticed it switch between those two, so if you want a better picture select it yourself.
Go to menu>white balance>and change 'auto' to the best setting for whatever room you are in.
Ha thanks! THat was it! Although, leaving it on auto gives the washed out picture. Changing it to "daylight" while inside gives the nice deep color
That "rich" color you are referring to is totally off and looks horrible! The second one is correct, notice that the whites are actually white??? The Daylight setting is overcompensating a yellow filter to correct the blue cast that would be there if you were outside in the sun like the setting indicates...
I have to agree with jsls
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That "rich" color you are referring to is totally off and looks horrible! The second one is correct, notice that the whites are actually white??? The Daylight setting is overcompensating a yellow filter to correct the blue cast that would be there if you were outside in the sun like the setting indicates...
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+2 The 2nd photo has a more natural balance to it. If your using AWB....dont. Auto anything never gives consistent results.
+3
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Yes, that first pic is atrocious...as was said, your white balance got corrected for the second shot.
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Also the chandelier is in only one shot.
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Also the chandelier is in only one shot.
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Different angles...
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To get the results it seems that you want just use a sepia filter and it will give it that warm look. If you want a "correct" picture the second one is the way to go however. If you like the look then go with it.
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Yeah I think you might be a little color blind, because the second pic looks so much better. The color actually stand out. The whites are white not yellow like the first pic. And look at the computer screen, the colors look good.
I like the first one cause it looks like it was taken back in 1912 and sat on the old print out paper in my grandma's closet till this morning.
Dude really?
Let me clarify if you have a light source in shot the auto adjustment will kick in.
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Different angles...
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The above was for you.
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The above was for you.
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exactly.. looks like he is sitting farther away (at a different angle/depth) than the second picture without the light source.....
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you guys really *****ing over a couple of inches different of a viewing angle?
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you guys really *****ing over a couple of inches different of a viewing angle?
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I'm not *****ing lol why does everyone assume it?
And I'm just making a point.... the different angles and lighting will cause different lighting effects with "auto" settings
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I'm not *****ing lol why does everyone assume it?
And I'm just making a point.... the different angles and lighting will cause different lighting effects with "auto" settings
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Oh alright.. I was wondering what the hell was going on here. Nate, when the hell did you get a Epic Touch. You likin it better than your 3d?
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Oh alright.. I was wondering what the hell was going on here. Nate, when the hell did you get a Epic Touch. You likin it better than your 3d?
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I've owned a epic touch since launch... lol just deactivated it and used my 3d till support got better for the epic touch
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Do you have this on your screen guys? A
Small black circle tint visible on blaxk background.. i cant take picture of it as it is not visible when shot on cam
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No not at all.
I always have a black background.
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this is common on most super amoled screen not to worry about
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Its only visible on night with very low brightness using a dimmer app you can notice it if you have a black back ground
. Its a small circle black..which is very noticable like a black tint which bothers me a lot..
Have you experience this guy
?
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Its only visible on night with very low brightness using a dimmer app you can notice it if you have a black back ground
. Its a small circle black..which is very noticable like a black tint which bothers me a lot..
Have you experience this guy
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Yep there is a topic on it in general section I think. "ink marks" or something. Personally I think it is not a major problem. I have 2 or 3 tiny spots but most of the time we don't use the phone in a pitch black environment, nor are we looking at a pure black screen (how often do you spend in the homescreen?). It would however be an issue if it was noticable during movies, games etc, where the viewing experience is paramount
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Yep there is a topic on it in general section I think. "ink marks" or something. Personally I think it is not a major problem. I have 2 or 3 tiny spots but most of the time we don't use the phone in a pitch black environment, nor are we looking at a pure black screen (how often do you spend in the homescreen?). It would however be an issue if it was noticable during movies, games etc, where the viewing experience is paramount
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Yes true, it would be an issue if it was visible while watching movies and such.. but question is how long should this ink spot last compare to the other parts of the screen?
What does this ink indicate?
Yes I have them and it annoys me. And I don't understand why people defend it and say it's okay, we've all paid a lot of money for these phones how is it okay or acceptable to have black dots all over the screen? Yes it's only under very specific conditions but that's not the point, it is extremely annoying watching movies when they fade to black, when in the app launcher under dark conditions. And it's not just 1 or 2 small dots it's like someone broke a black pen and flicked it all over the screen.
It's just the way how the amoled is made. Every amoled has it. Don't worry. U won't notice that after while
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It's just the way how the amoled is made. Every amoled has it. Don't worry. U won't notice that after while
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I've only had the phone a few days now so I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt since everything I've read is saying you get used to it but...... It's there..... There are dots on the screen every time there's black, how do you get used to that? I understand every AMOLED screen has it but don't you think that if it's that big a problem then the screens aren't ready for prime time and need to improved? I've found myself using white everywhere when black is what saves battery on an AMOLED screen and black looks good on an AMOLED screen but I can't stand the dots.
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It's just the way how the amoled is made. Every amoled has it. Don't worry. U won't notice that after while
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I don't now what you are saying by "Every amoled has it."
Because my and my girlfriend don't have it.
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Yes I have them and it annoys me. And I don't understand why people defend it and say it's okay, we've all paid a lot of money for these phones how is it okay or acceptable to have black dots all over the screen? Yes it's only under very specific conditions but that's not the point, it is extremely annoying watching movies when they fade to black, when in the app launcher under dark conditions. And it's not just 1 or 2 small dots it's like someone broke a black pen and flicked it all over the screen.
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I feel the same way bro..
We paid for the right price but what can we do? Samsung got the last laugh..
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I have it too, annoying to know they're there but not that big of a deal in every day use. Still buggers me every once in awhile tho.
So I noticed on my droid sms if I turn my auto brightness off and keep my screen on the brighter side and tilt the phone a certain way I see a green dot. When I til it to the right I see green, then red. The other way I see red then green. Straight on and if I tilt the top of the phone towards me the dot is no longer visible. I doubt its a stuck pixel due to how it acts. It is NOT visible on black or any other color from normal viewing angles. I saw a similar effect on my Razr HD when I had an otterbox on it due to a weird texture on the screen protector. Thanks for any help!
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Do you have a case that is putting pressure on the back of the phone. Dots appearing are usually from pressure being pushed on the back of the phone.
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I have the seidio surface case, but its literally like the size of a pixel. Its there without the case on as well. I remember seeing someone post about the HTC One having a similar problem and came to the conclusion it was an abnormality under the glass in the glue or something. I have a TINY piece of dirt under the digitizer as well but every other DNA I have owned had multiple dead and stuck pixels, horrible capacitive button bleed, backlight bleed, or extreme uneven backlighting. Most of these were a combination of pixels and backlight. So I'm keeping this one, just wondering if anyone else noticed this.
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Edit: nevermind
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Nvm? I just find it odd it disappears at normal viewing angles. On my 32" from a few years ago I have a stuck green sub pixel and its only visible if I look directly at the screen head on. It wouldn't only appear at an angle if it was a stuck pixel, right? It also seems when I use Auto Brightness it is almost impossible to find, even at an angle. Its still there just need to use shaper angles. Its also a LOT dimmer than say, at 50-100% in the dark. During the day its almost not there when the screen gets brighter. In the sun it looks like there might be something above the spot but I'm not sure. Anyone else having this issue? It took me almost a week to find it.
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I didn't read your entire post.
Anyway, the pixels are so close together I can't imagine it being too noticeable. If you can see the green pixel at a certain brightness keep it at that brightness and run a dead pixel fixer.
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Well its not thay I see a green pixel. When I look at the screen normally its not there at all, at any brightness. If I tilt it away from me and to the left or right the dot becomes visible. To the right its green and then red if I tilt it farther. If I tilt it to the left it goes from red to green. They aren't bright. I had a DNA with a stuck green pixel and a stuck red one and this definitely isn't a stuck pixel. If it is, its news to me. They were obvious on everything. This one can't be seen unless I view my phone from an angle.
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Edit 2: I don't recommend it but you can rub the screen with the cap of a sharpee wrapped in something soft. This can damage the screen, so its up to you to try. I wouldn't worry about it if you can't see it during normal usage though.
Edit: you'll obviously have to rub kind of hard but use your best judgement.
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Actually the blue works. No black dot on blue.
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Just checked all the colors. No black dots on any color, no stuck or dead pixels show up, until on gray or black at an uncomfortably odd angle this odd spot shows
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I don't think its a problem unless your usually looking at your phone at an odd angle. If it really bothers you, you can always try to get a warranty replacement, but I severely doubt they would replace your phone for one broken pixel.
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Yeah, plus I'm 99.9% sure its not broken or stuck... Again because it works on all colors like it should. I was just wondering if anyone else experienced this odd occurrence.
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