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2.0 out of 5 starsLight Bleed & Vertical Line Pixilation (On blue colour) - Very Disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2020
After rocking a Dell E198WFP Monitor to extend my desktop for the last 17 years, I thought it was about time for an upgrade.
22” was an ideal size for my small slim desk. After lots of searching the LG FHD 22MK600M seemed to fit the bill.
It had a great design and very good colour output accuracy.
As soon as it was back in stock, I snapped one up.
Upon arrival, the monitor was carefully assembled and it was up and running in no time.
One thing to note, that instead of the usual IEC kettle lead to power the monitor it came with a brick adapter.
It did look great, some sample movies and you tube videos looked really good on the display.
However, after testing the monitor carefully with several test card patterns, a few defects began to be noticeable.
1. Vertical line pixilation – on the colour blue
Although it doesn’t affect any other colours it is very noticeable on blue colours.
I do some photo editing, so this can become a problem for me. For the more causal user it may be ok.
2. Back light bleed
This was the nail in the coffin for me. When the monitor displays a dark black screen, light bleed is evident on the lower left section of the display.
There were also other light bleeds around the monitor. However the lower left section was absolutely horrendous.
Dark scenes within films or videos looked awful.
There was no doubt in my mind, the monitor was being returned.
Very disappointed. The monitor isn’t cheap and I expected more from this brand.
With the above defects, it does question how it passed final test?
If the monitor was half the cost, then perhaps I could have lived with it, but in this day and age you would expect products to pass the basics of quality control.
On a positive note, It is a nice monitor. The design it was drew me to this model. I love the design of the stand and bezel less display frame.
The display clarity and output is overall very good indeed. What a pity.
I will be reverting back to my Dell E198WFP monitor.
