Judging from my description, and photos, do you think I should apply for an RMA?
I am especially thinking about one of the monitors announced features:
"Wide-angle viewing: Uncompromised color consistency across an ultra-wide viewing angle of 178°/178° gives you broad viewing flexibility and lets you collaborate easily."
I understand if this monitor meets the backlight uniformity specifications looking at it straight on (7" circle in the center), but should the backlight invade the 7" circle when looking at the monitor withing the wide-angle viewing specification of 178 degrees?
What you see in the pictures below are not reflections, it is the backlight dispersing at glancing angles, enough for you too see the light in a normal working position.
Reason line = Monitor model, short issue description
U2713HM, Backlight bleed issue. Weak blue/yellow direct backlight bleed, strong diffuse backlight bleed at glancing angles.
* What is the 20 digit alpha-numeric monitor serial number?
CN07JNY57444543C130L (on the color calibration factory report sheet is says CN031YGJ7444543C140L)
* What is the revision number (A00, A01, etc.) ?
A00
* What specific computer model, desktop/laptop?
Intel i7 870, Asus P7P55D-E Pro motherboard, 8GB RAM, EVGA Nvidia GTX780 3GB.
* What operating system?
Windows 7 and Linux Ubuntu 14.04.
* What video card?
EVGA Nvidia GTX780 3GB.
* What video out ports are available on the video card?
DVI and HDMI
* What video out port are you using from the video card to what video in port on the monitor?
DVI
* What cable are you using to attach the video card to the monitor?
DVI cable that came with the monitor, also tried my older DVI cable, same result.
* Press the monitor Menu button to open the monitor OSD (On Screen Display). The bottom of that screen should show a resolution. That resolution should match the monitor default resolution
Resolution works ok.
* Full description of the monitor issue?
Holding my head down, looking directly at the monitor, I notice yellow/blueish backlight bleeding from the bottom corners. When sitting in a normal position, the bottom corners are very bright, at glancing angles the monitor is glowing, even lighting up the ceiling. For me working in a normal position, the light in the bottom corners is irritating. A person standing next to me have a hard time seeing the screen. When leaning back, watching the movie the problem is not as bad, since you are more directly in front of the monitor.
Photos can be found here: http://imgur.com/a/uIDoo
When leaning back:
Normal position:
Glancing angle:
