Dirty Screen Effect / Banding . . . is it time to just give up? :( - Blu-ray Forum

MrGarmonbozia · 12-30-2023, 07:44 PM

To make a long story short, in 2017 I first picked up a 4k flat screen to replace a plasma. After about a week something felt off. There was this long rectangle running through the screen during panning scenes mainly on grey or blue. Very noticeable during sports and gaming.

Thus I discovered vertical banding / dirty screen effect.

Returned the tv and didn't dop back into the waters again until 2019 and right out of the box noticed it. Figured I'd sit on things a bit longer . . .surely they'd figure out how to get rid of this, right?

CUT TO:
My plasma crapped out on me and I purchased a Hisense u7k after reading the reviews.
This had the worst banding/DSE I'd seen. Horizontal lines, blotches, you name it.
I returned it for a replacement and, well, that one looks worse.
Blotches, a line right through the middle, one side of the screen lighter than the other. Sideways lines.
It's totally scene in panning and tilting shots, on sky or underwater scenes (going by Titanic watched on it last night) and really seen during a video game.

So, multiple tvs over the last few years and clearly this issue isn't going away.

I have very little patience for the panel lottery because, really, at the cost of these things one really should expect the screen to look, well, good. What's the damn point of bells and whistles and great colors and gaming features etc. if the foundation of things looks like ass any time the camera moves side to side or up and down.

Is it time to just give up?

littlepooch21 · 01-03-2024, 04:39 PM

If you're coming from a plasma tv I would go OLED. That is the closest you are going to get to that plasma. I have switched tv's way to much over the years and no matter what kind of LED or Mini LED tech they come out with I should have just went OLED all along. Now that OLED is getting "brighter" there really isn't a reason that you shouldn't go this route. I'm currently renting a townhouse with a new house being built. I have my OLED in my bedroom and a cheap Samsung QLED downstairs in the living room b/c of brightness. As soon as I get moved into my new house I'm going 77 inch OLED in the living room from the start.

matbezlima · 01-05-2024, 10:15 PM

Did you read RTINGS' review? They talk about all uniformity and banding issues. Please read everything in detail.

https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/hisense/u7k-u7-u75k

GloveSlap · 05-22-2024, 08:44 PM

Kind of an old thread, but this is why i ultimately went with a Samsung QD-OLED. I absolutely cannot stand bad uniformity and they seem to be one of the few (maybe only) panels with near perfect uniformity. The 77" S90C i got is so damn clean, it's a thing of beauty.

12-30-2023, 07:44 PM	#1
MrGarmonbozia Power Member Member since:Jan 2022 4K collection:142 Blu-ray collection:1400 DVD collection:791	Dirty Screen Effect / Banding . . . is it time to just give up? :( To make a long story short, in 2017 I first picked up a 4k flat screen to replace a plasma. After about a week something felt off. There was this long rectangle running through the screen during panning scenes mainly on grey or blue. Very noticeable during sports and gaming. Thus I discovered vertical banding / dirty screen effect. Returned the tv and didn't dop back into the waters again until 2019 and right out of the box noticed it. Figured I'd sit on things a bit longer . . .surely they'd figure out how to get rid of this, right? CUT TO: My plasma crapped out on me and I purchased a Hisense u7k after reading the reviews. This had the worst banding/DSE I'd seen. Horizontal lines, blotches, you name it. I returned it for a replacement and, well, that one looks worse. Blotches, a line right through the middle, one side of the screen lighter than the other. Sideways lines. It's totally scene in panning and tilting shots, on sky or underwater scenes (going by Titanic watched on it last night) and really seen during a video game. So, multiple tvs over the last few years and clearly this issue isn't going away. I have very little patience for the panel lottery because, really, at the cost of these things one really should expect the screen to look, well, good. What's the damn point of bells and whistles and great colors and gaming features etc. if the foundation of things looks like ass any time the camera moves side to side or up and down. Is it time to just give up?

01-03-2024, 04:39 PM	#2
littlepooch21 Expert Member Member since:Jul 2010 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:136 Digital collection:198 Trading Score:260	If you're coming from a plasma tv I would go OLED. That is the closest you are going to get to that plasma. I have switched tv's way to much over the years and no matter what kind of LED or Mini LED tech they come out with I should have just went OLED all along. Now that OLED is getting "brighter" there really isn't a reason that you shouldn't go this route. I'm currently renting a townhouse with a new house being built. I have my OLED in my bedroom and a cheap Samsung QLED downstairs in the living room b/c of brightness. As soon as I get moved into my new house I'm going 77 inch OLED in the living room from the start.

01-05-2024, 10:15 PM	#3
matbezlima Banned Member since:Jul 2021	Did you read RTINGS' review? They talk about all uniformity and banding issues. Please read everything in detail. https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/hisense/u7k-u7-u75k

05-22-2024, 08:44 PM	#4
GloveSlap Senior Member Member since:Jul 2019	Kind of an old thread, but this is why i ultimately went with a Samsung QD-OLED. I absolutely cannot stand bad uniformity and they seem to be one of the few (maybe only) panels with near perfect uniformity. The 77" S90C i got is so damn clean, it's a thing of beauty.

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