Does anyone notice eyestrain with this monitor? With brightness at 10%, the backlight seems to subtly flickr causing eyestrain.
1396154
Make sure your mini display port is enabled. If you are using HDMI it causes that flicker because it's at a different frequency. If you use the mini display port it will be clear and very smooth motion that will help that eyestrain greatly.
1396155
Double check your settings on the monitor. Mine didn't come with DisplayPort 1.2 enabled by default. You may be getting a 30 Hz refresh rate. Similarly, if you're using HDMI and not DisplayPort, you'll be stuck on 30 Hz not 60 Hz. I just turned mine way down and didn't notice any flicker.
741881
I didn't tweak much at all. I was content with the out of box picture but most importantly I LOVE this monitor and I'd recommend it 10 times over.
1741660
yea i noticed that in the onset, Sometime even when i changed the brightness manually it would stay the same. I restarted my machine and some pending updates were installed i don't kno if that fixed it but it has not happened since.
493878
I know this is matte, but it was not answered here. The problem with matte finish is they make the text fuzzy or blurry which is the reason I hate matte. So can somebody please tell me how is the text on this monitor. My U2412M which my son uses mostly in games, gives me a headache when I uses it to read news, stock rating, reviews like this.
2169061
I dont seem to have that issue at all. Backlight is very even on light and dark backgrounds.
783847
I just ordered this model a few weeks ago as a second monitor to for my existing one, same model, and I noticed a yellowish tint. Didn't know this was an existing known issue. Am not at home so I can't look up the manufacturer date. What areas shold I take?
1831208
I am sorry that I can not be of help, I have not noticed the flickering with mine in my setup. As others have suggested it may be defective and you may want to return it or exchange it.
1787732
Yes, it is an awesome monitor. I had to turn the brightness down, but this is true with any monitor really. I get eye strain, but this is a personal thing. However, it is an awesome monitor well worth the price. Asus makes great hardware.
34295
On mine, what is "normal" is that there are black LCD segment digits on a blue background for about 15 seconds. IMO, seeing nothing at all on the display is not normal.
591397
If you are looking for a response from a technical perspective, I am unable to provide an answer for you. However, from a lamen's persepective, I was able to view the screen with no visual indication of the pixels. The images were all clear. I hope this is helpful.
492599
I haven't noticed it. The only image related issues I notice are the blurring of the corners of the screens (due to the nature of the adjuster glass that you must look through). The image is actually VERY clear and sharp in the center.
912020
I have not had that problem with mine. Have you tried adjusting the monitor or sync it with the computer?
1157574
I'm getting a lot more than the other answers so far. I keep the display a couple ticks below maximum brightness most of the time, which helps, but I get a good eight hours.
525148
I would argue that the glare is a non issue altogether. I really think people who complain about glare are simply LCD/LED fanboys. My unit is in a sun-drenched room with wrap-around ceiling to floor windows and I've never had an issue with glare. I do need to close the blinds in the day, but that's the tradeoff for a superior picture from a display that doesn't double as a neon flashlight. So in sum, screen brightness can be an issue, but for me that's easily resolved with the blinds. Glare has never been an issue for me. I continue to stand by my initial statement that this is the finest screen I've ever viewed when broken in and calibrated properly.
249516
I didn't get that on this monitor, but I've had it on other Acer monitors before. contact Acer and they should honor it under the first year warranty as a screen panel defect.
969386
i just got my 8000 series yesterday. We watched a scifi blu ray last night and I am thinking I am going to return this. The backlighting comes out of the corners and was not something my family paid much attention to, but I clearly noticed it. On very dark seens, the spotlight casting comes from the middle and corners of both the top and bottom. A bit frustrating...
1072297
The monitor does have a lot of glare. While it rarely creates an inconvenience to me, when it does I just close a blind or curtain.