Using the search didn't result in anyone asking what I have to ask, so I'm opening a new thread.
I don't know if it happened from the start, but last 5 days I'm noticing like a moving gradient on the display. When changing from bright apps (messaging for example) to homescreen with dark background. Also I'ts visible when pulling notifications down and homescreen slowly darkens. You can (well, I can) clearly see like moving gradient circles. You have to set the brightness to full to make it more obvious.
See the video that I recorded of the problem, It's visible.
http://youtu.be/8QxuEmZnjRc
But I repeat, I really can't confirm if it happened from day one. I have the phone for more than a month now.
I have these purple blotches on dark backgrounds. Only noticeable well when brightness is set to maximum. I also noticed after a while. Funny how it happens only on black backgrounds. Probably a manufacturing fault
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Anyone else seeing that? Maybe it's not faulty, maybe it's meant to be like that
I doubt it's meant to be like that
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Hey guys, recently i have noticed that on my phone, when taking pictures in low light settings, It has these weird "lines" across the image. Whether the "lines" are horizontal or vertical, they are there.
For example, the images i have uploaded. This one has the horizontal "lines"
I have searched across the net, and I am not able to find any low-light settings with these problems. So... Do you guys think my Captivate has a bad camera? maybe, a bad sensor or something like that :O
P.S. Yes, i know i need a new keyboard xP
I didn't see any lines on that picture
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Its on the bottom of the picture. Its not like a black line but it is like a line of noise x.x
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It's a bad camera, but it's not just you.
There's a reason why high end phones have LED lights. You can't create light out of nothing.
Wait... so is it a bad unit, or is it normal for the camera in low light conditions?
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dude your keyboard is disgusting....i think i would have to wash my hands after using it
on another note....my first phone had a pink dot in all the pics i took, att store exchanged it without a question. no lines, but to me it kinda sounds normal
OP, I took a picture last night and it had the same effect. Disappointing because it was alot worse and it my favorite out of 70. Ugh.
I can't really provide any input on your Q though. I assume mine was just a fluke, but you say it happens every time for you.
buddy17 said:
dude your keyboard is disgusting....i think i would have to wash my hands after using it
on another note....my first phone had a pink dot in all the pics i took, att store exchanged it without a question. no lines, but to me it kinda sounds normal
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Lol, well I still haven't gotten a definite answer x.x is this a problem, or is it normal for the camera in low light conditions? >_>
Btw, if it is pass the 30 days and I go to at&t, will they exchange it, or would have to go through warranty with samsung?
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OP, I took a picture last night and it had the same effect. Disappointing because it was alot worse and it my favorite out of 70. Ugh.
I can't really provide any input on your Q though. I assume mine was just a fluke, but you say it happens every time for you.
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It doesn't happen everytime, only times with low lighting.
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My phone does it too... its normal.
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Ah, I see those lines. They are normal even in high end DSLRs. You have to increase the ISO quality,that means use the lowest number say 100. However, when you do this, blur is more obvious.
However, I also noticed that our camera's sensor isn't really good. I tried ISO 100 and timed. I also was not holding the camera. It took a sharp picture but it still produced the noise on dark parts of the image. Taking pictures using DSLRs on ISO 100 doesn't produce those noise. I'm really not expecting too much from this phone since it's got a very small sensor.
Ok. Thanks. My camera lenses was also kind of dirty and I cleaned it and it helped a little. But thanks for all the help
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I've seen many Youtube Note videos with max brightness (some about e-reading), but almost none with the lowest brightness setting.
So, what do you think of reading at night with the Note, with low or no exterior light? Are white letters on black blackground too bright that becomes unconfortable?
What is your experience with apps like screen filter?
Those who come from HTC phones, do you find Note's screen more stressful to your eyes?
I've owned htc and sony phones and the Note's screen is very vibrant and great for night reading. Even on the low brightness in a dark room, you won't have trouble to read unless you have a bad eye sight.
Only people who are used to smaller screens or have pain in the eye will find the night usage painful for their sight. I use it every night before sleeping - no complains so far.
My fear is that Note will be too vibrant and brightfull and will strain my eyes.
For instance, I prefer reading at night with my HD2 than with my Asus Transformer, because it has a lower brightness level.
I don't know about you but I've also own a HD2 and I found the amoled screen very pleasant compare to every htc phones. The brightness can be toggle to suit you. But it's better that you test before in a shop if you are afraid.
There's an app called screen filter on market where you can lower the brightness until the letters are almost invisible. Great for night time reading!
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I use it on my HD2, but I've read here that Note's screen doesn't deal well with it and the image becomes greyish
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There's an app called screen filter on market where you can lower the brightness until the letters are almost invisible. Great for night time reading!
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Yep, I find it easy to read at night but only with screen filter. Must have app.
It is pretty bright at night, even with white text on a black background, but no problem if you use Screen Filter or one of the other several similar apps to dim it further. I have toggles on my home screen for several different filter levels for different purposes. Also, I use the night-vision mode that comes with Chainfire3D to turn it to red text on a black background, for even better night time reading.
With Fbreader you can just change the color of the text to something closer to black and have night mode with the lowest brightness setting on. Voila! Very clear and easy to read in pitch dark.
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My experience is a little different to others in the thread.
I also come from using an HD2 and to me, reading at night is a weakness for the Note. Even with saturation and contrast adjusted, the pentile display really stands out to me when you're (a) in a dark room and (b) holding the Note quite close to your eyes.
Both these are true when I'm reading. It's not particularly uncomfortable but just a bit annoying.
Could you detail further the 'pentile experience'? You see pixels or 'grain'?
I've had lots of other phones and can with certainty say that I've never had a book reader as good as my beloved Note. Pentile or not.
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Could you detail further the 'pentile experience'? You see pixels or 'grain'?
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I can see the separation between the pixels as I tend to hold it quite close on a low brightness when reading. It doesn't make it any more difficult to read, and of course the resolution outweighs that negative, but it just makes it look a little bit less perfect.
I am using Screendim application and it works much better than screen filter. There is Screendim trial just for three days.
Amoled screen cannot be made lower brightness than the default so it must be using contrast features to make it dimmer.
I have to say that reading is the primary reason why I bought the Note. I read a lot of ebooks. I find the Note to be a perfect size for reading at night in bed.
I have never found the brightness an issue... What u need is a good reading app. Thats what makes the difference.
I use Moon Reader Pro and epubeader (free on the Market and can also read .mobi). Both these programs have the ability to change the text color and background and brightness.
I find that black background with pale grey/blue text is the easiest to read while conserving most battery power.
For me, Note is amazing, and if talking about brightness, it can auto-adjust itself.
I agree with documents transformed to pure black backgrounds and maybe 10% black to white text color is perfect for the eye, so you can almost fall asleep while your phone saves battery.
For some reason ScreenFilter worked better on my S2 than it does on the Note. Using ScreenFilter just makes the picture look bad... washed out and difficult to read. I wish my Note could have lower brightness on the lowest setting.
Maybe Samsung doesn't want to go lower to avoid showing imperfections.
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For some reason ScreenFilter worked better on my S2 than it does on the Note. Using ScreenFilter just makes the picture look bad... washed out and difficult to read. I wish my Note could have lower brightness on the lowest setting.
Maybe Samsung doesn't want to go lower to avoid showing imperfections.
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I find it better if you use the Voodoo screen tuning app - worth trying
Here's the picture with the test image.
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6136/20121220181102.jpg
Looks like it. Don't worry about it though, you probably won't notice it in normal use.
mine is so noticeable when I play darker movies like Dark Knight. All the black clips It's so sad. I haven't read enough to find a work around, and I don't think there is one.
Do new Notes 1 (the N7000), ones produced recently (eg. 3/6 months ago) still have this bug? If yes, is the display better than displays of 1,5 year old Notes?
I have the initial release of note and thank God never experienced any such thing.
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Dont use powersave and keep auto screen adjustment off. Also keep brigtness up,all help
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Hello, I own N7 3G version and I have very annoying problem. My eyes hurt when I read texts. They look little bit blurry and the white is too saturated. I noticed that the greens and yellows are very pale compared to my LG OPTIMUS Black that uses LCD too..Is it me or my device has bad display?
Try screen filter?
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Try screen filter?
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I used to use screen filter, but I ended up shelling out for Lux Auto Brightness. It's just so much easier to use. I thought Screen Filter was a hassle and it needs to be disabled in order to sideload apps because it won't allow you to click the install button if it's enabled.
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I used to use screen filter, but I ended up shelling out for Lux Auto Brightness. It's just so much easier to use. I thought Screen Filter was a hassle and it needs to be disabled in order to sideload apps because it won't allow you to click the install button if it's enabled.
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Lux does that too, but it's smart enough to disable itself for that short time you're installing.
If the text you are talking about are web pages, you might consider getting the (stock Android) Browser.apk out of a AOKP build that matches your ROM base (4.1 vs. 4.2) and installing that in addition to Chrome (if for instance you are using a near-stock ROM).
The one thing that was an immediate disappointment to me for the N7 right out of the box was with the Chrome browser's lack of text reflow when zooming.
The Stock Android browser does text reflow nicely, so there's less eyestrain looking at larger text. Nicer bookmarks than Chrome IMO, too.
It does seem a little more prone to crashing than Chrome - but I use it anytime I want to read web pages where zoom+reflow makes the reading easier.
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kopchev said:
Hello, I own N7 3G version and I have very annoying problem. My eyes hurt when I read texts. They look little bit blurry and the white is too saturated. I noticed that the greens and yellows are very pale compared to my LG OPTIMUS Black that uses LCD too..Is it me or my device has bad display?
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Silly question but have you thought about going to the optician? Maybe you have bad eyes and need corrective glasses.
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I'm short-sighted - that means I see close objects fine opposed to distant objects. I'm corrected with glasses Anyway. I don't have such issues with ipads, xoom despite the bad PPI of the latter. The color reproduction is wrong with nexus, especially the black fonts on white background - they look too grayish and blurred and kinda blend with the oversaturated white background. Interestingly reds and blues look fine on white background; the same is valid also for the white texts on black background. Not to mention the device has very weak greens and yellows even compared to many mediocre LCDs. No ASUS again
kopchev said:
Hello, I own N7 3G version and I have very annoying problem. My eyes hurt when I read texts. They look little bit blurry and the white is too saturated. I noticed that the greens and yellows are very pale compared to my LG OPTIMUS Black that uses LCD too..Is it me or my device has bad display?
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To answer your question. I've used my N7 heavily....hours and hours every day, for all kinds of tasks, and have never experienced what you describe. Each person is different, it sounds to me maybe you're sensitive to something on the device that few others are...maybe its the high PPI? Go try an iPad Mini
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I think it is the scrolling, wat makes my eyes hurt. The tekst is building up in a way that I have to focus again and again. The xda app is a example of it.
I get big eye strain using the N7, especially at night !! But only one white pages. This aint just the tab though, I get it from my computer screen also.
Is it normal to be getting eye ache and headaches from whites onscreen?
I ended up getting a browser (Maxthon) with nightmode for my tab, but doesn't help for the PC.
Any ideas how to cause less strain to myself? My brightness is low etc.
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I get big eye strain using the N7, especially at night !! But only one white pages. This aint just the tab though, I get it from my computer screen also.
Is it normal to be getting eye ache and headaches from whites onscreen?
I ended up getting a browser (Maxthon) with nightmode for my tab, but doesn't help for the PC.
Any ideas how to cause less strain to myself? My brightness is low etc.
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for your computer download and install F.lux - at night your eyes will thank you. it takes ~15-30 minutes for your eyes to get adjusted to the color shift. If you really want to see the difference it makes after using it for 2-3 hours at night, disable it and see the results for yourself.
Anyone know a good flux alternative for android? I would assume if they have a jailbroken app for ios they should have had a android .apk.
Hi all.
I have had my 3T for a few days now, I came from the LG G5.
I have noticed that my home screen wallpaper looks bad. When viewing the original image in the gallery it looks fine but once I set it as a wallpaper or lock screen the quality goes right down the toilet! The image is a little blocky and it also has a yellow tint to it or a warmer tint if you know what I mean.
Anyone else got this??
Not having these issues, screen is crisp & have been trying so hard to spot this tint that there is another thread for (I can't see it & have been trying with various wall and studying so so hard for) not saying it is a fabrication, but for me and my eyes if it is present I'm not seeing it.....
As for your walls could be a scaling issue, how many walls have you tried? And is it the same no matter what walls you use?
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