Just opened it and the screen is flickering. Anyone else have experience with screen flicker?
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My Acer Aspire S5-391-9880 (which I LOVED otherwise) began this same flickering ... off-and-on, and after FOUR repair attempts by Acer, I just gave up and bought this S7 ... thinking that the problem was only with the S5 model. Now I see THIS ... from S7 owners, and I'm starting to worry! WOW! are you KIDDING ME ?? at least this time I have a 3-year warranty. With my S5 I had to PAY for out-of-warranty repairs THAT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM!UPDATE: 8 months later ... no such problems. Everything working as expected, although I still liked my S5 better for many reasons, including size, weight and keyboard. My Acer Aspire S5-391-9880 (which I LOVED otherwise) began this same flickering ... off-and-on, and after FOUR repair attempts by Acer, I just gave up and bought this S7 ... thinking that the problem was only with the S5 model. Now I see THIS ... from S7 owners, and I'm starting to worry! WOW! are you KIDDING ME ?? at least this time I have a 3-year warranty. With my S5 I had to PAY for out-of-warranty repairs THAT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM!UPDATE: 8 months later ... no such problems. Everything working as expected, although I still liked my S5 better for many reasons, including size,... » Read More My Acer Aspire S5-391-9880 (which I LOVED otherwise) began this same flickering ... off-and-on, and after FOUR repair attempts by Acer, I just gave up and bought this S7 ... thinking that the problem was only with the S5 model. Now I see THIS ... from S7 owners, and I'm starting to worry! WOW! are you KIDDING ME ?? at least this time I have a 3-year warranty. With my S5 I had to PAY for out-of-warranty repairs THAT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM!UPDATE: 8 months later ... no such problems. Everything working as expected, although I still liked my S5 better for many reasons, including size, weight and keyboard. « Show Less
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no... but with my first one i had a problem where it would shut off after 30 minutes... i did the drill and called the acer help desk... and followed instructions... and then after a couple days just contacted amazon and traded it in.acer support was poor, at best... but amazon was absolutely spot on with their support.if you bought a brand new computer for this price... my suggestion is that you trade it in
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Please Please Please, listen to my advice and return that computer ASAP. I bought it and yes, I had the same problem but thought I would hold on to it because if I turned it off and back on it would be okay....for a little while. Then it quit connecting to the internet, that is when I decided to return it. I bought it Oct. 7th 2013 and received it the 18th. When I tried to return it through a seller on Amazon they refused even though it was under 30 days since I had it. I was not able to return it because under the sellers conditions it stated 30 days since order date not 30 days since I had it. I spent 1588.00 and Amazon refused the A-Z claim. I then had to send it to Acer ( by the way they are a joke! ) I got it back the end of December and still had problems with the flickers and mouse acting up..the internet connection was much better but not 100% However a month later I needed to send it off again for the speakers that quit working and a bad battery. I was also having problems with the flickers again that AGAIN got bad. I will never buy a Acer again and hope you are in the 30 day grace period so you can get your money back. This computer is a piece of garbage with a large price tag....
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Sorry to hear you are having this issue. So the display is not working at all? No blue light? If so, there is definitely something wrong. I will send you a message to discuss replacement.
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Fortunately mine has been working fine since receiving it. my suggestion would be to send it back for an exchange or a refund.
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Yes and No. I first noticed the screen going off all the time. So I went to system settings and clicked on "Display" and then "Sleep" and up'ed the time to 5 minutes. No problem then except it dimmed down occasionally and just a tap got it back....Jamie Jansen
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Yes. It sounds like your screen is defective. I replaced mine with this item. Was easy to do. Found a YouTube video that showed how to do it. Took me less than 30 mins.
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Mine was fine. I had no problems with it. Maybe you got one that had a defect.
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Mine seems fine. Have you tried to reach the seller? Other than returning the product if you felt it was old, I do not know what you can do.
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I had the same problem with one I bought around Christmas time. For that one I returned it. However, now my screen quit and I can't get tech help. At all. Nothing. If I had to do it over I'd return it and run.
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Mine does not flicker when either raising or lowering the light level on any setting. Based on this limited data I would conclude that flickering is not normal. LOL, I say that because given a choice between not flickering or flickering, NOT flickering seems to be more reassuring (normal)! Have you contacted the manufacturer?
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It happened to me. Try installing the screen again, especially the small part that connect the screen glass and the back board.
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Did you check the screen before completing the install. When I installed mine the screen is very delicate and easily broken. You will need to send it back as a defect.
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No. I have work with it for long hours. Check the settings and make sure it is not set for 60 hertz. Try a higher setting such as 120 hertz. It could be flickering. Otherwise, call for tech support.
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No, the general symptom that would cause one to replace this part would be the monitor works but the image is very dark. I think flicker rate might be associated with the video cards scan rate such as 60 hertz. The higher the hertz the better the flicker rate or refresh rate. Play with different screen resolutions and refresh rates to get a smooth screen image.
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Three things: Have you tested the monitor with another system, laptop or desktop? Have you tested the same monitor with different cables? Have you tested the monitor with your system in Safe-Mode so no drivers are loaded? The whole idea is to isolate the problem BUT if this is a refurbished unit HURRY UP and see if you can return it ASAP before the time expires. Good luck
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View looks good on mine. I would try a new battery to see if it helps. Using backlight helps as well.
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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.
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We have the same problem with our TV. The screen is normally very dim, then gets very bight. We've never had the screen go black. We have also noticed the same phenomenon that J. Wu mentioned about the lamp.Have either of you solved this problem? Were you able to exchange it?