this is just a response on the OLED>LCD thread where ignorant people are jumping onto the oled praise
there are 2 main problems with vita oleds:
1) black blotches on the black/dark screens (more visible in dim conditions)
it's already been shown on gaf before here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35807094&postcount=21
2) 'vertical lines' - i've never seen this been complained before gaf, but a google search brings up many hits
i really dont know how to describe it, it's just looks like someone put a filter over the screen and there are faint vertical lines all over the image
it more noticeable in dark colours
http://psindependent.com/threads/faint-vertical-lines.10832/
i dont think you'll actually see/notice what i'm talking about in some of these pictures but i guess this picture is the best example of the bunch
last problem are the oled burn ins:
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=526677
universal problem, cannot be fixed, how bad depends on what you play, and how long you play it
my vita unit has the first 2 problems, just reading up on it, it seems to be a manufacturing problem (samsung side)
now, i'm guessing that these two defects are pretty common, but would your average user notice it? nope
i haven't played my vita in a while, and i just got dragon's crown and the problem is pretty noticeable (compared to rayman origins a bright and colourful game)
having said that, i played rayman sometime in january and havent really touched my vita since, and it's now september and my warranty is obviously expired, but just for kicks, i contact sony support regarding these 'defect' and the person i spoke to said they do not have these documented in their database, which baffles me
getting it repaired would cost 130$ i'm told, and i just internally laughs because you can pretty much get a used vita for around that price in my area
there are 2 main problems with vita oleds:
1) black blotches on the black/dark screens (more visible in dim conditions)
it's already been shown on gaf before here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35807094&postcount=21
2) 'vertical lines' - i've never seen this been complained before gaf, but a google search brings up many hits
i really dont know how to describe it, it's just looks like someone put a filter over the screen and there are faint vertical lines all over the image
it more noticeable in dark colours
http://psindependent.com/threads/faint-vertical-lines.10832/
i dont think you'll actually see/notice what i'm talking about in some of these pictures but i guess this picture is the best example of the bunch
last problem are the oled burn ins:
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=526677
universal problem, cannot be fixed, how bad depends on what you play, and how long you play it
my vita unit has the first 2 problems, just reading up on it, it seems to be a manufacturing problem (samsung side)
now, i'm guessing that these two defects are pretty common, but would your average user notice it? nope
i haven't played my vita in a while, and i just got dragon's crown and the problem is pretty noticeable (compared to rayman origins a bright and colourful game)
having said that, i played rayman sometime in january and havent really touched my vita since, and it's now september and my warranty is obviously expired, but just for kicks, i contact sony support regarding these 'defect' and the person i spoke to said they do not have these documented in their database, which baffles me
getting it repaired would cost 130$ i'm told, and i just internally laughs because you can pretty much get a used vita for around that price in my area