Hi all,
Long time watcher of LTT here, coming to the forum for some help
They say a picture says a thousand words so check the attached picture for what I'm facing.
in the blue box I have "contained" the black spot that appeared on my monitor this morning. For reference, it is a Benq EW3270U 4K Monitor
If you zoom in and look closely, you'll see it's not dead pixels, since the smudge doesn't seem to adhere to the pixels, it's just a smudge.
I've no idea where it came from or what it is; could it be some kind of burn in? There is no direct or reflected sunlight hitting the monitor and it has been here for a long while. (the monitor is close to 2 years old).
I've tried tools like UDPixel but it really doesn't seem like it's a dead/stuck pixel at all.
There also doesn't appear to be any physical damage to the monitor.
Also, if you move your head you can see the smudge appears to be "under" the screen as it changes position relative to what's "on screen"
Additionally, I might be going crazy but it I swear I've seen it change shape.
Just to confirm, yes I've tried turning it off and on again; unplugged it from power for like 15 mins etc... sadly no go
All help is very welcome!
Jeno