John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...

Dirty Screen Effect is a term and acronym often tossed around by TV reviewers and A/V forum enthusiasts as if everyone knows what it is. And, yet, very few folks have ever heard of it before. You may ...

A distorted, blurry, or pixelated Galaxy S23 display is frustrating and can render your phone nearly unusable. Before you assume the worst—hardware failure or costly repairs—there are methodical ...

I recently appeared on my local TV station. When I arrived at the studio I was asked to change my shirt because its pattern would look distorted on screen. What causes this effect and why, in this day ...

The Dirty Screen Effect, also known as DSE, is a hardware-level issue that plagues some TV units. Often caused by faulty backlight setups on lower-end LCD-based TVs, DSE can cause a number of visual ...