Semi-transparent Screen Issue X1 2014

Hey
I have this strange issue with my X1 (had it for a few months now but had the issue since the beginning).
Some colors, such as grey, make the edges of my screen semi-transparent as in I can see through to the application behind it.
I don't believe this is a screen issue but wondering if anyone else has experience this problem.
I have attached an image that makes it happen (try viewing it full screen and let me know what you see).
I have also attached an image of what I see.
http://1drv.ms/1qbIYx1
Does anyone else have this problem?

Your descriptions "semi-transparent screen" and "app behind the screen" are very confusing and it's difficult to understand what you mean.
What exactly is the running state of the computer? What apps are running in your photos (with the "XO" in the first picture and the vertical bar in the second picture)? Describe steps to produce the result.
I think you're saying that you are running one app and launch another app on top of it, and you can see the first app bleeding through. The first app isn't really bleeding through -- it was burned into screen (also known as image retention or ghosting). It's a screen display hardware problem that is common on some models of Lenovo laptops.

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Mark--
Thank you for weighing in!
Unfortunately I do not: the manufacturer did not send me a picture of what their software did to the image, so I only have my original. And it's a very large file, at over 100MB (for the layered psd). I could separate out the "problem" layers, but I suspect they would look just like any other file that uses semi-transparency. Apparently this issue affects all images using that technique (unless done via dithering).
Apologies,
--Cliff

Semi-transparent Screen Issue X1 2014

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