Is it minimal backlight bleed that's the highest priority, or is it color reproduction, or is it a low response time, or something else?<br><br>Of your priorities, the hardest to judge is backlight ...
Backlight bleed like you describe is awful imo. A lot of 22" panels have had that problem, so swapping it out may not improve things much.
The nature of the display technology is such that the use of LEDs (light-emitting diodes) in it will result in the backlight bleeding phenomenon sooner or later. It can range from minimal to extreme ...