How many of you have this prob w/ LCD screens? - GoFuckYourself.com

ready lube · 09-28-2006, 09:49 PM

DEAD PIXELS!!!

How common is this anyway?

Not sure if I believe the sales people since nobody ever wants to take something back but how many dead pixels are you supposed to have on your screen without getting pissed?

Thinking about how these dead pixels are showing up, whats the life span of a LCD display anyway? I mean is this thing going to last 5 years or just get filled with more and more dead pixels? I'm assuming there's no real fix for it either am I right?

All I've been told is that it's an "anomaly" (sp)

This drives me nuts!

Spunky · 09-28-2006, 09:51 PM

I blame the white man

Dagwolf · 09-28-2006, 09:53 PM

My pixels are going to die?

jigg · 09-28-2006, 10:11 PM

i have none
but if you have like more than 5-6, depending on model, the company will take it back and give you a new one

or you can search google for some free programs taht could potentially help fix the pixels by flashing repeatedly colors, some people swear it works

yahoo-xxx-girls.com · 09-28-2006, 10:18 PM

Is your monitor class A,B or C ???

Class A does not have any dead pixels
Class B has a few dead pixels and the very bottem...
Class C can have dead pixels anywhere

If you have picked up a class A LCD monitor and it has dead pixels then take it back and get it replaced !

Good luck,

Project-Shadow · 09-28-2006, 10:55 PM

All 3 of my monitors have dead pixels now

notabook · 09-28-2006, 11:00 PM

Most LCD monitors will have a few dead pixels in them. My F-419 has the least (2), my dell monitors have the most (about 4 each). They are not noticeable unless you are using a dead pixel finder. Shitty, shitty LCD monitors will sometime have dead pixels all in a row, rarely even a whole line of dead pixels (that is an entire line on your screen will = dead pixels, very easily noticeable and very annoying).

You can try to ‘pop’ the dead pixel by using a very soft lint-free cloth or a plastic ziplock bag (or any other clean plastic bag). Gently massage the dead pixel and the area around the dead pixel. I’ve gotten rid of a couple of dead pixels that way. The other way to try it is to use a program (as already suggested) that will flash random colors (RBG) on your screen. I’ve yet to get this to actually work but some have said it did work for their psp… so take it with a grain of salt.

Good luck!

Vitasoy · 09-28-2006, 11:05 PM

I got some, but they're not really noticeable

Matt 26z · 09-28-2006, 11:08 PM

I have a pixel that is stuck in bright green. Talk about annoying. I finally cut the very tip off the edge of a black sticker and put it over it. Having the black spot was better than the green one.

baX · 09-28-2006, 11:13 PM

After one year of use none of them died on my LCD monitor. And they were all healthy when I bought them.

Pipeline Q · 09-28-2006, 11:17 PM

Haven't had a problem. i've heard that you can ask them to open the package at the store so you can see what you are buying. then refuse it if it's got dead pixels

Boobs · 09-28-2006, 11:28 PM

my sony lcd never gives me problems.

onlineriches · 09-28-2006, 11:31 PM

dell laptop has a ton in a bunch (noticeable) but still not bad, got it well used, so i can't complain.

ready lube · 09-29-2006, 12:08 AM

I'll try the baggy tick and see if it works. If not I'm going to take it back. I only have 3 but it sux when you spend a lot of cash on something and see that shit.

Thanks for the help to those of you that offered advice

ready lube · 09-29-2006, 02:48 PM

I just got two of the grey ones to go away but the red one is still there...I'll keep trying

Damian_Maxcash · 09-29-2006, 02:54 PM

The trick is to not notice them - if you see one close your eyes real quick and try to forgrt where it is.

Once you know where it is your fucked. Millions of pixels and thats the one you are going to spend the rest of your days staring at.

tranza · 09-29-2006, 02:57 PM

I have 1 dead pixels on my Samsung 21' LCD.

It only shows on black though. All other collors work fine.

Trixie · 09-29-2006, 03:02 PM

I bought one of my monitors used (a store display model) and the guy wanted me to buy the dead pixel warranty -- I didn't, and here four years later still no dead pixels. NECs are the best!!

notabook: interesting tips there -- I never knew you could stimulate a dead pixel via massage back into productivity. Interesting. Wish I could do that to my fucking camera which produces a number of dead pixels in our pics.

cool1 · 09-29-2006, 03:03 PM

I have a dead blue one top left on my old lcd but not on this new one

stickyfingerz · 09-29-2006, 03:04 PM

dual 22" samsung 225bw's and 15.4" dell laptop none with a pixel out of place

stevo · 09-29-2006, 03:05 PM

I dont have any dead pixels with my sony, just a 1 inch by 1 inch area that faded from having the screen on too long...

Jarmusch · 09-29-2006, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tranza

I have 1 dead pixels on my Samsung 21' LCD.

It only shows on black though. All other collors work fine.

That's the 215TW right? I was thinking of getting that one but I really hate the speakers at the bottom.

Jarmusch · 09-29-2006, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stickyfingerz

dual 22" samsung 225bw's and 15.4" dell laptop none with a pixel out of place

Do you have backlight bleed with them? I hear that's very common for 225BW's.

stickyfingerz · 09-29-2006, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarmusch

Do you have backlight bleed with them? I hear that's very common for 225BW's.

Nope not a bit. These things are beautiful.

lakroze · 09-29-2006, 03:22 PM

0 on my laptop,
my 2nd tft is few weeks old and I still havent noticed (which doesnt mean it dont have)

BitAudioVideo · 09-29-2006, 04:31 PM

theres 2 different issues. dead pixels and stuck pixels

a dead pixel is black and can be "rubbed out" =]
best to rub with a moist q-tip, only in that spot, power off and on the monitor while doing it. its a "liquid crystal display" and a dead pixel is dry. the gentle massage may fix it.

a stuck pixel is red/blue/green - for this the flashing color is suppose to work.. i find they mosty get re-stuck - google udpixel or jscreenfix

gecko · 09-29-2006, 08:50 PM

I have a few.. but they don't bother me

cess · 09-29-2006, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarmusch

Do you have backlight bleed with them? I hear that's very common for 225BW's.

I saw 3 of these monitors and all of them had backlight bleeding. It's a crappy TN panel inside, it's great if you want to game and don't care about view angles at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFT_LCD
http://www.lcdresource.com/

ready lube · 09-29-2006, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BitAudioVideo

theres 2 different issues. dead pixels and stuck pixels

a dead pixel is black and can be "rubbed out" =]
best to rub with a moist q-tip, only in that spot, power off and on the monitor while doing it. its a "liquid crystal display" and a dead pixel is dry. the gentle massage may fix it.

a stuck pixel is red/blue/green - for this the flashing color is suppose to work.. i find they mosty get re-stuck - google udpixel or jscreenfix

Interesting, thank you. The one that bothers me is red. I'll try the damp q-tip trick tonight

stickyfingerz · 09-29-2006, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cess

I saw 3 of these monitors and all of them had backlight bleeding. It's a crappy TN panel inside, it's great if you want to game and don't care about view angles at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFT_LCD
http://www.lcdresource.com/

Not sure why people are talking about viewing angles, and backlight issues. To test this I just set my wallpaper to black. There is 0 backlight showing at all. Period. I can view and read my monitor all the way from the side. The response time on these bad boys are 5ms. No dead pixels. Beautiful picture crystal clear. To call them crappy is laughable. I compared close to 20 monitors before I decided on these. I made 3 trips before I settled on these. They are simply gorgeous. Of course what would I know... I only own them and use them everyday lol.

Fizzgig · 09-29-2006, 09:21 PM

My cat's name is Pixel.

MuleScrote · 09-29-2006, 09:23 PM

I've been staring at a bright green pixel for the last couple weeks. After reading this thread I realized it was gone.

I shut the power off to this thing today for the first time in months...maybe that helped ;)

Tat2Jr · 09-29-2006, 09:27 PM

If your Pixels take Jesus Christ as their savior they will live on for eternity in heaven.

stickyfingerz · 09-29-2006, 09:32 PM

Found a good review on the 225bw

http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=336&p=1

Their sample did have the backlight issue. Neither of mine do.

But they agreed with me on the viewing angles sharpness, and all around sexiness of these bad boys.

09-28-2006, 09:49 PM	#1
ready lube Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ReadyLube.com Posts: 2,043	How many of you have this prob w/ LCD screens? DEAD PIXELS!!! How common is this anyway? Not sure if I believe the sales people since nobody ever wants to take something back but how many dead pixels are you supposed to have on your screen without getting pissed? Thinking about how these dead pixels are showing up, whats the life span of a LCD display anyway? I mean is this thing going to last 5 years or just get filled with more and more dead pixels? I'm assuming there's no real fix for it either am I right? All I've been told is that it's an "anomaly" (sp) This drives me nuts! __________________ Ready Lube - Natural Water Based Personal Lubricant that really works! Check out our special offers going on now! Save BIG! Spice things up with Ready Lube!

09-28-2006, 09:51 PM	#2
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,940	I blame the white man __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

09-28-2006, 09:53 PM	#3
Dagwolf President of Canada Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Leaving Hell, Entering Limbo Posts: 23,141	My pixels are going to die? __________________ Sleep well, and dream of large women.

09-28-2006, 10:11 PM	#4
jigg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,527	i have none but if you have like more than 5-6, depending on model, the company will take it back and give you a new one or you can search google for some free programs taht could potentially help fix the pixels by flashing repeatedly colors, some people swear it works __________________ ...... eight,eight,two,eight,eight,four,two ......

09-28-2006, 10:18 PM	#5
yahoo-xxx-girls.com Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 3,143	LCD Monitors... Is your monitor class A,B or C ??? Class A does not have any dead pixels Class B has a few dead pixels and the very bottem... Class C can have dead pixels anywhere If you have picked up a class A LCD monitor and it has dead pixels then take it back and get it replaced ! Good luck, __________________ sig too big

09-28-2006, 10:55 PM	#6
Project-Shadow Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,340	All 3 of my monitors have dead pixels now

09-28-2006, 11:00 PM	#7
notabook Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Not a Library! Posts: 9,748	Most LCD monitors will have a few dead pixels in them. My F-419 has the least (2), my dell monitors have the most (about 4 each). They are not noticeable unless you are using a dead pixel finder. Shitty, shitty LCD monitors will sometime have dead pixels all in a row, rarely even a whole line of dead pixels (that is an entire line on your screen will = dead pixels, very easily noticeable and very annoying). You can try to ‘pop’ the dead pixel by using a very soft lint-free cloth or a plastic ziplock bag (or any other clean plastic bag). Gently massage the dead pixel and the area around the dead pixel. I’ve gotten rid of a couple of dead pixels that way. The other way to try it is to use a program (as already suggested) that will flash random colors (RBG) on your screen. I’ve yet to get this to actually work but some have said it did work for their psp… so take it with a grain of salt. Good luck! __________________

09-28-2006, 11:05 PM	#8
Vitasoy GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58,202	I got some, but they're not really noticeable __________________ [email protected]

09-28-2006, 11:08 PM	#9
Matt 26z So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: ¤ª"˜¨๑۩۞۩๑¨˜"ª¤ Posts: 18,481	I have a pixel that is stuck in bright green. Talk about annoying. I finally cut the very tip off the edge of a black sticker and put it over it. Having the black spot was better than the green one.

09-28-2006, 11:13 PM	#10
baX Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: BP Posts: 17,911	After one year of use none of them died on my LCD monitor. And they were all healthy when I bought them. Last edited by baX; 09-28-2006 at 11:15 PM..

09-28-2006, 11:17 PM	#11
Pipeline Q Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,891	Haven't had a problem. i've heard that you can ask them to open the package at the store so you can see what you are buying. then refuse it if it's got dead pixels

09-28-2006, 11:28 PM	#12
Boobs Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,875	my sony lcd never gives me problems. __________________ Join the fucking best in big tit sponsors!!!

09-28-2006, 11:31 PM	#13
onlineriches Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 308	dell laptop has a ton in a bunch (noticeable) but still not bad, got it well used, so i can't complain.

09-29-2006, 12:08 AM	#14
ready lube Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ReadyLube.com Posts: 2,043	I'll try the baggy tick and see if it works. If not I'm going to take it back. I only have 3 but it sux when you spend a lot of cash on something and see that shit. Thanks for the help to those of you that offered advice __________________ Ready Lube - Natural Water Based Personal Lubricant that really works! Check out our special offers going on now! Save BIG! Spice things up with Ready Lube!

09-29-2006, 02:48 PM	#15
ready lube Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ReadyLube.com Posts: 2,043	I just got two of the grey ones to go away but the red one is still there...I'll keep trying __________________ Ready Lube - Natural Water Based Personal Lubricant that really works! Check out our special offers going on now! Save BIG! Spice things up with Ready Lube!

09-29-2006, 02:54 PM	#16
Damian_Maxcash So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: MaxCash.com Posts: 12,745	The trick is to not notice them - if you see one close your eyes real quick and try to forgrt where it is. Once you know where it is your fucked. Millions of pixels and thats the one you are going to spend the rest of your days staring at.

09-29-2006, 02:57 PM	#17
tranza ICQ: 197-556-237 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: BRASIL !!! Posts: 57,559	I have 1 dead pixels on my Samsung 21' LCD. It only shows on black though. All other collors work fine. __________________ I'm just a newbie.

09-29-2006, 03:02 PM	#18
Trixie Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: near Seattle, WA Posts: 1,850	I bought one of my monitors used (a store display model) and the guy wanted me to buy the dead pixel warranty -- I didn't, and here four years later still no dead pixels. NECs are the best!! notabook: interesting tips there -- I never knew you could stimulate a dead pixel via massage back into productivity. Interesting. Wish I could do that to my fucking camera which produces a number of dead pixels in our pics. __________________ WebWhoreBucks: Girls, a guy and a tranny -- unique indie porn!

09-29-2006, 03:03 PM	#19
cool1 sex is good Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Carman, MB Canada Posts: 24,939	I have a dead blue one top left on my old lcd but not on this new one __________________

09-29-2006, 03:04 PM	#20
stickyfingerz Doin fine Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,983	dual 22" samsung 225bw's and 15.4" dell laptop none with a pixel out of place

09-29-2006, 03:05 PM	#21
stevo Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,051	I dont have any dead pixels with my sony, just a 1 inch by 1 inch area that faded from having the screen on too long...

09-29-2006, 03:22 PM	#25
lakroze Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 164924664 Posts: 3,527	0 on my laptop, my 2nd tft is few weeks old and I still havent noticed (which doesnt mean it dont have)

09-29-2006, 04:31 PM	#26
BitAudioVideo Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 1,246	theres 2 different issues. dead pixels and stuck pixels a dead pixel is black and can be "rubbed out" =] best to rub with a moist q-tip, only in that spot, power off and on the monitor while doing it. its a "liquid crystal display" and a dead pixel is dry. the gentle massage may fix it. a stuck pixel is red/blue/green - for this the flashing color is suppose to work.. i find they mosty get re-stuck - google udpixel or jscreenfix __________________ Hi-Quality Encoding - Bulk Orders - On Time! http://bitaudiovideo.com icq 50476697 - aim n3r0xXx

09-29-2006, 08:50 PM	#27
gecko ****** Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 21,846	I have a few.. but they don't bother me __________________ [email protected]

09-29-2006, 09:21 PM	#31
Fizzgig Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: In Your Dreams Posts: 9,649	My cat's name is Pixel. __________________ ---'-,-{@ Sassy Grrrl @}-'-,---

09-29-2006, 09:23 PM	#32
MuleScrote Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,601	I've been staring at a bright green pixel for the last couple weeks. After reading this thread I realized it was gone. I shut the power off to this thing today for the first time in months...maybe that helped ;) __________________ ICQ 78681003

09-29-2006, 09:27 PM	#33
Tat2Jr Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Sunny California Posts: 4,882	If your Pixels take Jesus Christ as their savior they will live on for eternity in heaven. __________________ NICHE MONEY >> Ass Worship • Panties • Solo Teen • Pantyhose Serving up exclusive fetish sites since 1997!

09-29-2006, 09:32 PM	#34
stickyfingerz Doin fine Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,983	Found a good review on the 225bw http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=336&p=1 Their sample did have the backlight issue. Neither of mine do. But they agreed with me on the viewing angles sharpness, and all around sexiness of these bad boys.