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What are dead pixels on a TFT display, what do they look like. With a new
laptop do you expect to have some?

B.W.

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Permanently black or permanently white.
If you have either, sometimes a small tap on the back of the screen fixes
it.

The industry standard allows a limited number of bad pixels on a new screen.
Some factors are location, total quantity, quantity adjacent etc.
Check your manual and/or contact the manufacturer for details.
If you call, do not be satisfied with what you may be told, ask for a web
reference.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
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"B.W." <bwaller@norex.com.auxx (drop the xx)> wrote in message
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> What are dead pixels on a TFT display, what do they look like. With a new
> laptop do you expect to have some?
>
> B.W.

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"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
> Permanently black or permanently white. If you
> have either, sometimes a small tap on the back
> of the screen fixes it.


Another popular method is massaging the dead pixel with a finger. This
involves covering the finger with cloth (such as a soft glove or soft cotton
rag), gently pressing on the LCD display directly over the dead pixel, and
rocking the finger in an up/down or side to side motion. I first read about
this method several years ago and have used it twice to successfully fix
dead pixels.

Stewart

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Just don't poke your finger through the screen.

"Dwight Stewart" <stewartx@NOearthlinkSPAM.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
>> Permanently black or permanently white. If you
>> have either, sometimes a small tap on the back
>> of the screen fixes it.
>
>
> Another popular method is massaging the dead pixel with a finger. This
> involves covering the finger with cloth (such as a soft glove or soft
> cotton rag), gently pressing on the LCD display directly over the dead
> pixel, and rocking the finger in an up/down or side to side motion. I
> first read about this method several years ago and have used it twice to
> successfully fix dead pixels.
>
> Stewart
>

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Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:
> Permanently black or permanently white.

The bit may be permanently black or white, but the colour (made from
multiple bits) may not be. I have a dead pixel that is permanently red.

There was an article about this on news.com a while back. Various
vendors have different policies, but they typically replaced the LCD
monitor only if there were more than 6-10 dead pixels.

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"Rodney Kelp" wrote:
> Just don't poke your finger through the screen.


LOL! You did notice I carefully added the word "gently" to those
instructions - a disclaimer to prevent someone coming back to scream at me
after pressing too hard. A person will have to press in on the screen, but I
do hope they use a little common sense when doing so.

Stewart