Dead or stuck pixel on Laptop
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Rebel Ninja
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Dead or stuck pixel on Laptop
I got a new laptop just over two weeks ago and I have noticed a dead or stuck pixel in the centre of the scree. It is a small red dot in the centre of the screen. While it is not very big it is really annoying and stands out alot on light backgrounds. What options are there avaliable for me to try and solve this? Thank You
Re: Dead or stuck pixel on Laptop
Try using udpixel.exe (Undead Pixel), a freeware program. Didn't revive a pixel for me, though.
Also, if it's showing red in white images that means it's the green and blue pixels that are dead.
Also, if it's showing red in white images that means it's the green and blue pixels that are dead.
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Re: Dead or stuck pixel on Laptop
If the program above doesn't work I'm not sure how much this will do, but Dead Pixel Tester is also a good utility:
http://www.dataproductservices.com/dpt
http://www.dataproductservices.com/dpt
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Huh, I've never heard of software that could "fix" a dead pixel. Help point one out by letting you make color blocks on the screen yes, but fix? Seems rather far-fetched...
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Dead pixels are always black and are unfixable. The first way to revive stuck pixels is to push at them gently; a stuck red pixel is generally a good sign for that. Second is to use a scrambler. It's about as farfetched as using a screensaver to protect your screen from burn-in.
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Pretty much what Ganelon said. Personally I use my NDS' stylus to fix stuck pixels.
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Re: Dead or stuck pixel on Laptop
Nothing's worse than dead pixels.... :/
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Re: Dead or stuck pixel on Laptop
The best fix for a dead pixel is not to notice it.
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Re: Dead or stuck pixel on Laptop
I was never able to fix my stuck pixels in my laptop or TV, but they didn't show up until i had them a few years.
I tried using one of those scrambler things on my tv set for several hours and it did nothing. Sometimes its red or green but rarely the right color, but it really doesn't stick out unless the whole area is supposed to be black or a dark solid color. Fortunately the tv only has one bad pixel after 7 years.
I tried using one of those scrambler things on my tv set for several hours and it did nothing. Sometimes its red or green but rarely the right color, but it really doesn't stick out unless the whole area is supposed to be black or a dark solid color. Fortunately the tv only has one bad pixel after 7 years.
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Rebel Ninja
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Re: Dead or stuck pixel on Laptop
Thanks for all your posts. I took the laptop back yesterday and got it exchanged. Hopefully this one won't get any dead pixels.
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Re: Dead or stuck pixel on Laptop
Just wondering for future reference can you actually replace a laptop screen for issues such as dead pixels? What sort of price would I be looking at?
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The rate varies depending on where you go, what model you have and how much they charge you for labor. The replacement screens and labor can cost more than the value of the laptop. These days I would say you start around $300, which is cheap compared to several years ago when sony screens and labor posted around 1k.Rebel Ninja wrote:Just wondering for future reference can you actually replace a laptop screen for issues such as dead pixels? What sort of price would I be looking at?
They cost quite a bit more than an equivalent sized LCD screen. You don't replace screens for dead pixels unless there are a ton of them in a 1 square inch area however. You learn to deal with them.
EDIT: In your case you were quite fortunate to have it within the return time frame, so that was a good reason to get it replaced. I wouldn't take a new machine with dead pixels if I could avoid it.
I had a psp with a stuck screen but I kept it cause it was the last unit available with 1.5 os on it. hehe
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I was told by one of the tech at the apple store that it would cost about $700 to replace the screen on my 15in laptop. That's apple though so I don't know how it would compare to other brands.
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Re: Dead or stuck pixel on Laptop
Isn't there some kind of "allowed number of dead pixels or free replacement" -thingy going on where manufacturers give you full warranty on it?agustusx wrote:The rate varies depending on where you go, what model you have and how much they charge you for labor. The replacement screens and labor can cost more than the value of the laptop. These days I would say you start around $300, which is cheap compared to several years ago when sony screens and labor posted around 1k.Rebel Ninja wrote:Just wondering for future reference can you actually replace a laptop screen for issues such as dead pixels? What sort of price would I be looking at?
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Re: Dead or stuck pixel on Laptop
In a former life I worked at a computer store for several years and the rule was 5 dead pixels in 1 square inch. Manufacturer usually only gave you one year on this warranty, while if you bought extended plans it continue along with them.ZOM wrote:Isn't there some kind of "allowed number of dead pixels or free replacement" -thingy going on where manufacturers give you full warranty on it?agustusx wrote:The rate varies depending on where you go, what model you have and how much they charge you for labor. The replacement screens and labor can cost more than the value of the laptop. These days I would say you start around $300, which is cheap compared to several years ago when sony screens and labor posted around 1k.Rebel Ninja wrote:Just wondering for future reference can you actually replace a laptop screen for issues such as dead pixels? What sort of price would I be looking at?
Basically your screwed if you have 5 dead pixels and they all aren't concentrated in a small area.
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Every manufacturer has their own rules, supposedly based on an ISO standard.
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That's interesting to know.Ed Oscuro wrote:Every manufacturer has their own rules, supposedly based on an ISO standard.
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can't seem to find the meat of ISO 9241-307:2008 on the net, but it looks like that the manufacturers are still the ones to judge for themselves in which category to put their displays and how many dead pixels tolerance is allowed... (don't you dare make it *too* easy for the consumer)The ISO 13406-2:2001 standard has been withdrawn and revised by the ISO 9241-302, 303, 305 and 307:2008 standards
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