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- dnthomps, on 10/12/2007, -26/+101http://digg.com/tech_news/How_to_Fix_a_Dead_Pixel_on_an_LCD_Monitor
Now, you are telling me that Digg didn't show you that this story was a dupe? - masamunecyrus, on 10/12/2007, -8/+74Granted, it is a dupe, but it's a dupe of something posted 278 days ago, and I had no clue you could fix them! I'll have to try it on my mother's LCD.
- Blah_Blah_Blah, on 10/12/2007, -2/+46I dont get how the headline on the linked site says "How to fix a Stuck Pixel" and yet here the headline says "How to fix a dead pixel" there is a huge difference. Dead pixels cant be fixed.
- MattL920, on 10/12/2007, -1/+38The headline is inaccurate, this is to fix stuck pixels, not dead ones. There's a difference; dead pixels can't be fixed.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20Also, in the article they specifically say that it's for a stuck pixel, not a dead pixel.
- dSlifer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19And it should be marked as Inaccurate because the article even states:
"These instructions will fix "stuck" pixels, not "dead" ones. Dead pixels appear black while stuck pixels can be one constant color like red, blue or green."
The title of the article is even "How to Fix a Stuck Pixel..." not a dead one... - Urusai, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Try buying a new pixel from NewEgg, they come in packages of 12 and work with most LCD monitors.
- cartwheels, on 10/12/2007, -11/+23Marked as inaccurate. The usual cause of a dead/stuck pixel is a deformity in the glass panel.
- harlowsmonkeys, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13No, you have never fixed a single dead pixel with pressure. You may have fixed a stuck pixel that way, however.
- sven007, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11i find it interesting how at the bottom of the article, it puts the link to the other digg article: http://digg.com/tech_news/How_to_Fix_a_Dead_Pixel_on_an_LCD_Monitor
- FastZ, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Anybody know how to fix a dead pixel on a CRT? I cant afford an LCD monitor.
- headband, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10CRT's don't have fixed pixels
make sure it's not dust - DiamondIce, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12These instructions will fix "stuck" pixels, not "dead" ones. Dead pixels appear black while stuck pixels can be one constant color like red, blue or green.
/blatant comment whoring - RadiantBeing, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8You really should look at the stuck pixel under magnification. My last monitor had two apparently dead/stuck subpixels but under magnification, they were actually working but malformed or not vivid enough somehow.
- slaystench, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7This really does work, these are the kind of dupes I don't mind seeing. Dupes that are actually useful...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Stuck pixels, as many have already pointed out, can sometimes be fixed, but dead ones CANNOT!
However a lot of the time, even stuck ones can't be fixed in this way.
I recently bought a nice acer AL2216W 22" LCD which had a stuck pixel (red on a black background, blue on white), and even after several days of color-flashing, then the old apply-pressure-while-turning-it-on it remained stuck. Thankfully the retailer swapped it with no questions for a perfect panel and I'm now a happy boy.
Also, how many damn times does this story (and link) have to appear on the front page?
Cheating the dupe filter by adding a '2' to the submission title doesn't make it right! - whamdanglers, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5What's a meanwhile comment?
- av4rice, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Doesn't even look like 501337 read the whole article. Lame.
- kyote, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Not only that, but the site it's pointing to clearly states this will fix STUCK pixels, not DEAD pixels.
Quote: "These instructions will fix "stuck" pixels, not "dead" ones. Dead pixels appear black while stuck pixels can be one constant color like red, blue or green." - greylion, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@FastZ:
A 'dead pixel' on a CRT is probably glass from the cathode, that has been knocked off and is now stuck in the grid mask. There's no way to fix that.
If you are going for a used CRT again, may I recommend the LG Flatron 795FT+. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Holy *****! It worked! (and yes, stuck pixels, not dead ones)
You dont need too much pressure, just press on it a bit. - oOLiquidNightOo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4i brought back some dead pixels on a lazarus monitor™ once.
- fredmeyer71, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Did you give the stuck pixel a frencher for about 10 minutes? That will fix it if rubbing it doesn't.
- mikelikespie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I saw a presentation the other day about software being developed not to fix the pixel, but to alter the display of the surrounding pixels so that the dead pixel isn't even noticable. The Human Visual System is crazy!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Well then, it still sounds like a display driver issue, but one that the renderer that FF uses seems able to correct.
Do you get the same weird pixel if you hook the screen to a different computer? - cleverboy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3If you look closely, its a different URL entirely, as eHow broke WikiHow out into its own domain name. I'm sure it must have come up in the dupe-detector, but even so... nice to re-mention from time to time.
- Jo9100, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2he's right
-well, not me... ive got a dead one. dead is not stuck - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Sometimes the shadow-mask on a CRT doesn't have all the 'holes' punched out fully.
I had an Olympic brand 17" with a single non-punched hole right in the centre, damn annoying and absolutely nothing you can do about it! - elroy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This method works for black pixels... I just did it last week with a new laptop, only I did it while it was on, with my fingernail... You just massage the area... if it's gonna work, it'll happen within a minute.
- aMiTnaRain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2ROTFLMAO!
- rowanjl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm sorry to say this, but I think you're out of luck, it looks to me like the pixels where damaged when an object hit them. They might not be completely black, but the internal structure is probably broken.
Blame the kids! - rowanjl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Try it for 20-24 hours, or as long as you can possibly manage.
- Chakz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I also bought that same 22" widescreen Acer and mine has 4 stuck pixels, I only noticed one red one on the left hand side so I downloaded that flasher utility and it pointed out the other 3. Only the one is noticeable and I've tried every method to unstick it and it doesn't work.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's not working for me, how long should I run this pixel flasher? 8h? maybe I can get some results tomorrow, but it would be great cuz my laptop has 2 stucked pixel :I
- shaunhey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Didn't work on the bright red pixel on my AL2216W Acer 22" Widescreen...
- Spikito, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1ive tried all kinds of methods, none have worked for me, one method had me downlaod something , it made a little box that blinked the primarly colors really fast and i was suppsoed to drag it over the affected area and leave it a few hours, nothing
- sc0ri0n, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I would have buried it but now that people made corrections to it, I have more information than I had before reading this. It may be a dupe but I had not seen it as I was not reading digg 278 days ago. So, I say do not bury. Let people learn a thing or two...
- gluck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Worked for me. Had a blue pixel, turned off the monitor, pressed the area and turned it on again, its gone. (GreenHouse LCD by the way).
- onewinger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Agreed. Upgrading the video driver (and NOT using the IBM driver) fixed this problem on my T42.
At first, I suspected a dead pixel. But, same thing, scrolled in Firefox, and pixels were gone. They'd show up again after a few hours, usually bright white against my black background...
Go find a Radeon driver. - nolz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1HAH! It works! Amazing, thanks for the repost. What's weird though is that mine happened to be a dead pixel (black dot), and I was pretty sure it wasn't dust. But I did the light tapping and it worked like a charm. Rubbing it didn't do so much for me the first few times. :(
Great article. - buss, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's a reasonable suggestion, but it only happens when I scroll in firefox. I can scroll in any other program and the pixel doesn't get fixed.
- rkuchiki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Anyone have any idea how a object could get inside of an LCD?
http://zefie.com/files/lcdspot/
If you look closely, you'll notice it isn't a stuck pixel, because it effects partial pixels as well. It seems something (perhaps a cigarette ash) has mysterously gotten into the inside of the LCD. I've tried wiping it, but its inside. I've also tried tapping the panel from the side to see if I could dislodge it, but no go. - nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Well, nobody will probably read this, but when I read this a few days ago I thought it was *****, and that the people who said it worked were pulling people's legs. Anyway, I had this stuck pixel for over a year, tried some software that flipped the pixel repeatedly for days, to no avail, and just now pressed it firmly a few times, and bingo - unstuck! Absolutely amazing!
- rusty0101, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is clearly a phony lead. You can quicly spot this by comparing the number of people who report that they were able to follow the instructions and it worked for them, and compare that number to the number of people who reprot that you only hear about this as something on the order of 'my wive;s mother's only brother's only niec's husband once claimed...' statements.
We skeptics realize that we will need exceptional evidence of this actually working, on the order of a clinical demonstration involvine all lcd monitors ever made, which have a faulty pixel of any sort being shown to be fixed by this method. Anything les does not fit our modle of extrodinary proof required for extrodinary claims.
[/sarcasm] - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Thanks for the insight, your comment was only posted about 100 times already.
- tjmasco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I have a stuck red pixel, how much pressure do you need to apply, is this a forcefull pressure or a light pressure?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah I heard this was under development as well, and it's feasible but I think it'll require a new LCD screen.
Think of it this way. If you have a cross of 5 pixels, and the one in the center is dead, by adjusting the brightness of the 4 surrounding the dead one, you will virtually blur it out. It's an optical illusion basically because the pixel is still dead but you can't see that. - gormly, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2and the janitor replied, "we'll if you would get off your knee's for a minute you'd realize it wasn't 'whiteout'" and that I can't further your career, but thanks anyway.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I just bought exactly the same screen and it too had a stuck (red) pixel.
Contact where you bought it from and see if they can replace it as being faulty. Worked with me, you might get lucky too. - imyayo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Doesn't work, have tried it several times. You just have to hope it is not in an awkward spot.
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