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- metsfansam, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26Gets epilepsy?
- robertcooper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16Remember, there is a difference between a DEAD pixel and a STUCK pixel. These Apps will not help with DEAD pixels. If You push Your finger lightly on an LCD screen, and it doesn't budge - You may have a DEAD pixel.
- VeryAngryJim, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16Taedirk, I am pretty sure that by "Gets epilepsy?" Metsfan is referring to the fact that you don't just get epilepsy from watching flashing lights, it's a chronic condition that is triggered by flashing lights, not caused by.
- Chakz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13I just came in here to thank someone for finally saying stuck pixel in the title instead of dead. I think we need an article that just says dead pixel != stuck pixel.
- madformadness, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9They need to make a flash version of this that works on the Wii browser.
- Kranklin, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11almost makes me wish i had a dead pixel to test it on
- macaddct1984, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Shh, don't ruin it for others!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+12This was April Fools Joke. It does not work.
- HunterTV, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7"*****, did anyone click on the applet? My brain fried the instant I looked at it."
I see a boat. - verifex, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9@FormulaOne
What about the ladies? - Jugalator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6You make it sound like they cost 10 bucks ;)
- ceeam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Just return it. Should work much better.
- CutRock, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6a "dead" pixel is much different than a "stuck" pixel.
I don't know all the terminology or technical synopsis for what the difference is, but I do know that a stuck pixel maintains at least one color, though fails to display any colors that incorporate another part of the color spectrum (rgb) properly.
I just got a new monitor for Christmas this year, and couldn't take my eye off a certain stuck pixel in the center. I also stumbled upon this application, let it run during dinner one night and the pixel hasn't had a problem yet. - dkarlson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6It is a schooner.
- beelz, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8I like UDPixel
http://udpix.free.fr/ - naldwell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Has anyone ever used anything like this successfully? Through my work I see a lot of LCD's with stuck (we call them 'bright') pixels and dead pixels. I have tried a couple of techniques I have found with the Google on more than 10 panels with no luck so far.
- rawdog79, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6fix stuck pixels ten times fast
- draebor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4say "Fix Stuck Pixels" ten times fast...
- nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I tried this. Had a single stuck red pixel for a couple of years. Used undeadpixel for about 24 hours. Nothing happened. Months later I read on digg someone saying to press it a few times with your finger. I thought it was a joke, but tried it anyway, feeling kind of silly. Then as soon as I stopped pressing it, while I looked at the stuck pixel, it became unstuck. I don't know if using undeadpixel had anything to do with it - I suspect just pressing the pixel will often work.
- squash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3i worked after i ran it for like 20 mins then pushed on the pixel and it went rite away
- webmonk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I've had this running in the background all day while I've been working and it hasn't fixed it yet.
- cakestick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3When do I get to see the goddamn sailboat?
- zanzzz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I've fixed stuck pixels on three different monitors. I just scrape it with my fingernail covered with a thin cloth. Sometimes you have to work at it from different directions. If it's "dead" it's usually gray and it won't repair with this method. It's worth a try though, I got a gray one to work once. It must have been stuck in gray. Had a helluva time with a pink one!
- Jugalator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2At least read the submission title?
Once, not reading the article was considered sloppy. This is getting ridiculous. - MattDavis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Hehe... I've been a pixel pusher for a long time, but this is completely different.
Dugg for the comments rather than the product. - steveng, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Just bought a Samsung 940BW yesterday, one stuck pixel towards the bottom of the screen; I hope this works.
- ipodman715, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I made a version that works:
4:3 TV's
http://wii.go.dyndns.org/wii.swf
Widescreen:
http://wii.go.dyndns.org/wiiwide.swf
It's a little slow, but works! - scuczu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Is there a way to fix the dead pixel on my ds?
- ZinjaShike, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Actually, they probably mean "screen retention". Burn-in is usually irreversible if done by user stupidity (not adjusting the white level; how hard is it people really).
Either way, after a while phosphors can wear in a certain area yes. However, aging all the phosphors equally again for a time span can undo basically what was done. That's why most have a built in white screen. In other words, you're taking a solid screen and burning it in which will slowly overtake the previous one assuming no damage was done (see comment about white levels), though depending on how long the static image was on for it may take very little to an extremely long time.
However, if you're smart you shouldn't need to do this to your plasma. Wait until AFTER the break-in period to play games and for Christ's sake CHECK YOUR CONTRAST!
I'll stop ranting now. - AZTriGuy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Hmm, I've got an LCD TV with some stuck pixels near the bottom where my 3 year-old decided he was going to "clean" the TV and sprayed vinegar/water mix all over it. Going to have to hook my laptop up to it and try it out, see if it works.
- f3l1x, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2for old plasmas, all it does is more uniformly burn in the phosphor on the rest of the entire screen. over time your plasma will be washed out. (years) According to wikipedia (and others) newer sets suffer from a less permanent characteristic; "polarization".
via wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_display#Pros_and_cons
"Older panels were notoriously subject to burn-in, although due to improvements in phosphors, in modern PDPs the effect is largely caused by polarization of the gas particles and can often be reversed by leaving the screen on a "snow" or static channel for an hour. Some home theater afficionados claim that, while burn-in is less likely now than in the past, it is still possible in some circumstances, and many plasma televisions have functions (such as "orbiting", in which the image is periodically moved imperceptibly) to minimize the problem. In any case, LCDs are not susceptible to permanent burn-in." - nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2stuck pixels are not dead pixels
- nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@dawnspire
no, pressing stuck pixels can actually fix them
http://digg.com/tech_news/How_to_Fix_a_Dead_Pixel_on_an_LCD_Monitor - b3mus3d, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2avihappy-
I think he knows it's an april fools joke. Look at the ;) - largobargo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I went to try this out on my two red stuck pixels, but I couldn't find them! They just disappeared overnight for whatever reason after 6 months.
- djjester, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Nooooo!!!!
I ran this for on my Panasonic Viera HD Plasma and after about 10 seconds of stressfully running, my screen flickered and now has a 2" line of black down the center!
It seems as though no one else had the same issue so it was probably more an issue with my monitor, but I wanted to warn people.
Thankfully it is only six months old and still under warranty. - dreamlayers, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm curious about how this can fix burn-in. I thought that was permanent deterioration of the phosphors at those locations, and the only fix I can think of would be to display a negative of the burned-in image for a sufficient length of time. This would burn the unburned pixels and make it all equal.
- cakestick, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2patm1987: you ***** up F+
- ahill7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I had a few stuck pixels and tried UDPixel (mentioned above) when it was on digg about a year ago. Left it on for at least overnight and no results. I just ended up buying a new monitor since the prices have come down so much.
- benjholla, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1These magic eye's just get hard and harder, and now there moving! WTF!
just joking, cool app though, wish I had written this its a simple concept. - teaBagger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Is this LCD pixel repair for real????
Why wouldnt manufacturers do this at the factory during QA if it was successful???? - stalefries, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That would only be funny if your name was stuck pixel.
- oeidesign, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It worked! I've had this annoying stuck pixel on my Powerbook G4 for 3 years now. I can't believe it was that easy to fix.
- MikeWilson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It didn't fix it, and it was running for over 12 hours, i'll try again tonight, but until then, i'm skeptical..
- BrainiakZ, on 04/17/2009, -0/+1Dude.. I have had my monitor for 2 years... with one red pix. Tried this... well.. I scrached it hard.. and it went away. So freakin cool.
- Budgie2007, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is a true story.
Today at our local PC Medic I noticed in their clearance section a brand new Viewsonic 19" VX922 obviously returned from a customer (skuffed up box).
I'm in the market for a used 2nd monitor to use on my old P4 so I asked what was wrong with the unit and what was the price?
The desk lads brought out a tech from the back room and he explained that the unit had a dead "RED" pixel screen centre.
A good customer had insisted on returning the unit but as the single pixel was within the Manufactures quality control specs, Viewsonic had refused to authorise return.
The store had given the customer a new unit but was stuck with this "custom order'unit.
With some haggling I got the price down to $170 bucks Can (around $135 US) but first checked prices after at Staples.
Their "clearance" price on the unit is/was $369.
So I bought it and I'll say that Red pixel is a pain in the butt.
So tonight I looked around and read this thread.
"Use your fingernail and a wet cloth and gently rub"
Okay I did that then got lasy and just wet my finger and rubbed and rolled around the pixe;.
After 2 minutes the red pixel started flickering off and on (normal color) and I kept on.
Right now the red pixel is gone.
It seems to be working perfectly.
I don't know how long this is gonna last but right now I'm as happy as hell and can't wait to tell PC Medic. - Rachda, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Here's a way to fix the pixels on your ds but you need something to put it on, I used Max Media player for ds that I found at Wal-Mart, didnt work for me but its worth a try.
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~kplchow/homebrews/ - stuckmess, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I also bought myself a Samsung 940BW and have this friggin stuck pixel relatively center in the screen! Software and pressure doesn't work for me. This pixel shows different coulours depending on the picture on the screen, so it isn't dead is it?
Apparently Samsung has a policy that 4 dead pixels guarantee a return. So either I fix this one, or I find a "how to kill pixels" forum to try and kill 3 more - CutRock, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Has anyone ever used anything like this successfully?"
- I let it run for only ~15 minutes and it completely fixed a stuck pixel I had in the center of my screen. I doubt it works for dead pixels. The claims that they cite for dead pixel correction on the downloads page are probably from people who didn't know the difference to begin with.
@webmonk - I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but you need to allow the pixels to be exercised by the flashing of various colors. If it's running behind other windows or isn't covering the stuck pixel there is no reason why it should correct it. - monkeyforest, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1More tips and tools here:
http://www.workudos.com/2006/08/02/new-monitors-and-a-dead-pixel/ -
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