Fix Dead Pixels!

NeoReloaded · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:11

Hi guys my friend has got a problem with his new HDTV! He has a dead pixel on the left hand side and i know not a lot can be done, but a while ago i remember seeing a little proggy you can download that flashes the screen all different colours and some times "unsticks" the pixel! Any one know where i can get it?

Thanks

SourChipmunk · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:12

Warranty?

Glaucus · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:13

just google it.

But another way is to gently rub the pixel with a damp very soft cloth.

Azagoth · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:18

Apply mustard to the area, that should do it.

Seriously though, gently tapping it with a cotton-bud (stops greasy fingerprints) may help. It's worked on a few monitors before.

Pinter75 · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:29

Is it dead (black) or stuck (colour). I have a stuck red pixel on my TV and no matter how much rubbing or flashing I have done, it is still stuck!

Glaucus · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:30

Pinter75 said:
Is it dead (black) or stuck (colour). I have a stuck red pixel on my TV and no matter how much rubbing or flashing I have done, it is still stuck!

Same here but my pixel is pink for some reason, on my pc monitor

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Ben M · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:39

NeoReloaded said:
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erm? just return it?

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:41

Ben M · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:42

markyp23 said:
Most manufacturers have a minimum number of dead/stuck pixels before they meet warranty requirements. If that is what you even meant. Really constructive post.

EDIT: You've edited.

Surely any dead pixels means that the product is faulty and that warrants a repair/replacement?

fobose · 6 Apr 2008 at 19:20

I think the program your thinking of is called "dead pixel buddy". That flashes all sorts of colours. I tried it on my monitor ages ago to get rid of a stuck red one but it didnt work.

helmutcheese · 6 Apr 2008 at 19:26

You CANT fix Dead Pixels, only Stuck Pixel.

http://udpix.free.fr/

P.S the 1st main part of APP that changes the Colours on Screen (you can vary speed) is not to fix it, its there to find Stuck Pixels.

You use the 2nd part of the APP to try unstick them.

uvarvu · 6 Apr 2008 at 19:59

I've had a few screens with dead pixels mysteriously repair themselves over time. Not sure how that happened!

PhillyDee · 6 Apr 2008 at 20:00

Ive tried everything on my benQ, cant unstick mine. Its turquoise.

Any dead/stuck pixels are 'allowed' on a tv/monitor and are not returnable unless it exceeds the maximum allowed.

theNude · 6 Apr 2008 at 22:39

i have a stuck pixel on my ds, its red on the touch pad grrr.

fish99 · 7 Apr 2008 at 00:17

Ben M said:
Surely any dead pixels means that the product is faulty and that warrants a repair/replacement?

If only it were that simple. That's how it should work (legally the sale of goods act states products should be 'free from small blemishes and defects') but it doesn't.

Minstadave · 7 Apr 2008 at 08:14

theDude said:
i have a stuck pixel on my ds, its red on the touch pad grrr.

Me too