Logic suggests that as the manufacturing process gets more advanced/robust it will cut down on duff panels but I haven't seen any figures to back this up.
If you buy a monitor online and it has dead pixels, can't you just return it under DSR ?
Well i have had 50/50,
Bought in the last 3 years.
Viewsonic VP930 , 2 dead
Viewsonic VP930 none
Hazro W24 none
Hazro w41i none
LG 20" cant remember the model none
Hazro W26i several, maybe 8-9
Ive got an HP 2475 arriving tomorrow ill edit this to let you know.
My HP has a cluster of dead pixels, maybe 5-8 pixels!!
Then send it back, HP decree that Zero fully dead pixels are allowable per their quality control standards, and only up to 5 combined sub-pixel faults.
I haven't bought a monitor in a while. Are dead pixels still very common?