Is it possible to buy monitors with 100% guarantee no pixels will be dodgy ?

BoozerDawg · 16 Sep 2012 at 13:47

I hate dodgy pixels with all my heart, and whenever i come to buy a monitor this bit always make me think twice before ordering. Is it at all possible to buy a monitor that is confirmed to not have a single dodgy pixel ? Ive heard Viewsonic are really good for this (OcUK doesnt stock any of them though :confused:

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What says the forum ?

Jokester · 16 Sep 2012 at 13:48

tuxy · 16 Sep 2012 at 14:21

Dell offer this on their more expensive monitors

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/sna.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~topic=premium_panel

Surveyor · 16 Sep 2012 at 14:42

The short answer is no unless you buy a monitor that's been individually tested to be 100% pixel perfect.

You pretty much have to rely on DSR/RMA (as appropriate).

Monitors with an onsite warranty will make things easier.

tuxy · 16 Sep 2012 at 15:43

Ah, I misunderstood the original question. There are some suppliers of know of that offer the service of checking monitors before shipping. They normally charge a small fee.

sadbuttrue · 16 Sep 2012 at 15:56

I haven't seen a dead pixel on the last 20 odd monitors to pass through my door. Just make use of the DSR as above if you are one of the few unlucky ones.

BarKeep · 16 Sep 2012 at 16:06

sadbuttrue said:
I haven't seen a dead pixel on the last 20 odd monitors to pass through my door. Just make use of the DSR as above if you are one of the few unlucky ones.

How do you check for pixel faults?

Axeia · 16 Sep 2012 at 16:38

Simplest way, use an online dead pixel test and cycle through all the colors and look at the screen to see if you can spot any weird dots not being the colour they should be.

You could also take a photo and zoom in to see the pixel grid and any defects.. but if you can't see it with the naked eye why bother.

BoozerDawg · 17 Sep 2012 at 17:11

Looks like its either Dell or DSR route then (had been doing DSR before, but i always feel like an arse for doing it). Thanks for the replies guys.

sicount · 17 Sep 2012 at 22:13

Found this from a few months ago:

Gibbo said:
To clarify, we operate dead pixel no issue guarantee only on Samsung and iiyama monitors, nowhere does this.

On any other manufacturer, well just send back to us within 14 days under DSR.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=22238163#post22238163

BoozerDawg · 18 Sep 2012 at 09:12

sicount said:
Found this from a few months ago:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=22238163#post22238163

Thats interesting, can OcUK confirm if this is still true ?

Surveyor · 18 Sep 2012 at 09:24

FYI none of these guarantees are offering a "100% guarantee no pixels will be dodgy".

The Samsung and Iiyama guarantee covers dead pixels but not bright pixels and doesn't mention sub pixel faults.

The Dell premium panel guarantee covers bright pixels but not dead pixels.

leoncao · 20 Sep 2012 at 15:07

Dell has a retailer who can guarantee perfect pixels with 3 years on site warranty. I would not name it but if you are interested in monitors there are quality reviews on tftcentral. If you check their reviews on Dell monitors you may find how to get perfect pixels