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DevilsPGD
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 Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 2:20 am Post subject: Re: Dead Pixels in monitors - please explain |
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In message <dagc53tbo01b8pv24s8ktffstieduj9i2h@4ax.com> Frank McCoy
<mccoyf@millcomm.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Testing for dead pixels is a bit harder. Pick a program like word to
fill the screen with nothing but white, and look for tiny black dots.
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That won't do it either, in some cases only one colour won't work, so
you need to test each colour.
In even rarer cases, one or more colour will fail, but only under
certain cases (realistically at least one monitor in every Best Buy
store will have this problem)
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Frank McCoy
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 2:21 am Post subject: Re: Dead Pixels in monitors - please explain |
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In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt leegold <goldtech@worldpost.com>
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| Quote: | I see a lot of new LCD monitor buyers bragging they have no dead
pixels.
Mine doesn't. |
| Quote: | What does this mean?
It's hard to make an LCD panel without either an always-on pixel or one |
that's dead. That means that somewhere o their screen, if you look
closely, one pixel never goes out, or one pixel never comes on. It's a
property of fully digital monitors; the more dense the monitor and
higher resolution it handles, the more likely it is to happen; yet the
less visible it will be to the user.
I think most manufacturers specify so many live and so many dead before
a screen is declared bad.
| Quote: | How can I tell or test for this?
Testing for always-on pixels is easy: Turn your screen to black; and a |
live pixel will look like a small star.
Testing for dead pixels is a bit harder. Pick a program like word to
fill the screen with nothing but white, and look for tiny black dots.
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Joe
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:38 am Post subject: Re: Dead Pixels in monitors - please explain |
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DevilsPGD wrote:
| Quote: | In message <dagc53tbo01b8pv24s8ktffstieduj9i2h@4ax.com> Frank McCoy
mccoyf@millcomm.com> wrote:
Testing for dead pixels is a bit harder. Pick a program like word to
fill the screen with nothing but white, and look for tiny black dots.
That won't do it either, in some cases only one colour won't work, so
you need to test each colour.
In even rarer cases, one or more colour will fail, but only under
certain cases (realistically at least one monitor in every Best Buy
store will have this problem)
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Is Dead Pixel Buddy reliable?
The description is on this page:
http://www.laptopshowcase.co.uk/downloads.php?id=1
It's distributed in a zipped archive that does not require installation. |
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DevilsPGD
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:42 am Post subject: Re: Dead Pixels in monitors - please explain |
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In message <rcmc535ddduitr1utb9alpvchflkcktqd0@nntp2.usenetserver.com>
Joe <Joe@.> wrote:
A quick glance and a run in a virtual environment looks like it does the
job.
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