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Dead pixel - should I worry about it?

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Anonymous   03-26-2002 at 09:31:09 PM

OK, I bought an NEC LCD1550V monitor. For $350, I think its a nice deal, I'm very pleased with the picture.

Out of the box, I can see that I have only one very flaky pixel. Its in the upper right corner of the screen. I really didn't even notice it til today when I thought it was dust and couldn't clean it. The monitor is brand new (had 3 days) and I could go to the hassle of returning it for this lone pixel, but is it worth it? I mean, I understand most LCD companies have a "tolerance level" for dead pixels and should I just count myself lucky that I have just the one dead pixel? I guess I would be more picky if this was a $1200 18" monitor, but its not.

Opinions please. What are your own "out of box" experiences?

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profjo00   03-27-2002 at 04:16:18 AM
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hehe, i have a dead pixel on my regular monitor, you know not lcd, anyway if your happy with the monitor then dont change it, i havenot notice any dead pixel on my screen(samsung 170t) but if there was just 1 i would not care, but if its more then 3 i might want to get a new one

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Anonymous   03-27-2002 at 05:48:49 AM
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Playing with it some more, its not a black spot so I don't even think its dead per se. The color is just slightly off so I think one of the sub-pixels is a little flaky.

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imo   03-27-2002 at 07:49:56 PM
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depend on store, you can return it and tell them you are not happy with the monitor! you don't have to mention is because of bad pixel

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Anonymous   03-29-2002 at 10:21:57 PM
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Its weird, looking at it from different angles it appears that its definitely not a dead pixel at all, but something behind it, maybe a piece of material on the backlight, yet about as small as a pixel.......

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Flamethrower205   03-29-2002 at 10:38:15 PM
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Did u make sure it's not moisture or spit/ dust...that can cause it to look dead.....

Sig of the week.

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Anonymous   03-29-2002 at 10:43:12 PM
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Its definitely under the screen surface unfortunately. Beleive me, I WISH it were dust/spit/etc....

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