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Questions tagged [dead-pixel]

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Removing dead thunderflies stuck inside an LCD monitor

This summer my flat was "attacked" by hundreds of tiny thunderflies, some of which managed to get behind the screen of my LCD. A few of the cursed creatures went and died right in the middle of the display:  And yes, this is real. Imagine my…
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How could I safely fix my walking "dead pixel" bug?

I need suggestions. I've got a live little bug inside my macbook pro screen for 2 days now. I've tried to film it using my iPhone, but it ain't that good. :( Should I try to open it? o_O C'mon, looking for ideas here! :) edit: Here's an alike…
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When I see a black pixel only on a blue screen, is that a stuck pixel or dead pixel?

I have pixel on my LCD that appears black only on a blue background; it works fine on other colors. Is this a "stuck pixel" or "dead pixel"?
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Why does the screen display dead pixels at 144 Hz, but not at 60 Hz?

I'm using Asus TUF Gaming F15 which is working really fine for me, but recently I noticed that at 144 Hz there is a black horizontal stripe (dead pixels) at the bottom of the screen. When I change the settings to 60 Hz it goes away and the screen…
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Any way to fix a stuck pixel in an LCD screen?

I have an older LCD monitor, and it has recently developed a single green pixel that's always on. It's not really annoying if the screen is bright, but it's very noticeable when there's something dark on the screen. Is there any way to fix this?
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Dead or stuck pixel? Weird pixel behavior

I have a very weird problem. I recently discoverd a blue dot on every dark/black image i opened. A dead pixel? It couldn't be, a dead pixel does not receive any energy and would be a black pixel on all colors. So it has to be a stuck or hot pixel.…
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What are these LCD defects if not dead pixels?

Over the past weeks, a line of black/turquoise pixels has appeared on the left of the LCD screen of my 2-year old Lenovo laptop, and has slowly spread into the stain photographed below. However, it does not seem to be "dead" pixels, since images are…
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Why does the dead pixel on my monitor keep reviving and dying?

I have an Asus ROG STRIX 49 inch ultra wide monitor... and unfortunately I have a dead/stuck pixel I tried many programs online(JScreenFix, PixelHealer, UDpixel, etc...) as an attempt to remove the dead pixel and bring it back to life, but the dead…
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What is the cause of these "dead" pixels which are visible even when the screen is off?

After partially disassembling and re-assembling an old dell Inspiron 1525, I noticed a row of four apparently dead pixels which weren't there before. This row gradually grew to a largish blotch which is visible even when the monitor is off, and…
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White-Black dot on Laptop Display

I have noticed a dot on my laptop screen. The behaviour of this dot is changing under different background colors. I just want to know if this is a DEAD PIXEL of anything else and is there any fix for this. Here is some explanation and…
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can dead pixels magically heal themselves?

I had an area of dead pixels on my Lenovo laptop, which appeared out of nowhere and grew over time. The area was completely black - couldn't see through it, and after recent travel with laptop - I noticed that area turned green, and I can see black…
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How do I remove something that's stuck in my laptop's screen?

Possible Duplicate: How to remove dead Thunderflies from an LCD monitor I have Dell laptop with a matte screen under warranty. A bug has crawled under the glass/plastic(?) on my screen. It was crawling around so I put the laptop on standby,…
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LCD Stuck Column (TAB Fault?)

I have a column of red pixels (one pixel wide) that is always red (unless I'm looking at something white) on my laptop LCD screen. I read on Wikipedia about TAB faults: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_pixel#TAB_Faults But that says the entire…
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Limiting desktop size in Linux

I have a display and the right-most edge of my monitor is busted! So to make it work, I'm trying to somehow restrict my desktop to the pixels that actually work. This would mean: The pointer shouldn't enter the black region ever Windows if…
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Is it possible that an LCD monitor gets pixels damaged in transit?

Is it possible that an LCD monitor gets pixels damaged in transit? I bought a used LCD monitor without testing it first, and when I got home I found it had three contiguous stuck pixels on its screen (they're pink when screen is black, disappears…
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