Tuesday, November 07, 2006

How to Repair Stuck Pixels on LCD Screen

By: John Eminescu

The biggest downside to LCD screens is the fact that they may
have one or more dead pixels. Fixing these white (TN + film) or
black dots (dead pixels) is not possible - which is a serious
problem, since they can really be distracting. So before
actually buying an LCD monitor, it's a good idea to find out how
comprehensive a warranty your dealer offers - in other words,
how many dead or stuck pixels do you need to have before you can
trade in your monitor for a new one?

Some dealers will exchange your monitor even if it only has one
dead pixel, which is an ideal situation, but most of them won't.
There's a very real risk that your display won't be considered
defective until it has eight dead pixels. That's eight too many.
Faced with this prospect, the best thing to do is to start
looking around for another dealer who offers you a better
warranty.

A lot of people have been complaining about stuck and dead
pixels. Well I have done my research and I heard about a guy
over at psphacks.net that had a LCD TV that had some stuck
pixels and when he went to Best-Buy they gave him a dvd that
flashed Red, Green and Blue over and over again. This supposedly
"un-sticks" the stuck pixels, by calling them to do rapid
changes (To my understanding). So I thought about it for a
while, and I said, what the heck, I'll try it. So I made my own
video that does this, and it works!

Several forums users have reported success with this video,
though several have reported failures. You don't have much to
lose, so just give it a shot and let us know your results. So
far, it has worked around 60% of the time. I tried it on my
friend's that had 6 stuck pixels, and it fixed them all. The
only real thing you can do is set the video to repeat and leave
it on for a few hours. In Version 2.0, I have added a white
screen and a black screen, so you can periodically check to see
if your pixels have been fixed. This video works with all
versions of the PSP, from 1.00 to 1.52; good luck with it to all
of you.

Find more information on how to repair stuck pixels on
http://fixdeadpixels.uv.ro

About the author:
I am a 27 years old writer working at my first book.

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