[geeks] Laptop LCD defect *rant*

[Gavin Hubbard]

>That's common sometimes. When I bought my 18" TFT, it had this little
>white stuck pixel somewhere near the center of the screen. The statement
>from the manufacturer is the same as IBM, they won't replace it if the
>total amount of defect pixels is under a certain amount. This was brand
>new, never used.
>The positive side of this is that either have I completely ignored that
>pixel after I saw it, or, it has dissapeared. Yeah, bad pixels DON'T
>dissapear just like that, but it's not annoying at all, since I can't
>see it. :-)
>
>If I were you and this pixel is really really that annoying, I'd put on
>my "arsehole" hat and prove my point.
>
>/Bjorn


I could probably live with a dead pixel - but bright red clashes with
pretty much anything I have in the screen. I'm sure there are some
psychological effect s at play (because I know it is there => I see it
clearly etc).

Although it isn't ethical, I'm really tempted to disconnect the backlight
power lead (which can be accessed by removing the keyboard) and declare it
DOA. I'm not usually that nasty, but that unblinking red pixel is slowly
driving me nuts in a disembodied HAL 2000 sort of way...

Regards,

Gavin