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rswarkentin
02-21-2008, 07:20 AM
It's been a few months since I've owned my NP9262 and I've just recently noticed a stuck pixel on the screen. It shows up as a red flickering dot. I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with these. I've heard that rubber or applying some pressure to the pixel will eventually get it to work but I am reluctant to do this since I don't want to damage the screen. What would be my best bet to try and remove it? Also, I didn't purchase the 0 dead pixel option so how many dead pixels would there have to be before it needs to be replaced?
Prasad007
02-21-2008, 08:14 AM
I googled around a bit for you.
Take a look at this :
http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Stuck-Pixel-on-an-LCD-Monitor
And this to attempt to fix it :
http://killdeadpixel.com/
rswarkentin
02-21-2008, 08:51 AM
Yea i've tried some of the applications that flashes your screen to help remove it but they haven't been very succesful. Maybe I need to use it for a longer period of time.
Prasad007
02-21-2008, 08:58 AM
Yeah. Just how long did you run it anyway ? Some of those sites recommend keeping it running overnight, like around 12 hours. Remember that there are some precautions involved, which you should take note of.
rswarkentin
02-21-2008, 12:21 PM
Yea I only let it run for maybe 20 minutes. I'll give it another shot and in case that doesn't work maybe I good flick will do it.
Prasad007
02-22-2008, 03:09 AM
Let us know how it works out for you :)
masterbassist
02-22-2008, 05:23 PM
Im having the same problem, i had a stuck pixel for a month now, and i tried all those septs and sitll hasnt worked, its a blue stuck pixel that shows clearly on a black background

i hear it fixes its self over time? i dunno
rswarkentin
02-26-2008, 04:03 PM
Yea I tried flashing it a couple of times for a few hours. It seems to have really died down now and I am unable to find it when looking at my desktop (before it was easy to spot) Now I can only notice it on a pure black background and even then it has become less noticable. It just shows a faint red blink so my guess is that when it comes to displaying completely black it has a bit of a difficult time. I think these things can fix themselves over time. I am no longer bothered by it.