Free dead pixel test (TFT/LCD monitor only)

Chuffy

Download required.

http://www.dps.uk.com/freeware_DTP.htm

chriz1000

Cheers, wow surprised my 21 inch NEC LCD screen is 6 years old and not one pixel misbehaving! Guess they made things well back then!

Spikey_2

How do you then rectify any problems?

quidsinquentin

Chuffy wrote:

Download required.

http://www.dps.uk.com/freeware_DTP.htm

Thanks - wow that sent my eyes funny!

aliasojo

Lol....I'm going to go with the ....'what I don't know wont hurt me' theory. :rotfl:

My screen seems ok and I don't want to know otherwise, it would just bug me.

shelly

Spikey wrote:

How do you then rectify any problems?

You can't....once its dead its dead.


You would know if you have a dead pixel without the use of any downloads IMO. I bought a monitor with dead pixel and since then another one has died. You can see one when screen is black and the other when screen is white.

intel

Dead Pixel Buddy is also quite good and free.

http://www.laptopshowcase.co.uk/downloads.php?id=1

Rex_Mundi

Spikey wrote:

How do you then rectify any problems?

You can't. Dead pixels are a manufacturing fault. They can't be put right once they are there.

Different manufacturers have different policies about how many they will accept as a cause for replacement. For sure, most of them wont give you a replacement if you have 1 or 2 dead pixels.

Here is an idea of what different manufacturers regard as the number of dead pixels that warrant a replacement.

Dell 7
IBM 9 to 16
HP/Compaq 9
LG / LG.Philips 10
Acer 9 - 10
Apple unstated
Fujitsu 3
Panasonic 3
Sony 5
Toshiba 5
Alienware 2

Chuffy

You can 'coax' some stuck pixels back to life - I did two after finding them on this test - but dead are dead.
Try rubbing the area gently but firmly with a soft dry cloth - worked for me.

vandeb2000

good programs. no probs with my ibm thinkpad! 2-3 yrs o;d too!
cheers

Searcher

Thanks for this. I've had a stuck pixel on this monitor since day 1 (usually shows white or blue on a dark background)
I know it says the jury is out as to whether the pixel excerciser works but it seems to have done the trick :j