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Do you have any dead/stuck pixels?

How many of you have dead pixels? Did you return it or live with them? I have 2 dead pixels about an inch and a half away from each other,They are white and very tiny...I'm still within my 14 days. Should i return it? I might end up with one that has more.. Item is a bit pricey to accept dead pixels?
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Yes i had the same exact issue with my tmobile tab. I returned it of course. I paId 600 for it. It better work. Pixels shouldnt be dying within a week. I had one dead pixel. go exchange it.
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Dead P!xels.

I ran the dead pixel test on my GT and found out that I have at least 5 dead pixels. You could barely see the majority of them, but I know they are there. What should I do? Exchange? Anyone else? Thanks.
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you will drive yourself insane doing it, if you do swap it out just go on with life and never touch a dead pixel checker again it will literally kill you. for last few days i have not seen a single thing wrong with mine ran the check for ****s and giggles and now every time I open my screen i see the random one lil pixel hanging out in the corner screaming FUUUU at me.

Lol, true. I'll let u know what I do with this thing, 5 is A LOT.
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back in the day when I had my fist gen touch I went through 9 before I got one with 2 dead pixels and apparently up to 5 dead pixels is acceptable to be sold to a consumer according to the apple support.

Wow. That's a lot of returns. Lol.
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Returned my unlocked white one with 2 dead pixels...Didn't even see them at 1st but they stuck out during a video playback ...Got a grey one at staples with coupon....been looking and don't see any so far.

Nice. I hope I get lucky and get one with no dead pixels.
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Don't see any here. I'd definitely exchange it. It's not a common problem with these displays.

I'm presuming that everyone here knows the difference between a dead and a stuck pixel. Because stuck pixels can be fixed. I've fixed a few on my 23" Samsung monitor and they never came back.

Is anyone actually happy?

So I picked up my Nexus 7 from GameStop, and I can't express how happy I am about this purchase! I always see everyone complaining about dead pixels, lifted screens, etc. Are there other people out there just as happy as me? I don't see anything wrong with the hardware, and 4.1.1 runs beautifully, couldn't be happier!
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trampino96 said:
So I picked up my Nexus 7 from GameStop, and I can't express how happy I am about this purchase! I always see everyone complaining about dead pixels, lifted screens, etc. Are there other people out there just as happy as me? I don't see anything wrong with the hardware, and 4.1.1 runs beautifully, couldn't be happier!
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It's hard to say, since mine hasn't arrived yet. I'm in Aus, so that's expected.
Most of what I've heard is very positive, though.

I'm happy love it at this price!
Mine appears to be perfect from the play store except the flicker issue.
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Its fair to say that reading XDA around the launch of a new bit of hardware you've bought will make you paranoid as hell.
A lot here sit at home with their forensic kits waitng for their new equipment to arrive then put the thing through an hours inspection at least as soon as they get it. They'll have all the weird test patterns for the screen that XDA have produced along with microscopes and measuring calipers.
In other words, if you want to feel good about your new toy, probably best not to come here for a bit.... It can be the OCD centre of the internet at times.

I might be when mine arrives next month if it is defect-free

I recieved mine in Melbourne, AUS yesterday with the screen completely stuffed - Washed out, burn-in and uneven backlighting!
So no, I am not particularly happy, but if mine was good then I would be VERY happy.

kitch9 said:
Its fair to say that reading XDA around the launch of a new bit of hardware you've bought will make you paranoid as hell.
A lot here sit at home with their forensic kits waitng for their new equipment to arrive then put the thing through an hours inspection at least as soon as they get it. They'll have all the weird test patterns for the screen that XDA have produced along with microscopes and measuring calipers.
In other words, if you want to feel good about your new toy, probably best not to come here for a bit.... It can be the OCD centre of the internet at times.
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I agree 100%, everyone waiting on their 7 should avoid these forums for a minute... when I was on my way to pick mine up, I was paranoid as hell, couldn't stop thinking about dead pixels, or something.. and I usually have horrible luck when I buy retail products, I always get the defects. Guess someone was watching out for me for the 7 ahaha
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I had to return mine due to faults, but I'm still very happy with it! Faults happen, esp on new runs, and historically I've been very lucky with my tech. I'm not happy I have to wait to play with it again, but that'll be outweighed by the replacement arriving fault free. Enjoy yours!
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smt8544 said:
I recieved mine in Melbourne, AUS yesterday with the screen completely stuffed - Washed out, burn-in and uneven backlighting!
So no, I am not particularly happy, but if mine was good then I would be VERY happy.
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Got any pics?
It's a $200 device so you can't expect the screen quality to be like a Pioneer Kuro.... Its a decent screen for the money, but yeah its not HD S+ AMOLED. Its not $800 either.

If mine didn't have dead pixels and screen bulge.....I'm sure I'd be happy.
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trampino96 said:
I agree 100%, everyone waiting on their 7 should avoid these forums for a minute... when I was on my way to pick mine up, I was paranoid as hell, couldn't stop thinking about dead pixels, or something.. and I usually have horrible luck when I buy retail products, I always get the defects. Guess someone was watching out for me for the 7 ahaha
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Until it heats up and separates......like mine

I admit if there were a few things that were native to the N7 I'd be ALOT happier .( support for flash- I know this is Adobe's main fault, a sd slot , a rear high quality camera, Gorilla Glass instead of Corning® Fit Glass , plastic bezel replaced with a metal one, ) But hey what can you expect with a price just above the $200.00 mark ?
Overall I'm happy so far.
-I'm having some issues with the touch pad/lag in games but I'm now blaming that on immature Tegra drivers .Hoping an update fixes this soon.

Picked up from Gamestop!? Off topic, but you got yours today? As in they just called you and said it was in? =.D
...Or was it more along the lines of you just saying you got it from Gamestop some days ago? =.[

No_Nickname90 said:
Picked up from Gamestop!? Off topic, but you got yours today? As in they just called you and said it was in? =.D
...Or was it more along the lines of you just saying you got it from Gamestop some days ago? =.[
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I picked it up a couple days ago, I think Saturday, sorry my NAD, I should of clarified
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glenn37216 said:
I admit if there were a few things that were native to the N7 I'd be ALOT happier .( support for flash- I know this is Adobe's main fault, a sd slot , a rear high quality camera, Gorilla Glass instead of Corning® Fit Glass , plastic bezel replaced with a metal one, ) But hey what can you expect with a price just above the $200.00 mark ?
Overall I'm happy so far.
-I'm having some issues with the touch pad/lag in games but I'm now blaming that on immature Tegra drivers .Hoping an update fixes this soon.
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Yes your right, SD card is a big one. For the camera, I have an upgrade in march (Verizon) and I plan on getting the best android phone I could get my hands on. But I have the 16gig so I haven't ran into an issue with memory yet. Also gorilla glass would have been lovely, and the metal over plastic of course. But being my first tablet, for only 250$, I could definitely overlook some of these faults!
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I'm not particularly happy. Mine arrived dead, and remained dead even after being left on charge overnight. Reading through these forums, this is the list of faults I've seen.
- Dead on arrival
- Dead after a few hours use
- Light bleeding down side of the screen
- Screen/colour washout
- Yellow tints on the screen
- Image retention lasting minutes
- Dead pixels
- Screen glass bulging
- Creaking screens
- Erratic touch screen / dead zones
- One legged type sound from speakers
- Microphone dead on arrival or failing within days
- Endless NFC force closes on first boot
- Lag
However, I do agree with kitch9's sentiment. I'm guessing only people with faults are posting and I'm hoping there's plenty of perfect devices out there somewhere! It is a human trait to tell more people if you receive bad service, rather than good.

Mines is running perfect and defect free. Always seem like no matter the product, there's always a percentage that has issues or people that has gripes with it. Don't let those mess up your experience with your device. Its a great deal and it performs better than most high end tablets/phones out right now. Its a great deal for the power you get. Very happy to own one.

I'm happy my I/O unit is perfect
Well sort of ie: random crashing (NFC mostly, menu buttons crashed once) flickering, top bar freezing, dead pixels (3 of them), speaker volume sucks. Urgh the glass on this sucks! I have micro scratches already! My 4S and iPad combine don't have as many!
But its all cherry other wise
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Picked mine up from Gamestop and it had no faults. I was the only one in my town to pre-order the thing which is surprising. Its because my little Nexy didnt have to share a box with others so he slept unharmed while he was on the plane

Mine is perfect. No lag, no light bleeding that I can see when using, audio works, no screen lifted, battery life is great (first charge last night, and only because I forgot to turn off Dice so it kept the tablet on, doh!).

I love mine. Got a nicely built one , just like my galaxy nexus was. Although we shouldn't be guessing and hoping for products that we are paying for..
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Would you accept 1 dead pixel ?

I just go my n10 today and really like it. Just ran a dead pixel finding app as my n7 had loads. I got 1. Its there in bottom right corner, a black dot that keeps staring at me now.
Is this considered "acceptable" or would you get it replaced?
So far everything else is fine, I could end up with
A: A worse one
B: The same again with dead pixel(s)
C: A 'perfect' one
That assuming Google don't have a minimum acceptable dp level
Any thoughts?
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Depends on how visible it is to you. If it were me, I'd be exchanging it. Displays with dead pixels aren't all that common, at least in my experience. I've got a 2560x1440 monitor and it has no dead pixels. My older monitor which is 1920x1080 had one black pixel dead center, and I asked my friends what I should do. They instantly said replace, and I'm glad I did. Got a perfect monitor back from Newegg and I probably would've regretted keeping it. Once you notice the defect, you're always going to notice it.

I see so many posts from people who go to all kinds of trouble to find things wrong with their devices so they can return them.
If you keep looking for things that are wrong, you are going to keep finding them and never be happy. I received my Nexus 10 yesterday. I haven't run any tests on it, didn't check for light bleed, didn't check for dead pixels, etc. I just used the tablet.
And you know what? It's awesome and I love it. If you had never checked for the dead pixel, you probably would have never noticed it. But you did, and now it's all you can see.
Sorry, this is a trend that I have noticed with devices lately that kind of bothers me. My suggestion - get a new one and don't go over it with a fine tooth comb! Just enjoy it!

I would return it. I expect what i paid for, not something that is close enough to what i paid for.

barqer said:
I see so many posts from people who go to all kinds of trouble to find things wrong with their devices so they can return them.
If you keep looking for things that are wrong, you are going to keep finding them and never be happy. I received my Nexus 10 yesterday. I haven't run any tests on it, didn't check for light bleed, didn't check for dead pixels, etc. I just used the tablet.
And you know what? It's awesome and I love it. If you had never checked for the dead pixel, you probably would have never noticed it. But you did, and now it's all you can see.
Sorry, this is a trend that I have noticed with devices lately that kind of bothers me. My suggestion - get a new one and don't go over it with a fine tooth comb! Just enjoy it!
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Yeh I guess your kind of right, however I don't WANT a reason to return it.
I'd just be p***ed if I discovered faults after my statutory return period expires. N7 was replaced twice in 1 month. If I'd not checked it thoroughly id have had no option but a replacement (after 30 days) , not the refund I actually got.
Thanks guys
Going to call Google tommorow, dunno when they will have stock to replace it with though.
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RMA it. If it's not for quality control do it for the peace of mind. Knowing you have a dead pixel will leave you unhappy.
Just be sure to check for other defects on the new device when you get it.
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Return it. I wouldn't accept a dead pixel or extreme light bleed.
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First of all, 1 dead pixel is completely acceptable in all circumstances and no company should (or does?) do a return for 1 dead pixel. ALL policies cover a few dead pixels, usually the general policy is 3 or less dead pixels in the center region and 5 or less within zones along the outside regions. A company can choose to be nice and offer a replacement anyway, but they are in no way obligated to replace any unit that has a screen with only 1-2 dead pixels. Some companies choose to offer special models with a "guarantee" to not have dead pixels (really just that the policy is now 1 dead pixel at most) but they also charge a price premium for these special models in the range of an extra $100 in most cases.
Second, it should be INCREDIBLY hard to see a single dead pixel even if it were in the center of the screen. The density is just too much to cause complaints from 1 being dead.

I had a single dead pixel on my iPad 3. When I took it to the Apple centre, they refused to replace it. They said that Apple has a policy of needig atleast 3 dead pixels in a bunch.
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Well uncle Google has kindly accepted to replace it for me.
For the record, you can easily spot the dead pixel on a white background. I admit I found it using a test app. But now it's discovered I see it every time.
Maybe I'm being fussy but my s1,s2 and now s3 have never had 1 single dp. Tablets are bigger so I guess there's a greater chance.
Anyway fingers crossed the replacement is dp free
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New one arrived, 0 dead pixels
Was a black speck under the glass when I opened it. Tapped the glass and it moved to the edge and it's gone
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I've only come across 1 dead pixel on the many screens I've seen (was on a CR-48 test Chromebook from Google), and it was a red pixel in the middle of the screen. I used the laptop for a while anyway and just generally ignored it.
Maybe since it was a free laptop that I didn't use primarily, that made me not really mind it too much; but if I saw that on my Nexus 10, it would bother me quite a bit.

Has anyone got a unit without dead pixels? O.o

I love the phone, but I'm onto my fourth replacement now because they've all had dead pixels. If this next one is still faulty I'll likely give up and settle for it, but I'm very surprised - I've not had this problem with any other manufacturer and it's weird that HTC has this issue.

brpqzme said:
I love the phone, but I'm onto my fourth replacement now because they've all had dead pixels. If this next one is still faulty I'll likely give up and settle for it, but I'm very surprised - I've not had this problem with any other manufacturer and it's weird that HTC has this issue.
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I'm on my first HTC One, no dead pixels, didn't need to get it replaced for any reason

i don't appear to have any.

None here
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4th one?!?!?!? Wow, that just sounds like very bad luck. Are you getting them from the same place each time?

brpqzme said:
I love the phone, but I'm onto my fourth replacement now because they've all had dead pixels. If this next one is still faulty I'll likely give up and settle for it, but I'm very surprised - I've not had this problem with any other manufacturer and it's weird that HTC has this issue.
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On my first phone as well. Battery life sucks but screen's pretty good. No dead pixels even though my old GS2 is just as bright.

Nlue said:
On my first phone as well. Battery life sucks but screen's pretty good. No dead pixels even though my old GS2 is just as bright.
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The gs2 was a great phone. To answer the question, mine doesn't have any dead pixels.

aooga said:
The gs2 was a great phone. To answer the question, mine doesn't have any dead pixels.
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I went through 3 Dev editions. I got tired of playing this game and cancelled my entire order. Getting a black one from ATT on friday, lets see how this goes. Worst case scenario I take it to a store and they give me one right on the spot. (or get it in from somewhere).

Tested with some app I forget but all good- dev ed.
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whats a dead pixel?

My first One, no dead or stuck pixel.
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really don't understand the whole battery life thing, this is the longest last phone I'VE EVER HAD, i've come straight from a sensation where i was charging twice as often as this. I thought it had crashed the other day, every time i checked the phone it said 30%...... for hourrrs.... had to reboot just to check, 30% still lol

I'm on my second One, not a single dead pixel on either. Two completely different screens though.

No dead pixels here m8
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On my first and none here either.

I haven't done any tests or anything, but I haven't seen any dead or stuck pixels.

none here

I don't have any dead pixels either. I'm on my second one, neither had dead pixels. Only exchanged due to a weird light coming from the top of the screen, speaker crackling, heavier than usual and a gap in the screen.
My ATT store said they got a new shipment, went in and exchanged and my new One is perfect. =)
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I guess I'm just incredibly unlukcy! I envy you all
Maybe it's a faulty batch in the UK.. After the first 2 faulty ones, I started checking for them on purpose using an app. Oh well, hopefully my next replacement is perfect. I really want to start using this phone.
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whats a dead pixel?
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A dead-pixel is sort of like this
http://www.thewwwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Dead-Pixels.jpg

first htc one also, no dead/stuck/bright pixels :laugh: