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so i got a 8525 today and i cant exchange it for another one but ive got 1 dead red pixel.. is there any way i can rub this out or anything similar to that? its in the most annoying place!
jacob-mda said:
so i got a 8525 today and i cant exchange it for another one but ive got 1 dead red pixel.. is there any way i can rub this out or anything similar to that? its in the most annoying place!
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screen swap. expensive but less expensive than buying a new phone.
ppctechs right? runs about 125$ if i remember correctly
jacob-mda said:
ppctechs right? runs about 125$ if i remember correctly
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yes sir. ORRRRRRR is your warranty still valid?
cant do a warranty exchange the way i got the phone.. so im gonna have to pay the 169$ or deal with a red dot apprently
jacob-mda said:
cant do a warranty exchange the way i got the phone.. so im gonna have to pay the 169$ or deal with a red dot apprently
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yes. if you were me and i were you, id swap screens. i can have the casing banged up to all hell but the screen must be flawless. even hearing about a dead pixel from a stranger's phone is making me want to go clean my screen.
yea i wasnt happy when i turned it on and seen a red dot.. my heart about dropped
Hi, it sounds stuck, not dead, I actully tossed my stylus at my screen one day, When it froze up, and caused a pixel to stick blue, after some work rubbing it out with the round of my fingernail, or the curved butt end of the stylus which almost completely removed it, and giving it a few days with diff color screens, it finally unstuck.
There are some apps that are supposed to help fix screens also for ppc's.
Might as well give it a shot, if youre considering replacement, it did take a fair bit of pressure, you should see it turn black, then release.
what apps are these that u talk about?
ive used http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=377&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 and doesnt seem to be working
aslo used http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44756 which is the same thing.. guess ill let it run over night like the guy did
are you sure htc won't let you get it repaired under warranty?
i had a mda compact II i bought off ebay and rang them up, saying i was told to contact them, they repaired it all under warranty and i had it back within a week (they had to replace the mainboard.lol.dont ask!)
try HTC!
jacob-mda;1311656 said:
ive used http://www .pocketpcmag.com/blogs /...pcthoughts.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t =44756 which is the same thing.. guess ill let it run over night like the guy did
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Opps, I didnt catch that second link, till I hit reply, but the first is one I tried, and I had seen one other, but it required the .net framework, I was too freakin out at the moment to really have patience with the apps, because the blue pixel was staring me right in the face on my black todaypaper.
If that doesnt work running it, I recommend setting a black background, and gently applying pressure, until you see the pixel go black, and then work it back and forth between red/black in a circular/orbital type motion over the pixel, if it doesnt fully go away, but appears more faint, just give it a few days, and maybe even switch out your today screen a few times a day, but just make sure it isnt red, even occasionaly massaging the pixel from time to time, thats tthe method I used, and mine went away, hope you have the same luck.
stuck pixels
I had a stuck pixel and I was able to get rid of it using a combination of the stuck pixel fix movie and rubbing. It's good to do it while the unit is warm or hot...like leave it in the car and then rub that area using moderate pressure. There are plenty of guides on the web to fixing stuck pixels on lcd monitors. Consult one of those.
ok ill try that angelis..
i dont think i can contact htc about this.. i sorta got the phone on the DL..
none of these tips have worked.. still have this little red pixel. crazy thing is.. when i have yellow or green on the screen the pixel turns green or yellow depending on the background color.. this makes no sense
Jacob, search Ebay for Hermes parts.. and see if you can get a new screen...
im so trying to avoid that..
can you post a pictuer of this screen? just curious...lol
how do u expect me to do that? lol.. theres no way my digital will pick up 1 dead pixel
ahh....ya...lol
hello all.
just bought a new galaxy tab for the price of $750 here in Baghdad today. it was brought over from UAE and has full Arabic and the best android 2.2 system.
i am extremely happy to have it however the happiness stops to when the spec of dust appeared to my eyes. right under the sticker that comes on the screen appeared a white dot to the very right of the screen. however when i use the unit the although not apparent it looks like a dead pixel rather than a spec of dust because it looks to mix colors. (i would take a picture later and attach it to this post) -- the area i am talking about can be shown here. its on the very top right hand corner of the center image in step 18; http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-Teardown/4103/3
i am considering tearing the unit apart and blowing some air under the screen this is if the item is dust.. is it easy? i am looking over some videos to take it apart. -- according to the steps from the link above step 18 requires a heat gun and that i am not too good with.
OR
shall i just ignore it?
Any experiences with things like this?
thanks!
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there was an article that showed the teardown of a tab. They said it took an extream amount of heat to seperate the glass from the screen.
I would send it back to Samsung for replacement or try and ignor it.
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dboppc130 said:
there was an article that showed the teardown of a tab. They said it took an extream amount of heat to seperate the glass from the screen.
I would send it back to Samsung for replacement or try and ignor it.
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+1 for sending it back to Samsung, a device this expensive shouldn't come with any dead pixels! If you open it to try and fix it yourself you'll invalidate your warranty and then will really be stuck with it!!
bdl1969 said:
+1 for sending it back to Samsung, a device this expensive shouldn't come with any dead pixels! If you open it to try and fix it yourself you'll invalidate your warranty and then will really be stuck with it!!
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thanks for the response guys.
that option really isnt valid here where i am. i tried with the shop i bought it from but now i am deciding to just put up with it. oh well.
perhaps those dead / stuck pixel fixers or something...
Try this Pixel Fixer program. I had two stuck pixels on my DroidX when I got it. This fixed it.
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.uk-co-technicalmargaret-game-pixelfixer-jmn.aspx
specmac said:
Try this Pixel Fixer program. I had two stuck pixels on my DroidX when I got it. This fixed it.
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.uk-co-technicalmargaret-game-pixelfixer-jmn.aspx
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thanks.
i tried jpixel fixer (i forgot the name) and all it did for 10mins was make the screen look like an old TV. so i stopped it. it didnt get rid of that one dreaded dot.
i'll try your suggestion
cylent said:
thanks.
i tried jpixel fixer (i forgot the name) and all it did for 10mins was make the screen look like an old TV. so i stopped it. it didnt get rid of that one dreaded dot.
i'll try your suggestion
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Don't give up after one try. It took several attempts over a number of days using Pixel fixer to clear up my stuck pixels.
Just noticed a stuck pixel on my tab. What is the best thing to do about it? Send it for repair?
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massage it
Still there. Will try taking it back to tesco
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if u have the dialer there is a screen test mode that might just do the trick let me think its *#0*#
Link to my post with codes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013060
Yes still there. Shame Tesco won't give me a refund
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Man that sucks to hear I know this has nothing to do with tab but I've noticed psp and even some tvs have a pixle fixed and all it does is flashes through the 3 basic colors rapidly and it normaly fixes it
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Ok will try
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trying jscreenfix now. so far no luck
bump still not fixed
A dead pixel is usually just that, dead. It affects a small percentage of lcds and the only real fix is to get a new screen. So either send it off to get a replacement screen fitted or a cheaper alternative is to replace it yourself.
Typically, defect of dead pixels (up to 5) is acceptable for a screen size of 7 inch, it is not subjected to manufacturer's warranty, same as for a laptop. It is under disclaimer notes. This is due to the properties of glass during manufacturing process.
I am not sure if Samsung will honour any wty claims on this?
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brilldoctor said:
Just noticed a stuck pixel on my tab. What is the best thing to do about it? Send it for repair?
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If it's black, then it's probably dead and you can't fix it.
If it's a colour, then it's just stuck and (as you've tried) the jflasher app sometimes seems to work, you might need to leave it running for several hours though.
The early PSPs were terribly prone to stuck pixels, but they used very poor quality LCDs (hence the awful refresh rates), thankfully I've not had any recent devices (2 large TVs, tablet, phone etc) with any stuck pixels. I had an iMac for a while which had 3 stuck pixels, jflasher fixed one of them but the other 2 were stuck, one was about 2-inches to the right of dead centre and bright pink, so it was quite noticable.
knightnz said:
If it's black, then it's probably dead and you can't fix it.
If it's a colour, then it's just stuck and (as you've tried) the jflasher app sometimes seems to work, you might need to leave it running for several hours though.
The early PSPs were terribly prone to stuck pixels, but they used very poor quality LCDs (hence the awful refresh rates), thankfully I've not had any recent devices (2 large TVs, tablet, phone etc) with any stuck pixels. I had an iMac for a while which had 3 stuck pixels, jflasher fixed one of them but the other 2 were stuck, one was about 2-inches to the right of dead centre and bright pink, so it was quite noticable.
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No, its stuck. Have tried running jscreenfix with no luck. any other ideas or am i best calling tesco again? I have also tried a pixel massage (Worked on my laptop after i got it back from having a new screen fitted (Glossy instead of the original antiglare - WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!!) with 5 stuck pixels)
brilldoctor said:
No, its stuck. Have tried running jscreenfix with no luck. any other ideas or am i best calling tesco again? I have also tried a pixel massage (Worked on my laptop after i got it back from having a new screen fitted (Glossy instead of the original antiglare - WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!!) with 5 stuck pixels)
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Massage won't work on the tab, the glass is too thick.
Thought so.
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Haven't seen much about this, but anyone else having problems with bad screens? The first 2 KFs I got both had dead pixels. On the 3rd one now, and there is a dark yellow splotch in the upper right hand corner, very noticeable on a white background! Luckily I got it at Target and returns have been easy, but getting real sick if making multiple trips back and forth.... Going to exchange for #4 later. Just my bad luck, or is it hard to get a KF with a perfect screen??
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No problems on the 3 fires I have
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My Fire came with a perfect screen. Then again I ordered mine online from Amazon. Never really trusted Target with their hardware/software.
Both KF's were/are perfect. One via Amazon, one picked up at Walmart (my once a year shopping experience there).
FoibleOfHumanity said:
My Fire came with a perfect screen. Then again I ordered mine online from Amazon. Never really trusted Target with their hardware/software.
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Why would Target have inferior hardware?
rad3 said:
Why would Target have inferior hardware?
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They could've gotten a bad batch... But I've exchanged at two different Targets so far and still can't get a good screen.
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FoibleOfHumanity said:
My Fire came with a perfect screen. Then again I ordered mine online from Amazon. Never really trusted Target with their hardware/software.
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That makes no sense. It would be the same either way. I got mine from target and it's great.
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Wow, huge color temp differences in those screens! I've also had the small backlight bleed at the bottom center of the screen on all 3 of mine, seems there's no way around that, just the way they made the bezel.. :/
Here's a good simple web page if anyone wants to check their screen:
http://jasonfarrell.com/misc/deadpixeltest.php
I exchanged for #4 tonight, will cross my fingers and open it later tonight.
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I'm amazed to see the screen difference!
I'm on my second Kindle right now. Bricked my first one with a bad kernel flash, but the screens on both have been miraculous!
Just curious, were both Kindles on the same software version? I remember reading that Amazon disabled the light sensor. Maybe they changed the color in a software update. It's a stretch, but maybe that could help.
No problems here with my Kindle Fire.
Got #4.... and this is the worst one with 3 dead pixels this time!! Arrgghh!
I don't know if Target got a bad batch or what, but this is getting ridiculous. Gonna return for a refund and try Best Buy instead, maybe my luck will be better there.
You guys with the perfect setting screens, are you really taking a good look at them? Lol
This #4 had 3 white dead pixels, can see clearly on a black background...
I have looked carefully, and I can't see any stuck or dead pixels. I pre ordered mine from Amazon.
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No reason at all.
OP: Run a pixel fixer for 2hrs+ (or overnight). Pixel curer, Pixel fixer, etc. They fixed a stuck pixel I had.
I had a few "dead" pixels on a couple I-INC monitors I bought. I read the setup instructions and there was a notice about dead pixels. It said after about a week of use they will go away. This happened to both of my monitors, they about about 6 dead pixels.
Granted those were non-touch LCDs, I think it might be worth trying the Kindle out for 3-7 days and see if they go away. It might just be a little annoying.
No problems on my pre-ordered Amazon KF. I also don't have the issue of light bleed around the bezel at the bottom.
The dead pixels I've seen on mine are black or white, AFAIK, there's no way to revive those. Stuck pixels (green, red, blue) are a different story and can possibly be unstuck with the software methods mentioned above.
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I can't say that I have any dead pixels, but I do have screen bleeding issues in a few spots around the edges. It is very minor unless I am looking at something very dark on the screen and the Kindle itself is in the light. I am not to bothered by this, but it is an issue nonetheless...
So yesterday, I returned my 4th KF to Target for good. Went to Best Buy and got one from there - and guess what? NO dead pixels, screen is perfect! This one is a keeper, finally!
Interestingly, all 4 of the defective Target KF's had 6.0 installed, the one from BB had 6.1 on it. Obviously the one from BB was a later production run and/or from a different factory. Either way, looks like Target (mine at least) got a bad batch. Just happy to finally get one with a good screen, was almost ready to give up, lol.
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I just got my Kindle Fire yesterday from Amazon and there is serious light bleeding on mine. I have sent it back for return.
I've played with two now and not seen that in either.
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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.
jags_the1 said:
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: