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    MBP Stuck Pixel Advice

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by imagine, Nov 4, 2009.

  1. imagine

    imagine Notebook Consultant

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    Hey all,

    Bought a 13" MBP two weeks ago and I love it. I noticed a stuck red pixel, and tried a few methods to fix it. The flashing colours method didn't work, but then I tapped with a pencil and it disappeared for a couple of hours and came back. Then I massaged it and it's been gone for a few days.

    From your experiences, has anyone been successful in permanently getting rid of a stuck pixel? Do the stuck pixels usually come back, and if so, about how long does it last?

    Thanks in advance, your help is greatly appreciated.
     
    imagine, Nov 4, 2009
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  2. mystery905

    mystery905 Notebook Deity

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    Why don't you just exchange it?
     
    mystery905, Nov 4, 2009
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  3. imagine

    imagine Notebook Consultant

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    I actually went and bought a new one, so that I could migrate my stuff to it and return my old one. However, the new one has a chip on the cover, so I just want to go return it (and don't want to go through the hassleo f buying another one again...).

    The older one seems to have a nicer keyboard as well, the newer one feels more "clicky" as if some of the springs are defective.
     
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  4. imagine

    imagine Notebook Consultant

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    Ok returned the last one, got a new replacement (3rd unit). This one has a stuck pixel as well. Will have one more try tomorrow, and see what happens!
     
    imagine, Nov 4, 2009
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  5. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    Glad im not the only one getting ones with stuck pixels ... but im finding more than one normally.
     
    crazycanuk, Nov 4, 2009
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  6. imagine

    imagine Notebook Consultant

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    Finally got one with NO stuck pixels today. (Fourth unit). One thing I noticed is that each of the units had different LCDs and hard drives... I went from Chi Mei -> AU Optronics -> AU Optronics -> LG Phillips. The first had amazing colors, the second and third were very very blue, and the last seems a little bit washed out, but I'd rather have this than one with stuck pixels.
     
    imagine, Nov 5, 2009
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