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    Pixels?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by cycloneguy2618, Oct 4, 2005.

  1. cycloneguy2618

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    Do the new Dells have a lot of dead pixels?
     
    cycloneguy2618, Oct 4, 2005
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    No, the dead pixel issue has really gone down in recent years. There are more issues like the infamous "sparkle" defect and the light leakage. The former is one that I observed with little effort on two kiosk models. But your mileage really varies, and you'll probably have more luck when you actually order the darn thing.
     
    Eliwood, Oct 4, 2005
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    Yeah, my dell hasnt had any dead or stuck pixels ever. There is evedince of light leakage, i have it on the bottom of mine when the screen is black, it really doesnt effect me in anyway still.
     
    nickspohn, Oct 5, 2005
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    I have had three Dell laptops over the year and currently have a 9300 and 700m. I have never seen a dead pixel on any of them. I think Dead pixels are things you find of cheap rubbish, and these days should not be a problem.
     
    jimmy_simms, Oct 5, 2005
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    yea...on my dell 9300..i don't see any sparkle effect or dead or stuck pixels :D :D :eek:
     
    LuckMC11, Oct 6, 2005
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    got an i6000 with 1 dead pixel. a couple days later a pixel was stuck green, but came unstuck later that day. dell sent me a replacement notebook. replacement notebook was perfect; no dead or stuck pixels.

    lcd is 15.4" wuxga
     
    drumfu, Oct 6, 2005
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    Wow, WUXGA on a 15.4" screen. You've got better eyes than me. I had to bump my T42's DPI to 100 to make everything right.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 7, 2005
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    i would reply to this, but the text is so small i can't read it :p
     
    drumfu, Oct 7, 2005
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