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    Refurbished LCD

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by drwho9437, Apr 17, 2009.

  1. drwho9437

    drwho9437 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Does anyone have experience with Dell refurbished LCDs? Do they tend to have more dead pixels or backlight problems? People return them as they are non-ideal?

    Or are they simply returns mostly? Seems like there are some okay deals.
     
    drwho9437, Apr 17, 2009
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  2. Mastershroom

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    It's hard to say. I forget the exact number, but Dell requires a certain number of dead pixels to be present before they consider a display to be defective, so there's a chance that someone could have bought a new LCD, found a few dead pixels but not enough to justify an actual defect according to Dell, and just returned it anyway (probably with a restocking fee), and Dell put it back on the market as a refurb.

    It could just be the conspiracy theorist in me, but I would never buy a refurbed LCD display unless I could see it in person and test it before buying it. As it is, even brand new LCD's have enough issues with dead pixels. LCD's are just not something I would buy refurbished.
     
    Mastershroom, Apr 17, 2009
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  3. LPTP-LVR

    LPTP-LVR Notebook Deity

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    Couldn't it just be displays from units that were sent back with other issues/defects? If they reuse that screen they'll have to name it refurbished as it's not brand new....just my 2c

    edit: reading your post again....you found a separate refurbished lcd screen from Dell? If that's what you mean i have no idea really, could be they changed backlights or something.

    so...is it a refurb screen....or a screen in a refurb laptop? :rolleyes:
     
    LPTP-LVR, Apr 17, 2009
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  4. wodstock

    wodstock Notebook Evangelist

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    i have bought 2 refurb screens both had and still dont have any dead pixels
     
    wodstock, Apr 18, 2009
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    I had 4 refurbished LCD 2 for my current laptop and 2 for my previous one ( Dell XPS m1210) yet i didn't find any dead pixels :(
     
    vinumsv, Apr 19, 2009
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