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    What is going on here...? (stuck/dead pixels))

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Helical, Sep 10, 2008.

  1. Helical

    Helical Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a P-6860FX and a few weeks ago (maybe a month) I got a stuck pixel near the top of the screen. I didn't care to much because the location wasn't bad at all but then about a week later the pixel moved to about where the tab toolbar is in Firefox. Yesterday I ran a program that flashes colors and is supposed to undo stuck pixels, now today it's moved again! Now it's closer to the center of the screen and a little more annoying. What's weird is that this *seems* like dead pixel to me as I can see it even when the computer has a black screen (and when the computer is off) but from what I understand dead pixels can't move? What's going on?
     
    Helical, Sep 10, 2008
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  2. CrapFactory

    CrapFactory Notebook Guru

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    That's pretty normal. It's not a truly dead pixel. If I knew more on the subject I'd help you :cool:. I've had pixels that heal, pixels that if I touch with my finger heal, pixels that move, pixels that are red and annoying and pixels that are only slightly dead and still show the colors but at a different brightness.

    They're a mysterious force that we'll never fully understand. :)
     
    CrapFactory, Sep 11, 2008
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