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    Rogue dead pixel, thats right

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Secret Neo, Feb 5, 2009.

  1. Secret Neo

    Secret Neo Notebook Geek

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    Anyone hear of a rogue black hole? Goes around the galaxies suckin up crap anywhere, ya well I have a rogue dead pixel. I've had it for a long time, just above the vista start button, but a few weeks ago it moved a centimeter down and it lasted for about a week or so and now i noticed it move like a half cm to the left. It doesn't bug me but anyone know why this happens or anyone who experienced this?
     
    Secret Neo, Feb 5, 2009
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  2. kuncheesh

    kuncheesh Notebook Evangelist

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    I dont think thats a dead pixel. A dead pixel is a defect of the physical screen and cannot move. It maybe a defect with your GPU. or maybe two stuck pixels appearing at different times. Please look closely at the pixel, especially in a fullscreen white background, is it perfectly black ?? or is it more reddish, bluish etc, in that case it must be a stuck pixel and there are different ways of removing it
     
    kuncheesh, Feb 5, 2009
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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Run the pixel programs to see it more clearly.
     
    flipfire, Feb 6, 2009
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  4. JoeCHecht

    JoeCHecht Notebook Consultant

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    I have seen this before. I had an HP where the dead pixel ended up being a spec of something that eventually dislodged and started moving around when the glass was tapped. I tapped the screen till it finally dropped off to the edge.

    J
     
    JoeCHecht, Feb 6, 2009
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  5. kuncheesh

    kuncheesh Notebook Evangelist

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    ^^. Then its sure not a dead pixel but a speck of dust or something. dead pixels NEVER move
     
    kuncheesh, Feb 7, 2009
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    fldrice Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's either dust that got caught in your screen, or an error with your gpu. A real dead pixel does not migrate.
     
    fldrice, Feb 8, 2009
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