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Peter Parry wrote:
On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 00:28:13 +0100, Fat Freddy's Cat wrote: Guy, you really need to wake up and smell the coffee. Dead pixel threads (complaints) are second only to folks moaning about ebuyer enotes on this group. A vendor who will guarantee 100% pixels is worth something to some people. Question is if you pay the extra for a machine with no dead pixels what happens to the machines with dead pixels? They don't go back to the manufacturer so would you really want to buy from a company which does this _without_ paying out the extra? Then you exercise your right to choose and don't buy from them! EASY Steve |
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Peter Parry wrote: On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 00:28:13 +0100, Fat Freddy's Cat wrote: Guy, you really need to wake up and smell the coffee. Dead pixel threads (complaints) are second only to folks moaning about ebuyer enotes on this group. A vendor who will guarantee 100% pixels is worth something to some people. Question is if you pay the extra for a machine with no dead pixels what happens to the machines with dead pixels? They don't go back to the manufacturer so would you really want to buy from a company which does this _without_ paying out the extra? I bet that the pre-delivery check for dead pixels is just a check against dead pixel policy that the company have in force; this could work both ways. |
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On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:37:33 +0100, "yes" wrote:
It takes approx 15 seconds to check for dead pixels. Installation of SP2 takes about 2 minutes. SP2 install taking 2 minutes, now you really are being silly. If you think a company charging about £1300 per hour, pro rata for this sevice is a good deal, then you are mad. £5 is probably an acceptable fee in my book for a dead pixel check. Charging for SP2 installation is thievery. Its a rip-off plain and simple. It is not for me to say and I didn't. It is for the OP to make that judgment. If he is happy to pay for that service, then it is good value to him, and that is all that counts. I'm sure that everybody here has paid for something in the past that somebody else would not. -- Cheers, Guy ** HTML email should be treated in the same manner as sexual acts between ** consenting adults. Only done in private places where willing parties, who ** have agreed beforehand, will see it! |
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On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:49:50 GMT, Johannes H Andersen
wrote: I bet that the pre-delivery check for dead pixels is just a check against dead pixel policy that the company have in force; this could work both ways. Notice how people don't read properly? The OP said he paid for a 'dead-pixel check'. Some Herbert read that to mean that the OP was guaranteed a screen with no dead pixels. No wonder Churchill said what he did (see the sig). -- Cheers, Guy "If you want to find out what is wrong with democracy, spend five minutes with the average voter." - Winston Churchill |
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On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 12:02:56 +0100, Peter Parry
wrote: Question is if you pay the extra for a machine with no dead pixels what happens to the machines with dead pixels? Where did that come from? The OP said he paid for a dead pixel check, not a 100% assurance that his screen did not have any. The check could just check that the screen did not fall outside the dead pixel standards. -- Cheers, Guy ** Stress - the condition brought about by having to ** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights ** out of someone who richly deserves it. |
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On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:37:33 +0100, "yes" wrote:
It takes approx 15 seconds to check for dead pixels. Installation of SP2 takes about 2 minutes. Have you actually installed SP2? I have, and it takes a lot more than 2 minutes! Alan Don't reply to this e-mail address - messages will be deleted unread. To reply to me take away the news and substitute alanc |
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Alan Norris wrote: On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:37:33 +0100, "yes" wrote: It takes approx 15 seconds to check for dead pixels. Installation of SP2 takes about 2 minutes. Have you actually installed SP2? I have, and it takes a lot more than 2 minutes! Yes, but it's not exactly demanding work. Any monkey can do that and perhaps do a dozen at the same time. |
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Dr Teeth wrote:
On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 12:02:56 +0100, Peter Parry wrote: Question is if you pay the extra for a machine with no dead pixels what happens to the machines with dead pixels? Where did that come from? The OP said he paid for a dead pixel check, not a 100% assurance that his screen did not have any. The check could just check that the screen did not fall outside the dead pixel standards. -- Cheers, Guy You're really clutching at straws here mate. Everyone here can read - you asked "Don't know exactly what the 'dead-pixel' test was about though." It has been explained to you. If a tft screen falls outwith the standards, it can be returned because it fails to meet its specification. No problem. The issue here is that to a lot of users, even tft's that fall within the manufacturer spec are unacceptable i.e. with maybe one or 2 'dead pixels'. Therefore, the *only* check *anyone* might *possibly* pay for is a 100% pixel perfect one. So, herbert, there is no other check. Best keep yer gob shut and appear ignorant rather than open it and remove all doubt. g. |
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Fat Freddy's Cat wrote: [...] You're really clutching at straws here mate. Everyone here can read - you asked "Don't know exactly what the 'dead-pixel' test was about though." It has been explained to you. If a tft screen falls outwith the standards, it can be returned because it fails to meet its specification. No problem. The issue here is that to a lot of users, even tft's that fall within the manufacturer spec are unacceptable i.e. with maybe one or 2 'dead pixels'. Therefore, the *only* check *anyone* might *possibly* pay for is a 100% pixel perfect one. In truth, nobody knows for sure what the check was about; but it doesn't follow at all that it was a check for 100% pixel perfection. After all The most common quality checks are for conformance to tolerances. So with nothing in writing to the contrary, it is not unreasonable to assume that it is just an extra quality control check. |
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Johannes H Andersen wrote:
Therefore, the *only* check *anyone* might *possibly* pay for is a 100% pixel perfect one. In truth, nobody knows for sure what the check was about; but it doesn't follow at all that it was a check for 100% pixel perfection. ******** mate. It does follow. g. |
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