What's the dead pixel frequency for TFT monitors?

Hi!

I wonder what the avarage risk of getting a TFT monitor with one or more
dead pixels is. From what I've heard, no manufacturer is willing to exchange
a TFT monitor if only 1-3 or less pixels are dead. This has made me a bit
sceptical to buying one. However, if the risk of getting such a dead pixel
monitor is low, I figure it might be worth taking the risk anyway.

So is it approximately a 1, 5, 10, 25 or 50 percent risk of getting a 17"
monitor with this fault?

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:54:17 GMT, "John123" wrote:

Hi!

I wonder what the avarage risk of getting a TFT monitor with one or more
dead pixels is. From what I've heard, no manufacturer is willing to exchange
a TFT monitor if only 1-3 or less pixels are dead. This has made me a bit
sceptical to buying one. However, if the risk of getting such a dead pixel
monitor is low, I figure it might be worth taking the risk anyway.

So is it approximately a 1, 5, 10, 25 or 50 percent risk of getting a 17"
monitor with this fault?

For me it has been 0 out of 3 monitors, all Samsung.

I have 1 dead pixel on my Samsung 15"TFT and to be honest it was there for 4
months before anyone else noticed it. Unless dead pixels are clustered
together you will not notice them.

Regards

Daniel Yates

"dh" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:54:17 GMT, "John123" wrote:

Hi!

I wonder what the avarage risk of getting a TFT monitor with one or more
dead pixels is. From what I've heard, no manufacturer is willing to
exchange
a TFT monitor if only 1-3 or less pixels are dead. This has made me a bit
sceptical to buying one. However, if the risk of getting such a dead
pixel
monitor is low, I figure it might be worth taking the risk anyway.

So is it approximately a 1, 5, 10, 25 or 50 percent risk of getting a 17"
monitor with this fault?

For me it has been 0 out of 3 monitors, all Samsung.

Stuck off maybe but a stuck on one sure is easy to notice.




On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:31:48 +0100, "Daniel Yates"
wrote:

I have 1 dead pixel on my Samsung 15"TFT and to be honest it was there for 4
months before anyone else noticed it. Unless dead pixels are clustered
together you will not notice them.

Regards

Daniel Yates

"dh" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:54:17 GMT, "John123" wrote:

Hi!

I wonder what the avarage risk of getting a TFT monitor with one or more
dead pixels is. From what I've heard, no manufacturer is willing to
exchange
a TFT monitor if only 1-3 or less pixels are dead. This has made me a bit
sceptical to buying one. However, if the risk of getting such a dead
pixel
monitor is low, I figure it might be worth taking the risk anyway.

So is it approximately a 1, 5, 10, 25 or 50 percent risk of getting a 17"
monitor with this fault?

For me it has been 0 out of 3 monitors, all Samsung.

"dh" wrote in message
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| Stuck off maybe but a stuck on one sure is easy to notice.
|
|
|
|
| On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:31:48 +0100, "Daniel Yates"
| wrote:
|
| I have 1 dead pixel on my Samsung 15"TFT and to be honest it was there
for 4
| months before anyone else noticed it. Unless dead pixels are clustered
| together you will not notice them.
|
| Regards
|
| Daniel Yates
|
| "dh" wrote in message
| .. .
| On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:54:17 GMT, "John123" wrote:
|
| Hi!
|
| I wonder what the avarage risk of getting a TFT monitor with one or
more
| dead pixels is. From what I've heard, no manufacturer is willing to
| exchange
| a TFT monitor if only 1-3 or less pixels are dead. This has made me a
bit
| sceptical to buying one. However, if the risk of getting such a dead
| pixel
| monitor is low, I figure it might be worth taking the risk anyway.
|
| So is it approximately a 1, 5, 10, 25 or 50 percent risk of getting a
17"
| monitor with this fault?
|
| For me it has been 0 out of 3 monitors, all Samsung.
|


I have a Samsung 17" with a "stuck on" red subpixel and the only time I see
it is on a black screen.

Here is an excellent article on the subject:

http://www.tomshardware.com/display/20030319/index.html

Dave

"Bishoop" wrote in message
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"dh" wrote in message
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| Stuck off maybe but a stuck on one sure is easy to notice.
|
|
|
|
| On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:31:48 +0100, "Daniel Yates"
| wrote:
|
| I have 1 dead pixel on my Samsung 15"TFT and to be honest it was there
for 4
| months before anyone else noticed it. Unless dead pixels are clustered
| together you will not notice them.
|
| Regards
|
| Daniel Yates
|
| "dh" wrote in message
| .. .
| On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:54:17 GMT, "John123" wrote:
|
| Hi!
|
| I wonder what the avarage risk of getting a TFT monitor with one or
more
| dead pixels is. From what I've heard, no manufacturer is willing to
| exchange
| a TFT monitor if only 1-3 or less pixels are dead. This has made me
a
bit
| sceptical to buying one. However, if the risk of getting such a dead
| pixel
| monitor is low, I figure it might be worth taking the risk anyway.
|
| So is it approximately a 1, 5, 10, 25 or 50 percent risk of getting
a
17"
| monitor with this fault?
|
| For me it has been 0 out of 3 monitors, all Samsung.
|


I have a Samsung 17" with a "stuck on" red subpixel and the only time I
see
it is on a black screen.



The one dead pixel I have is also red on black backgrounds. With outlook
open it is looking al ittle blue.

Daniel

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:54:17 GMT, "John123" wrote:

Hi!

I wonder what the avarage risk of getting a TFT monitor with one or more
dead pixels is. From what I've heard, no manufacturer is willing to
exchange
a TFT monitor if only 1-3 or less pixels are dead. This has made me a bit
sceptical to buying one. However, if the risk of getting such a dead
pixel
monitor is low, I figure it might be worth taking the risk anyway.

So is it approximately a 1, 5, 10, 25 or 50 percent risk of getting a 17"
monitor with this fault?

For me it has been 0 out of 3 monitors, all Samsung.

Thanks for sharing your personal experiences, however it's much to little to
base a statistical view on. Knowing that one guy has a monitor with one dead
pixel, and another guy has one without any dead pixels don't do much good.

Is there really no statistical info available on this subject. I want to
know what the avarage risk of getting a monitor with one or more dead pixels
are - someone please help!

"John123" wrote in message
ws.com...
On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:54:17 GMT, "John123" wrote:

Hi!

I wonder what the avarage risk of getting a TFT monitor with one or
more
dead pixels is. From what I've heard, no manufacturer is willing to
exchange
a TFT monitor if only 1-3 or less pixels are dead. This has made me a
bit
sceptical to buying one. However, if the risk of getting such a dead
pixel
monitor is low, I figure it might be worth taking the risk anyway.

So is it approximately a 1, 5, 10, 25 or 50 percent risk of getting a
17"
monitor with this fault?

For me it has been 0 out of 3 monitors, all Samsung.

Thanks for sharing your personal experiences, however it's much to little
to
base a statistical view on. Knowing that one guy has a monitor with one
dead
pixel, and another guy has one without any dead pixels don't do much good.

Is there really no statistical info available on this subject. I want to
know what the avarage risk of getting a monitor with one or more dead
pixels
are - someone please help!



On that basis you will have to take your chances. There are no statistics on
% chances of dead pixels, as it is what you could term a random event for
the most part. There are a couople of companies I have seen in the past that
offer a guarentee that there will be no dead pixels. But all they do is
offer free return and replacement if you do get one - they dont do anything
different on the manufacturing level.

The industry standard is 6 dead pixels or less, that is the best your gonna
get as far as statistics go i'm afraid.

Daniel

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Daniel Yates wrote:

"John123" wrote in message
ews.com...
On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:54:17 GMT, "John123" wrote:

Hi!

I wonder what the avarage risk of getting a TFT monitor with one or
more
dead pixels is. From what I've heard, no manufacturer is willing to
exchange
a TFT monitor if only 1-3 or less pixels are dead. This has made me a
bit
sceptical to buying one. However, if the risk of getting such a dead
pixel
monitor is low, I figure it might be worth taking the risk anyway.

So is it approximately a 1, 5, 10, 25 or 50 percent risk of getting a
17"
monitor with this fault?

For me it has been 0 out of 3 monitors, all Samsung.

Thanks for sharing your personal experiences, however it's much to little
to
base a statistical view on. Knowing that one guy has a monitor with one
dead
pixel, and another guy has one without any dead pixels don't do much good.

Is there really no statistical info available on this subject. I want to
know what the avarage risk of getting a monitor with one or more dead
pixels
are - someone please help!



On that basis you will have to take your chances. There are no statistics on
% chances of dead pixels, as it is what you could term a random event for
the most part. There are a couople of companies I have seen in the past that
offer a guarentee that there will be no dead pixels. But all they do is
offer free return and replacement if you do get one - they dont do anything
different on the manufacturing level.

The industry standard is 6 dead pixels or less, that is the best your gonna
get as far as statistics go i'm afraid.

Daniel



Since it's a crap shoot, deal with a manufacturer, or dealer whose
terms you find acceptable. Look at the warrantee information and see
if they cover dead pixels.

--
Al Dykes
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