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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: Lethal Squirrel on Fri, 03 August 2012, 20:56:15
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So, about a month ago I noticed I had a pixel that was stuck, and would change colors depending on the background.
It has been growing pixel-by-pixel everyday, and now looks like this! The weird thing is, you can see under the blotch. It's faint but you can.
And just a few days ago, I noticed one forming at the top of my monitor too.
(http://i.imgur.com/0EcfL.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/9PU0R.jpg)
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That is quite unique. Mine has a vertical line from top to bottom until the monitor warms up, it has occasionally been 2 lines ~4 pixels apart. I haven't figured out which color(s) are off because that requires effort.
What model monitor do you have? I can't imagine a failure mode that effects individual pixels like that.
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I have a HP w2207h
I think it's a little over 4 years old. It was damn expensive at the time too.
(http://planetscoop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/hp_large.jpg)
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You should get a CRT monitor!
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Looks like it's leaking.
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Looks like your monitor is creating a rift to another dimension.
There is a dead pixel remover written in Java floating around the net. If that doesn't help, you can try rubbing the spot gently. If that doesn't help either, then I guess the're permanently gone.
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My guess is that something got inside the display and is slowly damaging the transistors on it's slow return to gravity. I hope that's not it, though. New monitors are expensive!