Are these dead pixels?

[milkncat]

I just bought a Samsung 2494HM. When the background is black, at the top of the monitor, there are 9-10 little dots...in different colors like green, blue, red..but they are so so small that i couldnt even took their photo..i had dead-stuck pixels before in my life, they were like dots, but these ones are 1/10 size of a dead pixel..but i wonder what they are...
they dont disturb be..i can't see them on any other color..so it really doesnt bother me..only thing bothers me is, what are they? can they grow? or can they turn black and disturb me?

Thank you very much

 

[Blain]

They sound like stuck pixels to me.
Try running JScreenFix over the stuck pixels for a few hours.

From Samsung's FAQs...
"One or two dead pixels out of the approximately 300,000 to 1.3 million pixels on a typical LCD monitor is normal. Generally, then, if you have only a few dark or bright pixels, service is not an option.

With that said, what we do about an LCD TV with defective pixels depends on:

The number of defective pixels.
The location of the defective pixels.
The color of the defective pixels.
The size of the LCD monitor.
If you are having a serious problem with defective pixels, gather the information listed above and call Samsung Customer Care at 1-866-SAM4BIZ. Have the model number and serial number of your monitor on hand when you call. If you are an ASC or SSD, please call 1-800-634-8770 and have your ASC/SSD account number and the model number and serial number of your monitor on hand when you call.

Note: If you have one or two dark or bright pixels, you may be able to fix the problem yourself. For instructions on fixing a dark or bright pixel, see the instructions listed below.

Is There A Way To Fix A Defective Pixel?
If your LCD screen has a bright or dark pixel, it's usually because the liquid in the liquid crystal display has not covered that pixel fully.

To spread the liquid and un-stick the pixel, follow these steps:
Turn your monitor off.
Using a soft microfiber cloth, very gently apply pressure to the area where the stuck pixel is. Do not apply pressure anywhere else, as this may make more stuck pixels.
While applying pressure to the stuck pixel, turn on your monitor.
Remove the pressure. In many cases, the stuck pixel will now work correctly.

Note: Generally, a stuck pixel either remains bright when all the other pixels around it are dark, or only displays one color. A dark pixel remains dark."

 

[ther00kie16]

If they are green blue and red and look smaller than a pixel then they are probably stuck sub-pixels as each pixel is composed of RGB sub-pixels.

 

[milkncat]

is there a way to fix this stuck sub-pixels?

 

[ther00kie16]

Blain's got it. Although it didn't work for my monitor but 1 dot out of >2 million isn't very noticeable.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Contact Samsung for a replacement. If you have 9-10 stuck pixels then you probably qualify to get a replacement for free or for shipping cost.

 

[milkncat]

i massaged the area with my finger: P now there are only 2 little green man. replacement says you need at least 3 of them Now i gotto find a way to fix the rest

 

[ther00kie16]

glad the massaging trick worked for you. i've probably tried a handful of times with different instruments on each of my 24" but never got any of the 3 (1 on my soyo and 2 on my dell) stuck pixels to go away.

 

[Blain]

Now i gotto find a way to fix the rest

Did you try running the utility I linked in my first post?

 

[milkncat]

Yes Brian, thanx a lot for that link. I ran that for almost 5 hours..now i have 1 left

 

[Blain]

It's great that you were able to fix some of them.
I have only 1 stuck red pixel (sub-pixel), on my sweet Soyo Pearl. Running the app for many hours didn't fix mine.
But for the discounted price that I bought my 24" Soyo for, I can live with it, no problem.

BTW, I bought my 24" Soyo Pearl as "refurbished" from Mwave for $150 shipped.