LCD Flat Panel - best 'bad pixel' guarantee?

[tcsenter]

Anyone know which manufacturer(s) are offering the best 'bad pixel' guarantee in the market? I'm willing to pay a few bones extra for quality and a good warranty, because replacing a flat panel monitor which has a few bad pixels but doesn't meet the 'bad pixel' guarantee will certainly be more expensive.

I was at a friend's house recently and he has 4 bad pixels on his flat panel, it is annoying as hell to look at. I cannot remember what the brand was, one of the off brands. He contacted them about a replacement, but they essentially told him 'too bad, so sad, it doesn't have enough bad pixels to meet our replacement warranty'.

 

[fr]

He contacted them about a replacement, but they essentially told him 'too bad, so sad, it doesn't have enough bad pixels to meet our replacement warranty'.

Sounds like me on the phone with Viewsonic.

 

[tcsenter]

Rubber baby buggy BUMPers

 

[Rkonster]

Every manufacturer I have seen has a horrible bad pixel replacement. Though, if the pixels are all in one small area most will replace. Though Samsung's warranty is good (mail in for repair), I have yet to see a dead pixel on the 3 samsung LCD's I have had. I think they are one of the best LCD manufacturers.

 

[tcsenter]

Thanks for the info. I'll check out Samsung's flat panels. I'm even willing to pay for one of those 'upsell' warranties, like the extended warranties only they will replace your monitor if the slightest thing goes wrong.

 

[Dre]

Planar. Go check out their website or call them. I'm pretty sure it's 0 bad pixels with them.

 

[BMW330ci]

Originally posted by: tcsenter
Thanks for the info. I'll check out Samsung's flat panels. I'm even willing to pay for one of those 'upsell' warranties, like the extended warranties only they will replace your monitor if the slightest thing goes wrong.

I've owned 2 Samsung monitors and they looked flawless. I highly recommend you look into the 171P model. The viewing angle, image quality, and performance is just simply... awesome !

Good Luck

 

[Workin']

I've never seen a bad pixel on a Samsung LCD. YMMV

Newegg carries a brand that has a "zero defect" guarantee, but I can't remeber the name. Someone posted it a few weeks ago.

 

[gunf1ghter]

Rather than trying to find some "super brand" that has a zero pixel return policy (which is nearly impossible by the way, LCD manufacturing tolerances just don't allow for zero bad pixels) you should consider buying the product from a retailer with very good, no-hassle return and exchange policies.

Buy.com and Dell.com are two places to start.

 

[Retro2001]

I know Planar has a 3 year, 2nd Day air replacement policy for monitor failure. I also believe that their bad pixel policy is 0 pixels. I'm a happy owner of a PV174.

Peace,
Will

 

[Bozo Galora]

Phillips has a "no bad pixels, no bones" policy on larger LCDs
If you find even a single bad pixel after startup - they will replace it immediately for free.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: Bozo Galora
Phillips has a "no bad pixels, no bones" policy on larger LCDs
If you find even a single bad pixel after startup - they will replace it immediately for free.

There's a review of a nice Philips LCD here (it appears that the link isn't working at this moment, but it was there when I read it earlier today). It discusses Philips' warranty policy on bad pixels in their LCDs.

 

[Kingofcomputer]

BenQ's top model - slim model 581 or 781 has zero bad pixel guarantee.

 

[Gosharkss]

Don?t be fooled by zero dead pixel policies, also get them is writing.

In reality, no manufacturer today can promise a flaw-free LCD monitor. Limitations of the LCD manufacturing process sometimes result in dead sub-pixels. Three sub-pixels one red, one green and one blue make up a ?Pixel?. A dead ?pixel? three adjacent sub-pixels is rare, however dead sub-pixels are very common. A "dead sub-pixel" can take the form of either a black or colored spot on a white background or a white or colored dot on a black background.