Pixels in Planar LCD Monitor

[Citygirl]

I have the 17.4 monitor from Dell. I have been reading about bad pixels on this board. Can someone please tell me how I would know if I have any? I have time to return. Thanks.

 

[Magicthyse]

Urrrrr....

Bad pixels means bad pixels. You will be able to see them.



EDIT: No, sorry, let's expand on that. Cheap monitors are 'allowed' (i.e. the manufacturer dictates) to have a certain number of failed pixels before they are officially faulty. I don't know what the threshold of Dell monitors is, but the industry average for low-cost LCD monitors is around 3 to 5 pixels.

 

[Wallydraigle]

I you can't tell if you have any bad ones or not I wouldn't think it would really matter anyway

 

[Citygirl]

Thanks for your reply. Its the 17.5 Planar that I bought from dell. I have it hooked into my old Pent II computer and using the ATI 8MB 3D 2X AGP card that is in the old computer. I am waiting for the 20% sale again, so I can buy a new CPU, Keyboard and mouse. I dont know much about computers, but after reading on this board I think I need to get the best video card factory installed. Any Suggestions? Thanks.

 

[Gosharkss]

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. The best way to test for dead pixels is as follows.

Create a pure white screen and look for black dots
Create a pure black screen, look for white or colored dots
Repeat using Red, Green and blue screens.