Dead Pixels on LCDs . . . . . . . . . (was Re: [tlug] Screen resolution)

[Jim <jep200404@example.com>]

Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:

> ... UXGA [LCD] screens were available (1600x1200 on 14.1" screens), but
> they all had defects (a few pixels not working or stuck) and the
> manufacturer had warning saying that the production process was so
> difficult that they could not prevent such issues and that the
> customer could not claim for this. 

Most manufacturers have policies that allow some dead pixels. 
That has been a problem for a long long time, 
and is likely to persist for the bleeding edge. 

Read and weep: 

   http://www.tomshardware.com/2003/03/19/penalty/
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_pixel#Manufacturers_which_offer_a_Zero-Dead-Pixel_Warranty
   http://compreviews.about.com/od/multimedia/a/LCDPixelDefects.htm?terms=stuck+pixel