LCD iMacs and Dead Pixels

stupidbiatchstupidbiatch
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
Just wondering if anyone who's gonna be getting a new iMac in the mail soon could post info about whether the LCDs have any dead pixels. I think it will be interesting to see how this issue is handled by Apple given the consumer oriented nature of the iMac. Dead pixels are a way of life in the LCD world (my dual-USB iBook has a niffty always on blue pixel), but many consumers may see them as a defect. What do y'all think?



Thanks

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 8
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    If I get just one dead pixel I will call Apple and tell them I have four. I will not stand for imperfection on a machine that set me back US $1,951.



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  • Reply 2 of 8
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    stupid (whatever). It sounds like you have a "stuck" pixel and not a dead one. Try gently massaging the area in a circular motion. Don't press hard and use a cloth when doing it.
  • Reply 3 of 8
    ngainngain Posts: 20member
    Does that work? I have a stuck blue one also on my Dual usb iBook.
  • Reply 4 of 8
    concentricityconcentricity Posts: 434member
    [quote]Originally posted by ngain:

    <strong>Does that work? I have a stuck blue one also on my Dual usb iBook.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    yes, i had a 'stuck red' on my TiBook. It's perfect now, well, it's not a dual G4, so i can't say 'perfect'...
  • Reply 5 of 8
    stupidbiatchstupidbiatch Posts: 7member
    Thanks for the info. I tried it, but I still have a tiny blue smurf sitting there in the LCD. It's not bothersome to me, but new iMac users may not like them. I wonder if Apple will include any special documentation that expains them with the new iMacs?
  • Reply 6 of 8
    marcusmarcus Posts: 227member
    I have a Powerbook 550 and a dual USB iBook 500. On the Powerbook there are 3 stuck pixels (blue and white!) in the central area of of the screen...on the iBook there is one dead pixel and a few stuck...no ammount of massaging has cured them...



    I have called Apple numerous times, but they have been really unhelpful and refused to do anything at all...even examine the macine! they claimed both LCDs were within aceptable limits (a good call without seeing them)! Obviously their standards are somewhat lower than mine.



    If 'Joe Public' spends £1800 on a computer and finds dead pixels, the 'acceptable paramaters' argument is not going to go down too well...and could spark alot of bad publicity...Apple needs to sort out thier policy...



    Marc
  • Reply 7 of 8
    evil edevil ed Posts: 106member
    Had a PowerBook 1400c which had about 3 dead pixels on it (couple in the central area) and that was pretty irritating.



    Since then I've had a PowerBook G3 333 (Lombard), PowerBook G3 400 (Pismo), and now a PowerBook G3 500: none of which have had a single dead pixel (although the 400 developed a stuck pixel which was massaged away).



    I'm now awaiting delivery of an iBook 600 and I'll let you know if my luck's run out.
  • Reply 8 of 8
    amorphamorph Posts: 7,112member
    Moving to Current Hardware.
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