LCD iMacs and Dead Pixels
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?
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[ 01-30-2002: Message edited by: Macintosh ]</p>
<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'...
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
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.