OMG I only had this 12" powerbook for 2 weeks, and I can see a dead pixel! what should I do? is there any way to remove it?
Edit: Okay that was mean. Seriously though, dead pixels happen. It's just a downside to LCDs. From what I've heard, you need like 5 or 6 to get Apple (or any manufacturer) to replace them, because that's the way all consumer LCDs are right now - they may have dead/stuck pixels. If you'd rather pay ten times the amount for an LCD that is guaranteed to not have dead pixels, that's your choice, but right now the industry isn't advanced enough to make that shift for the same price.
If you really want to try and get rid of it, you may try gently rubbing or massaging it with a cloth... that rarely works with dead ones though.
ack, while on the phone with apple support, another pixel appeared... is this normal? we tried resetting the screen and everything... I'm starting to think another dead pixel is about to form.
It's not the only thing wrong I discovered, the trackpad randomly moves around even when my fingers aren't on it. the powerbook is also uneven, if I touch the corner, the whole thing rocks.
ack, while on the phone with apple support, another pixel appeared... is this normal? we tried resetting the screen and everything... I'm starting to think another dead pixel is about to form.
It's not the only thing wrong I discovered, the trackpad randomly moves around even when my fingers aren't on it. the powerbook is also uneven, if I touch the corner, the whole thing rocks.
They're multiplying! Aaaaiiie! Run for your lives!
I thought I had four dead 'uns, but after rubbing them gently with a slightly damp Kleenex, they dissapeared. Sometimes people mistake harmless spots of dust for dead pixels, because the dust refracts the light in such a way that it makes it seem slightly iridescent.
nah, they are dead, not dust. I tried rubbing it with a cloth, still there... pretty horrible experience for my first Mac... maybe I'll go back to pc...
nah, they are dead, not dust. I tried rubbing it with a cloth, still there... pretty horrible experience for my first Mac... maybe I'll go back to pc...
It's a problem across all manufacturers. Not just Apple.
nah, they are dead, not dust. I tried rubbing it with a cloth, still there... pretty horrible experience for my first Mac... maybe I'll go back to pc...
HA HA HA. funniest quote of the week.
luckily, PC's don't have dead pixels like Mac's don't have viruses.
hmm... maybe I'll just use the display less... would that prevent more dead pixels from forming? using the apple video to VGA adaptor? Is there a way to set it so that the screen is off on the computer, goes through the monitor and yet I can still use the keyboard built in?
I think I have at least 3 dead pixels on the LCD monitor I'm using right now. I don't even know where they are anymore. I'd have to use one of those programs that blanks the screen and changes colors to even find them. It just doesn't bother me I guess.
hmm... maybe I'll just use the display less... would that prevent more dead pixels from forming? using the apple video to VGA adaptor? Is there a way to set it so that the screen is off on the computer, goes through the monitor and yet I can still use the keyboard built in?
So you bought that computer just to not use the display? Seems like a big waste of money to me. Dead pixels will happen, you won't notice them after a while. Sorry it happened, but that's life. Whatever you do, do not, I repeat, DO NOT go back to a PeeCee.
o well, not much I can do. Though I can go to their store and complain about the wobblyness, the apple support said I can, and they might even give me a new powerbook just because it wobbles Besides, it already has a name, La Manzanita (the little apple)
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Originally posted by Ichiban_jay
OMG I only had this 12" powerbook for 2 weeks, and I can see a dead pixel! what should I do? is there any way to remove it?
Edit: Okay that was mean. Seriously though, dead pixels happen. It's just a downside to LCDs. From what I've heard, you need like 5 or 6 to get Apple (or any manufacturer) to replace them, because that's the way all consumer LCDs are right now - they may have dead/stuck pixels. If you'd rather pay ten times the amount for an LCD that is guaranteed to not have dead pixels, that's your choice, but right now the industry isn't advanced enough to make that shift for the same price.
If you really want to try and get rid of it, you may try gently rubbing or massaging it with a cloth... that rarely works with dead ones though.
if it is a dead pixel, gently learn to ignore it
g
EMBRACE YOUR DEAD PIXEL. IT MAKES YOUR POWERBOOK UNIQUE.
or whatever.
It's not the only thing wrong I discovered, the trackpad randomly moves around even when my fingers aren't on it. the powerbook is also uneven, if I touch the corner, the whole thing rocks.
Rocking problem - welcome to the club. Ignore it, bend it, or shim it with a folded Post-It.
Pixels - ignore them.
Originally posted by Ichiban_jay
ack, while on the phone with apple support, another pixel appeared... is this normal? we tried resetting the screen and everything... I'm starting to think another dead pixel is about to form.
It's not the only thing wrong I discovered, the trackpad randomly moves around even when my fingers aren't on it. the powerbook is also uneven, if I touch the corner, the whole thing rocks.
They're multiplying! Aaaaiiie! Run for your lives!
I thought I had four dead 'uns, but after rubbing them gently with a slightly damp Kleenex, they dissapeared. Sometimes people mistake harmless spots of dust for dead pixels, because the dust refracts the light in such a way that it makes it seem slightly iridescent.
Originally posted by Ichiban_jay
nah, they are dead, not dust. I tried rubbing it with a cloth, still there...
It's a problem across all manufacturers. Not just Apple.
nah, they are dead, not dust. I tried rubbing it with a cloth, still there... pretty horrible experience for my first Mac... maybe I'll go back to pc...
HA HA HA. funniest quote of the week.
luckily, PC's don't have dead pixels like Mac's don't have viruses.
it's a tough call to make.
Originally posted by Ichiban_jay
hmm... maybe I'll just use the display less... would that prevent more dead pixels from forming? using the apple video to VGA adaptor? Is there a way to set it so that the screen is off on the computer, goes through the monitor and yet I can still use the keyboard built in?
So you bought that computer just to not use the display?