Stuck pixel...on a TV?

cosmonutcosmonut
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I'm watching my little Symphonic TV right now, and there appears to be a small point near the middle of the screen that's flickering, and not showing up correctly.



So is it possible for the tube in a CRT television to have some of its pixels "stick?"



(It went away for a few minutes, but just came back)



Weird. I tried tapping on the screen. I turned the set off and then back on... no good. Any ideas?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 8
    objra10objra10 Posts: 679member
    me thinks this goes in [gb]
  • Reply 2 of 8
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    Me thought about that too, but it's NOT Mac related.
  • Reply 3 of 8
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    ...unless its a secret apple branded TV they are planning!
  • Reply 4 of 8
    cubedudecubedude Posts: 1,556member
    Are you sure it's not just a bit of liquid on the screen? I have that problem all the time at my school's computer lab.
  • Reply 5 of 8
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    In a sense, I'm sure the phosphors on a CRT could get crapped up to the point of appearing like a stuck pixel. In fact I see one on my Mitsubishi Diamontron right now...



    [ 02-14-2003: Message edited by: Eugene ]</p>
  • Reply 6 of 8
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    [quote]Originally posted by Eugene:

    <strong>In a sense, I'm sure the phosphors on a CRT could get crapped up to the point of appearing like a stuck pixel. In fact I see one on my Mitsubishi Diamontron right now...



    [ 02-14-2003: Message edited by: Eugene ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    how would this happen, it would be very odd for oen pixel to be off, and it wouldn't appear stuck if the electron gun isn't always hitting it, it would appear to move still just improperly i think...then again if u looking at it haha
  • Reply 7 of 8
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    It wasn't liquid on the screen, because I tried to wipe it off and it didn't work. It went away and came back a couple more times, and hasn't shown up today.



    Just weird. <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
  • Reply 8 of 8
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Some TVs have an actual 'screen' behind the glass. Sometiems one of the holes in the screen doesn't get pushed through all the way, and it appears to be a dead/stuck pixel.
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