Dead/Green Pixels on my Screen!

My iphone (purchased in August 2007) has recently acquired two green spots (you can't always see them), and a dull, white-ish spot around the same area.
Are these dead pixels?
Is this reasonable to have in a phone less than 1 year old?

Have you tried the 'pixelfix' webapp? Go to this url from your iphone: http://www.ebaspace.com/iphone-app/#_home and follow the instructions. They claim it works - I personally haven't had any stuck pixels yet.

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About a week later, I went to pick it up and I brought it back home. I tried out the speakers (it was too loud to hear them in the store), and the problem was still there. It wasn't worth complaning and bringing it back because I usually use external speakers anyway, so I figured I'd just live with it.
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We are just users such as you so our opinions don't really matter. Do bring the MBP in to the store and have a talk with a decision maker. Sometimes good things happen but don't expect that to be the case.
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Ciao.

Original iPhone. 1 green pixel. Dead center.

Certain not to find too much sympathy around here, if any.
Purchased the iPhone in July 2007. Apple had to replace it as the screen went dead (touch areas) in October 2008. So roughly 16 months of life out of that one.
As of yesterday, there is green pixel in the center of the screen. Did a search for this is issue and apparently it is a stuck pixel and this site (http://www.ebaspace.com/iphone-app/#_home) is the only option. Ran their fix overnight which is flashing the screen in a frantic rotation. The "stuck" pixel is still there (it is a green pixel).
So, 16 months later, it appears that this iPhone is having an issue, how bad it progresses remains to be seen. Can't say I am pleased as the phone cost me over $625 with tax, so annualized that $234.48 per year to have the pleasure of owning this phone. That is without the phone plan. Just the hardware.
Going to keep trying and possibly restore the phone to see if I can shake this green pixel and if anyone here has any other advice, appreciate your input.
My final attempt will be to go to the genius bar and see, what, if anything, can be done (ie. buy another original iPhone, if they even carry any in stock, which I highly doubt.).
I'm biting my lip on this as I have come to expect quality from Apple, which as of late with their updates for our OS, etc. has been somewhat suspect.
Apple apologists, please do not use this thread for any other reason but to advise.
Thank you all in advance.

Came across an app in the itunes store that goes for .99 to do the same thing that the link in my original post does.
Read through the reviews of this app and the solution was in review section.
Apply pressure. So I did. Green pixel is gone. Gone.
In this day and age of modern technology, sometimes it takes the old school way of banging the side of the TV to get it to work.
To those who come across this thread seeking an answer. Try the free website in my original post. If that doesn't do it, take your thumb, place it on that green or red or blue pixel and apply pressure. Fixed.

When i open my computer I get the white screen with apple symbol and there are vertical lines all over the screen with green pixels and after a few minutes the screen gets grey and I get message to restart my computer what happens

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Now today when I opened my computer I get as usual the white screen with the Apple symbol but there were all over the screen vertical lines with green pixels and after a while the screen gets grey and I get message to restart my computer using the power button or the restart button and when I do so each time the same is happening somebody can tell me what is happening and what caused this. This computer is my work and now I have no income anymore.
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Normally you will see any stuck (colored) or dead (black) pixels right from the get go. Many times stuck pixels will unstick over time or by running pixel fixers.
example: http://www.jscreenfix.com/basic.php
In the unlikely event that you have any dead pixels, contact Apple, your local Apple Store or Apple Service Provider there really good about making things right.
All computer displays will exhibit some sort of unevenness and or back light leakage, but most folks don't notice or worry about it. Unevenness can be seen using a solid light gray or light blue back ground and backlight leakage can be checked using a black screen.
+Just slap up your favorite photo's or wallpapers on the desktop and move on.+
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1 dead pixel on the screen

I seem to have a dead or stuck pixel on the screen. How do I know if its dead, or if its stuck? Do dead pixels look different from stuck pixels?
Im not to bothered about it as I can hardly see it and I struggle to see it, but it is slightly annoying that you know its there. It looks turquoise colour, but when I put some black over it on the screen, you cant see it.
Also, I have downloaded the stuck pixel fixer and run it for about 20 minutes, and it doesnt seemed to have done anything.
Does anyone suggest what to do? Also, does apple have a pixel policy? Like I said im not to bothered by it, but when you know its there it can get a bit annoying. I have to really look for it to see it though.

Yes thats what I was thinking. Like I said im not to bothered about it and I can hardly see it, but might give them a call and see what they say. Its not acually to bad. I have dead pixels on other things before and they have been much worse. It must be because of the resolution of the screen or something.
I have to say, the one thing I hate the most and is the most annoying thing out of all technology for me is a dead pixel, esspecially when its right in the middle of the screen. This one is just at the top where the program menu bar is, so its not to obvious. Infact, its probably the best place it could have happend really, if it were to happen at all.

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I just bought a video ipod about a week ago. After 3 days of listening to music I watched the first video and noticed that there was a patch of pixels on the screen that looked discolored, almost like what it would look like if there was water on the screen. It's really distracting when I'm trying to watch a video. I thought they could be dead pixels, but when I tried to exchange it at Best Buy, they wouldn't take it because they said the discoloration was due to the small scraches on the screen. I knew that the screen had gotten a little scratched, but I didn't think it would distort the picture that much!
Am I wrong? I would hate to think that my $300 ipod could be affected by tiny scratches that much. Is it possible to have the plastic front replaced?

but when
I tried to exchange it at Best Buy, they wouldn't
take it because they said the discoloration was due
to the small scraches on the screen. I knew that the
screen had gotten a little scratched, but I didn't
think it would distort the picture that much!
It wouldn't. A few surface scratches - which are actually on the case, not on the screen itself - don't cause that amount (or even that sort) of distortion; you'd have to smash the front of it with your fist or sit on it to cause that kind of damage.
Best Buy is notorious for trying to prevent customers from making legitimate returns. How did you pay for the iPod, cash or credit card? If you used cash, you're probably at the mercy of Best Buy, but if you used a card, just call the number on the back of the card, tell them you were sold a defective product, the seller won't let you return it, and you want to file a complaint. The customer service rep will explain the details to you; you'll have to print out a form, fill it out and snail mail it in to the credit card company, but it's worth it. (Do this soon; by law you only have 60 days to file such a complaint.) The credit card company will investigate, and if they determine Best Buy sold you a defective product, you don't have to pay for it. That sort of leverage, once you take advantage of it, usually leads to the retailing caving in to the consumer rather quickly.
Even if you did pay cash, you should go back to BB anyway, ask to speak to the top manager, and demand a replacement or refund. Be polite, but be firm, and keep asking for higher and higher supervisors until you get what you want.
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The best way to clean a lcd screen is to take a lcd cleaning spray and a cloth. But thats not all, the secret is to take a microfiber cloth to clean the screen up.
Perform the cleanup in these steps:
1. Spray the Display Cleaner on the whole screen. Be generous when spraying the cleaner on it.
2. Dont use the microfiber cloth for the first cleanup, thats the step where you remove the big dirt. Use a ordinary cloth.
3. Ok, rubb the screen dry, it doesnt matter if some stripes are left, thats OK.
4. Now, spray the cleaner again on the whole screen, but not much, it should only cover the surface of the screen.
5. Take microfiber cloth and clean the screen how you would clean a window. E.g. from top to down but dont stay at one point, just go top down.
6. I know its not perfectly (good if yes ;) ) but I tried it many times and everyone has its own technique.
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