How to cope with a dead pixel

Yes, I know, there's no fix for a dead pixel (is there?), and there are lots of maybe-fixes for a "stuck" pixel. Well, I have a dead pixel, super-dead, in a really terrible place (the lower right quadrant, just a tad above where, say, the iTunes ministore would be). I'm stuck with it. I can't do anything to get it fixed or replaced (can I?), so my question to the community is about dealing with it. How does one cope with something so aggravating? Are there some tweaks one can do to make, say, white web pages reverse their colors so the pixel is not as apparent? Are there other methods to get rid of it or make it less obvious? I'm going mad. Someone help. <<br>
Macbook 2ghz Mac OS X (10.4.7) 1GB RAM 120GB HDD

Well , I do understand how crazy it can drive you when a pixel is dead. Everything was fine on my MB then about a month in I noticed a pixel that was dead, I too looked at every topic I could find on the subject, nothing helped. So I took my MB into my local Apple Store, they sent it off to repair. Of course Apple did not fix because "One pixel is not considered enough of a problem to repair". So the Apple Store actually ordered me a new screen and replaced it for free.
I was very happy until I turned on the computer at the A.S. and once again it had a dead pixel in a different spot. they said that there was nothing they could do about it. They would not replace it again because it would screw up their store budget. So I'm learning to deal with it. Believe me it really *****, I'm a perfectionist at it really bugs me to see this flaw. Other than that my MB is great and I love it. Good Luck!

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Stuck/Dead Pixels:
I bought my Droid Razr at around the 21st of December last year. On or around Christmas, I found a bright red pixel on the very bottom of my screen. Unlucky for me, I was leaving for Florida on Christmas Night. I got back on December 31st. Sometime in the first week of this year, I visited my verizon store and told the customer service lady that I had a dead pixel on my screen and had just bought it. But, she told me that she needed the manager to fix this and there was no manager there. For the next week I was busy with school and sports etc and was not able to go back to the store. It was now past my 14 day return period. So I decided, its only one pixel, most people won't notice it anyway. So here I am 5 months later, just starting to discover more pixels dying on my screen. I now have the one bright red one, two light blue ones, and one dark red. I have no idea what the return policy is on defective phones, and the verizon site is designed so that you can't find anything. And an FYI, I have tried stuck pixel removers and other apps, which haven't been successful.
Battery Life:
I have also been finding more problems with my phone. The battery life is terrible when 4G and even 3G are on. I actually see no difference in battery consumption between 3G/4G. My battery dies about 4-5X faster when data is turned on, compared to using no data. I know it isn't because of the apps I installed since when I use WiFi, the battery is alright. I also make sure that my RAM isn't above 400MB, so that the processor doesn't use a lot of battery. I feel like I completely wasted my money buying the Razr. Mainly because of the fact that the Razr Maxx was announced two weeks later, which has about 80% more battery. Not only this, but I've seen the Razr selling for only ONE PENNY on amazon over the past month and it still is. I payed $300 on my Razr.
Ice Cream Sandwich:
After these major problems comes another one, that I bet all Razr and Razr Maxx customers are still thinking about. When will I get Ice Cream Sandwich? It is very disappointing when you are told that you will be getting an upgrade in early 2012, and are still wondering where your upgrade is 5 full months in. From what I understand, we won't see an upgrade until the end of June, since Motorola has posted on their website that "rollouts" would begin in the second quarter. Even if they release it by the end of June, when will it get to your phone? Maybe another week or two for some people. This is another thing that I feel I wasted my money on. My brother told me to get the Nexus because of ICS, but I trusted Motorola that they would upgrade my phone in a timely manner. WRONG.
Phone Freezing:
One more problem that I've had is that the phone will freeze. Usually you only need to turn the screen off and on, but once in a while, you have to completely reboot your phone. When I was coming back from Florida, right as I was about to get home, my phone completely froze. I was about to go return it, but after about 15-20 minutes, it became unfrozen.
Motion Sensor not functioning:
Another problem, an annoying one, is that sometimes the motion sensor that controls portrait and landscape mode will just stop working. Some of the games I play are completely dependent on the motion sensor. It is very embarrassing when you are trying to show off to an iPhone friend and major components of your phone aren't working. They always tell me "why didn't you get an iPhone?". And I really just wanted to have a phone that didn't look like everyone else's, but I guess that comes at a cost. When the motion sensor stops working, I have to shut down my phone and restart, which takes a couple minutes.
Problems with camera:
My last problem would be with the camera. Sometimes if you bring the camera close to something, like a barcode, it will keep trying to focus, but never will. Another problem is photo quality in low light situations. It seems like the camera can't focus because it goes from being very dark into being bright because of the flash. I doubt this can be fixed because it's hardware, but a potential fix could be having the option to keep the LED light on during picture mode, that way the camera will be able to focus correctly.
In Conclusion:
I really just want someone to tell me how to return my phone for a new one, due to the dead pixels. I also wish I could be upgraded to the Razr Maxx because of the poor battery life on the Razr, but from what other people are saying, that probably won't happen. And finally, if anyone has more info about Ice Cream Sandwich, that would be awesome.

Well since it's a Manufacturing Error it should Fall under your Warranty if you got one with your Razr. You know you can Call C.S. an they can Assist you with the Matter on it.. Just remember to have another phone so they can Trouble shoot the One that is Experiencing the Issue an when you talk to them go over thing. An they should send you C.G.A.N unless they request you to send it in before you get anther one. If you feel Better going to the Store try that. And Good Luck..

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i bought my gf a black one online at apple.ca for her birthday on Oct 27 and then noticed 2 big light blue dead pixels 1 week after we received it. I sent it back after the poor girl only got to use it for 1 week , and guess what it's been over 1 month already, and it's still being processed by Apple!!! Although they said they are replacing it, there's still nothing for her to listen to for over a month! To make the story even more ironic, today we both bought a new white 60gig ipod for her dad for christmas, and i just opened it a few minutes ago to upload some songs for him, and guess what! 1 big blue dead pixel right on the middle left of the screen! Sigh... good thing this time we bought it at the local bestbuy store and got the extended warranty, so we are able to just exchange it right away, instead of waiting, for God knows how long, until Apple sends another one to my girl.
I'm just wondering if every single iPod out there has dead pixels, because it is only noticable when we watch videos on it... but when we do see it, it is really bad and noticeable.
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thx for your replies guys, that gives me some hope... hopefully i can exchange for another one that won't have this problem. greatly appreciate your helpful comments!

X220 came back from depot with one dead pixel on new replaced panel

I bought my X220 on May, 2011. It was working great up until last month when suddenly several dead pixels(around 5) appeared on the IPS panel. They were dark dots scattered on the mid bottom part of the display, and were invisible only on dark images. I tried various stuck pixel fixing programs for several hours with not good result.
I called the support number for Canada, explained the issue and immediately got a call number and a box was on the way.
Yesterday I received the X220 back after a week and half, which is quite fast for what I expected the service time to be in Canada. When I turn on the machine I immediately notice some backlight bleed on the bottom on the screen given that the old one didn't have any. I thought it would not bother me since I could only see it if displaying dark backgrounds, which is rare for me once in Windows. But I also notice one dead pixel on the mid bottom right of the screen, and it looks darker and bigger than the ones in the old screen. Anytime I'm looking at anything bright colored I see it.
As of now, while I'm at work the X220 is running UDpixel at home to see if it gets fixed. I was wondering if Lenovo would grant me another repair call seeing that the dead pixel bothers me more than the ones in the old panel, although it is only one.

@pacho,
You can try taking a picture of the screen showing the backlight bleed and try contacting support and see if they can get it replace again. Do let them know your previous case number as well.
Lenovo dead pixel policy here.
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-69856
However I am not sure if it applies to IPS panels.
*Non Lenovo employee*
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The presented piece of code is part of a 're-furbishing' the FameMaker to EndNote 'connection.
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