Is the pixel dead or stuck?

i read on one link that only stuck pixels can be fixed and not dead ones. how does one know if the pixel is dead or stuck?
on my screen, its black, is show up on mac as well as xp.
Neerav

well i got this macbook on jul 8th ,08 and this dead pixel has been around for like 2.5 months. apple customer support has said that at least 5 dead pixels are required for changing the lcd panel, however, today when i went to the service center (run by an authorized third party) they said i can bring it for replacement; but only after a month since they replaced a part today itself (the keyboard panel).

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what is apples policy on dead or stuck pixels on the iphone 5 ?.

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thanks for your reply, i have 2 iphones with a dead or stuck pixel, is it a common problem ?.a friend of mine had his exchanged for 1 deea/stuck pixel
I don't know about steve---but I've owned 8 iPhones (5 for me and 3 for my wife) starting with the 3G and ending with my current iPhone 5 and none of them had a display problem of any kind.
Several of my family members also have iPhones--about 10 more, I'd guess, and none of them have a stuck pixel, either.
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What is the size ???
A pixel is the size of a pin point.
If you see a dot that is larger than that it could be press marks.
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Does the dot line up with any of these???
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Vermelho88 wrote:
But what I mean is, they have no policy for LED screens stated yet so therefore its just plain faulty, as in "not as described" so wouldn't they have to replace it straight away?
It's still an LCD display. The Al MacBook displays use LED (as opposed to fluorescent) backlighting. A dead/stuck pixel is still an LCD malfunction. One dead pixel is considered normal. If it weren't the cost to the manufacturer would be considerably more in terms of rejected parts and warranty returns.

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It ***** it is right in the middle it looks grey more than black or anything . I read some stuff but cant really figure out if there is anything to do about it. Does anyone know of anything to fix this? thanks

Some people have success gently rubbing the area around the pixel, others find running unstick_pixels.MP4 (1.5MB) for a few hours over the area can 'unstick' them ...
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Hi
I got my MBP a week ago and I didn't notice anything worng with it, except for the known things like "whine" and "heat", but I'm OK with that.
Today I noticed a display issue, something like a dead pixel or whatever It might be called. I could have been there before, but I'm pretty sure I would have noticed it as I can see it pretty clearly now when browsing the net.
I ran a pixel checker and saw another one, the same appearance! But a bit further away so I don't notice it when surfing.
I have an external TFT monitor which also has one of these, the same kind. I Googled a bit now but I'm not sure if it's a stuck or a dead pixel. Stuck pixels seem to be fixable with some flashing movies, if you're lucky, but shouldn't be used too much as they might cause new stuck pixels (?).
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Thanks!
edit: But it looks like a black little spot when I look at it straight in front with a, say, red, green or blue background behind it. I mean that there isn't any idea to run the pixel fixer if I know that they are dead.

You, know, I think I just fixed it :P
I read a lot on different sites just what you wrote here, but I wanted to make sure I had stuck and not dead pixels!
Anyway, I ran the little movie file which flashed colors and then I just rubbed the spot with my finger... they both disappeared! Took less than 10 seconds! Using both the methods at the same time did the trick for me (in the short time I tried it anyway!)
Would be pretty cool if my "dead" pixel on my external monitor disappeared also... Hehe, I've lived with that one over a year
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Hi
First of all I should point out that a pixel as we usually refer to them is actually made up of three sub-pixels. One of each of the primary colours, red, green and blue and it is the combination of these sub-pixels that give us the various colours on the screen.
A dead pixel / sub-pixel is one that remains black whatever the 'signal' being sent. A stuck sub-pixel is one that is always on and will show up as one of the three primary colours.
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Some people believe that 'massaging' the area of the screen can 'repair' stuck pixels. But I think you need a liberal application of snake oil to make it work myself
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A screenshot would not including any effect from a physical screen defect. For the computer, the pixels are there and working properly.
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iphonebro93 wrote:
,,, what is that picture ...
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