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On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 01:27:19 GMT, "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com>
wrote:

>"Margolis" <someone@somewhere.org> wrote in message
>news:VX%Ud.20449$uV.5773@fe06.lga
>> I don't have that kind of luck.  I have never seen a "perfect" lcd. 
>> Every single one I have looked at I have found a dead pixel or stuck
>> pixel or bright pixel or something along those lines.  My secondary
>> monitor on this computer is a 15" lcd with one bright red pixel in
>> the upper right corner, 1/4" from the top and 1" from the right.
>
>That would tick me off.  If it had one right IN the corner, then a fine 
>point magic marker fixes it somewhat.  Normally, I seem to be the 
>luckless one.  Bought two bad Ti4600's when they first came out.  Went 
>to ATI for a bit.  Back with Nvidia for a bit now.
>Funny, you don't see LCD's on display in the stores with dead pixels.
>With all the problems I've been hearing on people getting new LCD's with 
>bad pixels, I think I'll be looking at the thing work IN the store 
>before I pay for it.

There aren't many manufacturers that have a zero defect tolerance -
usually, the manufacturers refer their monitors as being Class II, which
allows for a few defective pixels.  As long as they keep referring to this
obsolete standard, there isn't really anything that can be done.  

I'm sure you've already read this article, but for those who haven't:
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/display/20030319/index.html

>  Cause they have a rule, x number of bad ones to 
>return it.  As far as I'm concerned, one is too many.

The standard was really meant for small LCDs: 640x480 or 800x600.  Even
then, the standard still feels to be a little lenient.