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Re: DOOM 3, LCD monitors, and you

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From: McGrandpa
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 22:31
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"Inglo" <ioo@??.ลผลผลผ> wrote in message
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> On 3/3/2005 2:59 AM McGrandpa brightened our day with:
>
>>
>>> The standard was really meant for small LCDs: 640x480 or 800x600.
>>> Even then, the standard still feels to be a little lenient.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> That covers everything but pixels going bad after it's used a bit.
>> Sigh.  Never ends eh?
>> McG.
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> Like I think I said, mine came out of the box pristine.  It wasn't
> until about a week letter that the pixel got stuck on red.  I really
> don't mind that much, that's the way you have to be, the more you
> focus on it the more it bugs you.  Sometimes I forget about for days,
> just remove it from conscious view.
> The bad pixel thing is a total crap shoot.  I have a top brand monitor
> (Sony) bought from a reputable retailer (NewEgg), I can't think of
> being much safer, even if I bought this from a brick and mortar I
> would have still ended up with the b.p.
> Besides the other issues, I bet there are tons of people out there who
> just don't notice the bad pixels.  I'm not really sure if I had the
> opportunity, whether I'd bother with getting this replaced if Sony
> had a 0 b.p. policy.
> More than likely I'll sell this monitor in a year or so for $200 and
> cross my fingers that the next one will be perfect.

You're a pretty cool guy Steve.  But you're right too.  What do ya do 
when you get it pristine and a pixel gets stuck later?

I wonder if really fast response time can have anything to do with that?

McG. 
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