[Noyb]

I’ve had to look at a bad pixel on my flat panel for a couple of months now .. a bright red spot.
Yesterday .. I was dusting my screen, and I decided to push on the red spot.
I guess it didn’t like that kind of attention .. so it started working again.
Should’ve tried this sooner.

[wr4698er73678]

Brilliant. Does it work on laptop screens lol?

[Noyb]

Don't know .. Only a push will tell.
This is two tricks I've found for a bad pixel so far ...
One is exercise so that it isn't lazy ..
The other is a push start - restart.

[ferrija1]

It should work on a laptop. You can also wake up "sleepy"/stuck pixels by playing a video that shows many colors changing rapidly.

[dmullen]

There are many dead pixel finders and fixers and some are free. I downloaded and ran a free one when I got my first LCD monitor and it worked perfectly in hunting for dead ones. I don't know if it would have fixed a dead one because I did not have any but it had an option for fixing them.

Can't find the program right now but if I find it, I will post a link later.

Here is the link;

http://udpix.free.fr/

[JohnWill]

FWIW, I tried several of those "pixel exercisers" on a couple of panels, and I saw no change in any of the dead pixels. Just another data point.

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by JohnWill

FWIW, I tried several of those "pixel exercisers" on a couple of panels, and I saw no change in any of the dead pixels. Just another data point.

Yeah, those pixels are dead, as opposed to the other ones being stuck.

[wr4698er73678]

wow, it works on laptop screens

[Noyb]

Glad to hear this has worked on other LCDs

Until this experience , I thought there were only two Pixel failure modes …
Atrophied or Deceased.
If it didn’t respond to exercise therapy, then our choices were to burry it, return it or live with it.

This now sounds like the third failure mode is a Priority malfunction … like my Cat.
I know when my Cat doesn’t want to move .. An assertive “goose” usually resets its priorities.

There’s usually rubber and canvas between me and my cat,
But for a LCD monitor, I’d recommend a soft cloth.

I now wonder if this is an indication of which end of a Pixel we’re looking at.

[paisanol69]

Originally Posted by Noyb

Glad to hear this has worked on other LCDs

.........
This now sounds like the third failure mode is a Priority malfunction … like my Cat.
I know when my Cat doesn’t want to move .. An assertive “goose” usually resets its priorities.

There’s usually rubber and canvas between me and my cat,
But for a LCD monitor, I’d recommend a soft cloth.

I now wonder if this is an indication of which end of a Pixel we’re looking at.

Noyb

now you've gone and made me spray my beer all over my monitor.

Do you have any advice for what to do about a cat that insists when I'm online, on gently reaching out and "grabbing" me on the shoulder , with claws hooked into my all time favorite sweater???

[Noyb]

NO .. But I've had to install Parental controls ..

[Noyb]

The Vet says I need a bigger monitor ...

[paisanol69]

awwww...what a neat cat! Great pics Nyob.

[bandit429]

I wondered if the cat was smarter than the owner. hahahahaha just kidding of course. Really nice pictures. And totally crackmeup rolling on the floor laughter thread.

Hey Noyb maybe you could bottle up that pixel dust,,,we would make a killing.

[Noyb]

Originally Posted by bandit429

... I wondered if the cat was smarter than the owner ....

I have wondered about that .. But sometimes the Female doesn't know whether she's coming or going.