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Whats worse a stuck pixel or a dead pixel?
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Jun 18, 2004, 07:13 AM
 
Which is worse on an LCD display, a stuck pixel or a dead pixel?
     
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Jun 18, 2004, 07:20 AM
 
I don't see the nuance...
Maybe stuck can be fixed with a massage
     
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Jun 18, 2004, 07:45 AM
 
Dead

Stuck is stuck, dead is dead
Stuck might be fixed, dead cannot be resurrected

stuffing feathers up your b*tt doesn't make you a chicken.
     
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Jun 18, 2004, 12:02 PM
 
Definitely stuck!

A dead pixel just remains black, whereas especially bright red stuck pixels ruin your DVD playback experience. They really do if they are dead center on the screen...
     
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Jun 20, 2004, 12:40 AM
 
A dead one, because then you have to explain to all the other pixels what happened to that one, and then they might get scared. Turn yellow.
     
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Jun 20, 2004, 06:58 AM
 
Both result in the same general thing.

The difference is moot.
     
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Jun 20, 2004, 11:09 AM
 
its not as bad as spilling gatorade over your keyboard. but its ok because i plan on buying a new black powerbook
     
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Jun 20, 2004, 03:40 PM
 
Depends... if you have a pixel stuck on red, they're very annoying (I had 4 on an old powerbook duo in the mid-90s.) but if they are a lighter color, they're not as bad.
     
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Jun 20, 2004, 07:31 PM
 
Originally posted by McFarmer:
Definitely stuck!

A dead pixel just remains black, whereas especially bright red stuck pixels ruin your DVD playback experience. They really do if they are dead center on the screen...
bingo, was gonna say the same thing. to me, when it is black (dead) it looks like a dust speck .. something u can overlook .. like dust on a windshield .. but if you have a stuck pixel, it's like having a red, green, or blue led on a windshield .. it grabs your attention
     
   
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