Massage stuck pixels?

[BlueRain]

Any truth to this ?

Anyone try it?

Does it work?
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Blue


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[flamethrower205]

Dead pixels are defects in the silicon, meaning that if u massage, u'll cause more. Don't try.

Only if you let me see the Umpa Lumpa- Homer Simpson.

 

[BlueRain]

Hi Flame,

Not dead pixels, "stuck pixels".

I don't have any dead or stuck pixels.

Just wondering if there is anything to this massage thing with stuck pixels.

Thanks for the reply : >

Blue

" Soon My Friend , Soon...."<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Bluerain on 02/10/02 11:06 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[flamethrower205]

Try if u want...I wouldn't, but ur LCD....

Only if you let me see the Umpa Lumpa- Homer Simpson.

 

[Guest]

Yeah I have a nasty red pixel that likes to be stuck sometimes on my laptop screen, and a good massaging makes it go back to normal for quite a while.

 

[GoSharks]

On and LCD monitor, three sub-pixels one red, one green and one blue make up a “Pixel”. Each sub-pixel has a transistor that is used to turn it on or off. A dead “pixel” three adjacent sub-pixels is rare and would show as pure white or black. A "dead sub-pixel" can take the form of either a black or colored spot on a white background or a colored dot on a black background.

In most cases a dead / stuck pixel is the result of damage to the transistor in that cell. If you see a row or columns of dead sub pixels odd are it is a problem with the row/column driver chip. I have heard of the massaging technique yet I have never seen it actually work. I advise against it for fear of damaging cells around the bad one.

Jim Witkowski
Chief Hardware Engineer
Cornerstone / Monitorsdirect.com

Jim at http://www.monitorsdirect.com

 

[flamethrower205]

Totally agree.

Only if you let me see the Umpa Lumpa- Homer Simpson.

 

[Guest]

Sometimes I get really ticked off and thwack it really hard with my index finger. That seems to do the trick also. 😛