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LCD panels and dead/stuck pixels

LCD panels and dead/stuck pixelsre: LCD panels and dead/stuck pixelsre:I just took delivery of a Samsung 2232BW Pebble sounds weird when you say it like that. Thankfully I've had no dead pixels on it, and the performance is astounding, especially considering I was upgrading from a CTX VL700 17" CRT...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, pixel, LCD panel, dead pixel, LCD

Discussion threads 2007-10-09

Consumers see red over dead pixels

Consumers see red over dead pixelsAs anyone who watches my many ZDnet postsknows by now I am a Mac user and fan. However I think Apple SHOULD adopt a Nintendo like policy rather than force the user to become so upset that Apple will eventually give in. Me...

Tags: AutoCAD, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., pixel, dead pixel

Discussion threads 2005-02-17

LCD TVs keep flying off shelves

LCD TVs keep flying off shelvesLet me know when LCDs OR Plasma solve the "dead pixel" problem.I'm sorry, but if I were to pay $3,000 to $10,000for a TV set, the idea that there'd be this stuck-onbright Red or Green or Blue pixel right in themiddle of my screen forever...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, pixel, dead pixel, LCD, TV, LCD TV

Discussion threads 2004-03-26

Additional Resources

Dell Inspiron i1470-3282CRD

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.At what cost to battery life? That's the question we're left asking Dell after testing its Inspiron 1470-3282, a $729 laptop sold at Best...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Inspiron, laptop computer, processor, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-21

Pixel Tester 5.0 (Mac)

You want to check if your portable Mac or your screens or LCD displays have any dead pixels? You want to buy a second-hand portable Mac or LCD display but you want to check it first not to buy a defective one? You have multiple screens connected on the same...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screen, Pixel, LCD, AlphaOmega Software, Monitors & Displays, Mice, Desktops, Hardware, Components, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-11-09

System Information by Jeff Computers 1.1 (Windows)

System Information by Jeff Computers is designed to pull all of your computer's important information, and make it easily accessible. In addition to this, it will allow you to run tests on your computer to make sure everything is running correctly. It will test your video card, CPU with a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Jeff Computers, Productivity, Keyboards, Video Cards, Internet, Corporate Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-01

Understanding macro mode on a point-and-shoot camera

Don't think that beautiful, close-up shots can only be done with a digital SLR. You can still get some excellent close-up shots with a standard point-and-shoot model by using macro mode. It can usually be found on the back of your camera with a tiny flower...

Tags: Photograph, Camera, Macro Mode, Photo Axe, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-07-20

IsMyLcdOK 1.02 (Windows)

IsMyLcdOK is a small program but effective solution to easily check for dead/paralysed/stuck pixels on LCD monitors. Many manufacturers provide the highest industry standard dead pixel policy. IsMyLcdOK does not have to be installed and can be executed easily from the desktop, and can be carried on a small usb-stick...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Nenad Hrg, IsMyLcdOK, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-07-04

Amazon Kindle DX

Even before the Kindle 2 launched, there was talk of an even newer, larger digital reader from Amazon that would be geared more toward reading textbooks and periodicals. We all assumed it would be bigger, but it was unclear exactly what form it would take. Well, now that it's finally...

Tags: Engineering, Flash memory, Kindle 2, Amazon Kindle, Kindle DX, Amazon.com Inc.

Product reviews 2009-06-10

Like the G1, the battery seems to be the Palm Pre's Achilles heel

Like the G1, the battery seems to be the Palm Pre's Achilles heelWell, shazamApple really wasn't lying when it said multi-tasking kills battery life. RE: Like the G1, the battery seems to be the Palm Pre's Achilles heelMatthew, I had a couple of issues that you are experiencing. 1st: The...

Tags: Engineering, Pre, Palm Inc., battery, phone, Achilles heel, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

HP Mini 110

As the slim, snazzy HP Mini 1000 is one of our favorite Netbooks, and we were excited to hear of a less expensive sequel. While the new $329 Mini 110 doesn't stray far from the Mini 1000 mold, there are some subtle changes that are not always for the best....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mini, Mini 1000, Mini 110, netbook

Product reviews 2009-06-01

StuckVideoPixelRemover 1.0 (Windows)

Dust or host/stuck/dead pixels are generally not considered as a problem for a photographer. Modern DSLRs (e.g. the Canon 5D mk2) have built in defective pixel remapping. Most RAW processing software (e.g. Lightroom and Bibble Labs) have a feature to automatically fix defective pixels. When the picture was converted to...

Tags: DSLR, Pixel, Microsoft Windows, Video, StuckVideoPixelRemover, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-04-01

Navigon 2200T

It's been our experience that Navigon's portable navigation devices are little unpredictable in the performance department. Some are fast, accurate navigators, while others can be frustratingly slow and a little wonky with their directions. However, the one constant is that the company puts out full-featured GPS for a very affordable...

Tags: power button, traffic receiver, Navigon 2200T, GPS

Product reviews 2009-02-07

HP Mini 1000

It may seem as if Hewlett-Packard is arriving somewhat late to the Netbook game with its Mini 1000, but the company's business division has offered a similar system, the 2133 Mini-Note PC since the spring of this year. That model scored points with the best Netbook keyboard we've seen and...

Tags: Keyboards, Flash memory, Processors, Netbook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mini 1000, Mini

Product reviews 2008-10-29

Alienware shows off ultra-ultra-wide curved screen

Photo credit: Engadget I've always had a weakness for big monitors. On my main computer I have 3 19-inchers for a total resolution of 3840x1024. My friend Rick Ross over at DZone has 3 24-inch panels on his desk (5760x1200). And who wouldn't want one (or...

Tags: Alienware, Photograph, Gizmodo, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-01-07

Two gaming dead ends of 2007

That never ending quest for better and better frame rates means that gamers will spend their money on pretty much anything that will allow them to get the edge on their opponents and frag them just that little bit faster.  However, not everything leads to better performance.  2007 saw two...

Tags: Game, History, DirectX, PhysX, Games, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-12-17

LCD TEST 1.0 (Mobile)

Help you check for dead pixel on mobile phone 's display screen,Compare and test CPU Speed level& Device info & Vibrate

Tags: Mobile, LCD, Splus, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-12-03

Philips SPC-900NC Webcam

The Philips SPC 900NC is a serviceable Webcam, but it can't match up to the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000, which lists for the same $99. What this Philips cam has going for it is the ability to capture smooth video at up to 60 frames per second, the best face-tracking...

Tags: Corporate communications, Philips Electronics N.V., camera, VLounge, VLounge app, video, Webcam

Product reviews 2007-11-16

Dead Pixel Tester 2.30 (Windows)

Dead Pixel Tester - TFT screens have thousands of pixels, on a 1024x768 monitor, there are three cells for each pixel - one each for red, green, and blue - which amounts to nearly 2.4 million cells (1024x768x 3 = 2,359,296). There's only a slim chance that all of these...

Tags: Pixel, Microsoft Windows

Software downloads 2007-10-16

LCD panels and dead/stuck pixels

I've just taken delivery of two 22" widescreen LCD panels.  Since these beauties can run at 1680x1050 that means that there's huge scope for coming across dead and/or stuck pixels! Now personally I hate having a panel with dead or stuck pixels on it.  Even having one pixel out...

Tags: LCD Panel, Attitude, Pixel, LCD, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-10-08