Talk:Defective pixel

To do

1. Move article to main space
2. Redirect Hot pixel, Dead pixel and Stuck pixel here
3. fix Interwikis (at least NL and DE, preferably also the others))

• list created: ʍαμ$ʏ5043 09:33, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Please bear with me as I merge Dead pixel and Stuck pixel. ʍαμ$ʏ5043 11:16, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Merging was completed on 13 sep 2007
ʍαμ$ʏ5043 11:54, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

The article Defective pixel is the result of a merger of the Dead pixel and Stuck pixel articles. 
All related redirect pages (Dead pixel, Stuck pixel, Hot pixel and alternatives)) now point to this page.
The definition of Hot pixel has been added. Furthermore, I've cleaned up the article by moving references
and external links into the text using <ref>...</ref> blocks. Links from interwikis have been fixed.
Please enjoy further improving the article. ʍαμ$ʏ5043 11:54, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Defective subpixel on a CRT

Not only LCDs can have defective pixels, I have a CRT with a defective subpixel.

File:Defective CRT subpixel (cropped).jpeg

Dead subpixel on a CRT

– \ldblquote 21:43, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

well...

That's definitely very interesting, but could be misleading to people who don't understand the difference between a CRT and an LCD. An LCD's defective pixels are due to dead electronics right there, actually at that pixel on the screen, versus this CRT's problem is that something is probably blocking the shadow mask... all of the actual electronics are ok, as they are located in the back of the monitor. Has this monitor been moved around a lot, possibly layed face-down?

Good image capture, by the way. 130.22.190.5 22:14, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

The subpixel is dead since I bought the display (new) about 6.5 years ago. I don’t know what they did with it before I bought it :) Today I ask myself why I didn’t complain about it during the warranty period. – \ldblquote 23:47, 20 October 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.4.28.156 (talk)

I've seen this on a few CRTs myself, including an old Mac Color Classic in my collection. Those use Trinitron tubes, BTW. I wonder if it could be fixed by laying the monitor on its back and tapping on the glass front? Jax184 01:14, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

thanks!

I've just noticed a stuck pixel on my rather new 22inch lcd monitor. I can definately confirm that gently rubbing the screen cleared it! thanks to whoever wrote that!--82.3.237.170 (talk) 18:37, 11 December 2007 (UTC)