In short: He is dead Jim! On the other hand, theoretically, hypothetically, if the dead spot is only 1 pixel one could try to cheat with sub pixel rendering to make the effect less visible ...
Now the question is what is broken. Contact problems? Broken wires? Broken crystals? Permanent marker? So take a magnifying glass, count the pixels and look at the structure of the broken pixels. On Tue, 2011-08-02 at 21:58 +0530, Partha Chowdhury wrote: > This morning when I turned on my samsung syncmaster 740N monitor, there > was a dark spot in the middle of the screen which was more prominent on > white backgrounds.I gently cleaned the monitor with a damp washcloth > thinking it was a speck of dart but it didn't help.I then searched the > net and found several tips for removing *stuck* pixels, but most of the > article said that dead pixels cannot be repaired and one can return the > monitor if within warranty period and the number of defects matches the > manufacturer's return policy or live with it.Now if the dead pixel was > in the corner , it wouldn't be so noticeable but the dot is right in the > middle of the screen which gets in the way while browsing,watching > movies,reading documents etc.Now the monitor was bought in 2007 and the > warranty period is long gone.So i want to know whether the dot can be > repaired or applying any methods so that it does not get noticeable or > should i think about buying a new monitor ? > -- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | From: Rainer Peter Feller | 60 | Institut fuer | | The Linux-Expert | CC | Experimentalphysik | | | C ooo | Luruper Chaussee 149 | | Telefon: 0049-40-8998-2118 | C o o | D-22761 Hamburg | | Telefax: 0049-40-8994-2118 | CC ooo | Building: 67 Room: 5 | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | E-Mail : [email protected] | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
