OK luck w/ 2007fpw refurbs

[webhappy]

I've been researching 20" screens for some time, but there haven't been any good deals recently. Surprisingly, even Dell has been frugal with their coupons/deals in the past few months on the monitors. I ended up buying a 2007fpw from Dell Outlet w/ a $40 off coupon that someone posted on SlickDeals.

My first monitor has a dead pixel about a status bar above the start menu. It also it somewhat weak at the joint. To be honest, this latter issue's not noticeable unless I'm pressing the buttons to adjust the screens. I still called Dell and convinced me to ship me a replacement (mainly because of the dead pixel).

The second one came today (wow, Dell must have spent a ton on the overnight) and another dead pixel. This one's about 2" from the top and 1" from the right edge.

The good news: Both are RevA04 S-IPS. Both have the L ending their SN and look very good except for their dead pixels.

I think I'll just keep one of them, deciding over the weekend which dead pixel is less noticeable. Fortunately, neither is really that eye-drawing (they are out of the way and are stuck on black).

 

[Destroid]

If you very gently touch them you can sometimes make dead pixels go away. My 2007WFP has a few dead pixels about the place but I don't notice them, they are so tiny.

 

[joemama]

You can keep swapping monitors for months trying to get one without a dead pixel...and that goes for all makes and models. Honestly, one dead pixel wouldn't even come close being a dealbreaker for me considering all else was well.

 

[SJetski71]

One dead pixel each on both of those refurb S-IPS panels, and in inconspicous places? Don't be so picky my man, count yourself lucky with all the stories of new monitors having more dead pixels than that.

And like the other poster said, there's a few things that can get rid of "stuck pixels", and i've read of plenty instances of people reviving so-called dead pixels.