Stuck pixel nightmare

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I purchased a Hanns-G 28 inch LCD from NewEgg which arrived yesterday, and I love the monitor. However, I've got a stuck pixel issue that is driving me crazy. There is a stuck pixel on the right side of the screen, but only when the screen is black. If the screen is red, white, green, yellow, anything but black, it works fine. But when the screen is black, it's there. It wouldn't bother me if it was stuck at one color, but it rapidly flashes between blue/red/green when it's supposed to be black which is really distracting and draws a lot of attention. I've tried running jscreenfix and udpixel, but that pixel isn't coming unstuck.

Is there anything else I can try? I'm kind of wishing I had paid the $50 more to buy it from CostCo so that I could exchange the monitor for a new one.
 
sounds like a pn junction in the transitor in the pixel didn't get doped right. This particular junction may only be in use when showing black so. the transistor might short out and burn up resulting in a completely dead pixel. Also it could be possible that the transistor itself may have a poor connection in the screen have you tried massaging it to see if it starts working?
 
Sathsayin said:
sounds like a pn junction in the transitor in the pixel didn't get doped right. This particular junction may only be in use when showing black so. the transistor might short out and burn up resulting in a completely dead pixel. Also it could be possible that the transistor itself may have a poor connection in the screen have you tried massaging it to see if it starts working?
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When I massage it with a cloth it will change colors and the rate of flashing slows down, but it's not coming unstuck.
 
Colt___45 said:
When I massage it with a cloth it will change colors and the rate of flashing slows down, but it's not coming unstuck.
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its a bad joint to the transistor probably an impurity in the transistor on one of the leads. the crystal itself is probably fine. i don't know. Maybe you could send it back on the basis of too much light bleed. Maybe everyonce in awhile the image is blurry untill you readjust your clock and phase settings? there are lines from the bottom to the top of the lcd right next to the dead pixel at random times and from the that line to the right end of the lcd it goes blank:D I'd come up with some crap.

I buy everything from newegg. In the last 8 years ive spent around 7000 on myself and a couple builds for freinds. But with there return policy on Lcd's i would never buy one from them. I would rather pay 40-50 bucks more for the ability to return it.
 
Sathsayin said:
its a bad joint to the transistor probably an impurity in the transistor on one of the leads. the crystal itself is probably fine. i don't know. Maybe you could send it back on the basis of too much light bleed. Maybe everyonce in awhile the image is blurry untill you readjust your clock and phase settings? there are lines from the bottom to the top of the lcd right next to the dead pixel at random times and from the that line to the right end of the lcd it goes blank:D I'd come up with some crap.

I buy everything from newegg. In the last 8 years ive spent around 7000 on myself and a couple builds for freinds. But with there return policy on Lcd's i would never buy one from them. I would rather pay 40-50 bucks more for the ability to return it.
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Actually, the monitor will not go into sleep mode. I've tried on my computer and the Xbox 360 / PS3 to find the hidden "PC MODE" option that is supposed to fix that, but I can't access it - and as a result, it won't go into sleep mode. Do you think NewEgg would allow me to exchange the monitor for a different one on that basis?
 
If it is changing color, I would argue that it is worse that a typical defective pixel that is static on or off. They should replace this.
 
I spoke to NewEgg and told them of the problem with the flashing "Stuck" pixel and the monitor failing to enter sleep mode and they will let me RMA / exchange it for no cost. Gonna miss the monitor until the replacement arrives, but that flashing pixel is really freaking annoying.
 
glad you're getting a new one from them. I bought my 28" Hanns-G for $250 used and its been great. I've had it almost a year now.
 
Well I got my replacement from NewEgg. . .it's got 3 dead pixels horizontally adjacent together right in the middle of the screen (the 3 pixels display gray on a black background) :(

When you shell out hundreds and hundreds of dollars for a monitor, you'd like to get something that works great and makes you happy. This would be a perfect monitor for me, but with the dead pixels right in the middle of the screen, I can't not look at them and it is annoying. Lesson learned - don't buy monitors online, even if they are less expensive than brick and mortar stores.
 
Geez, that really sucks to get two lemons in a row :(

I'd definitely prefer to see the screen IRL before I buy it.
 
Well if there is an upside, the backlight just died on the new model - it's back on now, but every so often it just randomly turns off and you can barely see the screen. I spoke with NewEgg and since I've had 2 bum units in a row, they will let me exchange for something of equal or greater value from NewEgg. I was thinking of going with the upgraded model which has better reviews: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254036 A quick forum search pulled no hits, so I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this monitor?
 
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