dead TV set

[Phlexor]

I'd ring to check on their dead/stuck pixel return policy first before wasting your time boxing it up and returning it. Some places I know only let you return in the first week and only if it has more than 3 dead/stuck pixels.

[Dayko]

when i moved where i am now, 20 years ago  the first day in the home  the TV set get broken , we were two years without TV, later in 1992 we get an TV and well just now  we had  an philips TV that already is running, an samsung one that is almost getting broken and the sony ,  now with the digital transition  as where i am already not decide what system would we use, i  just saty away of TV sets  till  the government decide what system we will use of HDTV.

of anyway about death pixels just my monitor have one death one lol but rarely when i pass my finger over the  plate surface get normal the red   point to work normal.

well  about HD  LCD  was watching between the Panasonic viera and the sony bravia, both look  great.

Francisco

[odeon]

Thankfully, I've still got the receipt and packaging.  It'll suck having to box it back up and haul it back and all that, but I can't put up with dead pixels on something I blew a portion of my tax return on.

I once took a dehumidifier back to Wal-Mart after having it for a couple of months.  It was just running as normal one day and then suddenly croaked.  I had no trouble at all returning it, so hopefully this TV after only a couple of weeks won't be a problem.

Question...  Are these dead pixels something that accumulates over the life of an LCD monitor or TV?  Would it help to use a UPS with EMI/RFI protection on it instead of just a surge suppressor?

Their numbers might increase over time, yes, but from what I've heard it will take time. Our LCD TV's got a three-year warranty. One dead pixel is enough to have me replace the damned thing.

I think a surge suppressor is enough. A power failure isn't going to harm your set.

[odeon]

I'd ring to check on their dead/stuck pixel return policy first before wasting your time boxing it up and returning it. Some places I know only let you return in the first week and only if it has more than 3 dead/stuck pixels.

But keep in mind that some (most?) will accept that a dead pixel in the centre of your LCD panel warrants a replacement.

[garmonbozia]

Well, I exchanged it without any hassle.  I called ahead and they had a replacement waiting for me behind the customer service desk when I got there.  At another store, I got some power protection.  I ended up getting a Power Conditioner instead of a UPS.  Basically, it's a fancy surge suppressor and interference filter that lights up like Xmas.  Made by APC, the same company that made the UPS at work that I trust to protect a very expensive piece of equipment.  Remember, this is Florida with all its lightning and shitty electrical service we're talking about.  The power conditioner stacks with the other components and keeps the cords organized, so none of that shit where there's a nest of power cords clustered around a power strip.  It doesn't have battery backup, but my only real concern with surprise power failures is if I'm doing a firmware upgrade on one of the movie players when one hits.

[Dayko]

happen that the dead pixels is due vibrations   that had the  LCD   during the transport  or  installation not have nothing to be   an power supply with death pixels,
just an  manufacturing  defect that have.

[Callaway]

happen that the dead pixels is due vibrations   that had the  LCD   during the transport  or  installation not have nothing to be   an power supply with death pixels,
just an  manufacturing  defect that have.

I see.  That makes sense that it would be a manufacturing defect.

[Phlexor]

I'd ring to check on their dead/stuck pixel return policy first before wasting your time boxing it up and returning it. Some places I know only let you return in the first week and only if it has more than 3 dead/stuck pixels.

But keep in mind that some (most?) will accept that a dead pixel in the centre of your LCD panel warrants a replacement.

That's why you have to check, each brand/store is different. I know I would be pissed off if any of my LCDs in my house had a stuck or dead pixel (fuck, thats 5 LCDs and 1 plasma i have now that I counted).

[garmonbozia]

I finally got the carcass of the old TV out of here.  Yesterday, the county was having one of its dead electronics collections.  I got rid of some other stuff too, including a broken keyboard and a dead UPS.