Dead Pixels
 

Is it possible for a large group of dead pixels on an LCD monitor to begin to grow in size?

Fuck, it's spreading!! Stay calm, Spec, don't panic. Please tell me you haven't touched it. Oh God, tell me you haven't!! Don't worry though, it's not instantly fatal. Burn everything. All your clothes, your equipment, the cat, everything! Make sure you don't touch it though. If you get it, and spread it to the world... fuck... I don't want to see dead pixels in the sky! No! Please, Mummy, make it stop!!


In all seriousness though, if a group of dead pixels is growing, then you've got something wrong with the monitor. I don't know what, and as such can't really answer the question, but there's definitely a problem. If it's still in warranty, you may be able to get it replaced - a lot of manufacturers have different rules for dead pixels, but the majority of them do acknowledge the problem and will replace the monitor - it might depend on the total, or if there are so many in a certain radius.

It may be worth getting in touch with the manufacturer (phone them up, or apply for a ticket through the Support part of their website) to see if they will replace it.

Sorry for my late response and if the answer doesn't really help. In all honesty, I've never heard of dead pixels growing in size other than maybe your monitor is loosely wired, but usually green lines appear when that happens. You can always check to see if anything will happen when you run this test. http://www.jscreenfix.com/applet.php...280&height=800 Just press F11 for full screen so that it hits your entire monitor. You'll also, probably, want to set the page at your monitors width and height.

If you decide to do it tell us if anything happens or if you've already resolved the problem, then great!