Stuck Pixel - What to do?

I've just discovered a stuck pixel on my new Philips 42"
42PF7220A/37B. Is there anything that can be done about it?

I purchased this for $950.00 w/free shipping, as a refurbished unit on
the Philips web site; so I'm wondering how much of a big deal I
should/can make of it.

A_C

"Agent_C" wrote in message
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I've just discovered a stuck pixel on my new Philips 42"
42PF7220A/37B. Is there anything that can be done about it?

I purchased this for $950.00 w/free shipping, as a refurbished unit on
the Philips web site; so I'm wondering how much of a big deal I
should/can make of it.

LCD warranties generally allow pixel failures up to a certain percentage to be
"normal" and not subject to repair/replacement clauses. Bottom line is that if
they do anything it will be as a gesture of good will, not because they are
obligated to.

On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:00:18 -0600, "Rick Brandt"
wrote:

LCD warranties generally allow pixel failures up to a certain percentage to be
"normal" and not subject to repair/replacement clauses. Bottom line is that if
they do anything it will be as a gesture of good will, not because they are
obligated to.

Does the same apply to Plasma?

A_C

"Agent_C" wrote in message
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On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:00:18 -0600, "Rick Brandt"
wrote:

LCD warranties generally allow pixel failures up to a certain percentage to be
"normal" and not subject to repair/replacement clauses. Bottom line is that
if
they do anything it will be as a gesture of good will, not because they are
obligated to.

Does the same apply to Plasma?

My Samsung plasma documentation goes out of its way to mention (in at least
three separate documents) that image burn-in is NOT covered by the warranty.
There is no mention of anything related to individual pixel problems.

Just cuss at it untill you can see straight anymore.

Thats about all you can do.





"Agent_C" wrote in message
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I've just discovered a stuck pixel on my new Philips 42"
42PF7220A/37B. Is there anything that can be done about it?

I purchased this for $950.00 w/free shipping, as a refurbished unit on
the Philips web site; so I'm wondering how much of a big deal I
should/can make of it.

A_C

On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:56:54 -0600, "Mook Johnson"
wrote:

Just cuss at it untill you can see straight anymore.

Thats about all you can do.

I've already done that... I could swear it changed hughe, ever so
slightly.

A_C

WHAT IS AN IMAGE BURN IN?

THANKS
"Rick Brandt" wrote in message
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"Agent_C" wrote in message
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On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:00:18 -0600, "Rick Brandt"
wrote:

LCD warranties generally allow pixel failures up to a certain percentage
to be
"normal" and not subject to repair/replacement clauses. Bottom line is
that
if
they do anything it will be as a gesture of good will, not because they
are
obligated to.

Does the same apply to Plasma?

My Samsung plasma documentation goes out of its way to mention (in at
least
three separate documents) that image burn-in is NOT covered by the
warranty.
There is no mention of anything related to individual pixel problems.

wrote:
"Agent_C" wrote in message
...
My Samsung plasma documentation goes out of its way to mention (in
at
least
three separate documents) that image burn-in is NOT covered by the
warranty.
There is no mention of anything related to individual pixel
problems.


WHAT IS AN IMAGE BURN IN?

THANKS
snip

Light comes from phosphors on a plasma (and CRT) which darken as they
wear out. If you run 4:3 on your plasma a lot, the center will wear out
faster (darken) than the edges. The brighter you run it, the faster it
wears out. Get a nice flat 16:9 field and you'll see the boundaries
where 4:3 displays. Newer units claim to be better on this issue but
time will tell. Colors are real pretty when they're new though.

Happy New Year

GG

Agent_C wrote:
I've just discovered a stuck pixel on my new Philips 42"
42PF7220A/37B. Is there anything that can be done about it?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuck_p...g_stuck_pixels

B wrote:
Agent_C wrote:
I've just discovered a stuck pixel on my new Philips 42"
42PF7220A/37B. Is there anything that can be done about it?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuck_p...g_stuck_pixels

This talks about LCD pixels but that Philips is a plasma. Does it still
apply?

Happy New Year

GG