Anyone get a dead pixel on their Incredible? I noticed mine in the NANDROID screen when the screen was all black. Any way to fix this aside from an exchange?
I got one. Started almost right when i got it. I Dont know how to fix it.
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I tried a program called Pixel Fixer v2 from the market. Didnt work. It allows you to set the background to all white or black to see the pixel and then it flashes colors in a limited radius to try and get it unstuck. Give it a shot it may work for you.
Only real way to fix a dead pixel are to hope it becomes un-stuck on its own or to try to gently massage it a little bit. You may just have to deal with the dead pixel though, they're not usually fixable.
Turns out mine isn't actually a dead pixel. Ass the underlying pixel on mine actually still works. My screen just has a little black dot under it.
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Hey,
I have had my device for one week, so under DSR working days I should still have time to return.
I have discovered a dead pixel at the top of the screen, which is always blue - I will try and get hold of tMobile tomorrow but wondering if anything else I can do or if It can be sorted.
The pixel appears blue on bright backgrounds, and is annoying - but i'm pissed because i got it last saturday, so its 7 days till now, may be on my own grrr - They state that the 7 days cooling of starts the day after the phone arrived, so its now 8 days so today is fine, however DSR states working days, minus weekend and good friday I should have a few more days - None the less hoping to get it replaced? Oh, forgot Easter Monday too :S
I've emailed tmobile and will try and phone them now, hopefully CS is still open.
Thanks
Also, I think it just developed or something, wasnt there before? - When screen is black, its not visible, when screne is red visible as a black spot, when screen is blue not visible, when screen is white visible as a blue spot - Ran that JScreenFix app twice both times for 20 minutes, no change :S
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Also, I think it just developed or something, wasnt there before? - When screen is black, its not visible, when screne is red visible as a black spot, when screen is blue not visible, when screen is white visible as a blue spot - Ran that JScreenFix app twice both times for 20 minutes, no change :S
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Sorry to hear that
JScreenFix is only for when the pixel is stuck not dead,
from your description the dead pixel is RED not BLUE.
I am just curious as to why you say PLEASE HELP!! it's not like we can help you. Just return it for warranty or replacement.
Its panic - and when one does it they become ignorant
Well, I've contacted TMobile, they have no HTC Desire stock so cant exchange it now, however I'll call back tomorrow and a note has been left incase I'm out of the 7 working day DSR period.
Spoke with a lady who hadnt the idea what a dead pixel was and said "in the meantime ask HTC if there is a solution"
Thanks
I have also discovered a dead pixel in the middle of the screen. Can't see it unless you really look for it. It is only visible on a white background and shows up as pink... lol
Will they exchange mine under warranty? I don't want to call them now, I will use it for a few more months and then exchange it for a new one.
Doesn't there have to be 3-4 'Dead' pixels before an item is deemed 'Faulty' and any returns is at the manufactures discression?
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Doesn't there have to be 3-4 'Dead' pixels before an item is deemed 'Faulty' and any returns is at the manufactures discression?
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Basically - yes. It also depends how many and the type of defect within an area. If you have 2 at opposite ends of the display - this could be ok, however if they were close together - could be classed as a defect. Its basically up to HTC and what their criteria is.
I would have thought they would replace a dead pixel, even if it was only one. Let us know how you get on with your replacements.
zonkkk said:
I have also discovered a dead pixel in the middle of the screen. Can't see it unless you really look for it. It is only visible on a white background and shows up as pink... lol
Will they exchange mine under warranty? I don't want to call them now, I will use it for a few more months and then exchange it for a new one.
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No way in hell will they swap it for a new one if it's a few months old. Do it right away and they MIGHT, maybe.
T-mobile agreed to swop mine out 3 weeks ago but haven't replaced it yet due to lack of stock. Whilst I could chase them I'm not overly rushed as I still haven't received my screen protectors yet!
irkan said:
Sorry to hear that
JScreenFix is only for when the pixel is stuck not dead,
from your description the dead pixel is RED not BLUE.
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I have a red pixel.. what does that mean? I have had it for a long time but im not sure if its dead or stuck..? thanks in advance
dead pixel means that nothing is shown the pixel is only ever black... stuck pixel means that it only ever shows one colour...
that was the definitions i was last told anyways!!
You both have dead pixels. I think it highly improbable that they will ever become unstuck. Hehe.
If you can take it back then do so quickly because only a new screen will fix it.
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If the pixel is red, or any other color except white or black, it probably is a stuck pixel. And I read the beginpost quickly, and if I remember well (it's pretty late here, sorry for any possible mistakes in my post), the pixel sometimes changed.
If that is the case, it is absolutely not dead. If an app which 'wakes up' the pixels doesn't work, I don't know what will. And last, I wonder if your provider or the manufacturer will repair this for free. I read somewhere that there have to be a certain amount of dead pixels before it is accepted for a free repair.
1) go to display settings and set sleep to never turn off and brightness to full
2) install 'dead pixel detect and fix' from market
3) open 'dead pixel detect and fix' select colors, custom then a nice bright yellow
4) once your screen is bright yellow put on charge and leave for the night
I'm unsure if this fixed my problem or just a coincidence that my screen got better over night anyway but I thought I would share to see if it helps anyone else.
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1) go to display settings and set sleep to never turn off and brightness to full
2) install 'dead pixel detect and fix' from market
3) open 'dead pixel detect and fix' select colors, custom then a nice bright yellow
4) once your screen is bright yellow put on charge and leave for the night
I'm unsure if this fixed my problem or just a coincidence that my screen got better over night anyway but I thought I would share to see if it helps anyone else.
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This sort of trick helped me solve flickering but only temporarily.. I think yout problem will come back as well
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It had been 2 days and is still good. I read up that a lot of one x's have the same problem, yellow smudges appears about 3 days after purchase but suppose to fade after about 2 weeks. So I don't think it will return this is just to speed things up a little.
I thought that it was due to hardware, but maybe not so much?
Well ill try to work on it for few days on full brightness, maybe it will reduce the glue grain, I noticed its on all one Xs they just vary in intensity
Sometimes pixels get stuck at a colour and flashing the area between different colours really fast can fix it.
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Unfortunately my screen is yellow at the bottom and every pixel app I find has the menu bar there. What I did do though was leave chrome on the settings page and it did help to reduce it., however I've just been playing some fruit ninja. My phone got hot the touch screen stopped working correctly and the yellow is back worse than before
I am trying this now and will let it run overnight.
I currently have 2 yellow spots on the top of my screen. Hoping this will make them go away faster.
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Unfortunately my screen is yellow at the bottom and every pixel app I find has the menu bar there. What I did do though was leave chrome on the settings page and it did help to reduce it., however I've just been playing some fruit ninja. My phone got hot the touch screen stopped working correctly and the yellow is back worse than before
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My yellow blobs was at the top of the screen, so the black menu bar at the bottom wasnt a concern for me. I am currently using tripndroids cm9 build that takes the black bar away and gives you full resolution use. Only attemp cm9 if your boot loader has allready been unlocked, so you can still replace your phone if things dont improve.
for anyone using cm9 they dont have the option to turn display sleep off completly, so i would recomend downloading an app callled 'screen on' that does the job from the market.
The yellow tint/spot isnt a hardware fault. It comes from poor manufacturing processing. If you squeeze hard on the edge of the screen for prolonged time, the yellow tint/spot appears. Once the pressure on the screen is normalized, the tint/spot will be gone. However, there is a chance that prolonged pressure will cause permanent damage, it is wise for you guys NOT to put your H1X into your jeans pocket!
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Sometimes pixels get stuck at a colour and flashing the area between different colours really fast can fix it.
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That can be achieved by just clicking fix on the dead pixel app, when i attempted this for about 2 hours i never saw any changes as after just trying a constant yellow i instantly saw that my screen got brighter, whiter and the yellow smudges on top of my screen started to fade. I compare to my partners one x to check for improvements.
Any luck?
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I do hope that this solution help you with that problem.. however there must be a reason why HTC help support keeping my HOX at their location , as far as I know they waiting for new battery as well as NEW LCD..according to that information must be smth wrong with LCD... (yellow dots of course)
So I need to switched back to my HP pre 3 for a while..
Hi i have the same problem with my HOX, my HOX is perfect except for the blue spot when i turn my screen brightness to full and use a black wallpaper you can see the blue spot, i dont know what i must to do because it is my second HOX and it took me 2 weeks to get a replacement unit from virgin if any body in here has experience with htc australia service centre please let me know thanks (i did try to use the app but no luck)
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Alright -
I let it run for like 12 hours last night.
My yellow spots are about 75 percent gone!!!!
I am going to let it run again tonight and will give another update.
For those of you will yellow spots I would suggest giving this a shot. So far it seems to be working for me. Although I will keep an eye on it to see if it comes back or gets worse again.
Thanks!
any idea if this deals with the glue grain too?
I don't think the color really matters - what metters is that it is left alone AND getting warm.
I guess if you put a book on top of it while running a 3D game, 90% of the spots will be gone momentarily, but as soon as you start using it they will creep back because it is a lamination problem and not a screen problem...
And for those who claim their spots "disappeared" after a week - yes, they did disappear for me one day, but were back once I started using it heavily.
the spots problem will not appear for those who have a flawlessly fit screen
this is why i advice those with lamination issues to get rid of the phone, lamination issues = spots, uneven whites and chance of dust get in
Does anyone have any further evidence that this works? I've got a very light yellow haze/spot in the bottom right hand corner of my screen which I'm not too happy about.
Hoping that it does work because I don't really want to go through the hassle of acquiring a replacement. I will do if the problem is terminal though.
Thanks.
I don't have the yellow spots. But the top part of my screen has a yellow tint. This is my second phone and its perfect apart from this. Only had it a couple of days though so I'll give it time to see if it will fade.
I can only do a swap once more and I don't want to end up with a worse phone and have to send it away for repair.
Dilemma!
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Just curious if anyone else is experiencing this. I get a distinct blue pixel while charging the phone as well as during startup (blue pixel on black background). It will also give a little blue dot when I wake the phone up sometimes, always on a black background
Initially I thought it might be a stuck pixel, but when I ran a dead pixel test the black background showed clear, as were all the other backgrounds. So it almost makes me think its a software thing. Just wanted to know if you folks have noticed this, fyi I see the pixel in the top right quarter of the screen.
I have not seen anything like this on my phone.
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After a closer inspection turns out I do infact have a stuck blue pixel(led). Tmobs is going to overnight me another phone though so all is good. Just have to send back my current one once I get the new one.
Hi. I have discovered two dead pixels on my screen: One in the middle and the other closer to an edge.
I am going to return the phone, but, before ordering a replacement, I would like to know if it's a common occurrence. Possibly, batch related?
Best way to check for a defective pixel is to:
Increase brightness to the max (uncheck auto brightness)
Download and install a free app called Dead Pixel Test by UJACHA from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDIxMiwibmV0LnVqYWNoYS5kZWFkcGl4ZWwiXQ..
Cycle through the colors and inspect the screen.
Warning: Dead pixels cannot be unseen :laugh:
didn't find any dead pixels. But I do have the smearing issue
None here! Love this phone
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No one here. :good:
Nope, good to go.
Thanks everybody. looks like I am safe to order a replacement as it's likely not first batch related.
I have dead pixels
Hello,
I have the same problem. I have 6 (YES 6!!) pixel dead on my Samsung Galaxy S4
I buy it the launch day.
I don't know if they are dead since day 1. They are soooooo small. At first, i did not see them. But after I see one, i used a grey background color and start to find few of them. I used a program to restore dead pixel, it basicly flash all colors for 30 min, without success
This phone is really the best phone I ever had and pixels are so small it's hard to see it, but i'm a little bit dissapointed.
To see if you have dead pixels, I strongly recommand to use the grey background, then wait on night or before you go sleep when is dark in your room, you will find them only at this moment. On daylight it's almost impossible to see, unless you know exactly were they are.
Google play store : Dead pixel detect and Fix
Looks good to me. Wicked v3+Ktoons=A freaking monster!!!!
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Hello there guys.
I just wanted to ask you this: have your HOV had any issues with dead pixels ever? One day I just noticed a really hard to spot but surprisingly regularly placed dead pixels. It was just another day, I unlocked phone, checked time, kept living my day like I would normally do. Then when I entered my dropbox app, I noticed those pixels. They are only spottable (still you need to focus to see them) on white bright backgrounds. I tried this Dead Pixel Spot and Fix app from google play. It basically flashed my screen with colors for around 15 mins in hope of reviving dead pixels.
Unfortunately it hasn't helped. They are nothing major, but once I spotted them I know their placement and I see them with my brain not eyes if you know what I mean.
I haven't done anything that could harm them. It dropped few times but nothing happened just seconds after. I have it in case too. Tried to press some spots on the phone in hope of fixing it but that seems not to be the case.
Any ideas how to fix it, any feedback on your HOVs?
I think this has something to do with the "wire" or "tape" connecting motherboard with lcd. Is that possible?
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