Likelihood of dead pixel(s)?

Just wondering what might be the likelihood of getting one or more dead pixels on a 15" Macbook Pro display nowadays. Thanks!

 

Unfortunately, it is rather likely you will get a dead or stuck pixel on your display; however, this is not limited to Apple. All screens; TVs, monitors, notebook displays, PSP, etc. all have very high chances to get dead or stuck pixels. Its just the way it is.

Stuck pixels have a chance to getting unstuck; a.k.a. they may be fixed, but dead pixels are dead. If you get quite a lot of dead pixels on your screen, you can voice your frustration at Apple and usually they will replace it for you.

As for myself, my MacBook has one stuck pixel on the bottom left corner of the screen. I've tried all the methods to unstick it, but it never worked for me. Just letting it sit there now, and ignoring it .

 

It's very likely. Out of all the displays I have ever owned, only my current HP f1703 computer monitor came "pixel defect" free. Even my cordless phone's little screen has a dead pixel!

Display makers like to say that their standards are incredibly high and one broken pixel is only 0.1% defective, but it's certainly got more than a 0.1% annoyance effect.

 

Of the Mac notebooks I've owned over the years (an iBook, three PowerBooks, a MacBook and a MBP), and the two ACD's (30" and 23"), none have had either a dead or stuck pixel. So, perhaps I can not say that it's unlikely that you'll have a pixel problem, but can sure as hell say that I doubt you'll have any pixel issues with a Mac. In any case, I wish you well and am sure you'll enjoy the machine.

 

Never had pixel problems on any displays in computers, pdas, phones, whatever for the last 10 years.

 

I've got a MBP with around 8 dead pixels near the bottom of the screen so i don't think Apple are any different than any other manufacturer when it comes to the possibility of dead pixels.

 

from my own experience, I've bought an LG 22" widescreen TFT, iiyama ProLite E2001WSV and a MacBook, none of them had dead pixel issues.

From what I've read in various fora it is still seems to crop up quite a bit.. tho that said you mostly just see comments from the people who have dead pixels and not the ones who don't! Try a poll with no dead pixels, fixed dead pixels & permanantly dead pixels, returned/replaced due to too many dead pixels?

 

Hi all, new Mac switcher here, the MBP should arrive Friday/Saturday!

Dead pixels are the thing I'm most worried about...Up until a month or so ago I'd owned more LCDs than I can remember and never had a problem with dead or stuck pixels. In August I ordered a Samsung 19" monitor and had to return it twice for replacement before I got a monitor which was stuck-pixel-free. I wonder if the shortage of LCDs out there has forced a slight drop in manufacturing tolerances...Hoping my new Mac arrives with a perfect screen!

Is there any way I might be able to tell in advance from my order details whether my 15" MBP will have an LG or Samsung screen, and what differences would I notice between the two, anyway?

 

I've never had any problems with dead or stuck pixels in any of my LCD monitors/laptops. I've only ever had one stuck pixel and it was on a gameboy!

 

Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance or Gameboy Advance SP?

 

I had 4 Dell TFTs over the years, none of them had pixel defects.

 

I had to return 2 20-inch Dell monitors before I got one without dead pixels. The thing that I'm the most scared of is getting a dead pixel on my macbook pro! I hear that Apple won't exchange unless there are at least like 3 of them.. ugh.

 

Dead and stuck pixels are simply a fact of life on LCD screens. You may get lucky multiple times in a row; you may get unlucky for just as many times as well.

I don't think Apple's dead-pixel policy is any better or worse than other brands. Very few companies out there are willing to do an exchange for a screen that only has a few dead pixels, and this is especially true if the pixels in question are not together in the center 4 tiles (some policies even specify this).

Typically, a standard DPP can range from 3 to as many as 8 pixels before the company will offer an exchange - depending on location and whether or not the laptop falls under any grace period (i.e. total satisfaction period or whatever).

Then, there are other companies that offer a Zero Dead Pixel policy for the cost of an additional $200-300.

Always try to bargain though. As long as the customer service guy you're talking to marks it down as necessary for exchange, they'll go ahead and exchange it.

Of course, seeing how backordered the MBP is right now - it may well take a few months to get your laptop back if you do this

 

Never had a dead pixel, you guys are scaring the hell out of me for my next notebook ...

 

its random chance. like they have said, you may or may not get dead pixels. personally i think people go overboard with dead pixel paranoia. i can see having a few in a high visibility area, but getting it replaced with one or two in a corner is overkill to me. even my 5th gen ipod has a couple dead pixels on it that i only notice when the screen is black for a moment when loading a video.