Damn expensive gaming LCD

**skelooth** · 02-05-2008, 10:53 PM

I have a dead pixel just to the right and down of center. I'm pissed. I spent ~$300 on this thing and the warranty was only for a month or two.

**Ikaika** · 02-05-2008, 11:00 PM

Thats what you get for using an LCD for gaming imo. CRT all the way for games, response time and refresh rate are head and shoulders above LCD's.

That being said, what a pain in the ass...what brand did you buy? I've been really happy with my pair of HP LP2065's, both for poker and Dota.

**skelooth** · 02-05-2008, 11:41 PM

I have a Viewsonic 19" with 2ms response time and high contrast. The picture quality is awesome and I love it very much

I did some research, and it turns out I think I have a "stuck" pixel, not a dead one, so I am trying different methods of fixing it

**skelooth** · 02-05-2008, 11:44 PM

frustration levels... rising. It's stuck on blue. I've tried two methods that don't seem to work. I've read sometimes it can fix it's self.... I wonder.

**Ikaika** · 02-06-2008, 12:59 AM

Try hitting it.

**skelooth** · 02-06-2008, 01:18 AM

lol actually one of the methods is similiar. You turn off the computer then apply pressure to the spot while you turn it back on. It's called a "pixel massage". The other method involves rapidly changing the color of the pixel using a simple program.

**Sholiz** · 02-06-2008, 02:40 AM

I <3 my Samsung 225BW ... way better reviews than anything else, Consumer choice x2 at Newegg. Big as hell, makes my 17" next to it look like crap and it's a top end Sony from ~2 years back.

EliteBSU · 02-06-2008, 03:40 PM

i've heard of the pixel massage technique.

my 19" CRT is HUGE. i need to update to a widescreen LCD

**Ikaika** · 02-06-2008, 04:40 PM

You could get this setup to replace your silly little monitors(originally posted by an online poker pro):

Dual 53" LCD's anyone?

**powerman2000** · 02-06-2008, 04:46 PM

^^^That's insane.

**Midnight_Lifter** · 02-06-2008, 08:18 PM

I love looking around the room at stuff in the pics people post online.
In addition to the TVs, there is a globe that looks like it was the one in TJ Maxx, some faux Polynesian sculpture thing on the wall, a bottle of Cruzan rum on the mantle, and a glass-top table in the foreground.

Not sure what type of PC that is, or what type of chair, but that bar stool looks semi-quality, and there is a leather couch on the side.

:mango:

**Ikaika** · 02-06-2008, 08:45 PM

Well, the kid is 22 and has been winning about $1 million/month playing poker online this past year so I'm sure he's not quite figured out how to spend all of it properly.

DJohnson · 02-10-2008, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sholiz

I <3 my Samsung 225BW ... way better reviews than anything else, Consumer choice x2 at Newegg. Big as hell, makes my 17" next to it look like crap and it's a top end Sony from ~2 years back.

I also love my 225BW. <3

As far as I know no dead pixels, but I'd never run one of those programs that helps you check for dead pixels though. I don't even wanna know if I do...

**skelooth** · 02-10-2008, 10:10 PM

If you had a dead pixel, you'd know. It just a pixel that never changes color. My dead pixel is blue, so when ever the screen is dark I have see this stupid blue speck.

**skelooth** · 04-10-2008, 06:42 PM

I FIXED IT! I FIXED IT!!!

Everyone once in a while I wipe my screen down with a computer cleaning wipe, and there was some sludge next to the dead pixel.... as I was rubbing the sludge the pixel unstuck it's self!!! I had to massage it a little more after cos it kept going back to blue, but now it's FINE again!!!!

SWEEEET

EliteBSU · 04-11-2008, 12:49 AM

My 19" flat CRT died on me a week or two back, bought a new 22" widescreen LCD.

Bottom center doesnt exactly have a dead pixel, but its like the screen was pressed on in the box, so now there is a 1" round area thats off color some

**Ikaika** · 04-11-2008, 02:56 AM

Skel you should have tried hitting it sooner imo.

**bubba g** · 04-11-2008, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sholiz

I <3 my Samsung 225BW ... way better reviews than anything else, Consumer choice x2 at Newegg. Big as hell, makes my 17" next to it look like crap and it's a top end Sony from ~2 years back.

Got the Samsung 226BW myself. Great LCD.
The guy at Circut City was trying to sell me a Viewsonic, and was hyping it up, trying to talk me out of the Samsung, then I tore his whole sales pitch apart. I played dumb when I went in to see what

02-05-2008, 10:53 PM	#1
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	Damn expensive gaming LCD I have a dead pixel just to the right and down of center. I'm pissed. I spent ~$300 on this thing and the warranty was only for a month or two. __________________ R I P

02-05-2008, 11:00 PM	#2
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,894 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 221	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD Thats what you get for using an LCD for gaming imo. CRT all the way for games, response time and refresh rate are head and shoulders above LCD's. That being said, what a pain in the ass...what brand did you buy? I've been really happy with my pair of HP LP2065's, both for poker and Dota. __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

02-05-2008, 11:41 PM	#3
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD I have a Viewsonic 19" with 2ms response time and high contrast. The picture quality is awesome and I love it very much I did some research, and it turns out I think I have a "stuck" pixel, not a dead one, so I am trying different methods of fixing it __________________ R I P

02-05-2008, 11:44 PM	#4
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD frustration levels... rising. It's stuck on blue. I've tried two methods that don't seem to work. I've read sometimes it can fix it's self.... I wonder. __________________ R I P

02-06-2008, 12:59 AM	#5
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,894 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 221	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD Try hitting it. __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

02-06-2008, 01:18 AM	#6
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD lol actually one of the methods is similiar. You turn off the computer then apply pressure to the spot while you turn it back on. It's called a "pixel massage". The other method involves rapidly changing the color of the pixel using a simple program. __________________ R I P

02-06-2008, 02:40 AM	#7
Sholiz Soldier In Progress Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,431 Recipes: 3 Rep Power: 230	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD I <3 my Samsung 225BW ... way better reviews than anything else, Consumer choice x2 at Newegg. Big as hell, makes my 17" next to it look like crap and it's a top end Sony from ~2 years back. __________________ You hear me before you see me, I got King Kong in the trunk

02-06-2008, 03:40 PM	#8
EliteBSU IMPC Contestant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota Posts: 464 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 63	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD i've heard of the pixel massage technique. my 19" CRT is HUGE. i need to update to a widescreen LCD

02-06-2008, 04:40 PM	#9
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,894 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 221	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD You could get this setup to replace your silly little monitors(originally posted by an online poker pro): Dual 53" LCD's anyone? __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

02-06-2008, 04:46 PM	#10
powerman2000 The Old Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,226 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 203	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD ^^^That's insane. __________________ Don't forget to periodize Best BP 507 lbs competitive Best Squat 705 lbs competitive Best DL 650 lbs competitive Guns don't kill people, men who come home early do. My workout log http://www.ironmass.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6247

02-06-2008, 08:18 PM	#11
Midnight_Lifter IronMass Vip Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 436 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 36	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD I love looking around the room at stuff in the pics people post online. In addition to the TVs, there is a globe that looks like it was the one in TJ Maxx, some faux Polynesian sculpture thing on the wall, a bottle of Cruzan rum on the mantle, and a glass-top table in the foreground. Not sure what type of PC that is, or what type of chair, but that bar stool looks semi-quality, and there is a leather couch on the side. :mango: __________________ - Discipline means doing within, not doing without. "Nothin' to it but to do it!" *Currently rebuilding in phase one...

02-06-2008, 08:45 PM	#12
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,894 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 221	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD Well, the kid is 22 and has been winning about $1 million/month playing poker online this past year so I'm sure he's not quite figured out how to spend all of it properly. __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

02-10-2008, 10:10 PM	#14
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD If you had a dead pixel, you'd know. It just a pixel that never changes color. My dead pixel is blue, so when ever the screen is dark I have see this stupid blue speck. __________________ R I P

04-10-2008, 06:42 PM	#15
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD I FIXED IT! I FIXED IT!!! Everyone once in a while I wipe my screen down with a computer cleaning wipe, and there was some sludge next to the dead pixel.... as I was rubbing the sludge the pixel unstuck it's self!!! I had to massage it a little more after cos it kept going back to blue, but now it's FINE again!!!! SWEEEET __________________ R I P

04-11-2008, 12:49 AM	#16
EliteBSU IMPC Contestant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota Posts: 464 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 63	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD My 19" flat CRT died on me a week or two back, bought a new 22" widescreen LCD. Bottom center doesnt exactly have a dead pixel, but its like the screen was pressed on in the box, so now there is a 1" round area thats off color some

04-11-2008, 02:56 AM	#17
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,894 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 221	Re: Damn expensive gaming LCD Skel you should have tried hitting it sooner imo. __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.