Hello everyone,
I just booted up my Hero, and I noticed more than 6 dead pixels.
I used these unstuck applications but didn't seem to work...
They only appear when in black, so they ain't that big of an issue but do you think I should send it for repair?
Thanks
Definitely.
I'd send back a 1920x1200 PC screen for less than 6 faulty pixels... it's completely unacceptable for a 320x480 screen.
Dead pixels won't show on a black screen. I'm assuming you mean possibly hot pixels on the boot screen. They're probably specks of dust.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554288
I agree with Switchbitch dead pixels will always been seen the color will be always wrong and not only when its black. still its intresting how dust get up there.
Switchbitch said:
Dead pixels won't show on a black screen. I'm assuming you mean possibly hot pixels on the boot screen. They're probably specks of dust.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554288
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Well no, they appear after boot screen, too. For example in Market/Settings or wherever black color is.
ZenorGR said:
Well no, they appear after boot screen, too. For example in Market/Settings or wherever black color is.
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What color does the dead pixel show is it red??
Yeah I think so. I just tried to shake the phone and it seems that they are gone or whatever. But now I can clearly see a dust piece which is white. So I suppose the gap does exist at least in my phone.
Not annoying but oh well... if it gets filled with them I would need to send it for repair.
Does warranty fill these kind of issues?
I might have the same problem but it is no dust or hot pixel but the space between pixels.
It seems to me the film layer wasn't cut properly in the factory with the result that backlight shines between the dark pixels.
It isn't dust because there is no sidelight to light up dust and the spots are shining very bright white so the light definately comes from the back.
Furthermore my screen fits fine into the casing.
Maybe it is because I always have the brightness at full I notice it more than others. When I run Spark in classic mode or Draw! you get a complely black screen to test it... a pixel-test program is an option also.
I noticed it in the beginning when 3 positive-dead pixels where so very small they could not be hot pixels. Now, one month after the begin of use it has grown to about 9 of them but they are so very very small that I am not going to make a hassle about it.
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Hi guys.
I'm interested to know whether Hero sets from overseas are experiencing this problem. apparently, users who bought it in Singapore (where i live) have this problem, and it's pretty widespread.
just curious to see if the problem is limited to Singapore or it affects other territories as well
Hi. I have T-mobile G2 in UK and I also have dead Pixels. As Fact I know people have this problem and It's not rare. I didn't send it back cos I Can live with it but i know people who sent it few times and still have received with dead pixels. Sad but its true.
i got 1 tiny little bright one.
annoying at first but i forgot about it after a couple of days. theres more important things in life to worry about. besides, most bright pixels right themselves after a few days/months...
i'd live with one or two dead pixels myself, but people have reported up to 8 dead/bright pixels, so it's kinda worrying
I do have around 8-10 dead? pixels but you can't notice them. One of them is bright enough to notice on black backgrounds and menus, but you hardly notice the other ones.
It's kind of weird though, they all appeared after 1-2 days of usage.
I have 1 bright pixel after 2 weeks using. The shop don't change the device with one dead pixel. Sad. In Hungary/Europe.
2 bright spots here. they are really tiny tho and i only ever notice it while booting which is not that often. no dead/stuck pixels on my hero *yay*
stuck = bright
sounds like someone needs to create an app for Android, like the apps to fix bright pixels on normal computer monitors, where u select the region on the monitor where the bright pixel is and the app constanly flashes different colors...sometimes rectifies bright pixels after a couple of hours.
i believe some of the bright pixels might well be enclosed dust ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554288
i have to say that i don't have ONE dead pixel on my screen. It's really great. My past device (xda orbit 2) also had another problem: dust gathering beneath the display. i don't have any issues with the build quality with my htc hero and i'm really picky too.
it's an unbranded german white HTC Hero.
nuumuun said:
i believe some of the bright pixels might well be enclosed dust ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554288
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If it was dust though, wouldn't we notice an increasing number of bright pixels as the days pass?
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If it was dust though, wouldn't we notice an increasing number of bright pixels as the days pass?
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i haven't looked into this myself ... just quoting other people here.
the people in the other thread seem to have come to the conclusion it is dust enclosed in the assembly process. the seal around the displey seems to be quite good ... so no new specks of dust over time
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I do have around 8-10 dead? pixels but you can't notice them. One of them is bright enough to notice on black backgrounds and menus, but you hardly notice the other ones.
It's kind of weird though, they all appeared after 1-2 days of usage.
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Me too, I have 8 - 10 dead pixels but it hardly to notice them! you will notice them when boot the device.
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i am not sure if mine is considered dead pixels but when the device boots up, the upper right side seems to be brighter than the rest of the screen (light shining out more from there)
however, once the device is booted up, it is no longer noticeable, maybe becoz the screen is not totally black. the only way thus far i can replicate this is to shutdown and boot it up.
does anyone have this issue?
Yeah, I also got the brighter screen in the upper part of it during boot, I think it is because of the backlight to the device so I don't think it's you really need to worry about.
But concerning the topic, I also experience dead/bright pixels during the boot up, around 3-4. I didn't even notice them during boot before I saw this thread and decided to take a closer look, not that a huge problem for me as i can only see them during the boot, and neither got I the patience to wait for it when it is at service.
first day with my hero from orange france and 1 dead black pixell !! RRRRRR
Use this soft to be able to see more pics dead: --> http://fr.androlib.com/android.application.vidyaworks-oxeye-qqn.aspx
So yesterday I picked up my phone after it had been sitting on the desk, not even on the charger, and have a persistent line of pixels that are discolored (I don't know if 'stuck' fits with OLED displays). They look like they are brighter than the rest of the screen, however when I turn the brightness all the way up they are still visible. When a black image falls on the line, the pixels don't show there, which makes sense for an OLED screen.
Is there anything I can try to fix this? This is a little disappointing as I've only had the phone for 1.5 months. Didn't get insurance, but since this is what I would consider a manufacturer's defect, and not the result of anything I've done, I should be able to get a replacement I would think.
Probably $35 to get it replaced...insurance is key to all big electronics you get....
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So yesterday I picked up my phone after it had been sitting on the desk, not even on the charger, and have a persistent line of pixels that are discolored (I don't know if 'stuck' fits with OLED displays). They look like they are brighter than the rest of the screen, however when I turn the brightness all the way up they are still visible. When a black image falls on the line, the pixels don't show there, which makes sense for an OLED screen.
Is there anything I can try to fix this? This is a little disappointing as I've only had the phone for 1.5 months. Didn't get insurance, but since this is what I would consider a manufacturer's defect, and not the result of anything I've done, I should be able to get a replacement I would think.
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Do a dead pixel test (not to see if the pixels are dead) but to see which colors this effects...AMOLED has Blue, Red, Green colors..once you go through every one of those 3 colors you can see which colors its effecting...
if its effecting only a certain color..you can balance it out by making your phone display an inverted image with that color...if its on 2 or more colors, then use white(which is all 3 colors)
You must have had something running that used up the color of the screen on all places other then that line...
Hello all. I have a weird problem about some pixels on A501 screen: when the screen is on and the background is black, some of them will show "bright"... but not white, i'd say some sort of pale gold or very light brown, but again not white. With other backgrounds (red, blue, green, white) those pixels acts as normal, not being distinguishable from the others.
Is there something I could do? The issue is a lot more noticeable with 100% screen brightness.
Update: I sent the tab to service repair, and they sent me a new one. Guess what? Same problem again, right where it was on the old tablet!!
Definetely they are not stuck or dead pixel (I can say that because of the color of the pixel)
I was thinking, since I use a Tucano Youngster Case (http://www.tucano.com/shop/youngster-for-10-tablet-pc-1.html) which has a magnetic clip on the back, could this be the issue?? I'm going to try to take a photo at this pixel and attach it here.
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Update: I sent the tab to service repair, and they sent me a new one. Guess what? Same problem again, right where it was on the old tablet!!
Definetely they are not stuck or dead pixel (I can say that because of the color of the pixel)
I was thinking, since I use a Tucano Youngster Case (http://www.tucano.com/shop/youngster-for-10-tablet-pc-1.html) which has a magnetic clip on the back, could this be the issue?? I'm going to try to take a photo at this pixel and attach it here.
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that would be a better way to ask.. give picture so that we can see your problem..
hmm.. i would deny the fact that magnet will affect your screen.. thats why i hate those casing with magnetic clip on it.
sawamura said:
that would be a better way to ask.. give picture so that we can see your problem..
hmm.. i would deny the fact that magnet will affect your screen.. thats why i hate those casing with magnetic clip on it.
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Unfortunately pics won't show my pixels, they're just too small. However I tried passing another magnet (more powerful than the one on the case) both on the screen, with a direct contact, and on the back, where the case's magnet is located, but no other pixels got damaged. So I don't think the magnet is responsible... Does the iPad folder case has a magnet in direct contact with the screen too? If that's the case I believe that magnets don't affect screens at all (imagine iPad's owners complaints?).
What do you think?
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Well, when I set my background as black, on this one and two other Android tablet I had, it sometimes show a short brown/gold line on the top left of the screen. Most of the time its not there thoough. So it just seems to be a software thing. Although I do not have any problem where pixels appears randomly throughout.
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Well, when I set my background as black, on this one and two other Android tablet I had, it sometimes show a short brown/gold line on the top left of the screen. Most of the time its not there thoough. So it just seems to be a software thing. Although I do not have any problem where pixels appears randomly throughout.
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Can you get a pic, so I can try to say if we're talking about the same issue? However, my pixels are always there, even in the "Acer" and "Android" boot screen... so I doubt it's a software issue.
Just a heads up... Yesterday I got my 3rd Iconia, and guess what, same problem again. I think I will just live with it... but I'm extremely annoyed.
Does anyone knows what kind of problem can this be, with gold-coloured pixel only with black background?
You should load up the Screen Test app that sets all pixels to red, blue, green, black, white, etc. in sequence as well as displaying several resolution and gradient screens and see how those pixels react.
I bought one A500 that had bad Wi-Fi but all pixels were perfect. Exchanged it last weekend for a second one with working Wi-Fi and all the pixels are also perfect. I don't see any gold pixels.
I'll disagree with your statement "Definetely they are not stuck" in your second post because if they are always gold in all screens they are indeed stuck. Not stuck on white or black but still stuck on that one color.
Does this happen on all home screens or just one? I hope you can post a picture of some sort because I don't know where to look to see if mine has the same issue but, running Screen Test, I don't see any incorrect pixels in Screen Test.
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You should load up the Screen Test app that sets all pixels to red, blue, green, black, white, etc. in sequence as well as displaying several resolution and gradient screens and see how those pixels react.
I bought one A500 that had bad Wi-Fi but all pixels were perfect. Exchanged it last weekend for a second one with working Wi-Fi and all the pixels are also perfect. I don't see any gold pixels.
I'll disagree with your statement "Definetely they are not stuck" in your second post because if they are always gold in all screens they are indeed stuck. Not stuck on white or black but still stuck on that one color.
Does this happen on all home screens or just one? I hope you can post a picture of some sort because I don't know where to look to see if mine has the same issue but, running Screen Test, I don't see any incorrect pixels in Screen Test.
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I ran a pixel test app and with ree, green and blue pixels everything is perfectly fine. Only with black background I can see them. I tried to take photos but pixels are too small to be noticeable :-(
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cm0901 said:
Only with black background I can see them. I tried to take photos but pixels are too small to be noticeable
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Can you tell us exactly where to look? In Landscape mode, how far from the left/right top/bottom edges should I look and how many pixels am I looking for? How many should I see that are not completely black?
qhorque said:
Can you tell us exactly where to look? In Landscape mode, how far from the left/right top/bottom edges should I look and how many pixels am I looking for? How many should I see that are not completely black?
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Among three tabs they were in different numbers and position... however they were between 3 and 6, and in the middle (vertically speaking); horizontally, instead, i found them twice on the right half on the screen (volume keys up) but this last iconia I have right now they are on the left. I also managed to get some photo, I'll post them later.
EDIT: Unfortunately I forgot my camera's MMC at home... will get back there in 10 hours and post the photos. However I ran Pixel Fixer during the night (an app which alternates red/blue/green/white screens very fast) but the pixels were still there this morning.
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I ran through all the colors in Screen Test and found only ONE bad pixel across the entire screen and it's only when the pixel is supposed to be blue; it's black instead. That same pixel is correct on all the other colors though.
Otherwise, at full brightness and on any color, they are all on correctly and off when the screen is set to black. I don't see any other colors as you describe.
If your screen is doing something similar across three different tablets, maybe it's something you are doing but I'm not sure what it could be.
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I ran through all the colors in Screen Test and found only ONE bad pixel across the entire screen and it's only when the pixel is supposed to be blue; it's black instead. That same pixel is correct on all the other colors though.
Otherwise, at full brightness and on any color, they are all on correctly and off when the screen is set to black. I don't see any other colors as you describe.
If your screen is doing something similar across three different tablets, maybe it's something you are doing but I'm not sure what it could be.
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Please note that this issue is present in the Acer and Android boot screen... what could I do wrong in that phase?
Ok, here's the photo. The three pixels are inside the white circle.
I just rebooted after setting display brightness to full and did not see what you see. I guess I'm no help. Sorry.
How can i tell the difference between them , i have a few little dots on the top left of my screen i notice it when i turn the phone on and also when the screen is off.
If it's in the top left, that's likely dust. That's a problem area in HTC quality control for this device.
Also, if they are there when the screen is off then its' certainly dust.
Dead pixels do 1 of 2 things. They either don't work at all so they are black when the rest of the screen is on, or they stay 1 color constantly lit so they are lit when the rest of the screen is black (not off)
If the screen is powered off, even dead pixels don't stay lit.
Also, dead pixels aren't nearly the common problem they were on LCD screens just 5-7 years ago. I remember going through multiple computers monitors once trying to find a good one when LCD monitors first became affordable. It was a nightmare.
Now...you can buy $1000 big screen LCD TV's and not even worry about it.
Anyone ever come up with a solution to the corner dust problem. I have a patch about 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch in that corner and it's so thick I can't see the notifications in bright sunlight. I'd rather not take it apart and wondered if a powerful vacuum or something might work?
Most people send it back in for a replacement
Very simple - if you can see something even when display is off then its dust else dead pixel.
Hey guys, after an holiday in Madeira(portugal) looking my phone with attection i've noticed that in the botton on the screen there are a dot more bright then the rest of the screen, is visible only with the light color. with black screen i can't see him. I can fix it? in white screens is orrible!
Edoardo001 said:
Hey guys, after an holiday in Madeira(portugal) looking my phone with attection i've noticed that in the botton on the screen there are a dot more bright then the rest of the screen, is visible only with the light color. with black screen i can't see him. I can fix it? in white screens is orrible!
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Running on the assumption that its a dead pixel the only way to repair it would be replace the lcd but its seems quite drastic for the sake of one pixel.
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heavy_metal_man said:
Running on the assumption that its a dead pixel the only way to repair it would be replace the lcd but its seems quite drastic for the sake of one pixel.
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The pixel is visible (bright, white maybe?) so it's not dead, just stuck.
And no, stuck pixels are not fixed under warranty unless they cross over a certain threshold (a certain number of them over the whole screen, or another, smaller number if they're all close to one another).
But it's not the phone's fault, almost all screens develop these over time. My old screen had 2 of them in under a year.
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The pixel is visible (bright, white maybe?) so it's not dead, just stuck.
And no, stuck pixels are not fixed under warranty unless they cross over a certain threshold (a certain number of them over the whole screen, or another, smaller number if they're all close to one another).
But it's not the phone's fault, almost all screens develop these over time. My old screen had 2 of them in under a year.
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True,true. Sometimes i find woth lcd laptop screens you can tap them away but its a temp fix at best :-/
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I have the same thing.It popped out a few days ago.
There are some apps that can in som cases fix this.
Thay make that pixel flash with a high framerate with different colours... Try one might help if u are really lucky
Try this one
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blueburn.StuckPixelTool