Exactly how neurotic am I?

January 13th, 2009 6 Comments

How much do you think a stuck pixel (in this case, stuck neon green) would bug me?

I recently asked my employer if I could buy one of our extra LCD monitors, because I love having dual monitors at work and would like them at home. He offered to let me have one. Well, score. Good price.

We have an extra 22″ widescreen LCD. I, of course, grabbed that one. But, before taking it home, I hooked it up to test it (we have a couple of dead monitors floating around) and … it has a single dead pixel, in the middle but slightly to the left of centre.

I’m trying a few methods to fix it first. I’m going to leave it hooked up overnight running this thing to see if it can be “untwisted”. If that doesn’t work, I’ll try massaging and tapping as other guides have mentioned. But if it can’t be untwisted… can I put up with this? It’s such a pretty monitor, it seems horrible to give it up just for one wee pixel. But one crazy bright green pixel ALL THE FREAKING TIME might make Donna go something something.

Oh well. I’ll try it out at work for a while, and if it doesn’t make me crazy, I’ll take it home… and if I can’t stand Warcraft in CrazyPixel mode, then I can always bring it back to work and swap it out.

Still, a 22″ widescreen monitor would make Warcraft more awesome. I bet I could put up with a lot for that.

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6 Responses to “Exactly how neurotic am I?”

  1. Your poor old mom says:
    January 13, 2009 at 5:32 pm

    Can’t you make the neon green dot into a less bothersome black dot with a bit of black felt pen? Works on my car when the check engine light comes on….ok, I’m kidding.

  2. gillian says:
    January 13, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    You should submit this to White Whines.

  3. Donna says:
    January 13, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    Oh god. You’re right. I’m terrible. :D

  4. Ivan says:
    January 13, 2009 at 11:43 pm

    Actually, in terms of your post title, don’t you know that the green pixel is “watching you.” Paranoia is real when the green pixel pixies are plotting against you. And, they might try to influence your Warcraft sessions. ;-)

  5. Brook says:
    January 14, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    I had the same problem with the monitor I’m using right now. I fixed it by driving my fingernail into the monitor in the offending spot while it’s off (note the location before you turn it off, duh). Then turn it back on while said fingernail is still in the screen. Worked like a charm! Now my only problem is a fingernail shaped gouge in the monitor (kidding).

  6. donna says:
    January 15, 2009 at 11:38 am

    I’ve tried a few methods so far — tapping, massaging, and a “blink really fast” program, too…

    so far, no dice. But I haven’t given up yet. :)

    And so far… it’s not bugging me too much. Excellent.

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