Re: Bad Pixel Syndrome (BPS)

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From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Fri Sep 22 2000 - 03:16:47 EDT

bad pixels CAN come and go..
this is not a common thing, but i have seen both situations..
unlikely that the 701 or the 560 will develop any at this stage unless a cable
connection goes in the top/display unit itself..

"Aaron R. Teitlebaum" wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, George Yanos wrote:
>
> > 600, 570 and t20 all have 1024x768 screens I think. The ones with bad
> > pixels have bigger screens, don't they? (Actually, how big?)
> >
> > On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, David W. Taylor wrote:
> >
> > >Maybe you need to get spectacles!
> > >
> > >From: "I Lee Hetherington" <ilh_at_sls.lcs.mit.edu>
> > >
> > >> We've had about 15 600s, 2 570s, 3 T20s, and not a single bad pixel
> > >> among them!
>
> I have two thinkpads, both decidedly non-new. A 701C and a 560, both with
> two or three bad pixels. The bad ones are such that they never become
> transmissive in one primary color, which means that a solid white screen
> has a pixel or two of cyan or magenta on it, but a black screen looks
> normal. I wonder if these can develop over time?
>
> Aaron Teitlebaum
> arteitle_at_engin.umich.edu 

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