I got a new transformer prime a couple of days ago, and I'm happy to report it has no wifi, GPS or Bluetooth issues
but it has a 3 stuck pixels in a 1.5cm area, which is covered under warranty, atleast as I understand
My thing is I wanna keep it. Is there anyway to 'wake them up' like you could with iOS products thru a cydia app
Thanks in advance
EDIT REASON: oops! I originally called the pixels dead. Thanks for getting me to notice that
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Nope, you can't raise pixels from the dead.
If you don't believe me, you can try a pixel fixing app (like this one: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.htc.chris.blackspotdetect&feature=search_result) and see if it helps you, however if your pixel is actually dead (and not just stuck) there likely isn't any software that will fix it.
almightywhacko said:
Nope, you can't raise pixels from the dead.
If you don't believe me, you can try a pixel fixing app (like this one: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.htc.chris.blackspotdetect&feature=search_result) and see if it helps you, however if your pixel is actually dead (and not just stuck) there likely isn't any software that will fix it.
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Oops, i meant stuck, not dead. Thanks for making me notice my error.
I tried your application but the stuck pixels are in the lower bar and your application won't rotate. I found another app that does.
Should I put the time in to try to fix them, or are these apps useless?
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wirelessFREAK said:
Oops, i meant stuck, not dead. Thanks for making me notice my error.
I tried your application but the stuck pixels are in the lower bar and your application won't rotate. I found another app that does.
Should I put the time in to try to fix them, or are these apps useless?
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Some people say these apps work ad other say it doesn't fix their issue.
If you have an hour or two to spend trying to fix it, I would say it couldn't hurt anything to try. If it doesn't work then you should still be able to go the RMA route.
wirelessFREAK said:
I got a new transformer prime a couple of days ago, and I'm happy to report it has no wifi, GPS or Bluetooth issues
but it has a 3 stuck pixels in a 1.5cm area, which is covered under warranty, atleast as I understand
My thing is I wanna keep it. Is there anyway to 'wake them up' like you could with iOS products thru a cydia app
Thanks in advance
EDIT REASON: oops! I originally called the pixels dead. Thanks for getting me to notice that
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
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hey, just wondering what happened? did you RMA?
I bought a used transformer, and it has light bleed, and at least 8 stuck pixels [mostly only viewable on Black] scattered around, some smaller, some bigger.
can I RMA it? I'm not even sure about the warranty but I assume it's been less than a year from the original purchase..
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I had to return my g tablet to office depot for having 3 dead pixels. And now the replacement has about 5 dead pixels. Out of the box they were fine. But after using them for about 2 days the dead pixels happen. Both times I was running vegan gingerbread. Also none of them came with screen protectors. So is this just bad luck or something else?
certainly bad luck.
Non of the newer stock has any screen protectors (was confusing owners into thinking they got a faulty screen).
If the dead pixels were newly developed, did you try some of the online dead pixel re-activation applications ? Jscreen fix is one of them but requires java to run so not sure if it would run on the gtab.
aasoror said:
certainly bad luck.
Non of the newer stock has any screen protectors (was confusing owners into thinking they got a faulty screen).
If the dead pixels were newly developed, did you try some of the online dead pixel re-activation applications ? Jscreen fix is one of them but requires java to run so not sure if it would run on the gtab.
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Any others?
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Any others?
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https://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.technicalmargaret.game.pixelfixer
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jscreenfix.android2
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I had to return my g tablet to office depot for having 3 dead pixels. And now the replacement has about 5 dead pixels. Out of the box they were fine. But after using them for about 2 days the dead pixels happen. Both times I was running vegan gingerbread. Also none of them came with screen protectors. So is this just bad luck or something else?
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How do you find these dead pixels? As the gtab is using a standard mass produced netbook screen, you would think dead pixels would be unlikely. I don't notice any on mine, but then again I haven't really checked each pixel.
I dont look for them, I just notice little black spots on the screen then go to wipe it off but come to find out its the actually screen. Then I get a pixel detecter from the market and then find about 5 others.
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I dont look for them, I just notice little black spots on the screen then go to wipe it off but come to find out its the actually screen. Then I get a pixel detecter from the market and then find about 5 others.
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You sure you're not just seeing the digitizer substrate?
No, I see the the others dots that are in rows. I just took the second one back to office depot and the tech looked at it and confirmed that they were dead pixels. My next one is getting here Wednesday so hopefully the 3rd one is ok.
Would the software have anything to do with it? Because it seems like when I install Gingerbread they show up.
Quit installing gingerbread
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Would the software have anything to do with it?
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not at all.
thebadfrog said:
Quit installing gingerbread
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Why? Could it actually mess with some display thing? I might just install vegan 5.1.1 and give it a few days then install gingerbread and see what happens.
Crumbs get under the screen... ;-)
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Crumbs get under the screen... ;-)
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I looked at them with a magnifying glass and its actually pixels.
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I looked at them with a magnifying glass and its actually pixels.
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I guess it wasn't as funny as I thought...
The ROM you install is not likely to be causing bad pixels. Bad pixels happen because manufacturers can't test every component with driving cost up so they ship the items and leave it to the customer to be final quality control. When buying at the low end of the cost spectrum you can expect more defects. The overwhelming majority of people won't even notice a few bad pixels or at least won't care and the manufacturers know that so it's cheaper for them to deal with the few people who do care through customer service than to fix the problem with higher cost parts.
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Why? Could it actually mess with some display thing? I might just install vegan 5.1.1 and give it a few days then install gingerbread and see what happens.
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No the rom would not be causing dead pixels. You sound half convinced of this so I figured you should just not install gingerbread anymore.
Maybe take it back and get an iPad
thebadfrog said:
Maybe take it back and get an iPad
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Are you working on commission?
I wouldn't care if they were just 1 pixel. But its at least 6 dead pixels grouped together and other black dots all of the screen. Ill install gingerbread again and it it happens again Im not going to exchange it at office depot. I will call viewsonic and get them to exchange it.
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I wouldn't care if they were just 1 pixel. But its at least 6 dead pixels grouped together and other black dots all of the screen. Ill install gingerbread again and it it happens again Im not going to exchange it at office depot. I will call viewsonic and get them to exchange it.
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I'm quite sure you're NOT seeing dead pixels. Just return it, because every one you get is going to look that way. Unless someone drop-kicked it at office depot, of course, that would never pass the electronic inspection at the factory where the panels are made.
And no, the rom/os type won't make any difference.
Return it for a refund, and get something with a different style of LCD.
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I'm quite sure you're NOT seeing dead pixels. Just return it, because every one you get is going to look that way. Unless someone drop-kicked it at office depot, of course, that would never pass the electronic inspection at the factory where the panels are made.
And no, the rom/os type won't make any difference.
Return it for a refund, and get something with a different style of LCD.
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I am seeing them. The tablets don't come that, they get them about after 2 days. Every time the tech at office depot says its dead pixels and confirms that I can exchange it. I think they just have a bad batch of the ones they stocked their shelves with. They ordered the one thats coming tomorrow so hopefully it is going to be ok. Like I said before, If it happens again, I am sending it to viewsonic.
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I am seeing them. The tablets don't come that, they get them about after 2 days.
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Well, that's even more odd. I have NEVER heard of an LCD developing dead pixels days later. Ever.
Good luck with it, whatever it is.
I have around 4 stuck pixels. They show up on grey screens as little light dots. Gets kind of annoying watching movies when and such. Tried the jscreen fix from the market but no luck.
Is this pretty normal? What's Sprint/htc policy? Just wondering if every phone has a few. Thanks in advance?
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Take it back, tell them you want an exchange due to screen defect. If it's one lone pixel I can see it being dismissible but a cluster is not good.
In the general market they usually have a dual standard.
up to X amount of pixels bad is considered within tolerance however if the pixels are adjacent then the threshold is lower so it would fail quality control.
If they give you grief just ask for a refund and rebuy it
Take it back. Its defective. They will replace it
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Thanks guys
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i turned on camera in dark room and i see like 3 pixels blue/green
has anyone tried that?
i tried my friends , turning on camera in completely dark room and didnt see any pixel issues
I have found from all these devices it is pretty common to see a stuck pixel here and there. I think you have to decide how bad it is or isn't. Sure you can exchange it but then you have to keep worrying if the next one will be worse and it will then become a never ending cycle!
this is true
i am trying
http://www.appbrain.com/app/jscreenfix/com.jscreenfix.android2
and
http://www.appbrain.com/app/dead-pixel-test/net.ujacha.deadpixel
to get issue resolved ... if not i might just live with it
iTouch24 said:
this is true
i am trying
http://www.appbrain.com/app/jscreenfix/com.jscreenfix.android2
and
http://www.appbrain.com/app/dead-pixel-test/net.ujacha.deadpixel
to get issue resolved ... if not i might just live with it
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Curious what you re going to do? I have 1 tiny one on the side of the phone that is only noticeable in a dark room on a black background. On the fence on what to do....I went through this with my TP2 and went through 4 phones and ended up keeping the best one of all of them but still had a stuck one. Just wasn't as bad as the other 3.
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Curious what you re going to do? I have 1 tiny one on the side of the phone that is only noticeable in a dark room on a black background. On the fence on what to do....I went through this with my TP2 and went through 4 phones and ended up keeping the best one of all of them but still had a stuck one. Just wasn't as bad as the other 3.
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That program didn't fix my issue and with the other program I noticed a total of 4 all generally in the center of the screen. I am going to have Sprint exchange and see what happens on the next one. Since yours is in the corner I would let it slide.
iTouch24 said:
That program didn't fix my issue and with the other program I noticed a total of 4 all generally in the center of the screen. I am going to have Sprint exchange and see what happens on the next one. Since yours is in the corner I would let it slide.
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I had to do this yesterday and they gave me so much trouble about having a dead pixel. Yeah, it is pretty particular to complain about but didn't we buy a brand new phone?!
I bought mine online, so I am not even going to deal with the store.
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I bought mine online, so I am not even going to deal with the store.
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Good idea. I stopped by the store today and they just about laughed me and my 5 stuck pixels out of the building.....tossers.
They ran a "test" and said everything was fine and a few stuck pixels were fairly normal. I called sprint and they offered a new phone that should be here Monday. Kudos to sprint!
Hopefully the new one doesn't have the same problem.
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ozzie1p said:
Good idea. I stopped by the store today and they just about laughed me and my 5 stuck pixels out of the building.....tossers.
They ran a "test" and said everything was fine and a few stuck pixels were fairly normal. I called sprint and they offered a new phone that should be here Monday. Kudos to sprint!
Hopefully the new one doesn't have the same problem.
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keep us posted, good luck
Unlocking the device about 3-4 seconds after its been locked display a few vertical lines ( random places ) from top to bottom, this happens maybe about 50-60% of the time, but does not happen if the phone is locked for more than 25 seconds or so.. Is this something that should be worth any concern? I never noticed this with my 2 previous units.. The vertical lines are not that bright so someone testing for this might look for a spot with minimal light reflections.
Guess it's time to call in for the 4th unit. Reading your posts from other threads i thought you exchanged at least a dozen. On a more serious note, i can't see this problem on my device.
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Sp1tfire said:
Guess it's time to call in for the 4th unit. Reading your posts from other threads i thought you exchanged at least a dozen. On a more serious note, i can't see this problem on my device.
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4Th one wasnt a success, the last 4 phones they had on stock had various other defects. I've went over a dozen phones before I got my 3rd one only to find out that it also has some defects.
EarlZ said:
4Th one wasnt a success, the last 4 phones they had on stock had various other defects. I've went over a dozen phones before I got my 3rd one only to find out that it also has some defects.
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Unfortunately, even though everybody wants a perfect phone, we have to agree it doesn't exist. There's no perfect SII till now, so i think you're on a quest to find the Holy Grail.
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Unfortunately, even though everybody wants a perfect phone, we have to agree it doesn't exist. There's no perfect SII till now, so i think you're on a quest to find the Holy Grail.
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I cant recall looking for a perfect phone but I can recall looking for a non defective screen or at least with in the normal specification. Thanks for your concern
I suscribe to EarlZ`s problem, just bought the phone today, the problem appeared after i hit the update button and the update was finished, makes me think that it is a software problem, I hope. If not, going to get a new one
Cheers!
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I suscribe to EarlZ`s problem, just bought the phone today, the problem appeared after i hit the update button and the update was finished, makes me think that it is a software problem, I hope. If not, going to get a new one
Cheers!
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It happens to me on the following ROM's / Kernel XXKF1/XXKF2/XXKG2/XXKG6/XXKH3, But if the phone's been locked over 30 seconds or so I believe the vertical lines never appear.. the only way to describe this is like the screen is powering on rapidly or something, a friends Galaxy Ace also has the same effect.. I wonder what this entails, hopefully nothing harmful.
Don't want to RMA but have pixel that is stuck on at all times. Any idea if you can RMA for that?
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Don't want to RMA but have pixel that is stuck on at all times. Any idea if you can RMA for that?
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Absolutely, hell yes! Lol, don't settle for something like that, there's no way I could deal with dead pixels.
Just be sure to completely document your packaging and shipping process and to photograph your screen while your serial number is in view. You may not have to worry depending on where you are, but a number of people have had issues with either the repair center breaking/damaging the tablets, scamming people with images that aren't their tablet (in the case of bimbobo), or the freight courier inducing damage. Better safe than sorry!
you could always try. anyone ever read the warranty card on the part about displays? I'm not sure if only 1 stuck pixel will count. I would still try though but I remember the warranty card saying it has to be like 8 stuck pixels in one area or something. still go for it though. just warning you what the warranty card said. look at it.
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you could always try. anyone ever read the warranty card on the part about displays? I'm not sure if only 1 stuck pixel will count. I would still try though but I remember the warranty card saying it has to be like 8 stuck pixels in one area or something. still go for it though. just warning you what the warranty card said. look at it.
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Well, I'd raise a hell of a stink. I know the "rules" and all, but the jokes on you if you abide by them. Some supervisor somewhere will want to stop dealing with you and push it through. That's just me though
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Well, I'd raise a hell of a stink. I know the "rules" and all, but the jokes on you if you abide by them. Some supervisor somewhere will want to stop dealing with you and push it through. That's just me though
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good point. I'd still go for it.
I'd say go for it and raise hell, but BE AWARE you probably have to part with your tablet for ATLEAST A MONTH before you get it back(thats if you contact them non-stop after 14 business days and keep sending gary and hai emails)
Hello, i just bought my i9300 a few weeks ago. All seemed normal when i noticed that when i was viewing a gray screen ( e.g. a game loading ) or anything that wasnt completely black, there were some spots in my screen. I thought at first that it was some graphics or glitch from the game, but then tried loading another game with a similar gray screen and they were still there. They arent scratches or anything like that ,it seems that its from inside the digitalizer. I dont know if i can even put a photo of that, because its not easily visible. My phone obviously has its warrany voided due to some rooting. If i flash the stock firmware, unroot it and run triangleaway, do you think i would be able to swap it for a brand new?
Hey mate, I have the exact same problem I keep thinking it's my eyes or something but I guess if your seeing it as well maybe its a problem with the device?
Do you also see the screen sort of flickering at certain points?
Well documented problem with many handsets..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658601
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This is a byproduct of the screen technology. It is normal.
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joshnichols189 said:
This is a byproduct of the screen technology. It is normal.
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Eww. I dont like it Its like when u have the perfect girlfriend and you only notice a tiny little mark under her belly button you have never knew it existed. I cannot stop looking at it now! Ewwww! ill try to swap it or at least get a refund.
Its like when u have the perfect girlfriend and you only notice a tiny little mark under her belly button you have never knew it existed. I cannot stop looking at it now! Ewwww! ill try to swap it or at least get a refund.
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Sorry, parents don't give a refund on their children.
Swapping sometimes works but usually you're stuck with a worse model and can't go back due to technical issues with boyfriend 2.0
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Sorry, parents don't give a refund on their children.
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Huh? I hope you are talking about Samsung and her Baby i9300 ?