Friday, February 18, 2005

Consumers see red over dead pixels

Dead pixels are the result of flaws in the glass sheets that go into displays. Inevitable glitches in the manufacturing process mean that some pixels don't illuminate properly--or at all. Display manufacturers can avoid most defects by scrapping bad sections of a glass sheet, but a few bad pixels usually crop up in other areas. Manufacturers of TV sets, notebook computers, desktop PC displays and other devices equipped with LCD screens <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-5579493.html?tag=zdnn.alert">vary widely in their policies</A> on rectifying them.

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