is one of my ipads pixels dead or dying?

Tritons · 05:13 AM

Sorry that I have asked a lot of questions lately, but you guys are good at answering them

When I yesterday got my iPad 2 after some testing I spoted dead pixel in safari, it's in white color. But the funny thing is that I can see it if background is white, if it's grey you can see it a bit but if screen is black you cant see it. Is it dead? I don't want to replace my ipad as in Latvia we have only Apple resellers and it dosn't bother me so much if it show up only if background is white. I just want to know what's up with it?

darngooddesign · Aug 5, 2011, 04:34 PM

With your Apple resellers, can you not return an item you purchased? I would return it, wait a day and then buy another one.

Tritons · Aug 5, 2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by darngooddesign

With your Apple resellers, can you not return an item you purchased? I would return it, wait a day and then buy another one.

you can, its jus not as simple as in real Apple Store.
If i use it till iPad 3 comes out, will I be able to exchange it to new iPad 2 and then sell it?

Aspasia · Aug 5, 2011, 05:53 PM

Doubtful, since the iPad3 probably won't be introduced until next year.

Julien · Aug 5, 2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Tritons

...When I yesterday got my iPad 2 after some testing I spoted dead pixel in safari, it's in white color. But the funny thing is that I can see it if background is white, if it's grey you can see it a bit but if screen is black you can see it. Is it dead? I don't want to replace my ipad as in Latvia we have only Apple resellers and it dosn't bother me so much if it show up only if background is white. I just want to know what's up with it?

Stuck on is the correct term. Dead is black. Actually if white you have 3 stuck on pixels (Red, Green and Blue) together.

Tritons · Aug 6, 2011, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Julien

Stuck on is the correct term. Dead is black. Actually if white you have 3 stuck on pixels (Red, Green and Blue) together.

Its interesting, since when I bought it, I activated it in store and then I had no stuck pixels. It showed up after about 30min. Is there anything I can do?

Julien · Aug 6, 2011, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tritons

Its interesting, since when I bought it, I activated it in store and then I had no stuck pixels. It showed up after about 30min. Is there anything I can do?

Look here.

thesiren · Aug 6, 2011, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Tritons

Sorry that I have asked a lot of questions lately, but you guys are good at answering them

When I yesterday got my iPad 2 after some testing I spoted dead pixel in safari, it's in white color. But the funny thing is that I can see it if background is white, if it's grey you can see it a bit but if screen is black you can see it. Is it dead? I don't want to replace my ipad as in Latvia we have only Apple resellers and it dosn't bother me so much if it show up only if background is white. I just want to know what's up with it?

...so you can see it all the time? or were one of those "can"'s supposed to be a can't?

Tritons · Aug 6, 2011, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by thesiren

...so you can see it all the time? or were one of those "can"'s supposed to be a can't?

sorry - you cant see it if background is black.

e: I know there was programms for windows that able to repair stuck pixels, is it posible for ipad?

darngooddesign · Aug 7, 2011, 10:23 AM

After googling it seems like running a video with rapidly changing colors can unstick the pixel. Check YouTube.

Tritons · 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by darngooddesign

After googling it seems like running a video with rapidly changing colors can unstick the pixel. Check YouTube.

tryed for about 10min, didnt help. any ideas?

Charadis · Aug 8, 2011, 10:13 AM

On my iPad, I have a pixel which shows black in a blue background only (or black when the picture is blue). In any other color, it displays correctly (ie, it's green in green pic, red in red, white in white, etc...). I was wondering if there's such a thing as a "partially dead pixel."

-C

Sent from my iPad

interwebs · Aug 8, 2011, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Charadis

On my iPad, I have a pixel which shows black in a blue background only (or black when the picture is blue). In any other color, it displays correctly (ie, it's green in green pic, red in red, white in white, etc...). I was wondering if there's such a thing as a "partially dead pixel."

-C

Sent from my iPad

Yes. This is a defective subpixel.

Aug 5, 2011, 04:13 PM	#1
Tritons macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2011	is one of my ipads pixels dead or dying? Sorry that I have asked a lot of questions lately, but you guys are good at answering them When I yesterday got my iPad 2 after some testing I spoted dead pixel in safari, it's in white color. But the funny thing is that I can see it if background is white, if it's grey you can see it a bit but if screen is black you cant see it. Is it dead? I don't want to replace my ipad as in Latvia we have only Apple resellers and it dosn't bother me so much if it show up only if background is white. I just want to know what's up with it? Last edited by Tritons; Aug 6, 2011 at 05:13 AM.
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darngooddesign macrumors 604 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA	After googling it seems like running a video with rapidly changing colors can unstick the pixel. Check YouTube. __________________ Lego Apple Store
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