Touchpad with stuck (dead) pixil

erasef301 · 07/04/2011, 10:01 PM

I noticed today that I have a stuck (dead Pixi) on my launch day Touchpad. If the browser is open and you are looking at the grey at the top, there is a blue Pixi. I have rebooted the pre and it will not change.

Does anyone else have a stuck Pixi?

Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks

Abyssul · 07/04/2011, 10:12 PM

Google is your friend.

insane42 · 07/04/2011, 10:15 PM

*pixel

erasef301 · 07/04/2011, 10:25 PM

That is a pretty general response. I did just Google it and ran a Youtube video in full screen that flashed reds and greens for several minutes. This did not fix the problem. :-( Any other suggestions? Anyone else have a stuck (dead) Pixi or am I just unlucky?

insane42 · 07/04/2011, 10:32 PM

*pixel

Most people that have had success with "flashing" a pixel back to life have had to let it run for hours.

I'd just exchange it.

marclh1992 · 07/04/2011, 10:32 PM

Exchange the TouchPad, there isn't much you can do.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums

HardBeatZ · 07/04/2011, 11:25 PM

You can get "stuck" or "dead" pixels with any product with a LCD screen, so it's a semi common issue that could come up. In reality (at least from what I've seen / known / and understand) there is no real way to truly fix the problem, over time the issue could go away, but in reality it could get worst, but no worst than anyone who doesn't have a dead pixel, it's not like the dead pixel is a disease and will pass the "stuckness" to neighboring pixels.

donm527 · 07/04/2011, 11:32 PM

yep, exchange it while you can. no reason for you to get 'stuck' with a dead pixel.

Quote:

Originally Posted by marclh1992

Exchange the TouchPad, there isn't much you can do.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums

Raddu · 07/04/2011, 11:34 PM

I've had my Touchpad since Friday and I just noticed a very small area of the screen that never gets any color/stays black no matter the app I'm in. There's no scratch on the screen that I can see when it's off so I assume they're dead pixels. Maybe 2-3 x1, although I can't say for sure.

Has anyone heard of this on the Touchpad's yet? I'll take it back to Best Buy (I bought the black tie protection) tomorrow to see what they think.

HardBeatZ · 07/04/2011, 11:36 PM

http://forums.precentral.net/hp-touc...ead-pixil.html

chalx · 07/05/2011, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erasef301

That is a pretty general response. I did just Google it and ran a Youtube video in full screen that flashed reds and greens for several minutes. This did not fix the problem. :-( Any other suggestions? Anyone else have a stuck (dead) Pixi or am I just unlucky?

apply mild pressure on it, like massaging. Do it for few minutes.Yeah, I'm not kidding.

erasef301 · 07/05/2011, 06:44 AM

Will try these ideas out. Thanks. If all else fails I will exchange it.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums

**bevcraw** · 07/05/2011, 06:52 AM

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07/04/2011, 10:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
erasef301 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 249 Likes Received: 4 Thanks: 9 Thanked 54 Times in 12 Posts	That is a pretty general response. I did just Google it and ran a Youtube video in full screen that flashed reds and greens for several minutes. This did not fix the problem. :-( Any other suggestions? Anyone else have a stuck (dead) Pixi or am I just unlucky?
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insane42 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 655 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 37 Thanked 49 Times in 37 Posts	*pixel Most people that have had success with "flashing" a pixel back to life have had to let it run for hours. I'd just exchange it.
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HardBeatZ Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,561 Likes Received: 244 Thanks: 52 Thanked 1,273 Times in 499 Posts	You can get "stuck" or "dead" pixels with any product with a LCD screen, so it's a semi common issue that could come up. In reality (at least from what I've seen / known / and understand) there is no real way to truly fix the problem, over time the issue could go away, but in reality it could get worst, but no worst than anyone who doesn't have a dead pixel, it's not like the dead pixel is a disease and will pass the "stuckness" to neighboring pixels. __________________ HP webOS Tech Support 5Ts: Five ways to get your webOS tablet working again: http://www.hpwebos.com/5Ts 6Ts: Six ways to get your webOS phone working again: http://www.hpwebos.com/6Ts
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Raddu Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Dead pixels on the touchpad? I've had my Touchpad since Friday and I just noticed a very small area of the screen that never gets any color/stays black no matter the app I'm in. There's no scratch on the screen that I can see when it's off so I assume they're dead pixels. Maybe 2-3 x1, although I can't say for sure. Has anyone heard of this on the Touchpad's yet? I'll take it back to Best Buy (I bought the black tie protection) tomorrow to see what they think.
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HardBeatZ Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,561 Likes Received: 244 Thanks: 52 Thanked 1,273 Times in 499 Posts	http://forums.precentral.net/hp-touc...ead-pixil.html __________________ HP webOS Tech Support 5Ts: Five ways to get your webOS tablet working again: http://www.hpwebos.com/5Ts 6Ts: Six ways to get your webOS phone working again: http://www.hpwebos.com/6Ts
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erasef301 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 249 Likes Received: 4 Thanks: 9 Thanked 54 Times in 12 Posts	Will try these ideas out. Thanks. If all else fails I will exchange it. -- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums
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