LCD monitor Bumped

what is the stuck pixel trick?

This 'fix' of dubious efficacy refers however, as its name suggests, to "pixels" , which are tiny individual cells on the screen, not to a big 'bruise' - as I think the OP referred to it - in the centre of the screen, which would of course imply many thousands of pixels affected ...

If the screen has taken a knock, and there is a large discoloured area, this would normally suggest serious internal damage to it, which writes it off.

Arfa

sorry, didn't mean to offend you by asking a simple question which you probably could have answered easier then explaining google.

Yeah but, "If you teach a man to fish..."

Thus spake Pinballer:

Or, put another way, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ANSWER HIS QUESTION, DON'T BOTHER POSTING ANYTHING.

Google isn't mandatory prior to asking questions regardless what you say, Junior.

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:24:53 -0500, Pinballer Has Frothed:

JR is just having another bad day, ignore her.

I see this a lot on LCDs and there's nothing you can do. It doesn't seem to get better, or worse with time either. Andy Cuffe

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My roommate had a big splotch like that on his laptop screen. He got it replaced under warranty and now it's starting to happen again in a different spot. Anyone know what's actually going on in these cases? I know I'm a minority but I've never seen an LCD I preferred over a good quality CRT.

You won't get any contest from me over that, so that's a minority of two, at least ... !!

Arfa

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:26:05 +0000, James Sweet Has Frothed:

I've been using LCD for maybe 5 years. I can't stand looking at a crt now. My son who is 15 has never used a crt and he loves these futuristic combat games like Half Life etc... I bought him a new 19" LCD widescreen monitor and it's as fast as any crt I've seen.

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Colored areas can be due to stresses. Are there any dents in the case that might apply stress?

You might try disassembling the case, loosening the screws mounting the LCD to allow any stresses to 'relax'. While you have it loose, check and make sure nothing came loose behind the screen and is pressing on the screen from the back.

Did it perhaps get very hot? Perhaps left in a sun-warmed-van? Perhaps face down, resting on something, with the something pressing on the screen???

Before you throw it away, you might try warming it up (evenly!) to temps that it might have experienced in the van.

Let it 'cook' for a while and then let it slowly cool down. Try not to apply any uneven stresses to the screen (lay it down so that the screen is 'up', flat and level)while it is hot or cooling.

Perhaps support it on some soft pillows while you let it heat and cool.

Good luck.