Boris Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Dead Pixel Tester - freeware- TFT screens have thousands of pixels, on a 1024x768 monitor, there are three cells for each pixel - one each for red, green, and blue - which amounts to nearly 2.4 million cells (1024x768x 3 = 2,359,296). There's only a slim chance that all of these will be perfect; more likely, some will be stuck on (creating a "bright" defect) or off (resulting in a "dark" defect). DPT was written to help me check my own screens by cycling through the three primary colours used (red,green,blue) and all on (white) and all off (black). Simply select a colour then closely inspect your monitor in each of the primary colours checking for pixels that are not operating as expected. Stuck pixels (always on) are easier to noticed then pixels that are not on due to their size (normally under .5mm). Usage: Left mouse click : Quick colour selector Middle mouse click : Moves to next colour (Cycle is White/Black/Red/Blue/Green) Right mouse click : Closes applicationDownload Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micken Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Cool application Boris, thanks.BTW how do we breathe life back into dead pixels? :( RegardsMick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lester1 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 BTW how do we breathe life back into dead pixels? :( Don't think you can if their dead they stay dead :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I read somewhere that rubbing gently with a Q-tip (cotton bud) will sometimes revive them but, on I wouldn't like to be held responsible for that. Only try if you have a screen that is otherwise defunct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micken Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Saw a reference to fixing dead pixels in an email from [email protected]. However it was in the Premium SE section that you have to pay for, so I never found out what was in the actual article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4may Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Works quite well, Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 If they are not evident, is it really worthwhile searching for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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