Hey everyone!

I bought a monitor recently and it has a stuck red pixel. I've heard there are ways to fix those without having to send them back to the manufacturer, but can anyone point me to an effective solution? I'd like to avoid sending it back because if I do, I won't be able to use my PC until sometime in January (no screen, no games). Also, is a stuck pixel a bad omen that the monitor might present more problems (like more stuck pixels) in the future?

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I just whack it with a fingernail and that usually fixes it for me.

May want to skim this thread:

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/have_any_of_you_had_dead_pixels_on_a_new_monitor

Try JScreenFix or find a colour cycling video. Leave it running over the problem pixel for 10 to 20 minutes.

you can also check monitor options, some have a build in mode that will cycle color changes to fix things

Try the methods listed here. I've fixed one by applying gentle pressure with my finger wrapped in soft cloth.

EDIT: Yes, it can be. I had that happen to me, but luckily, the pixels get unstuck in 10-15 minutes after powering on the monitor.

Thank you all very much for the helpful suggestions, I'll give them a try and see if they work for me (fingers crossed!)

If you can send it back, do that because a stuck pixel may get fixed temporarily and then come back permanently. I doubt they will accept it though. They usually don't unless there are several pixels.

Otherwise, you can get a washcloth or some thick fabric and double it up on the spot and repeatedly tap with something like a pencil eraser.

I don't believe it's possible. But, theoretically, if you caused the shutter to open and close, it might cause it to open up, anything else is probably wishful thinking.

The way to prevent more of that in the future is to make sure that the shutters that are used to change pixel brightness don't stay in the same position for long periods of time.

But, that being said, in all the monitors on all the devices I've had, dead pixels and stuck pixels have been a rarity. I can't recall ever having one on any of my devices.

I thought about that last night after I posted and went looking this morning.

For example, Newegg is 8. Discussion here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/252975-33-newegg-return-policy-monitors

one easy way to combat this, Tell them the monitor after long periods of working that it turns off and on randomly and makes an odd smell like burning or something. then they deem it as actual defective like I did in the past years to get rid of dead pixel monitors haha

May work. I'm sure they RMA test when they get something in though to see if it's legit.

One of the reasons why I love working in a datacenter. We have a test bench. :)

Ah yes, I know a lot of companies don't bother when you state long periods but some do, not sure but I know companies like bestbuy, dell, canada computers, and so on give 2 shits lol.

but yeah I used to work with IBM on building server racks for companies and sometimes had to fix some that come in that was all lies. just because some companies want there money back on stupid purchases they made.

But I wish the OP the best and try any cheap shot method to get rid of that monitor to get a new one or a replacements asap. GL and I am out to get to class, LATER ALL !

Even one dead pixel and/or stuck pixel is a defect. You have it and the next guy to buy the same identical monitor doesn't. Companies may have "policies" that try to claim that less than 5 is not a defect, but those claims are BS. They say you need 5 or more for it to be defective as a way to brainwash consumers into accepting defective garbage that the manufacturers never should have sold in the first place.

IMO the methods for "fixing" stuck pixels are all BS that don't work and that will only serve to damage your monitor in additional ways beyond the stuck pixel. The only real way to fix dead or stuck pixels is to send the monitor back to the retailer or manufacturer and demand that they either a) replace the panel or b) give you your money back or c) exchange your monitor for another one that is pixel-perfect.

But no manufacturer will want to do those things, because it's much cheaper for them to convince consumers to accept the idea that the defective, stuck/dead-pixel-filled piece of crap that they spent hundreds of dollars for is perfectly fine. Some brick & mortal retailers will be willing to exchange it. Most likely, you will have to fight hard vs. the manufacturer before they might possibly agree not to leave you stuck with a piece of crap. That sucks, but it will suck much worse to be using a monitor with a stuck pixel for years than it will to be without a PC for a few weeks. So getting a monitor with no stuck pixel is definitely the better choice.