40" Sony LCD Dead Pixels

kfederig · 04-30-2006, 01:46 PM

Was at Sears the other day and saw a 40" LCD Sony TV with a couple dead pixels. It looked terrible there was like a bright whiteish light coming through the pixels and it stuck out like a sore thumb. I think it was the Bravia 40" XBR1.

Does this also happen with Plasmas?

If so is it less common with Plasmas?

I heard it is not covered buy Manufacters Warranty or most extended
Warranties for that matter.

borromini · 04-30-2006, 04:53 PM

Plasma pixels are phosphor-based and very different from LCD pixels. Don't think the dead-pixel problem applies to plasmas.

marco77 · 04-30-2006, 06:23 PM

When I was shopping for a HDTV around Dec I too was looking at buying Sony's LCD Bravia XBR but all I saw had one or more Dead pixels...

s2mikey · 04-30-2006, 06:23 PM

Dead pixels is an LCD thing.

Strange to see dead ones on a Sony which are the highest priced of the bunch. My Sharp has NO dead pixels!

The store samples get reamed on, you gotta figure they run all day, all the time and the settings are cranked up to the max on top of that.

It's rare, but it can happen.

Justin · 04-30-2006, 07:37 PM

I have had the Sony 40" XBR1 since Oct. '05 and do not have any stuck or dead pixels (knock on wood). I don't think it is very common with the Sony, if it was you would hear lots about it I think.

s2mikey · 05-01-2006, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Justin

I have had the Sony 40" XBR1 since Oct. '05 and do not have any stuck or dead pixels (knock on wood). I don't think it is very common with the Sony, if it was you would hear lots about it I think.

You're right, it's not common especially on the top brands...

IMpoor · 05-01-2006, 11:23 AM

Sony is king of the dead pixels. Don't get me wrong I have had plenty of good sony products but recently I bought a laptop from Sony and it arrived with one dead pixel. I called them and told them this but they claimed that there is an acceptable amount of dead pixels allowed to every LCD screen and I could return the laptop since it was within 30 days but I would not get a replacement since a dead pixel or two is acceptable. Acceptable? Give me a break. Of course I returned the laptop. I had several sony LCD laptops and they where all fine. Seems like if the LCD comes out of the box good it will last a long time before a pixel goes bad. at least thans what I have found. I have a LCD TV (not Sony) and it has been fine.

hdtvpros.com · 05-01-2006, 01:16 PM

We have seen dead pixels on every brand of tv's we sell. Last
x-mas we replace two Hitachi 60" RPTV in a matter of two day for a customer. First one had about 3 bad pixel toward the bottom and the second had bad pixels on top. But the third set was perfect.

It happens to all brands. Last week we had a customer with a defective Yamaha 2600 receiver. I plugged it in no power. Every brand has a certain percentage of defective products.

04-30-2006, 01:46 PM	#1
kfederig High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan Age: 46 Posts: 106	40" Sony LCD Dead Pixels Was at Sears the other day and saw a 40" LCD Sony TV with a couple dead pixels. It looked terrible there was like a bright whiteish light coming through the pixels and it stuck out like a sore thumb. I think it was the Bravia 40" XBR1. Does this also happen with Plasmas? If so is it less common with Plasmas? I heard it is not covered buy Manufacters Warranty or most extended Warranties for that matter.

04-30-2006, 04:53 PM	#2
borromini HT Frontiersman Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 9,825	Plasma pixels are phosphor-based and very different from LCD pixels. Don't think the dead-pixel problem applies to plasmas. __________________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy"

04-30-2006, 06:23 PM	#3
marco77 My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9	DEAD Pixel When I was shopping for a HDTV around Dec I too was looking at buying Sony's LCD Bravia XBR but all I saw had one or more Dead pixels...

04-30-2006, 06:23 PM	#4
s2mikey Flat Panel Luvr Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 972	Dead pixels is an LCD thing. Strange to see dead ones on a Sony which are the highest priced of the bunch. My Sharp has NO dead pixels! The store samples get reamed on, you gotta figure they run all day, all the time and the settings are cranked up to the max on top of that. It's rare, but it can happen. __________________ Pioneer KURO 5080HD Sharp LCD 32" Toshiba A30 & A2 PS3 80gb Sony STRDG810/All Polk Speakers

04-30-2006, 07:37 PM	#5
Justin High-Def Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Keller, TX 76248 Age: 68 Posts: 211	I have had the Sony 40" XBR1 since Oct. '05 and do not have any stuck or dead pixels (knock on wood). I don't think it is very common with the Sony, if it was you would hear lots about it I think. __________________ Justin Verizon FiOS TV and Internet Motorola QIP6416 DVR Sony KDL-V40XBR1 LCD Sony SLV-D360P DVD/VCR

05-01-2006, 11:23 AM	#7
IMpoor High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 312	Sony is king of the dead pixels. Don't get me wrong I have had plenty of good sony products but recently I bought a laptop from Sony and it arrived with one dead pixel. I called them and told them this but they claimed that there is an acceptable amount of dead pixels allowed to every LCD screen and I could return the laptop since it was within 30 days but I would not get a replacement since a dead pixel or two is acceptable. Acceptable? Give me a break. Of course I returned the laptop. I had several sony LCD laptops and they where all fine. Seems like if the LCD comes out of the box good it will last a long time before a pixel goes bad. at least thans what I have found. I have a LCD TV (not Sony) and it has been fine.

05-01-2006, 01:16 PM	#8
hdtvpros.com High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: California Posts: 327	We have seen dead pixels on every brand of tv's we sell. Last x-mas we replace two Hitachi 60" RPTV in a matter of two day for a customer. First one had about 3 bad pixel toward the bottom and the second had bad pixels on top. But the third set was perfect. It happens to all brands. Last week we had a customer with a defective Yamaha 2600 receiver. I plugged it in no power. Every brand has a certain percentage of defective products.