Dead pixels were the bane of every screen owner's existence. Now they've vanished without a trace. What changed?

LCD monitors contain millions of pixels, each one composed of three subpixels: red, blue, and green. When all three are on, a pixel looks white. Other combinations create other colors. A pixel can ...

Well, I am seriously considering switching over to an LCD. After browsing through several threads here and attempting to use the crappy search I have still been unable to find the answers I ...

I recently got a good deal on a HP zr24w LCD monitor from MacMall. I think it has a single dead pixel (dark) in the upper left corner. Would you try to return or exchange the monitor for this ...

Thanks to improvements in screen technology and manufacturing dead pixels are not as widespread an issue as they once were, though they aren't unheard of on new LCD screens.