Number 239 - April 2003

PS - A DOWN Side to LCD Screens
Excerpted from Tom's Hardware Guide
The biggest downside to LCD screens is the fact that they may have one or more dead pixels. Fixing these white (TN + film) or black dots is absolutely impossible--which is a serious problem, since they can really be distracting. So before actually buying an LCD monitor, it's a good idea to find out how comprehensive a warranty your dealer offers--in other words, how many defective pixels do you need to have before you can trade in your monitor for a new one?	Some dealers will exchange your monitor even if it only has one dead pixel, which is an ideal situation. Large department stores, on the other hand, prefer to shift the blame to the manufacturer. There's a very real risk that your display won't be considered defective until it has eight dead pixels. In my humble opinion, that's eight too many. Faced with this prospect, the best thing to do is to start looking around for another dealer who offers you a better warranty.
Number 239 - April 2003