Flaws in LCD Displays?

jaredreimer asks: "Having just spent a sizeable amount of money on a top-of-the-line Sony VAIO notebook PC, I am extremely dismayed to find a single red pixel stuck on in the middle of the screen. While this is virtually unnoticable when running regular Windows applications [white backgrounds hide it well], it is unbelievably irritating when trying to watch DVD movies [which tend to have dark backgrounds]. The question is this: How good is good enough? Many vendors won't touch a screen unless it has six or ten bad pixels; is this fair, given that we spend thousands of dollars on their product? Barring a remedy from the manufacturer, has anyone heard of a software fix for this problem? (Preventing the pixel from ever lighting would be far preferable to having a red one stuck on.)"