Samsung Announces Zero Dead Pixel Policy

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Samsung Announces Zero Dead Pixel Policy

Posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday January 1, 2005 @05:48AM from the quality-returns dept.

Kez writes "A result for the consumer as Samsung declares any TFT that they sell from today onwards should be guaranteed dead pixel free. Until now, purchasing a TFT has been a gamble, given that dead pixels, while extremely annoying, did not necessarily entitle the consumer to a replacement monitor. Unfortunately, anybody who bought a Samsung TFT before today is not covered by the new policy." Update: 01/01 19:49 GMT by M : The new policy only applies in S. Korea. Suck.

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this is bad by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-01 05:50 · Score: -1, Offtopic

i expect a population decline of 75%-85%
Gay niggers by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-01 05:50 · Score: -1, Offtopic

GNAA wishes you a happy new year, keep gassing jews.
great for nitpickers by Prophetic_Truth · 2005-01-01 05:51 · Score: -1, Offtopic

most customers probably wont even notice 1 or 2 dead pixels..happy 2005

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Pixels schmixels... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-01 05:51 · Score: -1, Offtopic

F rst P t!

D'oh!
1. Re:Pixels schmixels... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-01 05:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Y u FA L T!
Thank you, Samsung! by Mudcathi · 2005-01-01 05:55 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Say what you will about the evils of capitalism, and how the profit motive leads to no good end -- as a consumer, I say "Thank you, Samsung!" for taking this step to guarantee the quality of your products. You've definitely earned my future business with this move!

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Your .sig is bullshit. by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-01 06:07 · Score: -1, Offtopic

"mp3" is never mentioned on ipod offical page -- totally wrong!

Go to http://www.apple.com/ipod/, and search for "mp3"
"Just pop a CD into your Mac or PC and click the Import button. You can import music in a variety of formats, such as MP3 or AAC, and at whatever quality level you'd prefer."
Next, visit the Tech Specs link:
Audio support AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, WAV, AIFF, Audible
You, my good sir, are full of shit.
MOD UP by EvanED · 2005-01-01 07:28 · Score: -1, Offtopic

This is worth changing the summary for
In Korea... by noidentity · 2005-01-01 16:47 · Score: -1, Offtopic

In Korea, only old people aren't excited about Samsung's new LCD policy.
Re:Only available in Korea by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-02 11:43 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Which leads to an interesting situation: Samsumg will be shipping all of their flawed displays outside of S. Korea. So rather than Samsung being the display that you should want to buy, it should be the display that you should avoid.
But Korea is much smaller than US (as a number of inhabitant, hence probably, displays sales), so they only have to get, say, 10% less defect rate in their factories, in order to compensate.
Re:Only available in Korea by Carewolf · 2005-01-02 12:11 · Score: -1, Offtopic

>That argument is crap
Ad Hominem.
Where is the homi? There has to a person for an argument to be personal.

Also "Non Sequitur" is really just you trying being smart ass. If you had a point you could call it a bad analogy, rather than make yourself like stupid.

What are you, some kind of college trash? (now _that_ is ad hominem besides true).