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Sony Recants on Dead Pixels (Sort Of)

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the god-i-want-a-psp-bad dept.

Ayaress writes "As reported on Gamestop, Sony will now warranty PSP units suffering from dead pixels. Sony still insists that dead pixels are a common problem in all LCD displays, saying "A very small number of dark pixels or continuously lit pixels is normal for LCD screens, and is not a sign of a malfunction," and asks that PSP owners use theirs for at least a week or two, to see if it still bothers them. User who encounter, "persistent and aggravating dead pixels," are instructed to contact Sony customer support, and will be allowed to mail in their PSP to recieve a unit with a new screen."

7 of 490 comments (clear)

  1. The LCD industry needs to get a grip by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    All of the dollars I spend on my new monitor work just fine, thank you. So guess what... all of the pixels on that monitor had better work just fine, too.

    If a manufacturer doesn't consider "a few dead pixels" to be a warrantable issue, then I'm going to make damned sure that the monitor they get back does have a warrantable issue. Applying 120VAC to the 14VDC power jack for a few seconds should do the trick.

  2. Re:not malfunction? by DarthVeda · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe they mean most Sony LCD have these problems?

  3. They just need better marketing by tritone · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe: "Life is Random."

    Nope. Apple already has used that.

    What about: "Sony Introduces PIX, the Personal Identification indeX. In case your PSP is lost or stolen, it can be easily be identified by checking the pattern of unactivated pixels!"

    Yeah. That'll do.

  4. Sony CEO was heard saying by Swamii · · Score: 3, Funny

    I see dead pixels.

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  5. Re:It's normal, but not that normal to sell... yet by H_Fisher · · Score: 3, Funny
    they should give the consumer the option of what they want, maybe with a minor price reduction for the more defective version.

    Right. Maybe they'll call it the PSP Reduced Pixel Edition.

  6. Re:not malfunction? by genkael · · Score: 3, Funny

    poke 53280,0
    poke 53281,8

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  7. Damned Democrats! by A+nonymous+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mistyped and left out the 'W'.

    Musta voted for someone other than Our Dear Leader last election.

    (for moderators, especially humorless Republican moderators: This is FUNNY! Trust me.)

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