Apple's shaky dead-pixel policy A note in Ed Foster's "Grip log" notes Apple's dubious policy for replacing new displays that are found to have dead pixels or other "pixel anomalies." Ed writes: "One ...

I've never heard of anything fixing hot or dead pixels. If either of those worked then panel manufacturer's could save millions each year replacing defective units.

Given how much of our lives are spent in front of screens these days, surely most people have encountered a “dead pixel” on their TV or phone or computer. Generally, it’s exactly what it sounds like: ...

You've just blown $2,000 on a sexy new flat-panel TV, and it thinks there should be a little black pimple in the middle of Tom Cruise's face. Good luck getting it fixed. That black spot is a dead ...