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Dead pixels :(
I think I have a lot of dead pixels
Theres this interference and i guess tiny square dots from top to bottom for a 2-3 cm diameter. Its like a television screen when there is interference. Am I looking at dead pixels here, or is it something else? Is this normal for Toshiba to have dead pixels? Will taking it to a toshiba depot make stuff even worse (ie: will something else go wrong?) Any comments or opinions would be great!
Thank you
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I'd try out Dead Pixel Buddy (search it on google) and test your screen out with that. DPB will give you the best way to evaluate dead pixels.
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This is just a portion of my screen. This is the size of the ....blob haha. Is it dead pixels...or something else.? There is more at the bottom, which is not on the picture.
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Whoa!! What happened to that screen :eek: ?? Yep, those definately look like dead pixels and definately warrant and exchange. I'd try restarting your computer as well as changing the background/resolution to see if it isn't a software glitch.
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I already tried reinstalling Windows (Toshiba tech advice) haha The blob on the pic is just 2-3 cm. It looks really blown up in the pic. The green background is from DPB. Why do like lines keep appearing and disappearing eradically? I though dead pixels were dots.
There are dots, but on top of that there are the lines moving
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Hmm...
That's really odd....Dead Pixels usually stay in one place and don't change color or are unactive or dark (hence the word "Dead"). However, as you described them as "moving" and "changing" I would suspect this to be some sort of software anomaly. However as you said you've already re-installed Windows , I really don't know what to tell you. Try flashing the BIOS, and if that doesn't work, I'd first re-install Windows again, then exchange it if it still doesn't work.
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I guess I could exaplain it as saying that there are these tiny dots, and then in the front there are these lines that appear and disappear. I tried flashing the bios, but it wouldnt let me because it is already updated
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That really confuses me :confused: Try reverting back to the old BIOS version, see if that helps any. If that doesn't work, I'd exhange/return the laptop for another one.
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How do I revert?
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Go into the Cotrol Pannel - Then click on System - Then click on the Tab "Hardware" - Then Device Manager - Scroll down until you see "System Devices" and open it - Then click on "Microsoft System Management BIOS driver" - Click on the "Driver" tab - Then click on "Roll Back Driver"
Try rolling the driver back first and see if this has any effect. If nothing happens, re-update the driver again and see if anything happens then. If this doesn't work, I think you should take your laptop in for an exchange - something is clearly wrong with it.