Samsung or Viewsonic 22" monitor

[TinCow]

Here's more from Samsung:

Since a 15 inch LCD display contains 2,359,296 pixels, a19 inch LCD display contains 3,932,160 pixels, and a 24 inch LCD display contains 6,912,000 pixels, having a few "bad" pixels is not considered a defect. It is rare for a monitor to ship with or develop bad pixels. If or when a bad pixel occurs, it is not an indication that more will occur. It is usually a solitary incident.

By these stats, I would estimate that a 22" has about 6 million pixels, which by the class 2 standard is still 12 dead pixels before return.

[Husar]

The numbers you quote are subpixels, if you just take 1280*1024 that's 1,310,720 pixels, multiplied by three subpixels you get the 3,932,160 for a 19" your quote mentions.

1920*1200 makes 2,304,000 pixels, which means around 5 complete dead pixels or 12 dead subpixels. Still less than 8 dead pixels it seems. If you want no dead pixels, you will have to go for one of the manufacturers who offer monitors with such no-dead-pixel-policies like you can find in the link above.

Why Samsung apparently calls subpixels pixels is beyond me, maybe they want to fool you, or they just know better than I do, but my monitor resolution is still 1280*1024 and not 2200*1788 or something, which would be close to the 3,932,160 pixels they mention.

[TinCow]

Thanks for the info. That also makes the Samsung warranty more reasonable, since that means they require only 12 dead subpixels before return in comparison to the 30 dead subpixels required under "class 2."

[Husar]

Thanks for the info. That also makes the Samsung warranty more reasonable, since that means they require only 12 dead subpixels before return in comparison to the 30 dead subpixels required under "class 2."

I actually meant that according to the class 2 description, you can return any monitor with 1920*1200 resolution if you can find 12 dead subpixels or 5 dead pixels. whether the Newegg warranty is better or worse depends on whether they mean 8 pixels or 8 subpixels.

Apparently Samsung calls subpixels pixels which confuses me a bit since subpixels only have one colour while a pixel consists of three subpixels and can thus have any colour the monitor can display. Now if they offer a return for 12 subpixels on a 1920*1200 resolution monitor, they're just average I guess.

And I don't know how dead pixels are tested or to what degree companies have to stick to those class destinctions concerning return policy, might even vary from country to country, maybe even from shop to shop. If you want to be sure, look for a monitor where the manufacturer promises some zero-dead-pixels policy, they're usually the expensive models though.

[Beirut]

I'm inclined to keep my monitor. But if I change my mind, the store will take it back within 30 days, no questions asked. I've spent a lot of money there and I'll raise Holy Hell if they backtalk me with cheese-flavoured gobbledeegook.

[edyzmedieval]

Bring forth the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, Beirut.

Ahh, geek toys. Most of us likes them.
Parts and pixels, something will never understand, as we will never understand shopping sprees and gossip.

[TinCow]

We just unboxed both 226BWs and have been playing around with them. They are simply gorgeous. No dead pixels on either of them. It will take a while to get used to having this much desktop space, but based on 30 minutes of use I give it two cows up.