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hey guys..

i received my MacBook pro on the 30th of may and my non glossy screen was perfect. yesterday i was using it and noticed 2 strange dark spots. now ive seen dead pixels before, but these were different. i used a loope (like a magnifier glass) at work to look at the individual pixels up close. the pixels in these dark spots are on, just appear dimmer - which creates a black spot to the human eye.

ive tried lightly rubbing the spots, and running the pixel fix widget - no go.

i showed my girlfriends family and asked if they could spot them.. they managed to find another one and a light pixel. just my luck of course.

i called 133622 (or whatever the 133 MAC number is) and asked about dead pixels - they said i need to take it to a service center.. just great. does anyone know what their pixel guideline is? i'd kinda like to get it replaced...

any other MacBook pro users with the same problem?

cheers.

just cleaned the screen and had a good look with a white background.. theres 7 plus the light pixel.

you should be able to get a new screen with that many dead pixels!

My Macbook (non pro) has a stuck pixel which shows blue. Tried massage and the pixel fixer, no go. :(

ill try take a photo of one or two, they're really wierd. almost like theres dust between the lcd and the glass

My MBP has one dead pixel. What is the pixel fixer app pls and where can I get it?

cheers, Matthew

Edit: Found it: homepage.mac.com/hockey2...getaria/mac.html

ThisLab.com writes...

My Macbook (non pro) has a stuck pixel which shows blue. Tried massage and the pixel fixer, no go. :(

Same here, but I hardly ever notice it so it doesn't bother me.

docs.info.apple.com/arti...tml?artnum=22194

They don't give out specific numbers, but I'm guessing with 7+ you should be able to get a replacement.

Good luck.

bugger why oh why did i enter this thread!!!!

white screen all looks good... black screen 4 white pixels!! I started giggling... should never have done that and now i know they are there i am gonna dream about it!

here you go guys... the easy to see ones:

members.optusnet.com.au/...n69/IMG_2319.jpg
members.optusnet.com.au/...n69/IMG_2320.jpg
members.optusnet.com.au/...n69/IMG_2321.jpg
members.optusnet.com.au/...n69/IMG_2322.jpg

what do you reckon?

ideas man69 writes...

what do you reckon?

well thats going to piss me off - !

my eyes wouldnt stop focusing on those dark spots... RSI in the eyes........ aargr

well i took it down to the service center, they looked at it and said it was dust between the lcd layer and front layer.

they've ordered a new screen for me and will give me a call when it comes in so they can put it on for me.

great service cos i get to hang on to the laptop!

How are you making your sreen all black/white to test this?

using a small program called pixel check

www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10793

I have the same problem, I have a spot on my screem that has gone white, well it is much brighter then everywhere else on the screen. It is very noticable.