It's not a stuck pixel

meeera · 06-02-2013, 10:13 PM

It's not a stuck pixel.

Pass it on.

(or are people just doing this deliberately now to drive the pedants amongst us up the wall?)

DNSB · 06-02-2013, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meeera

It's not a stuck pixel.

Pass it on.

(or are people just doing this deliberately now to drive the pedants amongst us up the wall?)

I've given up on climbing up the wall and am now crawling across the ceiling.

Regards,
David aka The Gecko

davidfor · 06-02-2013, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meeera

It's not a stuck pixel.

Pass it on.

(or are people just doing this deliberately now to drive the pedants amongst us up the wall?)

If they weren't before, they will be now.

Skydog · 06-03-2013, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meeera

It's not a stuck pixel.

Pass it on.

(or are people just doing this deliberately now to drive the pedants amongst us up the wall?)

I'm with you. And it's even worse over on the Kindle sub-forum.

daffy4u · 06-03-2013, 12:55 AM

What should it be called?

TechniSol · 06-03-2013, 01:17 AM

A Stuck LGHixel?(Light Guide Hole+ ixel just so it'll annoy the hopelessly pedantic) The people at LG are really going to hate that one.

Ok, ok, how about LGH or Light Guide Hole or LGD Light Guide Damage.

Or maybe really stretch things and get all technical and just call them Bright Spots...

DNSB · 06-03-2013, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

What should it be called?

The bright spots on an frontlit eInk screen are usually caused by damage to the light guides. They are not picture elements aka pixels. In most of the ones that I've seen, they cover more than one pixel.

Perhaps if we said, "my frontlight has 4 damaged/bright spots" instead of "my screen has 4 stuck pixels", it would keep some people happier. A stuck pixel would be stuck whether or not the light was on. A damaged light guide is visible when the light is on.

Regards,
David

JSWolf · 06-03-2013, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

What should it be called?

Defective light.

Jaden · 06-03-2013, 05:09 PM

I called mine "hot pixel" because, well... it looks like one.

But "bright spot" is fine and shorter than "light layer damage" or similar.

BWinmill · 06-03-2013, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meeera

(or are people just doing this deliberately now to drive the pedants amongst us up the wall?)

I think that this is one of those cases when being pedantic is fair game. The screen is made up of two layers, the light guide (which doesn't have pixels) and the eInk display (where you can talk about pixels). It isn't always easy to distinguish the two from context in discussions, so people should be more specific.

mr_nihilism · 06-05-2013, 08:25 AM

It will take time to educate the masses but you can take heart in knowing you are doing a great public service that will pay great dividends somewhere down the line.

DNSB · 06-05-2013, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_nihilism

It will take time to educate the masses but you can take heart in knowing you are doing a great public service that will pay great dividends somewhere down the line.

I'm impressed. You managed to type that with a straight face!

Regards,
David

Breid · 06-05-2013, 04:27 PM

I know it's not a stuck/dead pixel. It's a light guide defect...which, thankfully, I do not have on any of my frontlit ereaders. But I am not bothered if other folk describe these defects as dead pixels etc. That is possibly the description that makes the best sense to them, and we all know what they mean, even if some of us are muttering through gritted teeth "It's not a dead pixel"

TechniSol · 06-05-2013, 06:48 PM

DNSB,

If you go by his Avatar, it's a wonder he manages to type anything different at all... let alone with a straight "face."

Heeeeeeere's Johnny!

mr_nihilism · 06-06-2013, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechniSol

DNSB,

If you go by his Avatar, it's a wonder he manages to type anything different at all... let alone with a straight "face."

Heeeeeeere's Johnny!

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

06-02-2013, 10:13 PM	#1
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,797 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	It's not a stuck pixel It's not a stuck pixel. Pass it on. (or are people just doing this deliberately now to drive the pedants amongst us up the wall?)

06-03-2013, 01:17 AM	#6
TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	A Stuck LGHixel?(Light Guide Hole+ ixel just so it'll annoy the hopelessly pedantic) The people at LG are really going to hate that one. Ok, ok, how about LGH or Light Guide Hole or LGD Light Guide Damage. Or maybe really stretch things and get all technical and just call them Bright Spots... Last edited by TechniSol; 06-03-2013 at 02:56 AM.

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TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	DNSB, If you go by his Avatar, it's a wonder he manages to type anything different at all... let alone with a straight "face." Heeeeeeere's Johnny!