Dead pixels or backlight bleeding?

[Slider19]

Can't decide which is worse. I have the FP-988D, which is a great monitor, and it came with no dead pixels. However, it does have backlight bleeding issues.

Should I risk getting a replacement and possible dead pixels as a result or stay with what I have? Can't decide.

 

[cambrian]

so hard to choose because they both suck ass. But a dead pixel would be more annoying because i know i would constantly stare at it.

 

[n64man120]

Depends what color, and location of the dead pixel. I've got one, and unless I went searching for it, I would never notice it

 

[Flo]

But a dead pixel would be more annoying because i know i would constantly stare at it.

I don't know about that. Dead pixels aren't that bad (stuck bright pixels are worse, imo). My gaming monitor has a single dead subpixel and I was pretty pissed when I first noticed it, and it affected my first few days of gaming after I noticed it because I really did stare at it.. eventually I simply "forgot" about it and rarely notice it anymore.

 

[Slider19]

I think I might RMA it, unless someone here wants to buy a 19" LCD with no dead pixels but "some" backlight leakage for $255 shipped.



The picture makes it look worse than it really is, but that is essentially it.

 

[Slider19]

Does anyone have experience with Min Maw's RMA process? How long does it usually take?

I'm on my CRT right now and it seems even worse than before.

 

[feigned]

I would have been hard pressed to return my 2005fpw if it had a backlighting problem much worse than it is (almost nonexistant, the other one is 100% perfect and on my girlfriend's machine), but even a single dead pixel would have warranted an immediate call to Dell for RMA.