A defective pixel on an LCD screen. Bad pixels are often transistors that are permanently dead and appear as black dots or permanently energized and show up as white or colored dots ("hot pixels").

Well, I am seriously considering switching over to an LCD. After browsing through several threads here and attempting to use the crappy search I have still been unable to find the answers I ...

If you weren't around (or paying attention) during the early days of flat panel display, you might not be aware of the scourge that dead or stuck pixels represented. These pixels either didn't light ...

I recently got a good deal on a HP zr24w LCD monitor from MacMall. I think it has a single dead pixel (dark) in the upper left corner. Would you try to return or exchange the monitor for this reason?