Panasonic PT AE200E - Dead Pixels

[Lez]

Can any one tell me if Kloplett or any of the other retailers who are offering a good deal on the AE200 will carry out a check for dead pixels?

Thanks
Lez

[KraGorn]

Komplett don't AFAIK, Discount Electrical do.

[fred123go]

thats true, i was lucky and when i got it it didn't have any dead pixels, but now there is this really annoying dead pixel right in the centre.
Fred

[Tomfoolery]

Damn, I hope mine doesn't develop any dead pixels.

I believe there are a few tricks to hiding them though, like getting a little sticker the colour that absorbs the dead pixel colour, and sticking it on the screen.

[cyberheater]

Originally posted by fred123go
thats true, i was lucky and when i got it it didn't have any dead pixels, but now there is this really annoying dead pixel right in the centre.
Fred

What does it look like, is it permanent white /blue/etc...

Tomfoolery's right. If it's a bright permanent pixel. Get a small dark grey pixel sized sticker and put it where the offending pixel is.

I heard it can go a long way to help dead pixels.

BTW. How many hours on your bulb Fred?

[fred123go]

hey there cyberheater and tom,
It is a bright green one and is REALLY annnoying, it developed around 10 hrs into the bulb life. sometimes i can't take my eye off it, i found a thread with someone who had a stuck green pixel and he put a yellow mark there, i will do that soon.
I have clocked up around 35 hours, i am watching literally all my dvds, even though i have seen them so many times, and i am still loving it. I was really going to go for one of the new z2's or the panny 500 but soon i appreciated how good the 200 was and i am really enjoying it. i still can't get over the £700 i paid for it, it feels almost wrong, you can't even get a good 32 inch crt for that.
Cheers all
fred

[fred123go]

oh yeah and how many hours have you guys got on the bulb?any dead pixels?
cheers Fred

[Tomfoolery]

I've clocked up 11 hours now, and no dead pixels.

I really hope it stays that way, but my LCD monitor developed two dead pixels after half a years (constant) use.

[Guttee07]

120 hours up on low power mode and no problems. everyone that sees my projector wants one they are just blown away with the picture for the price!!!

[benji_m]

I may be wrong, I may well be wrong! (at home so no access to spec sheet) but I think Panasonic class up to 5 blue as in spec but even 1 green is unacceptable and can be considered a defective unit!

[cyberheater]

benji_m might be right:-

http://www.shootandshow.com/panasonic-deadpixel.htm

Panasonic Spec for dropped pixels:

- Up to four blue is classed as acceptable anything over is replaced.
- Up to one red is classed as acceptable anything over is replaced.
- If you have one green it is unacceptable and will be replaced.

[fred123go]

so does this mean i could get my pt-ae 200 repaired/replaced?!
Fred

[Kramer]

Originally posted by fred123go
so does this mean i could get my pt-ae 200 repaired/replaced?!
Fred

Possibly.

[Sandman]

I have one dead/stuck blue pixel on my AE100. It isnt there for the first 5 minutes the projector is turned on but then soon appears. Is this normal? For the first five minutes the pixel works fine.
Does anybody know what colour of sticker I should attach to my screen to dull out the blue pixel?

[chic]

Originally posted by Sandman
I have one dead/stuck blue pixel on my AE100. It isnt there for the first 5 minutes the projector is turned on but then soon appears. Is this normal? For the first five minutes the pixel works fine.
Does anybody know what colour of sticker I should attach to my screen to dull out the blue pixel?

use a yellow sticker to dull out the blue colour works very well trust me