PSP Dead Pixel Test

[Zoglog]

EDIT:
You can now get the dead pixel files at PSPForums.com



Just upload them on your memory stick via USB

PSP Dead Pixel Test (http://www.pspforums.com/index.php?mod=article&id=19)

[ScaryGuy]

thanx and mmmmm perfect lol

[Zoglog]

thanx and mmmmm perfect lol

die now die lol.

[guyver2077]

yea sux i have a few

[JebusMcLucifer]

Yay! No dead pixels!

[ransom456]

Sweet, no dead pixels for me! :D

[arsenalgear]

I have 2 dead and 2 weird colored, but it's not botherin me really.

[ChrisStrife]

only one in the upper left corner, and its a stuck pixel, so I never noticed it until I tried this test, great link OP

[Socheata]

No dead pixels. :D

[Johnny Postman]

If you have any dead pixels and are going to return/exchange it, be careful about using this as the excuse. Apparently Sony changed the policy on dead pixels from the Japan launch and doesn't acknowledge any amount of dead pixels as being a problem.

From page 13 of the US release manual, "Red, blue or green spots (bright spots) or black spots (dark spots)may appear in certain locations on the LCD screen. The appearance of such spots is a normal occurrence associated with LCD screens and is not a sign of a malfunction. LCD screens are made using a highly precise technology. However a very small number of dark pixels or continuously lit pixels exist on each screen. Also, a distorted image may remain on the screen for several seconds after the system has been turned off."

So, dead pixels are just part of the design now for PSP... not sure if they expect us to pay extra when when we find one without any flaws.

Fortunately, mine has some strange 'dimples' on the screen as well so I shouldn't get much hassle when I return it this weekend. All the BestBuys in Chicago still have a ton of stock so I'm not sure if I should keep trying for one I'm happy with or just wait 'til the next batch.

[controlcommerce]

Not one deal pixel. Good stuff :)

[yuck]

i tried to return mine today to bestbuy, with dead pixel excuse.
they said they only exchange psp with at least 11 dead pixel, i failed to convince them that i have 11 (forgot to put the pics you guys posted in this thread in my memory stick), but anyway....after a long wait they decide to let me do the exchange, went home, open the PSP, and find out that the replacement is even worse, so im pretty much farked now

[Gadfly Jr]

they decide to let me do the exchange, went home, open the PSP, and find out that the replacement is even worse, so im pretty much farked nowlol that sucks

[pimpinc333]

OK well the first PSP i got took it home and the dang thing was stuck pixel ridin. There was about 50 stuck pixels on the bottom right hand corner. But the awesome dudes at FYE let me get a new one and try it before i left and this on only has 1 stuck pixel. Im happy now.

[Defender]

I added a front page article as well as the file download directly here at PSPF.

[fivecardstud]

OK well the first PSP i got took it home and the dang thing was stuck pixel ridin. There was about 50 stuck pixels on the bottom right hand corner. But the awesome dudes at FYE let me get a new one and try it before i left and this on only has 1 stuck pixel. Im happy now.

the exact same thing happend with me... i had about 7 dead ones right in the middle of the screen and various other ones in the top left corner. I brought it back to FYE today and got an exchange no problem, and they let me test the new one out in store. NO dead pixels, im also happy. Now.

[Zoglog]

OK well the first PSP i got took it home and the dang thing was stuck pixel ridin. There was about 50 stuck pixels on the bottom right hand corner. But the awesome dudes at FYE let me get a new one and try it before i left and this on only has 1 stuck pixel. Im happy now.

the exact same thing happend with me... i had about 7 dead ones right in the middle of the screen and various other ones in the top left corner. I brought it back to FYE today and got an exchange no problem, and they let me test the new one out in store. NO dead pixels, im also happy. Now.

Hehe best buy let me test it in store, and it had dead pixels and refused to let me test another one. damn #$^$#ers!

[eskimo]

Thanks for supplying the pics. Fortunately, I don't have any bad pixels that I can see.

[outtaluck]

How big or small is the dead pixel? So far mine is ok (I think). I do however have some micro small black dots. It could be dust particles under the screen.

[Ry4n]

I have one little black dot.. I didnt notice it until the test but now I cant not notice it > <

If I move the psp around its not in the same spot meaing its a little peice of dust or something

[njchris]

I have one TINY red dot in the bottom left area. I don't notice it when playing.. it's not bright or anything so I can only see it on a black screen.

[guessed]

I don't have my PSP with me, so I can't do the test, but it has one dead (always on/red) pixel in the lower right. I guess I could consider myself lucky, but I still intend to try an exchange. I'll run the test when I get home, but I don't expect to find any other problems.

Edit: well, I was wrong, I have 3.

[Tuned MP5T]

Is there way to tell if I have dead pixel's syndrome without DL the test?

[simplygriff]

Load a game or image with an all black screen or an all white screen. That should tell you. I haven't downloaded the test but I know I have a few dead pix here and there.
-G

[TX_SCORPION]

:D one of the very few that didnt have any dead pixs.

[Socheata]

http://img.penny-arcade.com/2005/20050330l.jpg

*laughs*

[outtaluck]

I downloaded the pixel test and onto my psp. How do I get it to work?

[UrbanGunz]

I downloaded the pixel test and onto my psp. How do I get it to work?

Put in in your photo folder and go to photos on your PSP. Flip through the pictures till you get to the color ones. The dead pixels should stick out bright as day.

I did the test on my PSP. I think i got 2 right next to each other.. :? . Their only visible when the screen is black and there toward the bottom right corner so its not much of a problem.

[outtaluck]

:D :D :D YEAH!!!!! dead pixel free

[magilacudy]

Had about 4 or 5 dead pixels on my PSP, returned it to TRU but not without first getting into a debate about the temperature I used the PSP in. Apparently TRU sent out a company-wide e-mail saying temperature changes and direct light are what cause dead pixels, which somehow makes the unit non-returnable even with the warranty that I purchased. Oh wow, we don't want TRU to lose out $250 on the sale. What's that faint sound I hear? I believe its the world's smallest violin. :roll:

Long story short, second PSP I prayed ever so hard for it to be perfect. It passed the dead pixel test with flying colors. There is a little trace of dirt or something inside the screen but its no biggie.

Is there way to tell if I have dead pixel's syndrome without DL the test?

What I did initially was to go into the settings menu, system settings, then About PSP. the black screen should be up long enough for you to catch any pixel corpses.

[outtaluck]

same here with dust and i believe it's a small bubble but unnoticeable unless you are looking for it. congrats on a dead pixel free unit. i too have one free of dead pixels.

[andrewexd]

I dont have a usb :oops:

[Guest]

DAMN :x my new psp has like twelve dead pixels. starngly their conviniently placed around the four edges of my psp.

[bugg]

Got 3 on mine... may wait awhile to replace it though..

[PsP wIZ]

am i the only cat on here who doesnt have dead pixels im happy that i have an AMERICAN VERSION psp the verison that have dead pixels will mostly be japan but mine is US sealed i love mine its so cool

[azjazzer8]

I have 4. damn!

[E_Dogg_001]

I think they will go away because I had three dead pixels when I first turned on my PSP but after the test I don't see them anymore. I guess they have to burn in or something.

[outtaluck]

can anyone post a picture of their psp with dead pixels?

[mikebeccs]

i did my test and i only had one

[Joystick]

Hey Zoglog, I have been meaning to ask you, why did you take away your other sig? The one with the 2 random guys doing the '' Super Woot Woot Hip Hop Dance Extreme Deluxe Fantasmical Dance''? Did Defender make you take it off 'cause it was taking up too much space?

[Pheasant man]

I think they will go away because I had three dead pixels when I first turned on my PSP but after the test I don't see them anymore. I guess they have to burn in or something. Yeah the same thing happened when i got Disc brakes on my bike, they squeaked and didn't work, but after a bit of riding they worked perfectly.

[Zoglog]

Hey Zoglog, I have been meaning to ask you, why did you take away your other sig? The one with the 2 random guys doing the '' Super Woot Woot Hip Hop Dance Extreme Deluxe Fantasmical Dance''? Did Defender make you take it off 'cause it was taking up too much space?

Right on the dot ;), I agree with him though it is kind of annoying. I put it up as my sig in the beginning for kicks but it's a bit bulky

[sosickandtired]

yeah, mines got like 3 but you can only see them when the screen is pitch black. i'll probably wait it out for a while to see if anything else breaks than cash in on my replacement warranty i bought.

[Redvsblue]

Well I ran these through my new PSP (I returned my old one cause of dead pixels) and its absolutely PERFECT. I'm so happy about it.

[Pat_pwns]

sweet now i can see all of my dead pixels. if i have any

[UneekTeK]

I currently do not have any dead pixels. Is it possible for them to appear out of nowhere later on?

[nugsfan]

No dead pixels on mine, I have a second shipment US version so I was hoping the bugs would be worked out! It is possible over time to develop dead pixels however in any LCD screen and for Pixels to be hyperactive occasionally not working then working especially if you have it in close range of anything magnetic such as unsheilded stereo speakers.

[optics]

I have one, but you can't see it unless you are looking up at an angle, mines located in the left center.

[waffles 'n' syrup]

Thanks for the test. Mine's dead pixel free. :)

[avebian]

I couldn't handle finding out that the new love of my life has dead pixels...My heart just coudn't take it.

[cheese2good]

i have five that show up on the black but the rest of the colors look fine, so i guess i'm ok for now

[crazyideas34]

mine had scratches out of the box...and i took it out real nice like,too.so im exchanging it

[Renegade_zero]

I have 1 dead one barely noticable in the middle sorta. all good though I'm happy.

[sweetsmoke]

i think ill pass on the test.. i dont wanna know...

[Martez]

I've got like 5 scattered about; not that big of a deal; most of them I hadn't even noticed before doing this test.

[HiTek]

thought i had 3 .. now i have 4 :- this is bad ?

[bboytmnt]

yea dude, i had 3 and now i have 7... i have the best-buy warranty so i can just exchage it within the 2 year warranty period right?

[sweetsmoke]

yup...

[oneshot1]

cool

[jonboyo]

A fair few :(

[UnionBencher]

i got one in the lower left hand corner of mine.Which to say is alot better then the first unit i had.I acually had a until that looked like it had a white hair under the srceen.It was only visable on dark screens.I had to send the unit in to get a new unit.Boy did it suck not having a brand new toy for more then a week.

[chouputra]

Bought one at futureshop with 3 dead pixel and went to walmart and found that they have even worst dead pixels. I ended up back to future shop for an exchange and check on the spot for dead pixels. This time its the PERFECT PSP.

[Azizco]

Bought mine from Wal-Mart..don't see any...then again i'm not trying to :D ..but seriously :wink: it's perfect..except the stupid umd door!

[lordopus99]

I have only one of the right side of the screen. Only noticable on load screens.

[GQBalla]

i have 2 one in the middle but its small and not really annoying and another one in the lower left side....i read some where that dead pixels may go away?
can anyone confirm this?

[Guest]

I have two dead pixels and no stuck pixels HOORAY (you can't see them when you play) :D

[GQBalla]

hehe now dead pixel free! just exchanged for a brand new one! no dead pixels! but i think theres some dust under there but whatever ill juss figure it out when i want to!

[holy2001sg2000]

hi hw to check the dead pixel?

[GQBalla]

download file...unzip and load on psp

[Teamster]

yes, but do you do it as a photo thing, or...???

[pspguru]

....its a video

[Teamster]

then i screwed up...

[alSimmons]

uuuhhhhggggg

I picked up a psp last weekend and it has four pixel problems(1 dead and 3 stuck)

I tried the vid for hours and no luck, so I rolled back into game crazy to exchange and they said NO you have to send it to sony.

WTF! I went to 2 stores to discuss and got the same answer.

I explained how it was a defective unit and was only a couple days old, so give me another one please......

They acknowledged it was defective and said they where told not to take back any PSP's period and to have the customers contact sony. They told me that was what sony told them to do.

Man what a drag! I just bought this product and now I have to send it to sony for repair!

I learned to make this kind of purchased from the big retail chains from now on. Should have went to wall-mart damit!!!!!!!!

So much for the customer is always right theory!!!

-frustrated

[GQBalla]

what reason did you use to try to get a exchange??

just that it had dead pixels?

[alSimmons]

what reason did you use to try to get a exchange??

just that it had dead pixels?

I just told them I had a defective unit with a bad screen and I didn't even use the word pixel. I even asked for money back and I got a big NO because the box was opened.

Thinking I may buy one at a store with a real exchange policy then send mine to Sony for repair or whatever. Only to return the other when mine returns from Sony. I hate to do that shit, but why should I be screwed (without my psp for a week or so) for a defective unit I just payed for like new?

-still frustrated, but very excited about the psp

[GQBalla]

you should have said it had this disk error everytime you played a game.
and it didn't happen all the time just sometimes and you know its not your game because you swap disk with your friends and they dont get the disk error

[spudd4242]

How do u download the pixle test onto ur psp

[GQBalla]

well you download the file!

connect your psp to computer

unzip file and put files into photo folder!

[spudd4242]

ok i plugged psp into comp... and then i unzipped um but then how do i put them onto my psp and then i go to the folder and when i go to it is says psp... and then some memory card thign is next to it ... and when i double click on psp i brings up a folder called savedata and when i double click on that it bring up a bunch of folder.. i will send a screen shot of this so u can see what i mean

[MRCHAD]

I like the idea that there something to get rid of dead pizels but can someone please explain to me the directions how to do this procedure
thank you

[Josh1986]

Make a folder that says PHOTO. put each pic in there.

No dead pixels here!

[Zeke21]

Is there a dead pixel fixer because i tryed the one call DPC and it didnt work.... does anyone know of a dead pixel fixer, not a stuck pixel one.

[ZRod]

Why would someone wanna know if they have dead pixels?

[zepperman]

Why would someone wanna know if they have dead pixels?

exactly, it would just upset you.lol

[Mastur Debater]

I've tried the dead pixel fixer video, but to no avail. I can live with my daed pixels though. Its not like you can see them while you're playing a game, or they affct the game play in any way shape or form.

[The Game]

cant you see dead pixels while playing a game.
Sorry about this but i haen got a PSP yet because it isnt launched yet.
So can you tell me.

[PSP_wanter]

can someone post a screenshot of this image on their psp?