DS Dead Pixels

***Lady Kuno*** · 03-03-2013, 10:11 AM

Does anyone know what causes dead pixels to appear in the DS touch screen? I used to be pretty obsessed with BW2 when it came out, played it every day, etc etc.

After a month of not playing it, I turned on my DS and have over 15 dead pixels on my touch screen. When I previously had 0.

What the fuck happened?

Amras.MG · 03-03-2013, 11:36 AM

How old is your DS and what kind is it?

***Lady Kuno*** · 03-03-2013, 02:45 PM

Not sure what kind it is. It's a newer one. Not a DSI or anything, though. Not the older bulky ones either.

I had it for like 5 or 6 years. It literally had 0 dead pixels before. Today I turned it on and the entire bottom screen looked like a twinkling sky. I can understand if I have 1 or 2 randomly but to have just this many appear at once is like what the fuck.

**Loki** · 03-03-2013, 02:50 PM

Have you tried pressing on the dead pixels? If it's not black, it might mean the pixel is stuck or misaligned. People say if you massage the bottom screen, the pixel might realign. If it's black, then that means it's dead.

***Lady Kuno*** · 03-03-2013, 02:52 PM

Oh right. They're not black, they are all colorful and shit. I tried poking them and stuff but literally the entire screen is cluttered with them. I counted over 25.

Talon87 · 03-03-2013, 02:57 PM

It's possible that the reflector is jammed or busted, not the pixels. I'm not sure if DS LCDs are the same as TV LCDs, but I know that a friend of mine had a Samsung LCD TV that, after ~4 years of use, just out of nowhere started to die in the manner I'm describing. At first it showed two dead pixels, gray. (Not black. Gray. Illuminated.) Then a week later it showed six or eight. Then a week later it showed over thirty. The week after that I think 5% of his screen (dozen and dozens and dozens of pixels) were stuck like this. He found out that the reflector inside his TV was failing / had failed, and that what was broken had nothing to do with the screen itself. So I'm thinking that if you're saying you had 0, 0, 0 dead pixels and now suddenly 25+, then maybe it's not the screen that's busted but the reflector that shines light onto the screen. But like I said, I've no idea if DS LCDs are anything like TV LCDs, and I kinda doubt it.

03-03-2013, 10:11 AM	#1
*Lady Kuno* The hostess with the mostess Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 226,522	DS Dead Pixels Does anyone know what causes dead pixels to appear in the DS touch screen? I used to be pretty obsessed with BW2 when it came out, played it every day, etc etc. After a month of not playing it, I turned on my DS and have over 15 dead pixels on my touch screen. When I previously had 0. What the fuck happened? __________________ JUST NUKE THE FUCKING SUN PROUD OWNER OF A MISSINGNO. IN FIZZY BUBBLES

03-03-2013, 02:45 PM	#3
*Lady Kuno* The hostess with the mostess Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 226,522	Not sure what kind it is. It's a newer one. Not a DSI or anything, though. Not the older bulky ones either. I had it for like 5 or 6 years. It literally had 0 dead pixels before. Today I turned it on and the entire bottom screen looked like a twinkling sky. I can understand if I have 1 or 2 randomly but to have just this many appear at once is like what the fuck. __________________ JUST NUKE THE FUCKING SUN PROUD OWNER OF A MISSINGNO. IN FIZZY BUBBLES

03-03-2013, 02:52 PM	#5
*Lady Kuno* The hostess with the mostess Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 226,522	Oh right. They're not black, they are all colorful and shit. I tried poking them and stuff but literally the entire screen is cluttered with them. I counted over 25. __________________ JUST NUKE THE FUCKING SUN PROUD OWNER OF A MISSINGNO. IN FIZZY BUBBLES

03-03-2013, 02:57 PM	#6
Talon87 時の彼方へ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lafayette, Indiana Posts: 20,578	It's possible that the reflector is jammed or busted, not the pixels. I'm not sure if DS LCDs are the same as TV LCDs, but I know that a friend of mine had a Samsung LCD TV that, after ~4 years of use, just out of nowhere started to die in the manner I'm describing. At first it showed two dead pixels, gray. (Not black. Gray. Illuminated.) Then a week later it showed six or eight. Then a week later it showed over thirty. The week after that I think 5% of his screen (dozen and dozens and dozens of pixels) were stuck like this. He found out that the reflector inside his TV was failing / had failed, and that what was broken had nothing to do with the screen itself. So I'm thinking that if you're saying you had 0, 0, 0 dead pixels and now suddenly 25+, then maybe it's not the screen that's busted but the reflector that shines light onto the screen. But like I said, I've no idea if DS LCDs are anything like TV LCDs, and I kinda doubt it. __________________ Japanese Discussion \| Mahoyo Discussion \| MyAnimeList

03-03-2013, 11:36 AM	#2
Amras.MG Not sure if gone... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Or just lurking. Posts: 2,709	How old is your DS and what kind is it?

03-03-2013, 02:50 PM	#4
Loki The Path of Now & Forever Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,304	Have you tried pressing on the dead pixels? If it's not black, it might mean the pixel is stuck or misaligned. People say if you massage the bottom screen, the pixel might realign. If it's black, then that means it's dead.

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