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Step 2First method: flashing colors rapidly
This is the most traditional method. It fixes the stuck pixel by rapidly flashing different colors to try to get it to change. This method works very well, but if you do it for to long, it can actually create more stuck pixels. Get it here or download it below. The site claims that it can also reduce burn in on plasma displays but I have not tested it yet.
Open the java applet and resize it so that the window is very small. Now move the window over to where your stuck pixel is. Leave it be for five minutes than close the window and see if it's fixed. If its not than repeat again for another five minutes. The site says that it may take up to 20 minutes but I have found that it usually works within the first 10.
PS: Beetlegossip suggested that you could also go into Notepad in Windows and then create a batch file and write this,
:A
@color 53
@color 35
@color 23
@color 32
@goto A
I have not tested his batch file method yet (I have a mac) so please tell me your results. And obviously the batch file method will not work for macs.
Open the java applet and resize it so that the window is very small. Now move the window over to where your stuck pixel is. Leave it be for five minutes than close the window and see if it's fixed. If its not than repeat again for another five minutes. The site says that it may take up to 20 minutes but I have found that it usually works within the first 10.
PS: Beetlegossip suggested that you could also go into Notepad in Windows and then create a batch file and write this,
:A
@color 53
@color 35
@color 23
@color 32
@goto A
I have not tested his batch file method yet (I have a mac) so please tell me your results. And obviously the batch file method will not work for macs.
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:A
@set /a tx=%RANDOM% %% 16
@if %tx% LSS 10 (@set x=%tx%) ELSE if %tx% EQU 10 (@set x=A) ELSE if %tx% EQU 11 (@set x=B) ELSE if %tx% EQU 12 (@set x=C) ELSE if %tx% EQU 13 (@set x=D) ELSE if %tx% EQU 14 (@set x=E) ELSE if %tx% EQU 15 (@set x=F )
@set /a ty=%RANDOM% %% 16
@if %ty% LSS 10 (@set y=%ty%) ELSE if %ty% EQU 10 (@set y=A) ELSE if %ty% EQU 11 (@set y=B) ELSE if %ty% EQU 12 (@set y=C) ELSE if %ty% EQU 13 (@set y=D) ELSE if %ty% EQU 14 (@set y=E) ELSE if %ty% EQU 15 (@set y=F )
@color %x%%y%
@goto A
I did modify a script to give a similar effect, though (comments from original):
#!/usr/bin/perl
# $XTermId: 256colors.pl,v 1.3 2006/09/29 21:49:03 tom Exp $
# $XFree86: xc/programs/xterm/vttests/256colors.pl,v 1.1 1999/07/11 08:49:54 dawes Exp $
#
# This uses 33 print-lines on an 80-column display. Printing the numbers in
# hexadecimal would make it compact enough for 24x80, but less readable.
$|=1;
while (1) {
for ($bg = 0; $bg < 256; $bg++) {
# print "\x1b[9;1H\x1b[2J";
for ($fg = 0; $fg < 256; $fg++) {
print "\x1b[48;5;${bg}m\x1b[38;5;${fg}m";
printf "%03.3d/%03.3d ", $fg, $bg;
}
}
}
It is a combination of two digits put together like XX representing background and text, respectively.
0 = Black 8 = Grey
1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
2 = Green A = Light Green
3 = D. Turquoise B = Turquoise
4 = Red C = Light Red
5 = Purple D = Light Purple
6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow
7 = White F = Bright White
My problem is the following, since quite some time I have two horizontal lines crossing my monitor, they are there even when the "Check Signal Cable" screen is being displayed (so it's not the VGA connection). I got a bit tired of them now, does anyone know what it could be, are they stuck pixels, dead pixels, what? And can it be fixed? In some parts, the pixels seem to be white, in others, black, and one area also some different colors. I decided to give a try to the jscreen fix thing, but when I open it, there are NO flashing colors in the popup window. My monitor model is Samsung SyncMaster 710N (LCD 17"), if that helps.
Thanks in advance.
PS: Sorry about the late reply, I didn't see your comment until earlier today.