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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
- Date added: May 03, 2007
- Total Downloads: 8,730
- Downloads last week: 64
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 2 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
It may be imprecisely named, but this skillfully executed freeware can fix stuck LCD pixels on your monitor. UndeadPixel's very basic interface needs no help beyond the minimal dialog information offered. Glance at a few color bars with start and reset buttons and you're running this tool in seconds.
One click of a button and the program displays a series of colors that cover your screen. You can quickly identify where to find the stuck pixels. Step two isn't as easy to implement. You repair the pixels not by flashing the whole screen, but in small 5x5 pixel windows. Precisely placing the windows on your stuck pixels can be difficult. It's too bad the publisher didn't offer the option to set a whole screen color then place the flashing windows. It's easy to choose the number of stuck pixels you want to fix and how fast to flash the colors, and this program proves to be more precise than similar utilities.
The advantage of this utility is you can continue to use your monitor while it runs. The small flashing windows can even be easily set to a single pixel to improve usability. Not every stuck LCD pixel responds to this procedure, but this freeware utility is the easy way to eliminate many pixel problems. UndeadPixel is recommended for any level user.
Publisher's description
From UDPixel :This program helps to locate and fix LCD screens dead pixels. You can fix the stuck pixels by calling them to do rapid changes. You need to run this program for a couple of hours. There is no warranty on the result, but you don't really have anything to lose trying it out.
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Version: UndeadPixel 2.2
Pros: You can have this program running in the back ground. I have one stuck pixel and it was no bother having it on. The program has a very usable interface, and was very easy to figure out.
Cons: Unfortunately, the program didn't work for me. I ran the program for about 2 hours the first time, and probably 3 for the next time, then I gave up.
Summary: The usability is very good. I wouldn't discount this program as its possible it may work for some. I say give it a shot, it won't hurt to try.
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Version: UndeadPixel 2.2
Pros: You can leave this running while you continue to use the computer. This program only "flashes" either one pixel, or 25 in a 5 by 5 square.
Cons: My new monitor has one strange pixel. It is purple when it should be white, black when it should be lime green, and red when it should be yellow. But it works for red, blue, and black. Strange. Ran UndeadPixel for 2 hours, & later 10. Did not work.
Summary: Continuing...If the pixel hadn't been almost right in the middle of the monitor, where I read email, and view website pages, which are often in white, it wouldn't bother me so much.
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