Dead Pixel

Dead pixels have been a concern for DS and PSP buyers since the problem was first announced. I myself was once afraid of the dreaded dead pixel, and I even believe I suggested to anyone who gets a DS with a dead pixel to return it on the spot. Dead pixels are far less common than many of us are lead to believe. I know many people who have bought a DS and only one of them has gotten a dead pixel thus far, me. When I first opened up my DS I was ecstatic and I played it for three days straight. After the third day it was almost like an episode of Seinfeld, ‘what’s this dot?’. After many hours with my DS I noticed a tiny blue dot that was in the top right corner of my touch screen. The dot took awhile to notice since I was playing games with bright images of mainly green and blue. The dot was really only noticeable against a black background. This dead pixel required many hours of concentration on the subject of returning my new DS. If the dead pixel actually was really distracting or in the middle of the screen I would have returned it on the spot, but it was off to the corner and only noticed from time to time. In March (for the PSP launch) there are many rumors of new DS models, and new colours, many of these rumors are probably not true. But if there is a new model of the DS to come out, I don’t want to have to buy another one. So instead of returning my DS I decided to buy the two-year warranty on my DS and wait to see if any new DS’s will come out since this way I have a free return. Even if no new DS or DS colours come out, I still plan to return my DS, eventually. I want a long lasting DS, so since the dead pixel isn’t that noticeable I plan to return it a few days before the warranty runs out and get a brand new DS then. Either way I win, but for those of you who want to know just how noticeable a dead pixel is I made a short video of it which you can download. The pixel is in blue and if your finding it hard to see then that helps to show how noticeable it is.

You can see the video of my dead pixel under the videos button on the sidebar or you can click HERE.

-Ultimate Zelda Guru