Here's another interesting link:
http://www.behardware.com/articles/519-3/lcd-screens-dead-pixels.html
dead-pixel policies per manufacturer, i.e. how 'bad' your screen could possibly be before the manufacturer will consider it eligible to be exchanged/returned.
Some have absolutely *OUTRAGEOUS* policies: a BenQ T-series screen, for example, is 'allowed' to have up to 96 defective sub-pixels before the manufacturer will exchange it. That means you can have 90 pixels permanently stuck on bright red, and you're just out of luck. So better keep that in mind before trying to save a couple of bucks and going with the budget models.
Viewsonic is among the better ones... Another good one is Philips, with their 'perfect panel' policy. Unfortunately they mostly seem to have the 6-bit panels, though.
(My current no-name advueu has one bad subpixel, right in the center of the screen that's permanently stuck on red. Under windows you can't really see it, but if you're playing a dark-ish game or full-screen DVD, it is very obviously there... I can't even imagine getting stuck with a BenQ with 90 bad sub pixels, though.
That link above is definitely recommended reading.
http://www.behardware.com/articles/519-3/lcd-screens-dead-pixels.html
dead-pixel policies per manufacturer, i.e. how 'bad' your screen could possibly be before the manufacturer will consider it eligible to be exchanged/returned.
Some have absolutely *OUTRAGEOUS* policies: a BenQ T-series screen, for example, is 'allowed' to have up to 96 defective sub-pixels before the manufacturer will exchange it. That means you can have 90 pixels permanently stuck on bright red, and you're just out of luck. So better keep that in mind before trying to save a couple of bucks and going with the budget models.
Viewsonic is among the better ones... Another good one is Philips, with their 'perfect panel' policy. Unfortunately they mostly seem to have the 6-bit panels, though.
(My current no-name advueu has one bad subpixel, right in the center of the screen that's permanently stuck on red. Under windows you can't really see it, but if you're playing a dark-ish game or full-screen DVD, it is very obviously there... I can't even imagine getting stuck with a BenQ with 90 bad sub pixels, though.
That link above is definitely recommended reading.