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Got a brand new K7400. Weeks later and I have a black dot on the screen. Help! (PIC)
Hello! After searching for literal years, I finally found a K7400 brand new in the box. I paid $380 for it and I was happy to shell that out since it seems like it's not much more than used ones go for. Anyway, I got it and it in fact was brand new. Who keeps them in a box sealed for a decade? I do not know but I am glad they did.
Anyway it has been working perfectly but completely out of nowhere a black dot appeared on my screen. It's small, but it is annoying. I am sure anyone who ever had a PSP or DSi or new flat screen TV with a dead/stuck pixel can feel my pain.
I do understand that CRTs do not use pixels so what I am saying might not make sense, but I am describing what it looks like. Trying to figure out what it is has gotten me nowhere, unfortunately; making me realize my problem is probably incredibly unique.
Here is a picture, close up, as it runs the title screen to TMNT The Arcade Game:
That was the best close up pic I could get without the camera going blurry or going crazy from the refresh rate differences. I hope it is helpful.
Some things of note:
I know this is an odd one, but any help would really be appreciated. I am extremely OCD (not hyperbole) with this stuff which is why I specifically wanted a brand new monitor; just because even the lightest scratch or burn in drives me crazy (I can't help it, I wish I could) and for this to pop up on a brand new monitor is pretty disheartening. I can kind of ignore it if playing something like MK2 or Killer Instinct but it's really annoying with pretty much any other game that doesn't have "busy" graphics.
Any pointers or even ideas as to what it could be and any advice on if it is possible to rectify, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you!
Hello! After searching for literal years, I finally found a K7400 brand new in the box. I paid $380 for it and I was happy to shell that out since it seems like it's not much more than used ones go for. Anyway, I got it and it in fact was brand new. Who keeps them in a box sealed for a decade? I do not know but I am glad they did.
Anyway it has been working perfectly but completely out of nowhere a black dot appeared on my screen. It's small, but it is annoying. I am sure anyone who ever had a PSP or DSi or new flat screen TV with a dead/stuck pixel can feel my pain.
I do understand that CRTs do not use pixels so what I am saying might not make sense, but I am describing what it looks like. Trying to figure out what it is has gotten me nowhere, unfortunately; making me realize my problem is probably incredibly unique.
Here is a picture, close up, as it runs the title screen to TMNT The Arcade Game:
That was the best close up pic I could get without the camera going blurry or going crazy from the refresh rate differences. I hope it is helpful.
Some things of note:
- -This was not here when I got the monitor. It just came up out of nowhere.
- -I bought a degaussing coil to see if it would "move" it. I also adjusted the screen size and height and width and all that and the dot does not move with it.
- -I have lightly tapped the monitor to see if it would move, in case it were just some sort of debris (not that I could see any way debris could ever get IN the glass!) and it did not move.
- -I can still see it when the monitor is powered completely off.
I know this is an odd one, but any help would really be appreciated. I am extremely OCD (not hyperbole) with this stuff which is why I specifically wanted a brand new monitor; just because even the lightest scratch or burn in drives me crazy (I can't help it, I wish I could) and for this to pop up on a brand new monitor is pretty disheartening. I can kind of ignore it if playing something like MK2 or Killer Instinct but it's really annoying with pretty much any other game that doesn't have "busy" graphics.
Any pointers or even ideas as to what it could be and any advice on if it is possible to rectify, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you!
