[Macpartners] Powerbook Display problem

[Mark Nahabedian]

On Fri, Sep 24, 2004, 08:34, William Litant <wlitant at MIT.EDU> wrote
>Was doing some graphics work on my new G4 15" Powerbook last night 
>when I noticed 5 or 6 of what look like tiny very light gray dirt 
>spots randomly scattered in the center of the screen. Closer 
>examination reveals they are not dirt but some inherent problem with 
>the display.
>
>They are quite light - most visible when working on a white 
>background - but annoying. I'm aware that  actual dead pixles appear 
>as black dots (had one on an iBook) but I haven't seen this gray dot 
>business before. Any thoughts as to what may be causing this?

Most LCD panels have some bad pixels.  It's rare that a manufacturer 
guarantees that there will be no bad pixels.