So, my Nintendo DSi has developed a stuck pixel in the upper-right corner of the bottom screen. This sort of thing really irks me, so I set about searching for a way to fix it. Of course, I’ve bumped into stuck/dead pixels before, and in my experience, once they appear, they’re about impossible to get rid of without replacing the screen altogether. And, manufacturers are usually not happy to do this for free for just one bad pixel, even if the device is under warranty.
This may be new, or it may have been there since I got my DSi a couple of months ago. It’s hard to notice unless the background is very dark. But once I noticed it the first time, now I’m always looking for it…
Would you believe that Nintendo is offering to fix it under warranty? Or at least, “inspect and repair if necessary.”
I’m shipping it off to them tomorrow, we’ll see how it goes.
Follow-up: Nintendo DSi – Stuck Pixel, Part 2: What’d they do to my screen? (August 13th, 2009)
Tags: Bad Pixels, Nintendo, Nintendo DSi