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Follow-up to Nintendo DSi – Stuck Pixel, Part 1 (August 3rd, 2009)

Well… my Nintendo DSi arrived back yesterday.  I unboxed it and turned it on, and upon first inspection, I was quite pleased.  Both screens seem devoid of any pixel troubles.  Also, they fixed another problem I had, which I believe a lot of the launch DSi’s had, where you can see a bit of light shining through off to the left of the left edge of the bottom screen.  According to the little slip of paper that I got back with my system, the repair was valued at $75.00.

I quickly noticed, though, that my bottom screen seemed very blue.  It seems that they replaced the bottom screen with one that is either not calibrated properly or just plain bad.  It has a blueish tint to it that is very noticeable, especially if whatever being displayed is bright.

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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.

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