Ever bought a shiny new monitor for you PC only to find its got dead or stuck pixels?

 If you havent then you are actually quite lucky. It seems that for the majority of retailers -and manufacturers- will only exchange a 'faulty' LCD monitor if it has 5 or more dead pixels.

 This means that if even the pixels are in the most annoying location on your screen, in ridiculously obvious colours, grouped together as one mass or even 4-5 randomly located pixels (which is just as annoying if not more so), its essentially 'TUFF!'.

So no refund, no exchange, just angry snarls. In my case i got a replacement only to find the dead pixel arrangement was even worse. My lovely new monitor was just a major annoyance, and caused many an argument with suppliers/ retailers, in a bid to get a 'working monitor'.

Anyway, the point is.... there is now a potential remedy at hand. UDPixel is a little piece of software that lets you detect and often revive dead and stuck pixels .

Firstly it comes with asimple interface that lets you change the screen colour to aid in locating the little buggers(dead pixels).

Then you create a small flashing square on the screen by pressing the 'start' button. Simply drage this square over the dead pixel(s) and leave to simmer for a couple of hours.

Essentially this little square of alternating colour bombards the surrounding pixels with signals to change colour. This in turn keeps nudging the stuck pixels with the aim that it will eventually free them up.

Download here: UDPixel
1. Click on "Download UDPixel"
2. Click on "Save File"
3. Double-click the icon "UDPixel22_installer.exe
4. Click on "Run"
5. Uncheck the box "Run at Windows startup UDPixel"
6. Click "Next>"

I'm in the process of trying it on my secondary monitor now, and will update you with the results later. In the meantime why not give it a go, since reports seem to suggest it is actually rather effective.