iMac LCD has dark area around dead pixel

[kevin.rivers]

Hello hello. So I got a 20" iMac. It is fantastic. I pop in the Matrix Reloaded DVD to see how it looked and bam, a pixel stuck green. I remembered reading about the massage and blasting techniques(videos flashing colors). Tried both to no avail.

I didn't really pay attention before to know if it was like this or not, but now there is a dark area around the stuck pixel. I notice it during the white boot screen with the Apple and the stock blue background. It isn't really noticeable elsewhere. I will get a picture up as soon as possible but does anyone know what would cause this?

FYI: I got this used, so I can't return it or anything. I could only try to get AppleCare to fix it.

Thanks for your help.

 

[wasimyaqoob]

Same problem happened to me, so i demanded a refund and got it.

Now I'm waiting for the new iMac with Intel Core Duo 2

 

[kevin.rivers]

My machine is from January though.... I don't think I can go demand a replacement.. or can I?

 

[BlizzardBomb]

My machine is from January though.... I don't think I can go demand a replacement.. or can I?

The flashing video is highly likely to have done this. The pixels around the area you started rapidly flashing got stressed.

 

[kevin.rivers]

The flashing video is highly likely to have done this. The pixels around the area you started rapidly flashing got stressed.

yeah I read about that... so will the dark area go away eventually?