'spot' on screen

t0aster crumbs · 06-20-2007, 04:08 PM

well i havent used my zune in a day and i went to use it today. was watching a movie and noticed a spot that stayed while the scenes changed. well after thinking what this could be cause from i only came up with one thing. i had is sitting on my desk with nothing else around it but the headphones. thats the thing, i can only think if it being from my zune headphones. the magnet in it. and the spot is right in the middle of my screen. this makes me very unhappy.

would this be enough to call customer service because it was damaged from the original product. i mean come on this is the one thing i have been worried about since day one. why, why would they put the magnet in?

i thought maybe see what you guys would do in this situation, but i think ill end up calling them anyway.

lpxxfaintxx · 06-20-2007, 04:25 PM

Can magnets cause dead pixels on screens?

Try getting a replacement Zune.

t0aster crumbs · 06-20-2007, 04:27 PM

on the phone and they are 'consulting' about it. and the circle is white

t0aster crumbs · 06-20-2007, 04:53 PM

well they were very helpful and i will be sending it in to be 'repaired.' so i guess i'll be without my zune for a few days here soon. all in all i am still happy to be a zune owner

David · 06-20-2007, 04:56 PM

it doesn't sound like something caused by a magnet... and the headphone magnet isn't strong enough to do anything... and all heaphones have magnets in them... that's how they work.

DaN · 06-20-2007, 05:11 PM

Could it possibly be stuck pixels? I had dead pixels on my PSP once and there was this video I downloaded that flashed the screen with different colors that unstuck the pixels.

MajerPayne · 06-20-2007, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaN

Could it possibly be stuck pixels? I had dead pixels on my PSP once and there was this video I downloaded that flashed the screen with different colors that unstuck the pixels.

I've also done that with my psp
Would it work with a zune too?

06-20-2007, 04:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
t0aster crumbs Experienced Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 151 Reputation: 10 $zB: 0 Donate	'spot' on screen well i havent used my zune in a day and i went to use it today. was watching a movie and noticed a spot that stayed while the scenes changed. well after thinking what this could be cause from i only came up with one thing. i had is sitting on my desk with nothing else around it but the headphones. thats the thing, i can only think if it being from my zune headphones. the magnet in it. and the spot is right in the middle of my screen. this makes me very unhappy. would this be enough to call customer service because it was damaged from the original product. i mean come on this is the one thing i have been worried about since day one. why, why would they put the magnet in? i thought maybe see what you guys would do in this situation, but i think ill end up calling them anyway. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-20-2007, 04:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
lpxxfaintxx Administrator Ultimate Zuner Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 5,737 Reputation: 177 $zB: 1792 Donate	Can magnets cause dead pixels on screens? Try getting a replacement Zune. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-20-2007, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
t0aster crumbs Experienced Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 151 Reputation: 10 $zB: 0 Donate	on the phone and they are 'consulting' about it. and the circle is white __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-20-2007, 04:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
t0aster crumbs Experienced Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 151 Reputation: 10 $zB: 0 Donate	well they were very helpful and i will be sending it in to be 'repaired.' so i guess i'll be without my zune for a few days here soon. all in all i am still happy to be a zune owner __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-20-2007, 04:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
David I eat sand Retired Staff Expert Zuner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: right behind you Posts: 2,800 Reputation: 60 $zB: 54 Donate	it doesn't sound like something caused by a magnet... and the headphone magnet isn't strong enough to do anything... and all heaphones have magnets in them... that's how they work. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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06-20-2007, 05:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
DaN Admìnìstrator Retired Staff Zune Guardian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 685 Reputation: 79 $zB: 0 Donate	Could it possibly be stuck pixels? I had dead pixels on my PSP once and there was this video I downloaded that flashed the screen with different colors that unstuck the pixels. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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