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Defective pixel classes

The display of a modern computer is made up of millions of small pixels. The individual pixels themselves consist of 3 sub-pixels each for the colors red, green and blue. An HD+ display with 1600 x 900 pixels, for example, consists of 4.32 million individual screen cells controlled by tiny transistors.

With such a gigantic number, it is possible that, despite the highest quality standards, one or more individual cells do not function perfectly and are permanently switched on or off. This results in permanently lit or permanently black pixels on the screen.

The ISO standard 9241-307 defines quality classes in this respect and ensures transparency with regard to warranty claims by end customers, dealers and wholesalers against manufacturers. By committing to an ISO defect class, monitor manufacturers undertake to comply with the relevant standard in series production.

As explained in the table below, the pixel error classes are based on the number of pixel errors and the specific error type. A distinction is made between the following three error types:

  • Error type 1: Permanently illuminated pixel
  • Error type 2: Permanently black pixel
  • Error type 3/1: Defective subpixel (red, green, blue), constantly illuminated
  • Error type 3/2: Defective subpixel (red, green, blue), constantly black

The ISO error classes are defined as follows per 1 million pixels:

Error class Max. No. of type 1 Max. No. of type 2 Max. No. of type 3/1 Max. No. of type 3/2
1 1 2 5
2 2 5 10
5 15 50 50
50 150 500 500

All notebooks sold by us correspond to the pixel error class Ⅱ, unless otherwise stated in the item description. The following maximum permissible pixel errors result for the typical display resolutions according to ISO standard 9241-307.

Standard Resolution No. pixels Max. No. of type 1 Max. No. of type 2 Max. No. of type 3/1 Max. No. of type 3/2
Full-HD 1920 x 1080 2073600 4 4 10 20
WUXGA 1920 x 1200 2304000 4 4 11 23
WQHD 2560 x 1440 3686400 7 7 18 36
3K Omnia 2880 x 1800 5184000 10 10 25 51
UHD 4K 3840 x 2160 8294400 16 16 41 82

If your device has more pixel errors than permitted, please contact our Support. If, on the other hand, only a few pixel errors can be identified, then perhaps these tricks will help you.