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Now, you might think "whats the problem? just take it back and get either a refund or a replacement" however, this is the second time this has happened as I purchased a limited VIP pak a month early only to find that the DS in that pak had a dead pixel on the top screen (a rather annoying green coloured one) and so I had bought this DS (the one in "MAGE") hoping that it would have no dead pixels so at least then I'd have the option of taking the VIP DS into "MAGE" inside the other DS box (they are both European models so it should'nt be a problem) and get a refund for it thus solving the problem.
But now that I have 2 DS's with dead pixels that now means that I've got to theoretically (this is the "simplest" solution I've thought of so far) go into "MAGE" with the DS I bought yesterday inside it's original box, ask for a replacement, (hopefully they won't offer or insist on testing it for me in-store) go out of store, (obviously out of sight of store) test the new DS, and providing that one is fine and has no dead pixels, put the VIP DS inside the newly aquired box to the one I'd just got as a replacement, go back to "MAGE", explain that this one also has a dead pixel and ask for a refund... long-winded I know but it seems to be the simplest solution.
Anyways, anyone else got any other possible ideas? (apart from sending the VIP DS back to Nintendo as it's not worth the time having to wait for a replacement and the risks etc) post them if you like, equally if you've had/got similar problems with dead pixels feel free to post them here as personally I think it's a dam annoying problem with the hardware that should have been ironed out (even though dead pixels are a common fault with high-resolution screens) anyways I digress...
Slik -_-
> And they can't help dead pizels. It happens in all LCD.
Samsung Japan, even on their 44" LCD TV's have a '0 Dead Pixel Policy'.
My 32" Sharp Aquos LCD TV had around 7-8, I sent it back and got a replacement. They aren't meant to happen, they are manufactoring faults that in my opinion are totally un-acceptable.
Each company is different, they all have different policies, some like Sharp don't have a policy and as such take each case one at a time.
> Now, you might think "whats the problem? just take it back and
> But now that I have 2 DS's with dead pixels that now means that I've
> got to theoretically (this is the "simplest" solution I've
> thought of so far) go into "MAGE" with the DS I bought
> yesterday inside it's original box, ask for a replacement, (hopefully
> they won't offer or insist on testing it for me in-store) go out of
> store, (obviously out of sight of store) test the new DS, and
> providing that one is fine and has no dead pixels, put the VIP DS
> inside the newly aquired box to the one I'd just got as a
> replacement, go back to "MAGE", explain that this one also
> has a dead pixel and ask for a refund... long-winded I know but it
> seems to be the simplest solution.
make sure you go to a different MAGE though!
> Why did you buy another one anway?
> Surely just send the first back to Ninty and get them to sort it out.
They replace the screen.
Surely just send the first back to Ninty and get them to sort it out.
And they can't help dead pizels. It happens in all LCD.
I phoned the GAME that is by the STATION today and they said they have none left and I will have to change it some other time.
It is very poor of Nintendo. The amount of people on the Nintendo forums complaining about it is unacceptable.
:(