In a message dated 2/15/98 1:42:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, higginbo(a)netpath.net writes: << I thought all the pixels that would go bad do so during the assembly process. Do they go bad on their own over time? -John Higginbotham- >> yes, on lcd displays such as what IBM thinkpads use, individual pixels can go bad. usually its not noticeable unless there is a solid colour on the screen and then you can usually see it. i had a thinkpad once and had maybe one or two burn out while i had it. like anything, they can go bad, but usually not very many and almost never several at once.