Dead Pixel Syndrome…
Oh dear, it appears one of the cameras in CNN’s new HD set has a dead pixel in it. I haven’t seen it myself yet (haven’t had time to check) and the above screengrab isn’t true HD and therefore can’t show it (it’s supposedly in the area of that red chair behind Ali Velshi), but according to emailers, it’s there. These cameras are expensive so don’t be expecting it to go away any time soon unless they stop using the camera. I’ve been seeing a dead pixel on one of my local newscasts for well over a year now.
Update: An emailer sent in an updated image highlighting the area of the screen where the dead pixel lies, though you still can’t see it really.
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May 13, 2010 at 11:09 am
wow..i thought i watched for the news not to look for dead pixels.
May 13, 2010 at 11:31 am
Wow. We had a dead raccoon in the backyard one time, and the city came out and picked it up.
May 13, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Dead pixels are the least of CNN’s worries. Dead programming should be a much bigger concern.
May 13, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Dead pixels aren’t much fun. (Obscure Dr. Demento reference).
May 13, 2010 at 3:38 pm
The words “obscure” and “Dr. Demento” are redundant…
May 13, 2010 at 4:02 pm
The whole subject seems rather obscure. As does the network.
May 13, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Move the dead pixel cam around from set to set and make a game of it. Or move it to Larry King’s show and centre the dead spot on his show sign. It’ll liven up the place.
May 13, 2010 at 7:15 pm
— make a game of it. —
Pin the tail on the pixel. Could be better than JK USA.
May 13, 2010 at 7:48 pm
Pretty sad for CNN when the talk about it on a cable news blog is about a dead pixel.
May 13, 2010 at 7:53 pm
Pretty sad for a cable news blog when that’s all we have to talk about. Ainsley’s growing competence is ruining things for everybody.
May 13, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Move the dead pixel cam around from set to set and make a game of it. Or move it to Larry King’s show and centre the dead spot on his show sign. It’ll liven up the place.
I sense a drinking game. CNN’s dead pixel shows up, take a drink…
May 13, 2010 at 9:58 pm
CNN’s dead pixel shows up, take a drink…
But then we’d have to watch CNN..
May 13, 2010 at 10:01 pm
But then we’d have to watch CNN
And if you had to watch CNN, you’d prolly want to start drinking again.
May 13, 2010 at 10:06 pm
All this pixel-talk is making me thirsty.
May 13, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Al: HA!