Notes regarding the D IN EN ISO 13406-
2standard
Notes regarding the
DIN EN ISO 13406-2 standard
Permanently unlit or lit pixels
The standard of production techniques today cannot guarantee an absolutely fault-free screen
display. A few isolated constant lit or unlit pixels (picture elements) may be present. The maximum
permitted number of pixels faults is stipulated in the international standard ISO 13406-2 (Class II).
Examples:
A 17"/19” flat-screen monitor with a resolution of 1400 x 900 has 1400 x 900 =
1296000 pixels. Each pixel consists of three s ubpixels (red , green and blue), s o there
are almost 4 million subpixels (dots) in total. In accordance with ISO 13406-2 (Class II),
a maximum of 6 pixels and also 7 subpixels may be faulty
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