cacoe Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrips So, just lately they seem to becoming a bigger problem. I thought it was funny and novel when I saw someone else with little bugs crawling under their LCD monitor until I ended up with some. I only have 2 and they're not in the worst place but they still annoy the hell out of me! It's like having 2 x 5 dead pixels on my screen. Anyone know of a way to get rid of them? I forgot to mention, mine died months ago and have been stuck in the same places ever since. edit - they're more commonly known as the Thunder bug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I've heard of them but I've never had one myself *cross my fingers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted May 5, 2011 Reporter Share Posted May 5, 2011 I have had one in my laptop, just used a lamp to encourage it to the edge of the screen then squished it under the side. Not a problem now but annoying as hell when I found it. :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacoe Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Mine seemed unfazed by anything I tried to do when they were still crawling around. I had high hopes at one point, one of them kept going under the bottom bezel of my dell 2007wfp but it managed to crawl back up about a CM and die there. The other one is about an inch and a half from the top near the middle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasmarox Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I have one right in the middle on my laptop. I first saw it crawling around the edge, and started panicking when it reached the middle and died :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKAngel Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 take the damn thing back, it should be sealed damnit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Descartes Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 use a debugger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacoe Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Apparently, the Dell limited warrenty doesn't cover this. They also claim the insects chew through the seals to get in. I find that hard to believe. It's out of warranty anyway. My 3rd replacement at that! (due to totally difference reasons though) The one reassuring thing I have to say is, they decay over time. A bloody long time though, mine are still very visible but it's sort of like they're only semi-opaque now. use a debugger http://instantrimshot.com/index.php?sound=rimshot&play=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Topham Hatt Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I had one in my mp3 player at one point, but none that I have noticed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun N. Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I have none in any of my "screens" but I have them in pictures that hang around my home. A Lot easier to clear but I would not be happy if one was to get into my LCD and die in the centre like they do in my pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalE Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I had a bug stuck in my old Gateway laptop screen. Eventually it annoyed me enough that I took the screen apart and wiped the whole inside clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted May 10, 2011 Veteran Share Posted May 10, 2011 gawd, Apple should stop putting out Buggy screens......... this should never of passed quality control.... on a serious note I had this happen to my Dell Ultrasharp 20" annoyed the heck out of me, no idea what happened to the bug, it just disappeared one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebor Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 take the damn thing back, it should be sealed damnit Really? all the monitors I have dismantled have been simply several layered materials making up the screen. There was nothing sealing the edges that had to be cut or removed. They were just simply clamped in to place to hold it together. Sadly this is also what you have to do to remove the little buggers once they die in your screen :( I've tried turning the screen on its side and tapping the edges of the screen and they don't shift :( grrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesclarke555 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I got one of these ******** in my monitor last summer, only had the damn thing a couple of weeks when it got in there too. After about 3 or 4 days it died near the middle of the screen and is still there now. I hear using a large suction cup can dislodge the thrip and send it falling to the bottom where it should'nt be seen, but I've yet to this myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted May 11, 2011 Veteran Share Posted May 11, 2011 There are very few insects in this area so I haven't suffered this and I'm unlikley to either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p1p3 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Had one on my old screen, don't remember if I got it out but remember trying using a lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I do. 2 flies stuck between the backlight and the actual screen. I've seen one of them while it was still alive, pretty annoying. Was a vague black spot on my screen flying around making noise, couldn't get it out. Now it's just two darkish spots in my taskbar if I've done some bad positioning with the screen, if I shake it back they aren't visible :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly- Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I've got one crawling around in my MP3 player it's been there for years. Never really through much of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Havent heard about such things before. Scary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 You're lucky that you got iBug for free like that. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 lol, never heard of them before. Now Im gunna be checking all my screens ot make sure there are none hahah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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