Monitor return checklist.
A practical Pixy checklist for testing a new monitor, laptop, tablet, or phone display before the return window closes.
Dead pixel vs stuck pixel.
Learn the difference between dead pixels, stuck pixels, sub-pixel defects, backlight bleed, and how to inspect them with Pixy.
Why HDR may not show in your browser.
A plain English guide to browser-reported HDR support, operating system settings, cables, monitors, and why HDR capability is not HDR quality.
Why a high refresh monitor may test at 60Hz.
Troubleshoot refresh rate mismatch when a 120Hz, 144Hz, 165Hz, or 240Hz screen appears as 60Hz in a browser test.
Screen uniformity in plain English.
Understand screen uniformity, backlight bleed, clouding, dirty-screen effect, tint shift, and banding before judging a monitor.
What a browser screen test can know.
Learn what a browser can expose about a display and what remains hidden without hardware measurement.
New monitor setup wizard.
A practical checklist for setting up a new monitor before running Pixy: cable, port, resolution, scaling, refresh rate, HDR, and browser test.
OLED image retention check.
Use short, careful inspection patterns to look for OLED image retention without making exaggerated burn-in claims.
Text sharpness matters.
Learn how resolution, pixel density, scaling, subpixel rendering, and browser text rendering affect display sharpness.
Contrast visibility test.
Understand near-black and near-white visibility checks, contrast limits, room lighting, and why browser tools cannot measure true contrast ratio.