We have just been infomned by Sony that they will not be warranting any dead pixel units. They are only warranting hardware defects ie broken buttons, malfuction with drive and so on. Dead Pixels are not considered a defect by Sony of America and will not be warrantied."Maybe Sony will start replacing the PlayStation Portable units as soon as it's able to crank up production capacity. Until then the only option is to return it to your retailer for a new unit, but those won't be very willing to do this because of the limited supplies.
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