I bought myself a CMV CT720D, 17" 8ms 8-bit, for AU$420 a while back, no dead pixels, great picture quality and a 30 day zero dead/bright pixel warranty. I know several other people who have them and have had no problems. See a review
here. Best of luck with your current one, if I were you I'd get a new one, dead pixels are really annoying. Another thing you could try is gently massaging the dead pixels with a soft cloth, sometimes it brings them back to life.
