A grey smudge/streak recently appeared on my U3011. Unfortunately for me, this was purchased 3.5 years ago and thus is out of warranty. Does anyone know if this a repairable defect? Considering how much these things cost, if my only option is to ignore it or buy a new monitor, it's unlikely I'll be buying from Dell again. Here's the pic from one of the self test screens. Against light blue (sky, for example), it's unfortunately very noticeable. I tried contacted Dell support, and the guy I was talking to was convinced it was dead pixels even though it doesn't show with a bright white background. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks.
