I have a Samsung 50" DLP that's about 6-7 years old (it has a lamp that I've replaced a couple times, so I don't know if that makes it a LED or LCD) - anyhow...I've noticed tiny white dots in the upper left hand corner that seem to multiply daily. They sorta look like the 'big dipper' right now. It's not that noticeable except when that area of the screen is dark(er). I assume there's nothing I can do about it other than replace the TV when the dots get so annoying, I can't watch anything any more - but that may be a while, I dunno.

Have any of you ever heard of or experienced such an anomaly and am I correct in assuming it's a irreversible terminal "disease"...?

Aw c'mon, Neil...it ain't ALL garbage. I watch the Military Channel, The History Channel, National Geographic, Science Channel, Discovery...the list goes on and on. I agree, there IS some real trash on (especially those "reality" shows), but there's some good stuff on there as well. By the way, thank YOU for the group build idea - good on ya.