isnt there a consumer rights/sale of goods act that covers you upto 5 years?
http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/eu-2-year-guarantee-sales-of-goods-act-gives-us-6-years-to-claim-for-faulty-appliances/
Thats all well and good, but its upto you to argue the case, its a long process/argument when your talking about a single defective pixel, whats the point when you can buy an LCD monitor with zero defect warranty, you make a single no hassle phone call and get it swapped out.
I always think about after sales when deciding on a purchase. Have you tried taking something back to Comet even if it is genuinely faulty?
it depends on price & what you term as reasonable use. Not sure how much the monitor was new, but I would expect something with an RRP of £500
to last a lot longer than 6 years considering it has no moveable parts that can be affected by wear & tear.
We not talking about a pixel, we are talking about something inside going pop .
As for the comet statement - I dont shop in the high street. Havent done for years.