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| Thread ID: 91940 | 2008-07-23 11:15:00 | dell lcd monitor | drcspy (146) | Press F1 |
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| 691442 | 2008-07-23 11:15:00 | just been given a 17" dell lcd it stays on for about two seconds then goes black.....if you turn off the power then on again it does the same thing.........does anyone know whats wrong with this and is it economic to fix ? |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 691443 | 2008-07-23 11:31:00 | They came with a 3 year on site guarantee! | PENTIUM (426) | ||
| 691444 | 2008-07-23 12:45:00 | Is the green indicator light still on when the screen goes black? Could be the same as this (en.allexperts.com) |
bevy121 (117) | ||
| 691445 | 2008-07-23 14:26:00 | just been given a 17" dell lcd it stays on for about two seconds then goes black.....if you turn off the power then on again it does the same thing.........does anyone know whats wrong with this and is it economic to fix ? Sounds like a dead backlight. Is there still an image on the screeen if you look at it close up (eg. the LCD layer could still be working, just no light coming through it) |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 691446 | 2008-07-23 18:37:00 | They came with a 3 year on site guarantee! that's irrelevant to me Is the green indicator light still on when the screen goes black? ummm.......forgot to take note of that lol was pretty tired when I plugged it in I"ll check later thanks s there still an image on the screeen if you look at it close up (eg. the LCD layer could still be working, just no light coming through it) dont think so but again.......i'll check it later when i've woken up properly lol thanks guys |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 691447 | 2008-07-23 22:16:00 | Sounds like a dead backlight. Is there still an image on the screeen if you look at it close up (eg. the LCD layer could still be working, just no light coming through it) robbyp yep that's exactly what is happening........(I had to clean the screen to see this lol it was pretty grubby) the initial pic is fine then about 2 seconds later it goes very faint....i can see the image but it's pretty hard to make out...... does this mean the backlight is failing and if so do you haev any idea if this will be repairable and if so what's it cost approx ? |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 691448 | 2008-07-24 00:45:00 | did you have a look at that link of mine - same thing general with genearal info on repairing | bevy121 (117) | ||
| 691449 | 2008-07-24 00:49:00 | Yep, backlight died. Not normally worth repairing. Seeing as you were given it though, it may be worth spending $100 - $150 getting it fixed. Ive never looked for parts for dell monitors in NZ, but if you can get the part, installing it yourself isn't too hard. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 691450 | 2008-07-24 00:51:00 | I have a 17" phillips here doing the same thing!! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 691451 | 2008-07-24 01:27:00 | seems like difficult things to source here in NZ from having a quick google around. Are these the same type of backlights that are listed here? (store.yahoo.com) (this ones California I think) |
bevy121 (117) | ||
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