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Posted by BillW50 on October 16, 2006, 3:32 pm
Please log in for more thread options > garrick_middleton@hotmail.com wrote:
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>> Ok Brand new to 'Groups' so i hope i'm in the correct place...
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>> I bought a Sony Vaio earlier this year (get back to you with the
>> exact model) and the screen has become corrupted. About a third ways
>> in from the left is a vertical line of red pixels and from that line
>> all the way to the right appear what i can only discribe as 'contour
>> lines' of red pixels over anything with any colour in it - be it a
>> photo or dvd movie.
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>> Not had chance to plug it into any other monitor etc as it's only
>> just become a consistant problem...
>>
>> ...any suggestions?
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> From your description, this is most likely a failed and hardware
> defective LCD panel. If that is the case, there is no fix other than
> replacement of the LCD panel (which will be VERY expensive if it's out
> of warranty ... could cost almost as much as a new laptop). But it
> sounds like you are still in the warranty period.
It's possible it is the LCD like Barry stated he thinks it is. Although
if the same thing is there with an external monitor, all bets are off.
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Bill
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