Advice about repairing/replacing this laptop, including possible online repair options? Total screen/top half damage on HPdm4 laptop. (Speed and cost considerations inside).
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posted by mercredi
on Apr 25, 2012 -
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I am going to buy a new computer soon. As a migraineur, I’m concerned about the kind of display I get.
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posted by bryon
on Mar 12, 2011 -
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My laptop has a broken screen. Before I send it off for repair, I need to back it up, but I can't do that without a screen. I don't have access to a monitor to plug it into, but I do have two other working laptops available. Can I somehow hook them up so I can use one of the working screens with the broken laptop?
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posted by une_heure_pleine
on Jan 25, 2011 -
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Is there any portable battery powered computer (or computer-like device) of any vintage that is flat with the screen above a real keyboard, like a big Blackberry? No folding hinge. Examples I can think of:
TRS-80 Model 100, the
Kindle,
AlphaSmart line... any others?
posted by neustile
on May 7, 2010 -
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Yesterday I attached my PC to my TV. Across the display, there are barely-noticeable vertical strips of fuzziness...or inconsistency in the resolution. It's annoying the crap out of me and I don't know how to fix it.
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posted by gnutron
on Feb 22, 2010 -
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What, exactly, does a Schengen-zone immigration officer at an airport see on his screen when he scans my machine-readable, has-entered-the-Schengen-zone-before non-Schengen passport? I'd love to see a screenshot, or just an explanation of the information available to the officer at first glance.
posted by mdonley
on Sep 10, 2008 -
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The backlight on my 5-year-old laptop screen has just started to get dimmer and pinkish in the corners. How long do I have before it goes completely out? Days? Weeks? At any moment?
posted by Mrs. Buck Turgidson
on Jun 13, 2008 -
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How can I safely get this glossy laptop LCD clean and free of dust without running the risk of damaging it?
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posted by imjustsaying
on Apr 5, 2008 -
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What one font is the easiest to read on both on a computer screen *and* off a sheet of paper?
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posted by Lucinda
on Dec 20, 2007 -
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Is there a Windows program available that'll allow you to expand/maximize a window into just half the screen? [more inside]
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posted by PWA_BadBoy
on Aug 4, 2006 -
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Why does my computer keep doing
this? Moving around an open window does
this. The purple lines usually pop out of nowhere, independent of what I'm doing. It started this week and has been happening more often as time goes on. Restarting the computer seems to be the only cure.
posted by lotsofno
on May 14, 2006 -
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My mother has an Acer LCD (model AL1715) hooked up to her Mac Mini. The warranty expired 3 days ago, and last night it woke up after being asleep for about 45 minutes with a black line across it - the image divided in such a way that the image has rolled - that is, the bottom is at the top and the top at the bottom, split not quite equal halves. Disconnecting and reconnecting don't work, powering off and back on don't work, changing the display mode on the mac doesn't work, and we can't find a reset button. Acer doesn't answer tech support phone calls (endless holds) or emails. Any ideas?
posted by luriete
on Feb 6, 2006 -
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After searching Google and the archives of AskMe, I've come across some great suggestions and ideas for making
digital photo frames. From what I can determine, however, all of these require a
computer of some kind built into the frame. Supposing one only has a laptop screen? Specifically, the screen from an old ThinkPad with a
blown motherboard. Could I connect the monitor to my network somehow? Hook it up to some special circuit board designed for just this sort of thing?
posted by aladfar
on Nov 3, 2005 -
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What LCD monitor should I buy?
This thread 6 months ago recommends the Dell UltraSharp 1905FP, which is
about $383 right now. Is that still the best bang for my monitor bucks? I'm not a gamer, do a little web work but nothing hugely critical, and look at my computer screen for most of the day. What do you recommend?
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posted by barnone
on Sep 5, 2005 -
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Running WinXP, with Samsung 150s flat-panel monitor -- both about 2 1/2 years old -- never had any problem with either...but during the last week or so, after sitting idle for a short period of time (perhaps 10 minutes?), the monitor screen goes gray -- dark, charcoaly, gray.
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posted by davidmsc
on Apr 1, 2005 -
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I want to use my regular camcorder for videoconferencing, and for magnifying small print on my computer screen. Do any of the videographers out there know of a camcorder arm that clamps on to a desk and swivels around?
posted by josh
on Aug 5, 2004 -
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How many pixels need to be broken for Apple to replace one of their laptop screens? (more inside)
posted by garethspor
on May 22, 2004 -
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