laptop screen scorch mark?
August 11, 2005 8:29 PM Subscribe
My wife has hp pavillion laptop for one year, under warranty. It suddenly has a black blotch about 2-3" , lightbulb shaped, on bottom of screen. looks like it was burned onto the display screen. any ideas?
Sounds like someone pressed on the display too hard. You'll have to replace the screen. If the model is fairly new
still you may find a replacement screen otherwise a screen
willl have to be scavanged from another machine. I had
this done last year (it was a Pavillion also) I lucked out
and the repair shop had a Pavillion they were parting out
that still had it's screen. It cost around $200 total.
Good luck.
posted by bat at 11:38 PM on August 11, 2005
still you may find a replacement screen otherwise a screen
willl have to be scavanged from another machine. I had
this done last year (it was a Pavillion also) I lucked out
and the repair shop had a Pavillion they were parting out
that still had it's screen. It cost around $200 total.
Good luck.
posted by bat at 11:38 PM on August 11, 2005
Be warned: it's often cheaper to replace the laptop than replace the screen. The last 15" WXGA screen I replaced was $450. The good news is you are unlikely to need to hire someone to replace it and if you do it only takes 15 minutes.
posted by Mitheral at 9:33 AM on August 12, 2005
posted by Mitheral at 9:33 AM on August 12, 2005
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Here's a picture of a severely broken LCD. Note the url.
Tough break! Good luck getting a new screen out of HP.
posted by ulotrichous at 9:27 PM on August 11, 2005