Screen discoloration on laptop, how do I fix?

[kenjiwb]

Hey Im trying to figure out why my sister in law's laptop color is jacked up. From the bottom left corner is a red hue (like taking a magnet to a TV) while the rest seems to be in good condition. Is there a way to fix it or no?

[SkyDog]

I personally haven't seen that particular problem before, but the only cause I can think of is an LCD problem. If that's the case, the fix would be to replace the LCD screen.

[D3Fan]

I've heard about people having leakage from there lcd. Wonder if thats the problem.

[mynameis]

My laptops LCD screen has developed light/dark spot on it. I would assume the only way to fix it would be purchasing a new panel, but I am not able to justify spending $300 on a new panel for a laptop worth ~$450.

[SkyDog]

You can sometimes find LCD's or old/broken laptops you can use for parts dirt cheap on eBay. A little over a year ago, I bought a replacement LCD for my old ThinkPad 600e for around $50.

[D3Fan]

How hard is it to repleace the screen. Doesit juts snap on or do you gotta do a bunch of soldering crap?

[proxops-pete]

That depends... I took apart my brother's dead (mobo) Dell laptop and there's lots of screws to take apart... but when done carefully, I noticed that you could salvage the screen and transfer it to a different laptop.

[bisonator]

I have an old laptop and the screen has redish tint, although, as of recently it seemed to go normal again. Try leaving it on for a while see if it 'burns off' (seem to be what happened to mine) (remember not to literally 'screen burn' it.)

[FLyGuYy]

Originally posted by D3Fan
I've heard about people having leakage from there lcd. Wonder if thats the problem.

nah this leakage problem i've been reading about also, i guess its kinda hard to get a lcd from dell without the problem. You only notice it on the bottom half inch of your screen kinda a faded whiteness. But you only see it when the screen is black, kinda odd but easy to live with.

[mynameis]

Originally posted by D3Fan
How hard is it to repleace the screen. Doesit juts snap on or do you gotta do a bunch of soldering crap?

I have taken apart a couple laptops, not of them would have required soldering to change out the screen. Laptops are made to be at least somewhat serviceable.