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Problem with my screen?
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Okay, tonight, I started noticing a slight flicker at the edges of my laptop's screen? I've had it for a few years, so is that anything to be worried about?
FYI: the laptop is a HP Pavilion dv9000 series. Brian Yaple BYapes@aol.com Brian Y. Seed Chronicles 
Might be a loose connector somewhere.
Worst comes to worst, the inverter which actually powers the screen itself might be on the way out. That shouldn't bee too hard to replace if you can get spare parts. ________________________________ --m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig? 
My bet would be a connector in the hinge. They get a lot of wear and are rather sensitive to damage.
It might be just loose (something you could fix on your own) or worn down (not so much) or frayed (nope, not going to try). Without cracking the thing open you can't do much besides guess. depending on your willingness to open it and look inside it might just be something you live with, or something you pay someone to look at. But I don't think it's going to burst into flames. -Terry ----- "so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today" TF2: Spy 
it's obviously a problem in your visual cortex. Your symbiont may be running low on cadmium.
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger." From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
Quick update: I'm not seeing it happen, so I guess I saw it due to the combination of late at night and working under indoor lighting made me see a abnormal flicker. Sorry to worry everyone.
Brian Yaple BYapes@aol.com Brian Y. Seed Chronicles
Sorry for the thread necro, but something else happened.
Yesterday, my screen really started flickering badly. It settled down and was fine after a few minutes, but later on, it started doing it again, then went totally black. I tried restarting it, but I got no screen. We're taking it to the repair shop today, but I wanted an opinion; should I just get a new laptop after this? Also, my mom thinks this happened because of an virus on Youtube. (I use Firefox). Is there any truth to this? Brian Yaple [url=mailto:BYapes@aol.com[/url] Brian Y. Seed Chronicles
Hardware failure. Again... it might just be the inverter which has failed which is an easy enough fix and probably cheaper than getting a new one. If that doesn't fix it mind, then it might be a good idea to pick up a new one...
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I occasionally have screen flicker - the solution so far has been to make sure the monitor cable is completely plugged in to the KVM switch. Is your monitor cable at all loose?
-- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Well, I just took the laptop to the repair shop, and the guy said it was most likely the inverter that was the problem. We'll know for sure in around 3-5 days (new inverter coming in by mail), and we'll see then.
[url=mailto:BYapes@aol.com[/url] Brian Y. Seed Chronicles 
Just figured I'd note:
In theory, it's possible to create a video that incorporates signal patterns that can make your display puke itself. In *theory*. In practice, it's only really possible with CRT displays -- TV-style monitors, basically -- and not even then, really. The encoding scheme(s) that web-based video uses pretty much precludes any possibility of those out-of-band signals making it through, and modern systems won't notice them anyway. TL;DR version: Your mom is incorrect. You can't catch a virus from Youtube that eats your display. --sofaspud --"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
In general, there's three types of hardware failures with notebook displays:
1) Failure of the LCD screen itself--VERY rare besides damage to the actual notebook 2) The (thin) cable that connects the display to the monitor-- wear and tear causes this, generally fails after a few years 3) Mainboard display adapter failure--more common than the LCD failing (buy a new notebook if its out of warranty) The quickest method to rule out #3 is to connect an external display (another monitor, or a tv) to the notebook and see if that works. If it does, then the display adapter is okay. That being said, the flickering makes me suspect the cable in your case.
I'd add another one that I have seen in older laptops hinge works itself loose and cracks the display casing itself over time.Happened with a long defunct laptop that belonged to my parents...
However what finally killed the display itself was the cable finally wearing through. --Werehawk-- My mom's brief take on upcoming Guatemalan Elections "In last throes of preelection activities. Much loudspeaker vote pleading."
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moving parts are normally the first to go. Twisty cables/joints doubly so.
If I had to guess I would put money on #2 -Terry ----- "so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today" TF2: Spy
Well, after a week (and 270 something dollars), a replaced inverter (that didn't solve the problem) and a replaced LCD screen (that DID fix the problem), I finally have my laptop back. Now to wait for the next ting to go wrong, and update my freaking backups. Thanks for all the concern and suggestions.
BYapes ...and Kamen Rider Kiva. Can't forget that... Brian Y. Seed Chronicles BYapes Wrote:Now to wait for the next ting to go wrong, and update my freaking backups.Might I suggest inverting the order of those two steps? -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 robkelk Wrote:Heh, already done.BYapes Wrote:Now to wait for the next ting to go wrong, and update my freaking backups.Might I suggest inverting the order of those two steps? BYapes Brian Y. Seed Chronicles 
I too have a problem with my laptop screen, one it's had for many years; the infamous fixed lines of doom! But as it's five years old and only now getting stumped by some video codec, flash games and the system requirements for certain programs. Therefore I'm now currently contemplating a replacement.
So far my list of what I want are: *Rugged *long battery life *can play all of my Steam games with no problem aka: if Civ 5 doesn't crash on the largest map size possible(something my desktop has trouble with) *will stand out in any corporate environment I might visit (No Dell Latitude, certain HP, IBM/Lenovo models) *slot loading optical drive is preferred over tray And it must be reasonably cheep.... Dang, I just realized that my list may limit my choices to Apple, Sony & Samsung...... --Rod.H
Balancing out performance with long battery life is a thorny issue because GPUs are hungry little bastards.
My midrange-performance Toshiba Satellite (A665D-S6082) will last about three hours on Eco-Mode and can play Portal quite effectively. |
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