Part of Laptop Screen Looks Broken

[dcvo89]

So I have this laptop at home that has some screen problem as shown in the attachment. The laptop is never moved so I don't think the screen broke or anything. The distorted part remains the same through boot up and while I use it. I'm not sure what the problem is.

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That is physical damage to the LCD so you'll have to replace the screen.

[dcvo89]

That is physical damage to the LCD so you'll have to replace the screen.

Oh okay, thanks. So LCD screens can break even if you don't drop the laptop? I'm looking around for screens, and for my model (Acer Aspire 6530), the screen looks to be around $200. Is that normal prices for screens?

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I had to replace the same screen a while ago. The problems is that 16" CCFL backllit screens are not being manufactured anymore and to use a LED one instead you'd have to get rid of the inverter and replace the LCD cable with a special one which costs money too.

So unfortunately these particular screens are very expensive.

What I did is I bought a FullHD screen (and a dual LVDS cable) instead. Most laptops use single LVDS channel so these can't be upgraded to FullHD. As a result demand for 16" CCFL FullHD screen is lower and so are the prices.

As ridiculous as it might seem it might be cheaper to upgrade.

Service manual will be useful (see FRU list)

[dcvo89]

I had to replace the same screen a while ago. The problems is that 16" CCFL backllit screens are not being manufactured anymore and to use a LED one instead you'd have to get rid of the inverter and replace the LCD cable with a special one which costs money too.

So unfortunately these particular screens are very expensive.

What I did is I bought a FullHD screen (and a dual LVDS cable) instead. Most laptops use single LVDS channel so these can't be upgraded to FullHD. As a result demand for 16" CCFL FullHD screen is lower and so are the prices.

As ridiculous as it might seem it might be cheaper to upgrade.

Service manual will be useful (see FRU list)

Oh okay, thanks. I guess I'll just use my TV as an external monitor then since I have a spare laptop.