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<blockquote data-quote="zombiepig" data-source="post: 63534" data-attributes="member: 12049"><p>honestly it's not that likely - most of the problems i've seen with lcds are caused when the backlight goes, and that's not easy to replace if it's not under warranty. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> you can tell if it's a backlight problem, because there will be an image on the screen, it'll just be very dark. the one i scored had no image when it came in to the store - it was only on an off chance i decided to take the screws off the back and at the same time swapped the cable over. </p><p></p><p> i think your best bets to check regularly on ebay for old screens with dead pixels (pixels which are always on, or always off, or sometimes a whole line goes like dead), or a broken plastic frame or something - which is still hard when you've got a $0 budget!! </p><p></p><p>i know the frustration of a $0 budget very well... right now i'm trying to offload a whole bunch of junk on ebay so i can afford to replace a dodgy dvd drive in my main htpc. it's skipping like crazy and the waf takes a major hit whenever a movie stops half way through!! :evil:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zombiepig, post: 63534, member: 12049"] honestly it's not that likely - most of the problems i've seen with lcds are caused when the backlight goes, and that's not easy to replace if it's not under warranty. :( you can tell if it's a backlight problem, because there will be an image on the screen, it'll just be very dark. the one i scored had no image when it came in to the store - it was only on an off chance i decided to take the screws off the back and at the same time swapped the cable over. i think your best bets to check regularly on ebay for old screens with dead pixels (pixels which are always on, or always off, or sometimes a whole line goes like dead), or a broken plastic frame or something - which is still hard when you've got a $0 budget!! i know the frustration of a $0 budget very well... right now i'm trying to offload a whole bunch of junk on ebay so i can afford to replace a dodgy dvd drive in my main htpc. it's skipping like crazy and the waf takes a major hit whenever a movie stops half way through!! :evil: [/QUOTE]
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