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Hi
Been picking my Sony Viao up by its screen alot and its been going black then on then black and now its gone.. i can see a faint display when bright light shines on it.. do i need a screen or is it a wire problem? Laptop connects to External display no pobs HDMI .. and the screen is non invertor powered.model :Sony VPC-EC1M1E
Thanks

This item was edited on Sunday, 10th July 2011, 18:10

How old is it? How much use has it had?

Could be the backlight going, or it could be a dodgy connection in the lid. Does gently pinching the lid round the edges make it suddenly come back on?


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Robert John Shepherd says...
Does gently pinching the lid round the edges make it suddenly come back on?

Used to.. now its gone off...   

its 12 months old just out of Sony warranty same old story.. sure they got a timer on them

Sounds like the backlight or the invertor.
If It`s *just* outside of the warranty it`s worth a go at the fit for purpose route, it should work for a bit more than just a year... might end up with a FOC repair.


Jimbo : oÞ

"There`s that word again... is there a problem with the Earth`s gravitational pull in the future?"

fit for purpose.. you lost me there a bit

According to Trading Standards legislation goods have to be "fit for purpose" and they would argue that because something is 1 day out of warranty it should be reasonably expected to last longer than that, obviously depends on the item, a frying pan used every day in a hotel burning the non stick surface off wouldnt, a £500 fridge would....contact them or consumer direct is it now?

EDIT : Why are u picking it up by the screen??

This item was edited on Sunday, 10th July 2011, 21:46

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mbilko says...
EDIT : Why are u picking it up by the screen??I was gonna come back to this thread to say similar as this might screw you completely for a repair so whaever you do don`t mention it`s been getting picked up like this, just that it`s stopped working.

Jimbo : oÞ

"There`s that word again... is there a problem with the Earth`s gravitational pull in the future?"

Great advise guys I`m getting the mrs to get on that business,

I guess I should update

I used it through the tv for all these months and tried to claim on the house insurance (computer says no) they wouldn`t pay out due to it being portable ...?..

£51 for a new scene of eBay sorted ,... Glad it worked

Always nice to find out how these things turn out! (if only so those that arrive with a similar problem via google see the end result)

£51 sounds like a reasonable deal for a new screen on a laptop.


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