Monitor - horizontal line dead

[efoolution]

I´ve made a photo of the problem. Suddenly last week a horizontal line on my TFT went dead and is now always visible. I guess this is not something repairable (or is it?).



I can live/work with this for now. BUT, anyone here know if that means the whole monitor is about to die? Is it going to get worse? I´m asking because I´ve come across a good offer for a new one that I would fancy and could pick up this week only ... but if this doesn´t mean my Monitor will die soon, I´d rather wait another year (or so) and then buy something new (I´ll be moving next year and don´t know jet all the details and rather pick up something new after I moved to fit the new situation than buy something now that might not fit then).

So, Doctor. Tell me! Is it fatal?!

[melbournian]

If it's that white line, I believe it's horizontal. The same thing's started happening on my iPod, so I'm curious to see what can be done as well.

[efoolution]

Originally Posted by melbournian

If it's that white line, I believe it's horizontal. The same thing's started happening on my iPod, so I'm curious to see what can be done as well.

my bad. of course it´s horizontal not vertical ...

[melbournian]

that's ok.

In any case I think I have to replace my iPod screen. I may just back it up and buy a new Nano like I've been meaning to before I go pulling it apart....but hope your screen gets sorted

[efoolution]

Originally Posted by melbournian

In any case I think I have to replace my iPod screen. I may just back it up and buy a new Nano like I've been meaning to before I go pulling it apart....but hope your screen gets sorted

thx. on a 17inch one line is clearly less of a problem than on a (in comparisson) tiny iPod display ... it´s been some days and I hardly notice it already.

I will preplace my monitor sooner or later too ... but like I said ... I´d rather do it later and would be happy if someone could ensure me that this won´t inevitabily lead to the destruction of Zion more problems/complete failure

[narf]

With my last TFT I had a different problem (darker area in a corner, looked like some fluid got lost or whatever), but that has survived unchanged for a year or so until I wanted something slightly (a lot) larger.


17"? Really? That alone is a reason to upgrade

[efoolution]

Originally Posted by narf

17"? Really? That alone is a reason to upgrade

But my girlfriend told me size doesn´t matter.

I have a seperate Tv and for that bit of gaming/surfing/writing I do at home, I don´t really need anything bigger - and when I bought it, I couldn´t afford anything bigger (that 17inch came about 300 Euros when I got it, 19inch startet at something like 400 Euro). But the good offer I am looking at now would be a 22 widescreen, so I am planning on going up 2 sizes anyway. Just not now If I don´t have to ...

[matt2000]

I've heard of dead pixels coming unstuck but I don't know about a whole row. I have a dead bug stuck under the top layer of my monitor, it's annoying me and there's no way to get it out without dismantling the entire monitor.

[Crazyjeeper]

One line of dead pixels won't lead to the complete self destruction of the panel. My Laptop display has had a stuck green line of pixels for 6 months and the rest of it works fine.

[efoolution]

Originally Posted by Crazyjeeper

One line of dead pixels won't lead to the complete self destruction of the panel. My Laptop display has had a stuck green line of pixels for 6 months and the rest of it works fine.

That sounds promising ... I mean, nothing happend in the last 5 days and it still works ... I guess I´ll skip the good offer for a new one for now ...