Does "flexing" screen cause damage to LCD??

I recently noticed that when i close my laptop by grabbing only one end of the LCD screen and pulling it closed....that there is some screen flex. Now I am more careful about opening/closing.

1.) Does lightly flexing the LCD screen damage it, or are laptop screens designed to be fairly flexable?

2.) Would I be able to grab both sides of the LCD screen and flex them from side to side w/o causing damage?

 

bump, anyone?

 

LCD panels are made of glass and plastic layers. New panels are planned with just plastic but you would have to dig to get the exact layer componenets of our screens.

That said a little common sense on anything not labled "tough book" would be subject to damage.

Why would you take anyone's opinion on this forum? What if they or myself are totally wrong I know "they" won't pay for it, lol.

IMHO I would never grab the ends of the screen, only the top middle as to not flex the screen, why take chances?

If this is a major issue with you, I would contact Dell support.

 

I used to flex my old Latitude's screen all the time... but then again it wasn't my laptop, it was my highschools. lol. But still, no screen damage until I accidently hit it with the AC adapter's plug, and that put a little crack in it, but it still worked fine.

 

Come on, no straight answer?

Can LCD screens be "flexed" without harm done to the screen?
I'm asking cause I tested for flex on my screen and am wondering if I did any harm to the screen and if I know for the future if bending the screen lightly damages it.

 

LOL, Well if you didn't notice any damage, don't go hunting for it. Anyways, I would say that bending any "piece of technology" is not too wise.

 

Here's the straight answer.

It depends on how much you flex the screen.

Here's a straighter answer.

Go ask the engineers who built it. I doubt anyone here has an authoritative accurate answer, something like "the d610 screen is built to take a force of 5 N on the corners, causing a 4 degree flex. Over 1000 cycles of 5 N applied for 10 seconds, failure rate was 2%. 39 percent of failure was due to screen delamination, 41% to... "

Obviously, I made that up, but my point is that it might be silly to expect people here to give you that kind of data.

Sorry,

Cyrus

 

It definitely can't be good for your lcd. but on my e1505 I can put quite a bit of pressure on the lcd panel and I don't see ripples/etc; so it also depends on the quality of the lcd casing. Personally I wouldn't worry about it.