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    Vertical Bands on Screen

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Eliwood, Dec 16, 2007.

  1. Eliwood

    Eliwood Notebook Deity

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    Not vertical lines, but an entire band on the screen that is about 1.5 inches thick. I've mocked up what it approximately looks like in the following image. Imagine that except that its not opaque but shows through.

    http://users.stencyl.com/jon/bad2.jpg

    It's not a software issue probably since I print screen, and this doesn't show up at all. Is the screen going bad? The laptop's out of warranty unfortunately, otherwise I'd just have the screen replaced - if I replace it out of warranty, isn't that half of the unit's price?
     
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    Do you always see the band? Even while booting?
     
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    Even upon booting.
     
    Eliwood, Dec 16, 2007
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