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Is my monitor screwed?

aarondatechguy
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Good Afternoon,

So I was going through my cupboard and came across this old LCD I have had for a while. The reason for not using it, is because it isn't very bright, which I believe is from the shadowing. See attached

 

I guess my question is, can this be fixed? Is should I just scrap it?

I am not scared to pull it apart if indeed I can fix it,

 

It is an Asus VW222U manufactured 2008

 

TYIA


Aaron


 

 

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I don't see anything wrong with it.

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its brighter towards the edges. maybe the picture doesn't do it justice.

 

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I believe you can fix it yourself but iirc it's not very simple

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Thanks for the link to the video. I missed that one.

 

So, i'm looking at backlight bleeding? Now the research for a fix begins.

Thanks for your help!!

 

 

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I might be wrong, but it looks to me like it's just getting a bit old.  Since it has fluorescent bulbs inside that light up the screen, it'll get dimmer over time.  Usually after running a few minutes they get brighter as the bulbs warm up, but over the years they just get dimmer and dimmer, unfortunately.  I have an old Acer monitor from around the same time and it's starting to have the same issues.

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9 minutes ago, aarondatechguy said:

Thanks for the link to the video. I missed that one.

 

So, i'm looking at backlight bleeding? Now the research for a fix begins.

Thanks for your help!!

 

 

yup thats backlight bleed

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