Color so dark i cant see picture without bright lights

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My inspiron 9300 lcd screen displays a dark screen with a dull image in the background.a new screen and inverter was put inplace but the problem remains the same. When hooked to an external monitor the display is ok. What can I do to correct this problem.

. It has an antiglare coating that gives it a\015\012dull shine when turned off. On a reflective screen like or Dell\015\012screens with TrueLife you'll easily see your reflection with the screen\015\012powered off. The coating is not annoying ... PC Desktops

Color so dark i cant see picture without bright lights

... LG Flatron L1951S-SN 19" LCD Flat Panel Monitor

Display goes blank when brightness is above 70 percent

This is a generic symptom that could happen to any LCD\015\012monitor.\015\012\015\012The following is a generic answer applicable to most.\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012Two possible causes are bad capacitors or a bad light inside\ ... Mag Innovision LT776s 17" LCD Monitor

Brightness loss i was surfig the net but suddenly brightness of monitor has been lost(not totaly). than i realised that higher half of the screen is less brighter than lower half. what's happend and what is the solution? ps. i have viewsonic vx924 monitor.

This is a generic symptom that could happen to any LCD\015\012monitor.\015\012\015\012\015\012The following is a generic answer applicable to most.\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012Two possible causes are bad capacitor ... ViewSonic VX924 19" LCD Monitor

Monitor went blank

This is a generic symptom that could happen to any LCD\015\012monitor.\015\012\015\012The following is a generic answer applicable to most.\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012Two possible causes are bad capacitors or a bad light inside\ ... Mag Innovision LT776s 17" LCD Monitor

Color Display on Panasonic Toughbook CF-28 is dull

You most likely have a defective screen - a defective inverter or a CCFL lamp or simply the video cable needs reseating. After reseating the video cable and the problem is still there then :-To determine if you have a LCD screen or video card p ... Panasonic Toughbook 28 Notebook

Screen dark: Open/Close of lid makes screen bright

I am having a problem just like this\015\012\015\012here is a link to the service manual from ibm\015\012\015\012ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/62p9631.pdf\015\012\015\012copy and paste in your browser.\015\012 \015\012use egg carto ... IBM ThinkPad T22 2647 Notebook

My dell e173fp monitor has quit working. The power light continually blinks when power is applied, even without having to turn it on. An identical substitute monitor works fine on the computer system. Is the monitor dead?

Is the power blinking amber? This is a DPMS power-save mode. With the computer disconnected and the monitor on, do you see the colored self-test block floating around? With the monitor on, computer connected, and you still have no image displayed, ta ... Dell E173FP 17" LCD Monitor

L13V36 Dark Screen, picture can be seen in bright light.

Welcome to fixya it sounds like the back light on both monitors are going bad it might be better to call a repair man and get him to look at it see if it is going to be worth fixing i think it might be better then buying a new ... Zenith L13V36 13" Flat Panel LCD Monitor

LAPTOP DISPLAY, the brightness on my CY25 laptop is way to much. i tried pressing the fn key and using the up and down arrows, but even with the brightness turned down everything that is dispayed is still bright. for example, a color that is usually dark red is now a light red and it is very annoying. i cant even read some of the text on the screen because it is not even visible. i cant even see the lines surrounding this box that im typing in. PLZ HELP THIS IS VERY ANNOYING. and dont say change

Ok for some reason by running the game morrowind it fixed my display. Dont ask why, I dont know but thanks anyway. Maybe it has something to do with the mods that I have put on it.(morrowind) ... Fosa CY25 Laptop

My Acer Aspire 3000 is really dark and dim

If the brightness is dull even when connected to the mains, it maybe that your back lighting is faulty on the screen and you will need a qualified repairer, although it may be worth looking at a new notebook depending on the cost. ... Acer Aspire 3000 Notebook

L13V36 Dark Screen, picture can be seen in bright light.

If the backlight lights up for a second it's probably fine - It lay odds on the display inverter in the screen. Actually finding parts for anything made by gateway may be difficult, however. They do not sell spare parts. Considering the size of the L ... Gateway FPD1960 19" Flat Panel LCD Monitor

No picture or power green light just blinks - Sceptre X9G Komodo II (Black) 19 in. Flat Panel LCD Monitor

Carrizosas, Tell me more. How old? Approx. total "ON" hours of use? Did it display a "bright, crisp, full color text and graphics and pictures the day before? Does this unit have a lay on floor "BLACK BRICK" ac to dc supply, or only a 3 wire line cor ... Sceptre X9G Komodo II (Black) 19 in. Flat Panel LCD Monitor

Monitor stays on for a few seconds then goes out

This problem is very often caused by dry electrolytic capacitors on the inverter board. If you have some skill with soldering you could try to change them. When buying new ones ask for LOW-ESR capacitors for switching mode power supplies (SMPS) and 1 ... Acer AL1711 17" Flat Panel LCD Monitor

Dell monitor 15 inch the green light stays on but no picture

It's the backlight supply tripping out from backlight failure, but the thing still stays on. I got it to act right by switching to factory presets with some fast menu action once, but the general solution is going to involve tricking the backlight i ... Dell E153FP 15" LCD Monitor

Black screen on acer 242lc lights come on power up

You indicate that the lamp for Power On comes on? (Light bulb icon) What about the harddrive activity lamp? (Media Activity icon. Looks like a book. Third icon going right, from Light bulb icon) Is this lamp lit up? (May flash ... Acer TravelMate 242LC Notebook

I have a Dell Latitude 5085 the screen is dark, if I shine a light on it I can see the program without the light I barely see an image.

Have you tried changing the contrast balance at all? If not, there should be keys on your laptop to do so, though you may have to hit the Fn key to get them to work. Should be shaped like little suns with an up/down arrow beside them to brighten/dark ... Dell Latitude D505 Notebook

While plugged in, the monitor goes very very dark, (close the lid and open it again, it becomes bright then dark again) unplugged there are no issues. Dell Inspiron 1525 Windows Vista Please advise.

Hello and thank you for using Fixya's services. I have a couple of troubleshooting tips for you:First troubleshooting: If it boots up and is at least showing the splash screen (Dell splash screen or text) then it w ... Dell Inspiron 1525 Notebook

Clarity bobcat monitor, no picture black screen

This is a generic symptom that could happen to any LCD\015\012monitor.\015\012\015\012\015\012The following is a generic answer applicable to most.\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012Two possible causes are bad capacitor ... Computer Monitors

ACER AL1715 PowerLed blinking only,no picture,flash about .5secs

Possibilities include a bad inverter or a bad back light. The inverter powers the back lights. If the inverter senses a problem such as a bad back light or transformer, it will shut down the back lights after about one second. There is actually a p ... Acer AL1715 17" LCD Monitor

The monitor goes blank after just a few seconds or sometimes works for hours.

Two possible causes are bad capacitors or a bad light inside the LCD panel.\015\012\015\012Open the unit and check to see if any of the capacitors in the power supplyor other boards look domed or vented on the top.\015\012\015 ... ViewSonic VX924 19" LCD Monitor

Laptop screen not working

Hi, I'm a laptop technician and if the screen is blank as in there is nothing showing on the screen at all (even when the laptop first starts up), but the laptop sounds like it is starting normally then the backlight or invertor for the laptop screen ... Acer Aspire 5002WLCi Notebook

Sharp Actius A250 PC: Can the screen be replaced?

I'm a laptop technician and this is a very common fault. It sounds like the backlight or invertor for the laptop screen has failed. \015\012\015\012The easy way to check this is to plug the laptop into a normal PC monitor (if you can) via ... Sharp Actius A250 Notebook

Dark picture Picture is dark brightness control has no effect

You probably have a bad capacitor on the invertor board. try shining a flashlight into it to see if you can see anything. if capacitors are good, you might have some burnt out backlight bulbs. i just had the same problem, replaced the capacitors but ... HP Vs17 17" LCD Flat Panel Monitor

LAPTOP MONITOR LIGHTS IS OFF

If it's under warranty you need to send it in. This is either a bad inverter or a bad backlight. If you can see windows and such, you can attempt to turn up the brightness, but it shouldn't be 'that' dark. I am absolutely positive it's your backlight ... HP Pavilion dv6000z Notebook