Lamps for the laptop screen broken - where in Dublin to replace them?

Peter Walczak

Hi all!

I've laptop that got accidentally stepped on some time ago. Never mind the details. However, since then it stopped showing anything on the screen. I mean, the screen is very, very dark but at some angles you can still see that there's something on. It works well, I've hooked it up to the TV and found no problems whatsoever, the only thing is with the screen.
Now, I've friend in Mullingar who's the laptop magician and he said, given what I'd described, that most likely the lamps that light the screen are gone and one can get such lamps on ebay or anywhere else for 20 / 30 quid and then it'd be the matter of replacing them.
That's fine, I thought, and went to few laptop services in Dublin City Centre. In each of them I was told, the complete new screen is required which is 100+ Euro.
The question is: Do you happen to know any reliable place I could leave my laptop with (I'm not in the hurry) and have the lamps for the screen replaced NOT having replaced the whole screen?
Thanks in advance for all the suggestions.
Cheers!

Allyall

What model is it?

It may also only be the LCD inverter board. Which would cost anywhere from €5 to €30.

Peter Walczak

Acer Aspire 5536

Allyall

Inverter Board €22.30 delivered.

CCFL Backlight Bulb/Lamp €12.86 delivered.

You could bring it to a PC repair shop and ask them to test the CCFL and Inverter, it shouldn't cost much (If anything).

tricky D

Marx Computers are based in Fairview should be able to help you out. They've always sorted stuff out for me at good value.

http://www.marxcomputers.ie

Crescent Place just off the bottom of the Malahide Road behind Kavanaghs pub. Shouldn't be far from your location.

[happy customer, no affiliation]

Peter Walczak

Thanks.
Their close to me and I emailed them. See what happens.
Regards.