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Help with faulty monitor

  • 18-02-2019 01:06PM
    #1
    tkrysiak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 72 ✭✭


    Hey everyone, need a some ideas from more tech savvy people than myself...
    I am a proud and fairly content owner of a Phillips 40" 4k monitor, been in service nearly four years working fine.


    Recently it developed a fault where one of the horizontal strips is darker than the rest - assume it is a backlight issue. Absolutely horrible when screen displays uniform colors but not too bad when watching a movie etc.


    That lasted maybe two months, as of a few days ago monitor is all black - it happened mid-movie. Everything just went black.


    Monitor still draws power has lights etc, it is detected by windows and as far as I can tell Windows sends content to it but I just can't see it.


    Could it be something fairly easy to fix like inverter board etc?


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  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Sorry to say but the dark strips failure sounds more like the panel failed. Is there any display at all if you shine a light on the display? If backlight went, you should still see a faint image usually

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