Laptop screen glitch (black spot with light diagonal line)


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Hi everyone. Since a few weeks I'm having this anomaly on my laptop screen (I've recreated this in paint.net):

 

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There is a black spot (longer than a "pixel") combined with a diagonal line where the screen colors seem lighter than on the rest of the screen. The first minutes, it was just the black spot, but then a piece of the line appeared around it. The line got longer with time, until it reached the sides of the screen.

 

I can't find info on the internet (it is also hard to describe).

Has any of you experienced this? If yes, what is it?

 

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You wont find anything online except for others asking questions when their LCD starts to go bad.

Depending on your laptop - many screens are cheap to replace - but since you're asking this question - you better let someone else do it....

But - you can try "tapping" it a couple times to see if it just some weird anomaly -

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Thats strange.  Generally they run horizontally or vertically, not both.

 

You've ensured it wasn't botched drivers causing the issue? Its there in the BIOS/POST screens or in a Live Linux boot?

 

Was the laptop dropped or recently rough-handled? I wouldn't be convinced its the display, more likely the graphics card/bad cap/cold solder joint.

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Would not connecting an external monitor help you decide whether the problem is driver related or hardware?

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Look closer and see if it a bug or something. Friend of mine had a small bug stuck behind the glass and a very similar anomaly appeared.

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Look closer and see if it a bug or something. Friend of mine had a small bug stuck behind the glass and a very similar anomaly appeared.

 

Aha, I bet that was a fun one to find!

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Aha, I bet that was a fun one to find!

 

No idea how it got there, probably through the edges of the display since there is a bit of space there where the glass meets with the plastic. We had to take apart the whole display to get it out. Luckily we didn't damage anything. :laugh:

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