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jmck66 | 13:54 Sat 02nd Feb 2008 | Computers
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The screen on our laptop has gone a bit strange. the screen has gone black but the icons and screen saver picture can be seen if you look at the screen at a certain angle. It's only the outlines you can see and the cursor can be picked out if you look really carefully. Have I pressed something or is there a major problem?? Anyone??? Oh, its an HP omnibook XE4500.
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You have turned the screen display off - a power saving method. Alternatively, you have put it into 'display out' mode - where you connect your laptop to an external monitor.

My laptop is an Acer but the key is F6 with FN. The F6 key as a picture of two screens, one black and one white.
ethel may be right .... but if you can see the desktop .....
is it a "ghost" image ... or a real image?

in my experience - normally with powersave the screen is completely blank

if you can see a real desktop - my guess is that the backlight has gone.

you might be lucky and it's just the lead that's loose (you still need to open the machine up)

otherwise ... it'll cost �100.00+ for a new screen (probably wiser to get a flat screen monitor (with TV would be perfect - at least then you can use it when the lappy isn't in use)
http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=LG+17LS5R+1 7+INCH+LCD+TV&btnG=Search+Products

strangely a 19" costs less (�123.00)
http://www.nextag.co.uk/LG-L1953S-19-LCD-54156 4660/uk/prices-html

unless you need the "laptopability" of being able to carry the thing about

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