>
> As a computer hardware service tech, so I think I know what I'm
talking
> about, I'd say the LCD panel itself. This is born out by the fact
that when
> you installed one from a 540, it worked prefectly. Some LCD panels
have
> separate drivers for the top half and bottom half of the panel. If
one of
> the drivers goes out, you lose half of the screen. These drivers are
part of
> the panel not external to the panel.
>
> Also, the inverter board just drives the screen. If it were REALLY
dim (so
> dim you could barely see any video displayed on the LCD) it would be
the
> inverter board. I've seen inverter boards go out...
>
> -----Original Message-----
I appreciate your help. I was pretty sure that it was the LCD itself,
or at least the electronics that connect to it. I am a camera
repair technician, and I have worked with LCD panels, in cameras and
they have the connection to the flex via a rubberized conductor pad,
and these sometimes become dirty, or malformed, and you will lose part
of your display. When I disassembled the panel, I saw that everything
was soldered with no real way to redo the connections. The screen is
not dim, so from what you say I will assume that the invertor is O.K.
Powerbookguy.com wants 39.95 for a new passive greyscale screen, so I
may hold out and see if I can get an active matrix greyscale, or
either a passive color, or active color depending on the price.
Again, thanks, for you help.
Robert Newman
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