On Feb 4, 2010, at 4:51 AM, Don Zahniser wrote: > > On Feb 4, 2010, at 7:29 AM, charliefrown wrote: > >> Hi, >> I just love G3 Powerbooks for their design and sentimental values. >> Thinking about getting Pismo for little processor consuming tasks. I >> noticed it's rather hard to find a PB with a decent, crisp and bright >> screen, as LCD becomes yellowish over the time (my poor Wallstreet is >> an example). Is there any way you can reverse forementioned effect? > > In the Pismo, the screen aging is often described as 'pink' (Dunno - I'm > somewhat color blind). > > From what I have read, this phenomenon is due to degradation of the > fluorescent backlight. It can be replaced, but the instructions I have read > are not trivial, and the backlight tube itself is quite fragile: > > <http://www.macopinion.com/index.php/site/more/powerbook_lcd_lamp_and_display_replacement_revisited/> > > > > > > -- > Don Zahniser > I have found the backlight and related components to be fairly straight forward and easy to replace compared to the later PowerBooks. But that's just me:-) John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA
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