Joel: sorry, old thread, been off email over silly season.
The only word of advice on the pismo screen is don't even think about
replacing the screen if you are looking for a cheap option... I
replaced a damaged G3/Bronze screen last year (insured fortunately!)
and they nailed me for 2 grand plus GST. Cheaper to ditch the Pismo and
buy a new iBook.
What you need is a friendly soul on this list who has a dead computer
with a live screen, or go to Ebay for the same, if it transpires that
the screen itself is just rather tired. However if it is out of whack
colour wise then it is more likely the hardware upstream such as the
inverter board you mentioned. There are actually a couple of other
boards in my limited experience which may be responsible too. Beware.
David
On Wednesday, Dec 24, 2003, at 05:05 Australia/Perth, WAMUG Mailing
List wrote:
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 22:59:44 +0800
Subject: Pismo LCD Problem
From: joel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Happy Holidays WAMmuggers!
I have a quick question....I've recently bought a 2nd hand PowerBook G3
- Pismo 500. It's a lovely machine but there's one li'l issue with it -
the screen is rather dim and the white balance is somewhat off. I've
tried calibrating it with SuperCal and can coax some passable results
with it...but a side by side comparison with a friend's clamshell iBook
reveals that my pismo's screen is still indeed dim and the white
balance is off (it is obviously tinted with an orangey hue.)
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I could fix this or what
might be the cause of the problem? I was reading on some forums that
the LCD inverter board might need replacing, others suggested that a
new LCD would be the way to go. Others still suggest that it might be
the backlight that needs replacing. Being a student, the cheapest
option is the preferable one for me...and while the discolouration is
not a significant problem for me, it would be nice to have more natural
colours to facilitate graphic work.
