Thread: "Black" screen monitor

Hi Folks,

Sorry newbie technophobe here

My LCD monitor (Dell 15"), started to go "black", but you can still see the image if you look hard enough; the screen just goes really dark. When it came to getting the image back turning the monitor power off & on got it back for less than a second, eventually after about 10 off/ons the screen stayed on properly, but the amount of times you had to go through the on/offs were increasing. Then it appeared to give up the ghost, not come on at all; but I recently gave it another go and the on/offs worked again. I realise that new monitors are not extortionate, but I was brought up not to throw anything away that can be mended. The monitor is about 3 or 4 years old. Is this problem fixable?

Thank you,

Grothenwell

PS I should add I tried a CRT monitor and it worked fine

Sound like the montor backlight is faulty or bust. These monitors can be repaired but the expense of repairs could be quite high.

Personally I would just buy a new monitor