Well heck, you didn't mention exactly what it was other than a LCD.
Besides the LCD portion, there are electronics that drive lcds of the video display. These are corona chips, etc. which are separate items either onboard or elsewhere. These like a monitor can fail or simply weaken and demise output. In most cases they are unique to the model involved and only a pro has parts. But the best an end-user can do is swap parts from a savalged unit, provided they're willing and capable. If the LCD is that old, it may not be practical other than a learning experience.
good luck -----Willy ![]()
The whole screen seems to glow unless it's tilted just right even when the background is black, and its totally impractical to use it like that. The taskbar is hard to make out against the white of open windows because of this. There seems to be no contrast. The items on the screen seem to have a slight purplish hue. Since it's a dumpster lap I attribute it to being old and worn out, but am unfamiliar with the term "worn out lcd". I had another one even worse once and it was even more purple with areas that were obviously more faded than others. Is there anything I can do? Since it's a 700 mhz and I'm poor I'm more than willing to take it (The screen) apart.

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