Display going grey (fuzzy, losing contrast)
Hi,
I'm having problems with the display on my PowerBook. Basically the screen has lost contrast and crispness, and looks grey (see here for a picture -- hopefully).
I'm trying to work out what part could causing the problem. So far suggestions have been the inverter, the inverter cable, the screen, or the logic board. An external monitor works fine when attached. The screen brightness functions also work, although nowhere near the previous effect. When the screen faded originally the fade went from top to bottom of screen in about three seconds (not immediate) and it has been stable for a few months. The computer did get some water in it a few days before the screen went, although we tried drying it before turning it on.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Sam
No: adjusting the contrast has an effect but we lose the fine detail. Maybe it is a brightness rather than contrast issue.
I am also assuming it is a hardware fault. There was a complete reinstall of 10.4 about a month before (total drive reformat). Oh, and the hardware test did not show up any faults (apologies for missing this out before).
Sam
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