I think my screen's dying.

only today it's been kinda dull, and goes from dull to bright (normal) and just really annoying. can this be fixed......well, without buying another laptop? hopefully it goes away but have u heard of something similar?

If your iBook is around the 3yr old mark or longer then I would say the wiring thru the right hinge that carries voltage etc to the screen's backlight is starting to fail. I would think seriously about
1. Repairing it ($300 min)
2. Replacing the display ($300)
3. Fixing it yourself ($30 part and 6 hrs of your time - very difficult repair job)
4. Sell the iBook before it fails consistently and buy another laptop Mac
If I were you I would sell and buy another laptop. Time to move on, I say.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3474
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Log On Screen: http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9125/photo1cn6.jpg
After logged on:
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/3213/photo3zc1.jpg
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1519/photo2ku9.jpg
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Sorry to say this, but it looks like your LCD panel went bad. If you have AppleCare that is still in effect, submit a report to AppleCare right away.
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/210455?start=15&tstart=0
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