[ltp] LCD Life Expectancy

Chris Penn linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:05:13 -0600


If you find it, please post it.

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>
> Simon Williams wrote:
>>>
>>> Also I noticed the screen had a pink tinge to it on boot. Is this a
>>> sign of anything about to go?
>>
>
> That's a dying CCFL tube, I'm afraid. You've probably got a while left
> though.
>
> A replacement tube is available for only about $10, but it's very
> time-consuming to replace. I recall seeing a good howto somewhere, but can't
> remember where it was.
>
> Richard
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