Red lines and dots on screen..

mixmagz · 19-12-2011, 06:21 AM

Hi,
I am having some problems with my LCD-screen on my Asus N53SV laptop (bought new 3 months ago): Red lines (vertical) and dots appeared after a slight fall to the floor, and have gradually increased in size and amount. I sent the laptop to the Asus Service Center to have them check it out, and their only solution was to replace the screen at a cost greater than the value of the entire laptop.
I have tried the following (mostly suggestions found on Google):
- Change resolution: Lines/Dots appear at the same place regardless
- Connect external monitor: Connected by HDMI to a TV, and no lines appeared there
- Re-attach monitor-cable: I de-attached the screen and took the cable out and in again, but with no result.
And I have by that concluded that it is a hardware problem, contained to the actual glass screen. Luckily, I can get a new screen at a fourth of the price that Asus claims is necessary to repair it, but I wanted to hold off that option until I was sure that this wasn't something I could fix without a new screen.
Does anyone have any suggestions for what I might try to fix the issue?

maxmanrules · 20-12-2011, 09:48 PM

Your screen is broken dude. You need to get that new one. Some vital part of either the glass or the connecting cable has snapped, crackled and popped.

Wolfie276 · 26-12-2011, 09:29 PM

The monitor is done for, replace it. The pixels are receiving corrupted signals.

EDIT: To clarify by how I know, I've seen this issue in real life before, and that's the conclusion I've taken from it, considering how a monitor is built up.

maxmanrules · 27-12-2011, 12:05 AM

I'm not exactly sure what has been broken though. Is it that the screen itself, the layers of glass have been damaged, or is it that the light behind it has, or is it that the cable connecting the laptop and whatever output the laptop has is broken?

habibjp · 27-12-2011, 10:51 AM

If the glass breaks that's usually a separate issue-half the people i know with an iPod Touch/iPhone have broken the screen already (cheapskate Apple gits cant even afford to use Pyrex or something for the screens) and the colours show up fine (unless you really go to town stamping on it of course

)

Chances are that somewhere in the controller circuitry for the monitor some critical component has died, i.e., its broken forever.

mixmagz · 07-01-2012, 12:26 PM

Thank you guys, I'll order it and replace. I should manage to do it myself, since I had no problems de-attaching it to try the connector cable.

19-12-2011, 06:21 AM	#1
mixmagz Junior Member (25+) Thread Starter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: C:\WINDOWS Posts: 33 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mood: Rep Power: 0	Red lines and dots on screen.. Hi, I am having some problems with my LCD-screen on my Asus N53SV laptop (bought new 3 months ago): Red lines (vertical) and dots appeared after a slight fall to the floor, and have gradually increased in size and amount. I sent the laptop to the Asus Service Center to have them check it out, and their only solution was to replace the screen at a cost greater than the value of the entire laptop. I have tried the following (mostly suggestions found on Google): - Change resolution: Lines/Dots appear at the same place regardless - Connect external monitor: Connected by HDMI to a TV, and no lines appeared there - Re-attach monitor-cable: I de-attached the screen and took the cable out and in again, but with no result. And I have by that concluded that it is a hardware problem, contained to the actual glass screen. Luckily, I can get a new screen at a fourth of the price that Asus claims is necessary to repair it, but I wanted to hold off that option until I was sure that this wasn't something I could fix without a new screen. Does anyone have any suggestions for what I might try to fix the issue? __________________ *”˙ǝɯoɥ sıɥ uı ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ɐ ǝʌɐɥ oʇ lɐnpıʌıpuı ʎuɐ ɹoɟ uosɐǝɹ ou sı ǝɹǝɥʇ“* *Thank me if i Helped > > > > > > > ---->>>*

20-12-2011, 09:48 PM	#2
maxmanrules Elite Member (1000+) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,115 Thanks: 237 Thanked 143 Times in 126 Posts Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 3071	Re: Red lines and dots on screen.. Your screen is broken dude. You need to get that new one. Some vital part of either the glass or the connecting cable has snapped, crackled and popped. __________________ doctor octagonapus O o /¯¯/__o___O___o___O___o___O__ BBWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!! \__\¯¯O¯¯¯o¯¯¯O¯¯¯o¯¯¯O¯¯¯o¯¯ O o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC5dLKPAs5g "Everything's better with pirates"

26-12-2011, 09:29 PM	#3
Wolfie276 Senior Member (500+) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: /etc/rc.d/ Posts: 648 Thanks: 18 Thanked 52 Times in 47 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 125	Re: Red lines and dots on screen.. The monitor is done for, replace it. The pixels are receiving corrupted signals. EDIT: To clarify by how I know, I've seen this issue in real life before, and that's the conclusion I've taken from it, considering how a monitor is built up. __________________ Arch Linux

27-12-2011, 12:05 AM	#4
maxmanrules Elite Member (1000+) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,115 Thanks: 237 Thanked 143 Times in 126 Posts Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 3071	Re: Red lines and dots on screen.. I'm not exactly sure what has been broken though. Is it that the screen itself, the layers of glass have been damaged, or is it that the light behind it has, or is it that the cable connecting the laptop and whatever output the laptop has is broken?

27-12-2011, 10:51 AM	#5
habibjp Elite Member (1000+) Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Uxbridge Age: 19 Posts: 2,494 Thanks: 85 Thanked 388 Times in 337 Posts Mood: Blog Entries: 8 Rep Power: 2388	Re: Red lines and dots on screen.. If the glass breaks that's usually a separate issue-half the people i know with an iPod Touch/iPhone have broken the screen already (cheapskate Apple gits cant even afford to use Pyrex or something for the screens) and the colours show up fine (unless you really go to town stamping on it of course ) Chances are that somewhere in the controller circuitry for the monitor some critical component has died, i.e., its broken forever. __________________ Habib Custom FX 4170 @4.55 Corsair XMS3 8GB Sabertooth 990FX XFX 7870 OCZ 120GB SSD Corsair GS500 http://valid.canardpc.com/2605281 Please press "Thanks" if i have helped ----------------->

07-01-2012, 12:26 PM	#6
mixmagz Junior Member (25+) Thread Starter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: C:\WINDOWS Posts: 33 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mood: Rep Power: 0	Re: Red lines and dots on screen.. Thank you guys, I'll order it and replace. I should manage to do it myself, since I had no problems de-attaching it to try the connector cable. __________________ *”˙ǝɯoɥ sıɥ uı ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ɐ ǝʌɐɥ oʇ lɐnpıʌıpuı ʎuɐ ɹoɟ uosɐǝɹ ou sı ǝɹǝɥʇ“* *Thank me if i Helped > > > > > > > ---->>>*

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