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Damaged Laptop Screen?
I've got an Hp Pavilion Entertainment Laptop 6000. It's got a star patterned fracture in the lower left corner that can't be felt by touch that's causing the the bottom half of the screen to not display graphics properly.
(The laptop is used as a desk computer so I doubt it's impact damage. Possibly it's liquid damage).
My Question; can this be repaired? Does the whole screen have to be replaced? The computer was $2,000 new, a year ago, I'm wondering if the repair price will be worth it.
I'm also wondering if I can do the work myself. I've experience working with desk top computer hardware repair, but have never done laptops.
Finally, if it's not cost effective to repair the screen, can I hook a monitor up through the usb port?
(The warranty is no longer viable. The computer was purchased through CompUsa, which shut down. Records of the sale are unobtainable).
4 Answers
- George PLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
If HP still makes the parts for it, you can replace the screen, however it would be just as easy and cost effective to replace the computer itself.
You said its used as a desktop, so I would just get a monitor and hook it up to it. There should be a connector on the back for a monitor. If not, there are devices that you can hook up a monitor to a USB port.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
If the laptop cost you $2000 dollars then it would definitely be worh the money to get it repaired, it can be done by yourself with a little effort and skill, however it would probably worth finding somewhere to get it repaired by a technician. Laptop screen replacement isn't easy!
You could hook up a monitor to the laptop instead, if the laptop has the correct output, i.e a VGA port, exactly the same one you would find on the back of a PC, and you could then set that up within the Operating system, and do that instead.
- 1 decade ago
changing the display is easy. I don't know the price for a new one but ask around at a small shop mayby they can give you a good price. And yes you can use a normal monitor you should have a jack on the back of the laptop that says video out
- Anonymous1 decade ago
no u can not repaitthe screen your self. n yes u can use a regular monitor on it. but it iwll be costly to fix it
