PCG-K115M LCD flicker problem

[Ash911]

My K-Series laptop is about 6 months old and recently the LCD has started to flicker in an erratic "up and down" fashion nearly all the time.

Also some colours (mostly lighter) on the screen are fuzzy or look like the static you see on an untuned channel on a TV. Giving the screen a slight knock where it joins the main unit by the power light seems to fix the problem sometimes but it inevitably comes back once the lid has been closed and opened.

I am told this is very probably a loose LCD cable problem, which would make sense but I have been quoted almost £120 not including parts to fix this by an independent laptop repair centre specialising in Vaios.

Does my warranty cover this or something? The shop i bought it from do not take responsiblity after 1 month but instead gave me a phone number for Sony which didnt work.

Can anyone please give me a phone number or URL or anything, even tips or suggestions on how to solve this problem without spending a silly amount of money on something that should really be covered by Sony?

Thanks very much,
Ash.

[robpaxton]

Your warranty will cover this. The contact details are here

[Ash911]

Thanks very much :smileygrin:

[feederfan]

Mine does this also, think i mite send it off before the warranty expires!

[feederfan]

Im having it repaired when i come back off holiday, how long does it take to get stuff back from sony? Weeks, Months? Years??!

[kee-lo_]

Took 3 weeks for JamesMold to get his K series back

[robpaxton]

I've had a turnaround time of 3 days . . . . . but then again I've also has a turnaround time of 6 weeks

[feederfan]

i can cope with 3 weeks, 6 weeks is pushing it!

[kee-lo_]

Wasn't that with the first GRX Rob?

[feederfan]

Sony always seem to have such good quality products, it seems wierd that their laptops are quite often faulty too me! mind you, I brought a cheap 1 for a Sony, £800 for a 2.8ghz machine, no wonder! lol