VGN-S1XP : X-Black LCD screen has dark spots

[Jerm]

Hi all. I've had my latptop a couple of months now and I have noticed two dark spots develop in the middle of the screen.

One is a cigar shape about 1cm long and the other is circular about the size of a 1p coin. There are no dead pixels, they just appear as dark shadows over the screen. Depending on the back ground they appear darker/lighter. They are definitely below the surface as I have tried cleaning them dozens of times.

Anyone have a similar problem and/or know of a fix?

Cheers,
Jeremy

[Twisted-Rizla]

Hi Jerm.

Welcome to the Forum:smileygrin:

I don't think there's a quick fix because it sounds like a hardware problem.

I would suggest contacting Sony (phone numbers on this link ) and see what they've got to say.

[kee-lo_]

I agree with Twisted Rizla, not a thing you can fix easily.

You'll have to get in touch with Sony in New Zealand as VAIO Link only supports European computers

[Jerm]

Thanks for the replies, looks like I will have to put it in Sony's hands. It's a bummer as I bought it in London last year with a three year warranty and now I am in Hong Kong...might be a costly exercise.

Thanks again!

[Psaila]

Thanks for the replies, looks like I will have to put it in Sony's hands. It's a bummer as I bought it in London last year with a three year warranty and now I am in Hong Kong...might be a costly exercise.

Thanks again!

Might be better sending back to the good old UK , as long as you had someone to deal with the repair here, that you trust to return it to you .

[kee-lo_]

You're best using DHL or equivelant, as the post office will rip you off and probably loose it.

[seb21__]

The old version from Everest Home(Lavasoft)...........

.............I meanAIDA32 has different test patterns for your Monitor or TFT.

Like Bright Red,Bright Blue, Bright Green......Black, etc.

this is a good test in order to discover pixel errors and other bad things.
try this for more details


(for downlad you must click downloadserver)
but the download is SLOW

[kee-lo_]

Good point Seb.