Well, I'm not sure if my LCD is gone or that some type of other LED has went out on the LCD. When I look at the screen, I can see the desktop,menu bar, and dock just fine, proplem is, it's very dim, I mean very very dim. I was able to naviagate my way to the display options, and brightness was all the way up. I tried moving the brightness up and down, but couldnt see a difference. I'm wondering if there is a seperate LED that the brightness control uses. Any info wil help, and I'll start doing google searches too.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Help! iMac G4 screen very dim.
- Thread starter jaxstate
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Sounds to me like your backlight is shot. The LCD part only determines the color. It is up to the backlight to supply the brightness.
As others have posted, it is likely you need a new backlight. Did u notice any flickering with the monitor before it rendered its soul? That is what mine did...flickered then died...about one month before applecare runned out....
And, no! I wasn't lucky...They lost the monitor and it took 7 weeks to get a replacement
And, no! I wasn't lucky...They lost the monitor and it took 7 weeks to get a replacement
I did some google searches, and it seems that the inverter board going bad has cause this for others. I'll go to my apple reseller to see if thy keep parts handy. I'm way past Applecare so i'll be doing this myself.
ScubaDuc said:As others have posted, it is likely you need a new backlight. Did u notice any flickering with the monitor before it rendered its soul? That is what mine did...flickered then died...about one month before applecare runned out....
And, no! I wasn't lucky...They lost the monitor and it took 7 weeks to get a replacement
