G4 screen problems

[Aaron Miles]

Tonight, my wife's iBook G4 (a hand-me-down) started having problems with its screen: a white triangle has appeared in the lower right corner, obscuring maybe 10% of the screen. There are also a few vertical lines of various colors. So my questions are these:

What happened?

Is it worth fixing? Or will it cost so much that we'd be better off putting that money toward a new lappy?

Thanks!

Update:
Tonight, when my wife went to use the computer, the (rest of the) screen went blue.

I'm guessing it's time for a funeral....

 

[me_94501]

Tonight, my wife's iBook G4 (a hand-me-down) started having problems with its screen: a white triangle has appeared in the lower right corner, obscuring maybe 10% of the screen. There are also a few vertical lines of various colors. So my questions are these:

What happened?

Is it worth fixing? Or will it cost so much that we'd be better off putting that money toward a new lappy?

Thanks!

Can you post a photo of the screen?

In any case, if the iBook is out of warranty and it turns out to be a hardware issue (like the logic board), repairing it would be costly. So yeah, in that case I would consider buying a new laptop.

 

[techound1]

Sounds like the lcd has a crack. If that's the case, you can pick up a replacement on ebay.

 

[Aaron Miles]

Thanks, guys, two good thoughts. I'm attaching a snap of the screen. Warranty is long gone, so we're on our own.

 

[me_94501]

Thanks, guys, two good thoughts. I'm attaching a snap of the screen. Warranty is long gone, so we're on our own.

Yup, looks cracked to me. You could buy a replacement screen on ebay or ifixit.com and try to replace it yourself, as someone else mentioned (iFixit has instructions as well), but it depends on how much you want to spend on an older computer.

 

[OrangeSVTguy]

Yeah that's most likely a cracked LCD as I've never seen that problem with an ibook with the faulty motherboard. You'll either get no video at all or a completly unseeable screen with lots of different colored lines.

Was the screen stuck at all or something dropped on the top cover while it was closed? If you do want to get it fixed PM me as I have a few extra LCDs but only if your's is a 12" model. (looking at your screen closer, it does look like a 12"er and the black splotches says it is a busted LCD')