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    Vaio CS Screen Glitch

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by xScorp1on, Jul 9, 2011.

  1. xScorp1on

    xScorp1on Notebook Evangelist

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    So, I have a Sony Vaio CS215J, and the screen has been acting really funny for a while. Basically, the screen either locks up or glitches hard (white lines, broken images, screen goes white, etc) unless I bend the screen or push on a certain part of the screen. I checked all the connections and the mounting, the only thing I can think of is that maybe it's a defective screen.

    Has anyone ever seen this problem, and is it fixable? If not, where do I get a replacement panel (besides ebay, all the sellers there seem kind of shady). It's way past warranty, so I can't get it from there.

    Thanks!

    Here's a video of the problem-
    YouTube - ‪Vaio CS215J Screen Glitch‬‏
     
    xScorp1on, Jul 9, 2011
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  2. Tthursday

    Tthursday Notebook Evangelist

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    I think your best bet is to contact Sony. Good luck getting it fixed.
     
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  3. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just for the sake of it, do you get any of these 'glitches' when an external monitor is connected?

    Just trying to nail it down.....
     
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  4. xScorp1on

    xScorp1on Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, it works. I'm pretty sure it's the screen itself (see the video).

    Also, I don't want to have to go through Sony, since they'll probably charge much more than fixing it myself.
     
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    or the ribbon cable that runs though the hinges......

    $100+ for a screen or $10- for a cable.

    Hard to tell what the real problem in through.
     
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  6. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    I bet it's the ribbon display cable.
     
    Nick, Jul 10, 2011
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  7. xScorp1on

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    I'll have to check the ribbon cable the next time I disassemble it, but in the meantime, what I'm actually doing in the video is bending (by a good amount) the LCD panel. It could possibly be the ribbon cable since I'm flexing the entire screen. What I'm doing in the video is using my thumb to push hard on the bezel, bending the entire fixture (probably to a good 20° arc).
     
    xScorp1on, Jul 10, 2011
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