Compaq 1270 Laptop LCD Screen Problems

[Blayze]

Ok I have a Compaq 1270 laptop I know its a Compaq...


Anyway it was bought in April of 1999 at best buy. When the laptop was bought a 3 year warrenty from Best buy was also purchased.

I have one dead pixel (green color) in my Laptop screen and one of the pads off the bottom of the laptop is gone. My question is should I take the laptop in and get the screen fixed?
I asked a guy at best buy one time and they said with my warrenty that they would replace it but it would have to be sent off for a couple weeks.
The dead pixel has been in the screen almost as long as I have owned the laptop and no more pixels have went bad. I use the laptop when I am not at home, but when I am home the laptop is hooked up to a KVM switch with my Sony 17 inch monitor.

Should I take the laptop in for repairs or just leave it as is. I dont want to get the laptop back and have a screen that is worse than the one I have.

 

[bacillus]

if it bothers you that much & your warranty will cover a replacement then I say get it replaced!

 

[Smbu]

"I have one dead pixel (green color) in my Laptop screen and one of the pads off the bottom of the laptop is gone. My question is should I take the laptop in and get the screen fixed?"

Well, most LCD screens usually have 1, or 2 dead pixels in them when they are first made. The 14.1" TFT XGA LCD screen on my Compaq Armada M700 has 2 dead pixels although they are black(not green like yours). One is in the a corner and is not even noticeable and the other is only noticeable on bright backgrounds, so they don't really bother me too much. I only use the LCD screen when I am not at home. When I am home I have it hooked up to my IBM P96 19" FD Trinitron monitor. I'm sure I probably could send it in to Compaq to have the LCD screen, but since it doesn't really bother me that much I haven't bothered with it. I still have over 2 years left on the warranty from Compaq, so there is no hurry.

"Ok I have a Compaq 1270 laptopI know its a Compaq..."

I've only heard bad things about those Compaq Presario laptops. Armada's on the other hand seem to be pretty good, though.

"Anyway it was bought in April of 1999 at best buy. When the laptop was bought a 3 year warrenty from Best buy was also purchased."

You may want to get it replaced anyway, since your warranty will end in April of 2002, and that is less than a year away. It really is up to you, though.