Flickery LCD

[joohang]

I have a VAIO R505TL that flickers often.

Sometimes it works properly, but most of the time, it "flickers." Basically, the screen get a bit dimmer and behaves as if the refresh rate is somewhere around 15 Hz :Q where it should be 60 Hz.

It is not a driver issue. I sometimes get this during bootup screen also.

It goes away once in a while. It seems to like to "cool off." When I shut down the machine and leave it cold for a few minutes, it likes to go back to normal mode. And then it will flicker again.

Any thoughts? I really don't want to deal with Sony support.. *gasp*

 

[Gunbuster]

Sounds like a backlight problem

 

[Gosharkss]

I Think gunbuster is correct, it sounds like a backlight is going out. Backlights are fluorescent lamps and they tend to flicker shortly before failing.

Good Luck

 

[yourharddrive]

I had the same problem on my hp lappy, its a bad inverter, send it in for RMA and get yourself a new inverter.

 

[Questi4110]

60hz isn;t that good either...need to have 75 and above

 

[joohang]

<< 60hz isn;t that good either...need to have 75 and above >>


For an LCD?

Thanks for your inputs, guys.

 

[Raspewtin]

refresh rates are pretty unimportant on LCDs b/c of the way the image is created on LCDs (too lazy to explain and probably someone else will explain it better anyway).

 

[N8Magic]

My SGI 1600SW does something similar. It flickers when Win2K "dims" the screen when you bring up the Shutdown menu.

As for the refresh rate, it is kind of a misnomer when it comes to LCD's because the backlight is always on. That is why they are less stressful on the eyes.

 

[joohang]

Does it cost a lot to replace my backlight lamp thingy? Does it take a long time to replace it?

Does it make a difference if I replace it after a while? I'm too busy right now and too lazy to take this to Sony support.