Strange White Vertical Light Streaks on LCD Screen?

Hankysmoo

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I am typing from my Dell Inspiron 8600 and have just noticed 3-4 wiggly "vertical light streaks" that are visible when the background color is anything other than white. They are starting to really annoy me, as they are clearly visible when the background is gray. Has anyone seen/heard/experienced these anomalies(defects?) before?
 

harrkev

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It could be a bad column drive transistor. But this type of defect usually results in a straight vertical stripe that is not "wiggly."
 

Jeff7

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I only had something like that on the first laptop I disassembled - I replaced the screen because it was smashed, and the replacement was ever so slightly different, so there were pressure spots that needed to be alleviated. They generally produced shimmering, straight lines though.
 

Hankysmoo

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ARggh...I guess I'll have to get a replacement from Dell somewhere down the line.