THere's something wrong with my screen. It's on the brightest it can go, and it's still very dark. It's not very old either...what can I do?
123417
get a new one...sounds like you monitor is living its last days...
312017
This is an old problem, I haven't seen an LCD with a dead pixel for over 6 months.\n\nIf you are unfortunate enough to get one send it back stating that the power unit has an intermittent fault (or some other made up excuse!!!)
234035
Go to your monitor settings and make it brighter. Every laptop is different, but theres a button that looks like a monitor. You change the brightness of the screen until you like it.
405043
It sounds like the monitor is the problem. If the PC "blacked out" it would not be back in a few seconds.\nSee if you can get hold of another monitor to plug in and test.
663085
your LCD screen on the laptop is damaged. Send it bad to the HP manufacture as a RMA through their website, they should repair it if its still inthe warrenty
394270
You didn't mention if the monitor is the large CRT or a new flat screen.  \n\nIf it is the large CRT unit there is a menu button somewhere. Poke around in the menu until you find the  "degauze" option and use it. The screen gets weird for just a second or two and suddenly, voila, the picture looks good as new.\n\nIf you have a flat screen, I am sorry to inform you, but it is about to give up the ghost. I was dismayed when my flat screen quit only two months after the warranty ran out.  The techs at the store told me that 3.5 to 4 years is max for a flat screen. Shame isn't it!  My old CRT that came with my first PC still works great. It was new in 1997!!!!   Still going strong.
126317
monitor is taking a dump....crt tube is getting gassy...too much hi voltage...try turning down your brightness control
409014
First of all if you've checked that the monitor is still plugged to electricity and won't work, I recommend you to take it to a specialist, so it will give you a solution.
271028
Most often this is caused by a bad video cable or connector.  Try tighting the video cable connectors at both ends.  If that doesn't work try wiggling the cable which some times works if the cable is shorting out.  If that's the case or there is no improvement, try replacing the video cable if it has connectors at both ends.  If it's an older display screen, the video cable may come out of the display screen chassis as a cable with no connector to the display.  If that's the case, then you may be out of luck because you won't be able to replace the cable.  You could try checking for bent pins in the connectors also, but these are hard to fix.  Bottom line, it's probably your cable, tighten it down at the connectors to see if that helps, if not replace cable, if display is old and cable can't be replaced, time to buy a new display!  Good luck!
643445
You can increase the brightness of the screen by pressing the "F2" key on the top row of the keyboard. Keep pressing it until the screen is as bright as you need it. (You can decrease the brightness by pressing the "F1" key.)\n\nEven at the highest brightness level, the screen may be hard to read in bright light. When working outdoors you should try to find a shaded location.\n\nIf you are unable to get the screen bright enough under any conditions, including low or average light conditions, you might want to have your iBook checked out to see if  there is a problem with the display.
535829
It could actually be your computer screen. I know that my old laptop had a malfunctioning screen. Try contacting the manufacturer to see if infact it is a monitor problem and not a software problem.
234077
are u talking about refreashing the screen? if so, that is just the old system causing that. u need to up date.  want some good help,  check this site out, it will give you more education about computers for free than u will ever need. just look at all the tips.   www.komando.com   and brouse all of her free tips   good luck and if I can be of futher help feel free to e-mail me.
263932
check your monitor settings and see if you have a Degauss features.  Most modern monitors do.  If you are lucky this should fix the problem.
77790
disconect the monitor cable from the video card and look at the pins....make sure one didn't get bent. it's way easy to bend one and it will usually throw off the color or brighrness. if thats ok, try adjusting the brightness and contrast on the monitor.
381307
I would try to hook it up to an external monitor and see if it works normally. If it does, I'd guess the backlight is out, which is located at the bottom of the LCD panel. Not many repair shops know how to repair such a thing. Usually when the inverter goes out, you can still see a dim image.\n\nhttp://www.screentekinc.com sales laptop screens and has removal instructions on their site as well. The manufacturer will over charge you for the screem, if you do need one and you're no longer under warranty.\n\nGood luck.
190222
try adjusting the contrast to the maximum value, then adjusting the brightness. then adjusting the gamma to get the best picture
198297
It's probably a loose connection between your monitor (screen) and you're computer. Check the cables that run from your monitor to your computer and make sure they're not loose.