If it only happens when screen is dark, I'm less apt to think it's toast.
In the video, I see there's text on screen, but can't make it out - what does it say?
Also, toward the left side, I see a blue rectangle overlay - what is that?
Does this appear as soon as you reboot (since it's a dark screen?) - what about once OS loads?
Maybe narrow down before replacement
Safe Mode reboot - to see if advanced settings/drivers are at play.
This is a sharpen filter. Open an image in IrfanView and hold down 'S' ...this is the artifact created by repeatedly applying a sharpen filter. It's engagement bait.
The thing I find weirder is that, in my experience, it's always the first comment in the top comment chain that gets it exactly right, and never/rarely the top comment itself.
How come Im only learning about this recently. Was this not as prevalent of a problem 10 years ago?
I have an IPS monitor that is 15 years old and a TN one that is over 20. Both still work though one has some dead pixels and the other has a yellowed, dim backlight.
I'm surprised that a screen from 2023 would be failing like this
I'd recommend LED, if you want a cheaper but more reliable monitor, or OLED if you're ready to ball out on a monitor with amazing colors and great dark scenes
So you can try a couple things, at this stage. I would do as one poster suggested and plug in an hdmi cable to an external monitor.Â
Odds are, the laptop's display or the display cable is going. If you are willing to try it, look up a video on YouTube for how disassemble and reassemble your laptop type. Pop the bottom half with the keys open and look for a thin, black cable that has a square plug and disappears into the hinge connecting your laptop keyboard/motherboard and screen. Check the connection on the motherboard, check the cable for damage.Â
If there's still nothing obviously wrong, time to pop open the casing around the display. You'll probably need one of those plastic or metal electronics spatulas, like they use to pop open smart phones. Take your time and dont rush it. Once you've popped open the screen casing, you can inspect the display cable to see if it's damaged or partially unplugged.Â
If there's still nothing obviously wrong, look around for a brand name and serial number to order a replacement. AliExpress tends to have those sorts of things. And replacing a screen isn't too hard, especially if you've already pulled it apart to check for damage.
Good luck! IM me if you want more help, but be warned I'm not on Reddit every day.
Looks like a cracked screen. Could also be a water damaged LCD controller board try to dry it out but if you used it in this state it's likely permanent.
All these people saying you are doomed is crazy. I had this happen if GPU acceleration was enabled in discord. I transferred my data to a new laptop and same issue. Turns out I needed to do a clean GPU driver install and it fixed
I've actually had this on my last laptop. It fixed itself after reinstalling windows, reinstalling the drivers and updating the BIOS. I have no clue what caused it and this is the first post I see about it
sorry i was hungry and ate your pixels. ive had this problem before tho and is likely screen replacement time. try drivers and connectors. did you update drivers or anything recently?
Something like this happened to me before!! Does this only happen in some programs? Mine did. Try turning off image sharpening in the nvidia control panel. It fixed it for me.
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Time for a replacement LCD screen. It looks like it's in the process of crystallising into solid.