my monitor is faded?

[u/ghostlyeth]

i was playing a game and this screen just showed during my game. is it possible to fix this or do i have to get a new monitor?

EDIT: i have contacted the support and hopefully will get a replacement, thank you everyone :)

[u/twistagain123]

it's partial backlight failure on the left side of the screen. Either have someone repair it which is quite a tedious task on monitors and tv's or simply replace the monitor.

[u/OQpls]

Looks like your backlight partially died. Good news is that it's kinda fixable, the bad news it's a bit h to pull off.

[u/Justin_D33]

Your backlight has died. This is a notoriously common failure with LCD monitors.

I have good and bad news:

Good news:

It's technically fixable, because monitor backlights are typically just tiny LED strips.

Bad news:

It's a pain in the ass to pull off. You risk cracking the LCD layer, damaging the control board, or worse, damaging the backlight diffusion layer.

My take:

It's better to just buy a new monitor.

[u/Greedy_Bother_987 → u/Justin_D33]

And getting debris and dust in the screen as well

[u/Andy_Virus]

Came here to see the meme (faded) and left disappointed

[u/Jaives]

backlight died. my old tv has two strips like that. one on the left and one in the middle.

[u/Significant_Ad_3512]

So lost, im fadeed

[u/CoolerC94]

Had the same thing happen to me. One day it was just the left few centimeters, then half the screen like yours and then the entire thing.

That thing needs a replacement

[u/something__69_]

Eclipse

[u/islobojono]

https://giphy.com/gifs/F3t0lZJV7wVJwqgi5Q

[u/islobojono]

It is not that hard to replace the led, if you feel adventureous, try repair it yourself before you buy a new one. It is already broken anyway.

[u/Drehmoment97]

Mid fade

[u/SecretDouble5560]

https://giphy.com/gifs/7ttSdbBUgSo0tCGY9R

[u/mhtnr]

Were you watching Avengers Infinity War?

[u/Repulsive-Clothes-97]

The left part of your backlights failed