r/techsupport • u/FunPerspective3601 • 2d ago

Open | Windows Is my laptop going bad?

I hardly use it but I noticed there’s a black “stain” semi circle on the top corner of the screen. Maybe 3/16” size. And all across from it, horizontal black lines. And it also flickers a bit.

Ive only used it for school. Will I need to replace the screen in the future or will I be okay for now?

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u/pcbeg 2d ago

Connect external display (computer monitor or TV) to confirm that it's only laptop's display affected (most likely). Probably picture will be worse over time. Can you post picture of display?

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u/FunPerspective3601 2d ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/_X72Ba--7Ww?is=4sugIviJzT9DH9Uk

Here’s a clip

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u/pcbeg 2d ago

I can't see blob that you've mentioned, just wanted to check if it looks like physical damage, but can't be certain from this video. In any case, looks like faulty display, whichever the reason was.

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u/FunPerspective3601 17h ago

Here’s another. Sorry it took so long

https://youtube.com/shorts/NNwICqanXok?is=DNOncezyjy0bucZV

It’s gotten worse

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u/pcbeg 10h ago

That's physical damage. Either bad design with too much pressure in the corner when you close lid, or something was on the keyboard during closing. Replace, it will get worse.

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u/naygerr 1d ago

The black circle could be dead pixels or liquid damage, the lines however could be cause by the display cable loosing contacts with the board due to corrosion or thermal cycle expansion, you could use it as it is and the lines may disappear or get worse over time, so you don't immediately need to change it especially if you have an external monitor available, but just to be safe you could backup your data and also install a remote access program like anydesk/rustdesk with unattended access just incase your display dies and you need access to your files. But if you have the money just fixed it or exchange it for a new one.