E171FPb 17' Flat Panel

Question

My fiancee owns a Dell that she bought in the summer of 2003. It is the 'new' design Dell had out that was the smaller tower that folded out, I forget the brand of it. But that actually died on her about a month ago. We got her a new computer, but she kept her monitor, which is a 17' flat panel that had come with her first one. Last night she turned it on and the monitor flashed bright and then nothing. Her green light was on and the system was running. She has now noticed that she can actually see the screen, but even with brightness on 100 and everything turned up, its almost black, you have to look very hard to see anything. I first thought it had just fried also, but since she can see things, I'm not sure what to think. Is there anyway to fix this problem, or am I better off just getting her a new monitor?? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

KevinR100 · Answer

IF it is still in warrantee you should get it exchanged. IF not it is past its use by point. Backlight/brightness & possibly contrast problems. Last chance would be to reset it to factory defaults & see what happens. cheers

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