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Yellowing PBG4 screen...

Posted by: galgot on 2015-06-17 12:35:13 Was in the process swapping the 1440x900 screen form a PBG4 17" with a 1680x1050 screen from PBG4 17" HR wreck , all went fine … but i noticed some yellow tint on the screen borders, changed the desktop to plain white , and indeed : :-/  (don't mind the tape , it's there to keep the screen in place while testing) Looks a bit like the 180s tunnel syndrome, but in yellow... Anyone have seen this before ? And can it get better if I leave it running for a while… ?

Posted by: TheWhiteFalcon on 2015-06-17 13:05:49 Could just be a damaged panel.

Posted by: galgot on 2015-06-17 13:17:48 yes. After careful inspection , found there was also dust and crap in between the transparent plastic layers... I've swapped back to the original 1440x900 screen.

Posted by: Elfen on 2015-06-17 13:55:11 I've heard of this happening when somebody using ammonia to the screen and the plastic surface yellowing as a result. But the entire screen, not the edges like in yours unless they only wiped down the sides.

Posted by: galgot on 2015-06-17 14:12:52 Yes maybe... Or it's the backlight starting to fail. Like on old Pismos screen , they get a pink tint. Too bad, 1680x1050 is really nice on these 17". Will have to find another one.

Posted by: TheWhiteFalcon on 2015-06-17 14:13:04 Did you swap logic boards too? The HR panel doesn't work with the LR

Posted by: galgot on 2015-06-17 14:14:26 No, I kept the HR inverter board with the 1680x1050 for this testing.

Posted by: techknight on 2015-06-17 17:03:50 Smoker's screen. Thats what happened there. In all displays, there is a little bit of UV yellowing down at the bottom where the CCFL is.  But the whole screen yellowing = smokers delight.

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