topic Dust *inside* screen? in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/dust-inside-screen/m-p/45792#M87331 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All,<BR /><BR />I have a VGN-S3XP which I bought when the model first came out. It is in daily use and is a fantastic machine.<BR /><BR />Yesterday I noticed a "black dash" has appeared at the bottom of the display, at a height coincident with the top of the XP taskbar. It's very much like the ` character, but twice the length. It has the impression of appearing slightly behind the image forming plane of the screen, so I suspect this is dust between the light source and the pixel plane (can anything else cause this effect? I assume a dead pixel appears *in* the plane of the image). <BR /><BR />The machine is out of warranty, and in all honesty, I can live with the mark. However, do I risk more damage being caused to the display if it is left there? I don't imagine there are any solutions other than return-to-base.<BR /><BR />I'd be grateful for any advice.<BR /><BR />Thanks,<BR /><BR />Nigel<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:36:56 GMT RocketNige 2006-10-30T12:36:56Z Dust *inside* screen? https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/dust-inside-screen/m-p/45792#M87331 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All,<BR /><BR />I have a VGN-S3XP which I bought when the model first came out. It is in daily use and is a fantastic machine.<BR /><BR />Yesterday I noticed a "black dash" has appeared at the bottom of the display, at a height coincident with the top of the XP taskbar. It's very much like the ` character, but twice the length. It has the impression of appearing slightly behind the image forming plane of the screen, so I suspect this is dust between the light source and the pixel plane (can anything else cause this effect? I assume a dead pixel appears *in* the plane of the image). <BR /><BR />The machine is out of warranty, and in all honesty, I can live with the mark. However, do I risk more damage being caused to the display if it is left there? I don't imagine there are any solutions other than return-to-base.<BR /><BR />I'd be grateful for any advice.<BR /><BR />Thanks,<BR /><BR />Nigel<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:36:56 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/dust-inside-screen/m-p/45792#M87331 RocketNige 2006-10-30T12:36:56Z