Vertical Lines on 1/4 of my ACER aspire 4310 monitor - replace monitor?

[paulapizar]

Good Morning!

This shouldn't have been an issue if i can afford to buy another laptop. But I'm really on a tight budget for now.
Hm.... harsh real world. ^^,

You see?

apart from the black portion (broken monitor), a fourth of my screen has horizontal lines all over.

I have a strong notion that i need a monitor replacement. But is the monitor the only problem?
I fear that if directly go to the repair shop they'll overcharge me. (financial issues again)

Or can i just buy parts and fix my laptop on my own?

Thanks guys! Lotsa love! ^^,

[azzey]

Welcome to the forum!

What you need to do is to hook up an external monitor to your laptop and see if the problem still shows on it.

I have a sneaking suspicion that your monitor is toast...

[paulapizar]

Thank you..

Oh my.. I guess I'll try hooking it up to our TV but that means buying a HDMI cable I guess. Thank you for your help.

Lotsalove!