Hello,
My uncle's LCD monitor has been going downhill lately. At first there were pink lines that went down the screen vertically (they were dynamic - i.e., not dead pixels). They showed up mostly when moving objects were being displayed across the affected region. I checked to see if it was a video card issue. It was not, since the same occurs when I plug in cable for a TV signal (directly to the monitor, with the computer off), or plug in a camera to the monitor to display pictures. Recently, it stopped working altogether; no image shows up and it is all black.
He asked if I wanted it, since he is going to upgrade monitors anyways. I figure I'd take a look and see if I can fix it, since its a pretty good monitor (24inch NEC).
I have never worked with monitors so this should be a good learning experience, if anything. Does anyone have any ideas about what I should check first based on the facts above?