Accidents will happen. Right at the end of the tremendous TruLondon unconference, I managed to drop my Netbook. It was only from chair height but it sadly struck the metal parts of the chair on the way down.
Ouch.
It powered up fine but half the screen was either glowing white or corrupted. That was promising in a way as there was no obvious structural damage. As a result, I attempted the LCD Massage trick. This involves gently massaging the LCD to try and prod it back to life (DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME). It managed to resuscitate half of the damaged area.
“Great! I am the master of technology!”, I thought.
It did not bring results on the remaining dodgy part of the screen. I pushed a little harder. Still nothing. I pushed slightly harder and….. CRRRAAAAACCCCCCKKK!
Oops.
On the plus side, half of the screen was still working.
Thankfully, screens are pretty easy to replace on these devices. I ordered a replacement screen for my Samsung N220 Plus from laptopscreenonline.com for just under £50.
I was very impressed with their service as it arrived Next Day. In classic tradition, fitting it was the reverse of taking the broken one out, and everything worked great first time.
Unexpected bonus: The replacement screen is of the reflective variety which brings out the colours better. Not everyone likes the shiny screens but I do!
Now to give the poor machine some tender loving care…