t42p screen slow to brighten

[peteblackwell]

My 4 year old 15" flexview screen seems to take longer & longer to come up to full brightness at start up .... 20 -30 seconds.

Eventually "full" brightness is attained, but its been so long , i cant tell if it's as bright as new , or just somewhere in between.

The color seems ok, no distinct "pinking" to speak of, which would point to bulbs . & no dead pixcells either .

Am i approaching the usefull lifespan of these screens , or could this be the lamps , or inverter , or ? ,going out ???.
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the model in question is 2373 hvu ... is this model prone to middle age screen failures ??

Have any other t42p owners had this happen ?

The machine has been used almost daily all its life, but baby'd as well.... i love it , & would hate to have to part w/ it .



Great list
Many thanks

Pete


t42p 2373 HVU first & only Thinkpad ..............so far

[dr_st]

All LCDs lose their brightness gradually with time.

When I replaced my screen two years into the machine's life, the new screen was noticeably brighter than the old one. That was also a T42's Flexview, BTW/