spider web pattern on screen?
my 14" ibook (new in november) has a spider web looking pattern that has developed on the screen.
on the lower left side of my LCD there is a clear black dot - from this dot, there are three lines that radiate outwards in a large Y shape to the edges of the monitor. they are pink and blue and the edges have sort of a melting appearance that worsens every time i start up the computer.
the computer was not dropped or poked or closed on a pen or anything, and the actual surface of the screen has not been damaged. it was transported in a laptop case, and may have been bumped, but the damage looks very pinpointed, so it seems odd that it would have been caused by just a bump or external pressure through the padded laptop bag.
i already called applecare and they are going to take a look at it (i'm going to take it in to the store first, so they can document the extent of the problem before i ship it), but i wondered if anyone knows what might have caused this (other than external damage).
also, i wanted to know if apple is the best option for replacing this. i know that usually the cost of a LCD is close to the cost of a whole new computer.
and if i were to choose someone else to fix it, does that void my applecare plan?
i guess just any advice would be nice.
thanks!
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.5)
on the lower left side of my LCD there is a clear black dot - from this dot, there are three lines that radiate outwards in a large Y shape to the edges of the monitor. they are pink and blue and the edges have sort of a melting appearance that worsens every time i start up the computer.
the computer was not dropped or poked or closed on a pen or anything, and the actual surface of the screen has not been damaged. it was transported in a laptop case, and may have been bumped, but the damage looks very pinpointed, so it seems odd that it would have been caused by just a bump or external pressure through the padded laptop bag.
i already called applecare and they are going to take a look at it (i'm going to take it in to the store first, so they can document the extent of the problem before i ship it), but i wondered if anyone knows what might have caused this (other than external damage).
also, i wanted to know if apple is the best option for replacing this. i know that usually the cost of a LCD is close to the cost of a whole new computer.
and if i were to choose someone else to fix it, does that void my applecare plan?
i guess just any advice would be nice.
thanks!
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.5)
