Re: backlight blown on grx 570

On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 09:56:18AM -0500, Ted Serreyn wrote:
> I have been running linux on my laptop on the grx570 for over a year.  Purchased in April of 2002.
> 
> I just upgraded it to 9.x about a month ago.  A Couple of days ago, when I came home, my screen on my laptop was black.
> Closer inspection showed that it wasn't really black, just very very dark.
> So I paid to call tech support, they walked me thru a bunch of things with no success.
> 
> I did not have time to ship it back for repair, so I went shopping.  I ended up with a GRV680, so I can still use all my accessories including second drives, port replicator, and floppy.
> 
> 
> Costs of repair are estimated at $700.00 for a new screen, plus shipping and labor.
> Costs to replace with a referbrished unit is around $1500.00.
> Cost to replace with a new GRV unit $2400.00.
> 
> So the answer for me on the lifetime of a laptop was just over a year.  Understand that my laptop gets extremely heavy use.  My keys were just about worn off from the use, and I have a tendancy to keep it on for days at a time on my desktop.
> 
> The good news is the GRV with the linux drive just came right up and reconfigured a few things and now appears to be working for the most part.  (I still need to check wireless/pcmcia cards).  It does have a slightly lower resolution screen, but still 16.0 inches big.
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Ewwww.  Having experienced higher rez, how can you go back?

My GRX570 is 1600x1200 and I have real trouble trying to
work on anything else.  As it turns out, I hardly run mine 
in the traditional laptop mode (on battery while
travelling).  Rather, I carry it around and set up up at office, 
home, or jobsite: it has become my workstation of choice 
everywhere.  (And amazingly, this 16.1" LCD is better than the 
dual 21" CRT setup I have at the office.)