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Subject: Re: Flickering on Vivante SE

Author:
Larry Adams

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Date Posted: 19:21:15 11/29/99 Mon
In reply to: Harry S. Gerla 's message, "Flickering on Vivante SE" on 15:53:21 11/26/99 Fri

This type of problem was discussed on deja.com a few months ago. I had a similar problem with my Vivante SE (12" screen). I agree, the problem is exacerbated by tilting the screen. Transmonde couldn't fix the problem, so they allowed me to buy a 13" screen for only $99. When the problem recurred, they replaced my entire laptop. Haven't had any problems since then. Incidentally, Transmonde went out of business about a week after I got my laptop back the 2nd time.

> From time to time I have noticed on this board some
> complaints about LCD screens flickering on Vivante
> SEs. Mine just recently started to do this and I was
> very concerned that I'd have to send it to ASE for
> warranty service (with my warranty having only
> slightly more than a month to run). However, I seem
> to have fixed my problem. I want to emphasize two
> things. First it seems to have been the problem with
> my machine, others may well have different problems.
> Second, I seem to have fixed the problem. For all I
> know, it will be back tommorrow. With those
> disclaimers, here is what I did.
>
> I noticed that the flickering was much more pronounced
> after tilting the screen or adjusting the contrast
> control. In order to make sure I could replicate the
> phenomenon for the ASE technicians, I started tilting
> the screen back and forth extensively and adjusting
> the contrast control up and down extensively. For a
> while it triggered the flickering problem then, to my
> amazement, the problem stopped. I'm wondering whether
> the flickering problem was caused by gummed up or
> stuck contrast controls and more seriously by a gummed
> up or sticking switch which shuts off the display when
> it is put in the closed position. In any event that
> was my experience. Hope the fix lasts and this helps
> someone out there.
>
> Thanks,
> Harry S. Gerla

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Replies:

Subject	Author	Date
Re: Flickering on Vivante SE	Jeffrey Rice	23:14:43 11/30/99 Tue

Re: Flickering on Vivante SE	Dennis van Leeuwen	23:58:54 12/08/99 Wed