Screen is displaying a dark, blurred image which is almost unable to be seen. I have tried adjusting the display settings without it helping at all. I have turned it on and off, let it sit over night, etc. It does this regardless of the cable or DVD player being used. Sound is still fine.

Hi Mdamon,

Please follow the below steps to solve your problem :-

Your LCD panel has the settings button which you need to use to adjust your LCD screen to the center and make sure there is no black strip remaining after appropriate settings,

To make things easy for you , click on the below to download the manual directly so that you have a complete idea of the steps that are supposed to be taken for the screen adjustment.

There are many factory settings of different settings that are preset and can be activated using the panel.

Tip :- Try changing the screen resolution via the display properties from your desktop as an incorrect resolution could result in bad images or blurred images.

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Hope this helps, your feedback would be appreciated.

I assume your screen is blur or dark.
- Definitely there seems to be problem with your display. - Check display connector and Re-Hot surrounding components

To adjust the display settings:

1. Press the flywheel control. The main menu appears.

The current display settings appear across the top of the main menu.

2. Rotate the flywheel to highlight an option. The name of the
highlighted option appears in the center of the menu.

3. Press the flywheel control to select the highlighted option, then
rotate the flywheel to adjust it.

Some options can only be enabled or disabled. There are also some
options that contain additional menus.

4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until you have made all your changes.

5. Rotate the flywheel control until Exit is highlighted, then press
it to exit the OSD control system.


OSD OPTIONS:

Contrast increases or decreases display image contrast.

Brightness increases or decreases display image brightness.

Horizontal Size increases or decreases the width of the display image.

Horizontal Position moves display image to the left or right side of
the screen.

Vertical Size increases or decreases the height of the display image.

Vertical Position moves display image to the top or bottom of the
screen,

Pincushion curves the sides of the display image inward or outward.

Trapezoid increases or decreases the trapezoid distortion of the
display image.

Degauss removes magnetic discoloration from the display image.

Recall returns most options to the original factory default settings
if the monitor is currently using a preset video mode. (See the “Video
modes” section in this guide for information about the factory preset
modes.)

Advanced Option opens the Advanced Option menu. Color opens the Color
Manager menu.

Language changes the display language for the OSD control system.

User displays information about the monitor’s preset modes.

OSD Manager moves the OSD control window on the screen.

Exit closes OSD control system.

Try going into the control panel and select power options see if there is way to adjust the display brightness or try holding down the "Fn" key and use F7 to increase the brightness

There should be a setting under the setup screen that should adjust conrtast and brightness.

If that doesn't help than that means that the light behind the lcd display of the unit has burnt out.

If you can't deal with it then it will be cheaper to just purchase a new unit than attempting to get in there to fix it. Also try to get it covered under warrenty if it is that problem

Not all laptops display adapters will allow the individual settings for a screen and a monitor to take effect correctly.
This happens especially when one is a widescreen and the other is a standard screen.
It seems your settings are taking effect on both screens at once instead of on each screen individually.
I assume you have adjusted te display sizes in your display settings ?
If so, did you adjust each display separately ?
You may also have to see if your display adapter has the most correct drivers. That may help.
Fran

You can make several adjustments to improve your images such as lightening dark areas, changing the exposure, sharpening blurred edges, and changing the brightness and contrast.

• Exposure adjusts the overall intensity of light in an image.
• Adaptive Lighting improves only the dark areas in an image without affecting the bright areas.
• Brightness adjusts the amount of light in colors ranging from light to dark.
• Contrast adjusts the difference in brightness between light and dark areas of an image.
• Sharpness helps define edges and the smoothness of texture in an image. Use this tool to make a blurred image appear more focused.

Adjusting the image Follow the steps below to make adjustments:

1. Click the View tab and select the image you want to edit by either clicking the image, or by clicking the small box at the bottom left corner of the image. Figure 1: Select the image
2. Click the Edit tab and then click the Advanced tab.
3. On the Advanced tools tab, click Adjust Image .
4. Select an adjustment from the list on the left. Figure 2: Adjusting the brightness
   • The Exposure adjustment is automatically applied when the Adjust Image tool opens. Eight variations of the image are displayed on the left. The current image is displayed in the center. Each image represents a different level of adjustment. When you move the pointer over any of the images on the left, a large version of the image is displayed. Use Preferences to turn this large image preview on or off and to set the timing for the display.
   • If you want to use a different adjustment tool, select Adaptive Lighting , Brightness , Contrast , or Sharpness from the list.
5. Select one of the images on the left.
6. Do one of the following:
   • Click Accept to accept all changes and exit from the Color Toolkit.
   • Click Cancel to discard all changes and exit from the Color Toolkit.
7. If you have finished modifying the image, do one of the following to save your changes:
   • Click Save to overwrite the original image.
   • Click Save As to save the modified image with a different name.

I have seen this problem before this is caused by a failure of the backlight which provides illumination for the LCD screen. You may also want to check the inverter also since it fails often and interacts with the backlight.

Flyback transformers usually have 2 adjustable rods - 1 is for focus the other is for screen (G2) voltage. try turning Clockwise the Screen adjust with brightness-contrast at max. Till you see white diagonal lines, then go back until the lines disappear - then tune the brightness to your desired level.

not sure but you could have a bad color wheel i would suggest a service call from your local shop