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mistersan
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Powerbook g4 17" Display - 2008/05/16 08:23 Hello there , pritty new to this site , i have a problem with my powerbook , the display seems to be showing vertical lines , all different colours , a new line appears everyday pritty much , i was just wonder if there was anyway of fixing this , without buying a new display!

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krowmagnum
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Re:Powerbook g4 17" Display - 2008/05/16 12:40 The display will most likely need replaced. This is a pretty common problem on the 17" displays apparently. There are a lot of 17" LCD's with problems, not just Macs and they are probably all made by the same manufacturer.

I would call Apple and see what they will do for you, and don't take no for an answer. This should not be happening on a 2-3 year old laptop that costs over $2000.

Here are some pages you should look at:

http://mac.wikia.com/wiki/17-inch_PowerBook_G4

http://www.crosspond.com/apple/welcome

There are even several YouTube videos on the problem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9sJgS0SmdE

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mistersan
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Re:Powerbook g4 17" Display - 2008/05/16 23:14 Thanks alot, your a star , the laptops about 3 years old or so , ill give apple a ring and see what they can do about it , the worst amount of lines is around seven?

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