I bought this sweet Sony X505 years ago….my girlfriend put it on the bookshelf between a few books not knowing what it was a few years ago and I just recently realized it (thought I lost it on the train)!!!

Anyway, long story short…I’ve been using it for about a month now as a web surfing netbook….and the screen is starting to show an issue.

See attached.

Any idea what this is?  Loose connection?  Bad screen, etc?  How much does a new screen for an X505 cost?  It only seems to be a problem on dark backgrounds….  however, it does show up all the time, even the bios.  It seemed to have gone away for a day or so, but now it is there all the time.

I have a different issue but I suppose we’re facing the same dilemma. My LCD screen has a dead line right in the middle. I had a choice between buying a new LCD screen or a cheap used X505 (good screen quality) for a similar prices. I bought a second X505 as I felt it was the cheaper option and I’ve managed to acquire the parts that were missing from the first laptop. The only problem is the cover is cracked so I’ll have to find a way of taking the screen apart and swapping the panels around.

It seems that LCD screen is OK, but flexible connecting tape between LCD and mainboard is crashed.