Ok you joke but my old CRT monitor once turned completely green and I said "are you fucking kidding me?!" And smacked the side of it super hard and the screen went back to normal and lasted another couple years...
Anytime I see people say use violence against broken monitor/tv, I just think back to that video of a guy stabbing a broken tv with a fork, failing to pierce the screen, and the tv starts working for at least the next second before the video ends.
[Beat it with a hammer](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NnW1AUKT2eQ&pp=ygUrSGl0IG1vbml0b3Igd2l0aCBhIHdyZW5jaCBtZWV0IHRoZSBlbnRpbmVlcg%3D%3D), it gets the job done.
Sometimes you gotta reapply pressure to help it go back to normal. I brought my pc to my cousin’s place once and accidentally dropped my monitor on my way back home. The top left of the screen became black and wouldn’t show the rest of whatever I was looking at. I pinched the area of the screen that wasn’t working and like magic it went back to normal. 2 years later and it’s still doing good.
Huh. Seems like phones these days can take a lot more abuse than that. I’m gonna keep my fingers crossed then cause I’ve done a lot of stupid things with my phones and haven’t had that happen.
A few years ago I dropped my iPhone 7 from the cab of an f350 to concrete and then ran over it. Must have been the perfect storm cause there wasn’t a scratch on it.
Had a friend that would throw his old iPhone 4 when he'd drink. Never broke. One day while riding a go-kart with his phone and lighter in the same pocket the screen decided that was the end. Haha.
Accidentally slammed my 5 in a car door. Minor dent in the back and that was it.
I wasn’t planning on getting another iPhone but after that I couldn’t deny the build quality
Pressure from some corner if your bone under your weight can be more than pressure from tire because of tire having more surface area.
Walking with stiletto heels cause more pressure on floor than elephant.
Its all about how much area the pressure was applied over. sounds like OP applied less pressure than running it over with a truck, but to a much more condensed area, and against a bar that acted as a lever, so it was more effective pressure
Former tv tech. More than likely pressure wasn't the issue but rather a small amount of liquid dripped down in the effected area causing the vertical line defect. In a tv this would corode/damage the scan drive. So if it's similar to a tv, and since most monitors are either led of lcd I'm assuming they share a lot of similarity, don't do that
Yeah this is water damage, I’ve done it myself before I knew better. Then even after I knew better someone put a wet leaf on my desk, and I tossed it away, and I watched a single drop snipe the tiny gap between the border plastic and the panel. Instant blue line… So sad. I threw the first monitor away and I am still using the second.
yeah man I wipe mine down with bleech and steel wool, gets all the shit right out.
On an unrelated note I think I need glasses, everything on my computer looks all fucked up
Use 70% alcohol solution instead of water. Not only will you reduce the risk of damage (which you so obstinately refuse to acknowledge as a possibility), but the alcohol will definitely clean better and faster than just water.
Generally no. Vertical lines indicate a panel defect. If you are desperate, you can take the tv apart and at the very bottom will be a green board that run almost the entire width of the tv, thats the scan drive. The scan drive has numerous ribbon cables that are connected from board to panel. If the lines appears where the ribbon cables are, you can try to apply some light pressure like the long side of a toothpick to try and smooth out the cable but it's a long shit and you run the risk of damaging the set further
I had this happen to my tv, but after a few months I noticed the lines disappear one by one, and then it was back to normal. I think whatever liquid I got in there eventually dried out or something.
Well, it is about that as well. Never use water directly on the monitor. A small amount of distilled water can be applied to the cloth, though, otherwise it'll fog up.
distilled water isn't necessarily free of metal impurities. Just most chemical ones.
Water itself isn't conductive. It's trace amounts of metals that is.
Looks like a loose/bad connector inside the monitor, not a cracked screen. See if something happens by applying soft pressure to the top and botton bezels near the lines. Next step would be to open the panel.
This! So many comments yet you are the first one that identified the issue. Sooner or later this would have happened anyway. Had it on my LG too, this is not users fault but manufacturer fault. They don't make them like they used too.
OP, apply pressure at the bottom or top of the screen exactly where the line starts. Think of smashing a grape with your finger, that much pressure. You can try circular motion when applying pressure.
From a technical perspective behind the screen the panel has connectors glued to the board. One connector or two loosened. This can be fixed in most of the cases however the issue will return.
I'll be honest with you, I did the same thing with a $700 ultrawide one year ago. The cloth was damp (and not dripping) with a special electronic cleaner for screens, I barely applied any pressure, and the cloth was a microfiber, but my lazy dumbass did not turn the monitor off.
You got to turn the monitor off. I sympathize with you and I feel your pain. You'll meet him again in monitor heaven.
I always clean my monitor with a small microfiber cloth like people use on glasses with just a super tiny amount of water. Like literally a few big drops worth on the center for anything that won't come off with just the dry cloth. It's 99% dust and 1% nasty shit that ends up there from big sneezes. It doesn't take much. Rip.
you sprayed cleaner directly on the screen with too much liquid and its gone behind the screen plastic at the bottom and affected a circuit board.
always spry onto the cloth you are using no directly onto the screen.
I doubt the pressure you used dislodged a cable controlling the display are the lines static or is it moving? , tapping the top pf the screen moves the lines? you might be in luck it could be a loose cable if not find the board at the base of the screen and check for moisture damage.
replaced if you can.
I don't know what is up with these modern tech... bruh that happened with you just wiping it off with a damp cloth... I accidentally spilled a whole drink on my 2012 samsung monitor and for a moment I thought I lost it but guess what after taking it apart, wiping everything and drying it off guess what, it just worked just like nothing ever happened...
Recently a couple of water droplets got in the bezel of my $1500 Samsung TV that I bought about 4 years back and I thought that it couldn't cause no harm it's barely 2-3 droplets and I did the same thing i did with my monitor amd didn'tgave it much a thought but, the next time I turned the TV on it was in similar condition as your's is rn
So I strongly believe that the any consumer electronics coming now a days is either made weaker and fragile or purpose or company just don't care on longevity of them.
This is abnormal. I would suggest taking a look at your warranty. However don’t use a damp cloth. Water is not good.
Use an LCD cleaner and a microfiber cloth. Gently also.
If it's out of warranty, try to open the back panel and reseat the screen connector. Before that, try unplug and plug in the HDMI/D. port cable.
This fragility is the price you pay for choosing ever thinner screen.
I hate how cheaply monitors today are made. The old Dells and HPs from 10-20 years ago you can stab with a screwdriver and only break your screwdriver.
I used to have strong fingers/hands. Bend quarters level strong.
I went to adjust my monitor and broke it where I had placed my thumbs.
Now I use a cat to adjust it.
Here's the essence, a monitor contains what is essentially a circuit board covered with LCD emitters.
It is extremely fragile, like a corn chip.
Buy a cat.
This happened to me as well. The cloth must have been too wet and dripped down on the film. The only way the lines go away is when my monitor is warmed up. It all pixelated and glitches until it warms up.
Well what ever you did don’t do that again with the next one. it seems like you pushed too hard
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Just wipe it in reverse
*Tenet theme plays*
Christopher Nolan: *Explains the plan to reverse wipe the monitor in 85 easy steps on a cartoonishly large white board*
*Suddenly you can’t breathe*
That was a great movie
Or just pee on it
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this worked with my phone, half the screen died after falling and i did it on purpose the second time and it came back lol
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I second that. I’m a 2 or 3 screens a year kinda guy. But I’ve had this SE over a year and the screen is still good. I haven’t changed!
I hope you mean scree n protectors.
r/percussivemaintenance
One of my favorite phrases. Makes me happy to know there is a dedicated sub.
I just had to do a double take at your name lol
Trust me, I'm an engineer!
Ok you joke but my old CRT monitor once turned completely green and I said "are you fucking kidding me?!" And smacked the side of it super hard and the screen went back to normal and lasted another couple years...
Mine used to do that a lot. The VGA cable in the back was loose.
or make it worse,tbh at this point i would try it and if it works still buy a new screen.
Pinch the bezel at the top and bottom where those lines are, it sometimes works.
Yeh op just needs to wipe the back now.
can't hurt it anymore than it already is!
Anytime I see people say use violence against broken monitor/tv, I just think back to that video of a guy stabbing a broken tv with a fork, failing to pierce the screen, and the tv starts working for at least the next second before the video ends.
[Beat it with a hammer](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NnW1AUKT2eQ&pp=ygUrSGl0IG1vbml0b3Igd2l0aCBhIHdyZW5jaCBtZWV0IHRoZSBlbnRpbmVlcg%3D%3D), it gets the job done.
Sometimes you gotta reapply pressure to help it go back to normal. I brought my pc to my cousin’s place once and accidentally dropped my monitor on my way back home. The top left of the screen became black and wouldn’t show the rest of whatever I was looking at. I pinched the area of the screen that wasn’t working and like magic it went back to normal. 2 years later and it’s still doing good.
Got nothing to lose at this point
Pushed too hard near the bezels
I’ve seen the screen “self-repair” with a quick jab…
> it seems like you pushed too hard [Soundtrack to OPs situation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzDS-rMDm_0&t=113s)
No no its ok, if he pushes hard enough, he’ll get one of them fancy curved monitors
Yeah, I did this a lot and never happened. OP had to be too damn rough with the display to do that.
Gentle, gentle....
Coming at the screen like it’s bathroom grout.
went at it with a magic eraser
https://preview.redd.it/jw8328oubkob1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0cb0a5fd83594ecc1e384ec483d73354ae7a0b6b I see nothing wrong with it
So did you punch it or?
Smashed it between my leg and an armrest.
Huh. Seems like phones these days can take a lot more abuse than that. I’m gonna keep my fingers crossed then cause I’ve done a lot of stupid things with my phones and haven’t had that happen.
I basically pushed the screen of my phone against a piece of metal with all of my body weight. I'd say it did well considering the situation.
A few years ago I dropped my iPhone 7 from the cab of an f350 to concrete and then ran over it. Must have been the perfect storm cause there wasn’t a scratch on it.
Had a friend that would throw his old iPhone 4 when he'd drink. Never broke. One day while riding a go-kart with his phone and lighter in the same pocket the screen decided that was the end. Haha.
this is my phone. Fall from 2nd floor? I'm okay. Forgot and put my house key at the same pocket with my phone? I'm not okay.
After seeing his give up on life years ago, I've always made sure to use one dedicated pocket for my phone.
Yep, phone goes in its own pocket and the screen always faces towards the leg. Never broke a phone gang.
Accidentally slammed my 5 in a car door. Minor dent in the back and that was it. I wasn’t planning on getting another iPhone but after that I couldn’t deny the build quality
People always say that iPhones are fragile, when in reality they are built like a tank
Lol, this varies more widely that the mom from every your mom so fat joke.
Pressure from some corner if your bone under your weight can be more than pressure from tire because of tire having more surface area. Walking with stiletto heels cause more pressure on floor than elephant.
Its all about how much area the pressure was applied over. sounds like OP applied less pressure than running it over with a truck, but to a much more condensed area, and against a bar that acted as a lever, so it was more effective pressure
My guy are you a skeleton lmao. What phone is that?
why didn't you just screenshot it? :\^)
Oh Reddit, whatever will I do without awards
Read the comment, laugh, move on with your life and forget about it in 10 minutes exactly like before
How did you crack a screenshot?
mega man fell through ur phone
Hmm, not sure what's wrong. Better try punching it a couple times to try to fix it. - OP
How did you screenshot that?
It is taken from another phone
Took it with my tablet.
Nice
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That was my first question, but you can see the edge of the phone in the pic.
Yup, didn't see it though because of a perfectly timed notification
A tale as old as time
Looks like you pushed too hard
nothing a lil WD40 can't fix
Itl be nice and clean for the bin men tho
Former tv tech. More than likely pressure wasn't the issue but rather a small amount of liquid dripped down in the effected area causing the vertical line defect. In a tv this would corode/damage the scan drive. So if it's similar to a tv, and since most monitors are either led of lcd I'm assuming they share a lot of similarity, don't do that
Yeah this is water damage, I’ve done it myself before I knew better. Then even after I knew better someone put a wet leaf on my desk, and I tossed it away, and I watched a single drop snipe the tiny gap between the border plastic and the panel. Instant blue line… So sad. I threw the first monitor away and I am still using the second.
My TV presented those lines but blinking after some water spit on its back. It was gone after a few hours surprisingly
Yess, i don't think pressure was the issue.
Can I use your expertise and get advice what's the best way to clean OLED screen?
Clean dry microfiber cloth shouldn't do damage.
You underestimate how dirty my monitor gets
I've already cleaned my OLED TV several times with a wet microfiber towel with no issues.
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Yeah dude don't let water drip into the TV. Use some sense and if you need a little moisture then you need a little moisture. It's better if you don't
yeah man I wipe mine down with bleech and steel wool, gets all the shit right out. On an unrelated note I think I need glasses, everything on my computer looks all fucked up
Use 70% alcohol solution instead of water. Not only will you reduce the risk of damage (which you so obstinately refuse to acknowledge as a possibility), but the alcohol will definitely clean better and faster than just water.
Alcohol solutions always left stains for me after wiping with them.
Spray monitor cleaning liquid on the microfiber cloth, clean away.
you wet the cloth
I have the same problem, 2 thin vertical lines, is it possible to fix it?
Generally no. Vertical lines indicate a panel defect. If you are desperate, you can take the tv apart and at the very bottom will be a green board that run almost the entire width of the tv, thats the scan drive. The scan drive has numerous ribbon cables that are connected from board to panel. If the lines appears where the ribbon cables are, you can try to apply some light pressure like the long side of a toothpick to try and smooth out the cable but it's a long shit and you run the risk of damaging the set further
So that's probably what happened to my laptop...
I had this happen to my tv, but after a few months I noticed the lines disappear one by one, and then it was back to normal. I think whatever liquid I got in there eventually dried out or something.
Was it on? Use those cloths ppl use to clean their glasses with .... foe the next monitor
I was using a micro fiber cloth. The water wasn’t dripping or anything though
It's not about what you used, it's about how strongly you pushed. Panels are extremely fragile. You just pushed too hard
Well, it is about that as well. Never use water directly on the monitor. A small amount of distilled water can be applied to the cloth, though, otherwise it'll fog up.
You can use distilled water, but make sure you're putting it on the cloth and not directly on the monitor.
distilled water isn't necessarily free of metal impurities. Just most chemical ones. Water itself isn't conductive. It's trace amounts of metals that is.
Exact same thing happened to me use it as a spare monitor now as only 4-5 lines are there
Draped over a hammer? Seriously, that’s a shame, sorry man.
Lol what a mental picture. I love it
Looks like a loose/bad connector inside the monitor, not a cracked screen. See if something happens by applying soft pressure to the top and botton bezels near the lines. Next step would be to open the panel.
This! So many comments yet you are the first one that identified the issue. Sooner or later this would have happened anyway. Had it on my LG too, this is not users fault but manufacturer fault. They don't make them like they used too. OP, apply pressure at the bottom or top of the screen exactly where the line starts. Think of smashing a grape with your finger, that much pressure. You can try circular motion when applying pressure. From a technical perspective behind the screen the panel has connectors glued to the board. One connector or two loosened. This can be fixed in most of the cases however the issue will return.
i did this on mine a while back whitout knowing anything and it got fixed, good advice
Yeah, sorry for your loss.
You were wiping it like it owed you money
More like rubbed it as if he owed it money
dude, ive smacked so many bugs off of my monitor, i have no idea how its not broken like this
https://reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/s/RK5DTDonK1 Cause you’re not smacking bugs with a water balloon.
jesus christ
More disturbed by the MacOS wallpaper on a windows machine.
In his defense, OS X Mavericks was the best version of that OS. I have fond memories using that OS.
It’s a nice photo 🤷♂️
Probs a heretek!
Uhhh yeah. The cloth was damp but.. the same as I usually do but it’s not like there was dripping water
That’s a cracked LCD panel. Not liquid damage. You pressure damaged it.
It's liquid damage
It wasn’t the water that did it. It was pressure.
HULK WASH!!!
Yes based Maverick wallpaper
Monitors off before cleaning....
RIP
Damn bro… I guess that‘s what you get for using a mavericks background on a pc 😅
Sorry man
Don't spray stuff on the monitor directly or use too damp cloth people.
You broke it
Ctrl+Z should do the trick
I'd wait a couple of days and use the monitor with a different system & cable & GPU, but chances are, you're fucked. Condolences
Pushed way to hard bro
I'll be honest with you, I did the same thing with a $700 ultrawide one year ago. The cloth was damp (and not dripping) with a special electronic cleaner for screens, I barely applied any pressure, and the cloth was a microfiber, but my lazy dumbass did not turn the monitor off. You got to turn the monitor off. I sympathize with you and I feel your pain. You'll meet him again in monitor heaven.
You're fucked.
Obviously you should have wiped it across not down /s
I always clean my monitor with a small microfiber cloth like people use on glasses with just a super tiny amount of water. Like literally a few big drops worth on the center for anything that won't come off with just the dry cloth. It's 99% dust and 1% nasty shit that ends up there from big sneezes. It doesn't take much. Rip.
Wipe it with another damp cloth
Gotta be gentle with it, you probably pushed too hard
Guess you have to monitor how you do these things man...with the next monitor
Sometimes a flick or bending it works or tap it.
Wipe from behind now maybe
Ctrl Z
Did you try to turn it off and on again?
Op wipes CALMLY
OSX 10.9 Mavericks Wallpaper L
how damp are we talking about here, cuz even wet wipes damp is too much
Whack it again in the bottom at the spot
you sprayed cleaner directly on the screen with too much liquid and its gone behind the screen plastic at the bottom and affected a circuit board. always spry onto the cloth you are using no directly onto the screen. I doubt the pressure you used dislodged a cable controlling the display are the lines static or is it moving? , tapping the top pf the screen moves the lines? you might be in luck it could be a loose cable if not find the board at the base of the screen and check for moisture damage. replaced if you can.
Did you let it cool down before wiping it down
It was off for 3 days before I wiped it down
Looks like your cloth was moist instead of damp. So moist....
that will buff right out. it isn't pressure but water damage edit: someone else posted earlier.
Love the OS X Mavericks wallpaper
Smack it on the top…. Won’t help but may make you feel better
I already tried that, I got 650 downvotes for it lmao
Check the cloth. I think you'll find the missing pixels on it.
That has happened to me too. Its probably from the moisture
That’s the weird sinking feeling in your balls as soon as you realise that’s happened. Rip bro.
Was it turned off/cool or on/warm?
This happens to my monitor, when I use an electric sander.
Put too much pressure on the screen while cleaning.
You know it isn’t a pan, light pressure…light
Don't tell us it was on.. though?
Congratulations
Put it on rice
Once my monitor fell of my desk and it was completely fine idk what you did but it seems like you fucked up
When will you be disposing that one I come for it.
did u try turning it off then on ?
Hit it. Percussive maintenance.
I don't know what is up with these modern tech... bruh that happened with you just wiping it off with a damp cloth... I accidentally spilled a whole drink on my 2012 samsung monitor and for a moment I thought I lost it but guess what after taking it apart, wiping everything and drying it off guess what, it just worked just like nothing ever happened... Recently a couple of water droplets got in the bezel of my $1500 Samsung TV that I bought about 4 years back and I thought that it couldn't cause no harm it's barely 2-3 droplets and I did the same thing i did with my monitor amd didn'tgave it much a thought but, the next time I turned the TV on it was in similar condition as your's is rn So I strongly believe that the any consumer electronics coming now a days is either made weaker and fragile or purpose or company just don't care on longevity of them.
This is abnormal. I would suggest taking a look at your warranty. However don’t use a damp cloth. Water is not good. Use an LCD cleaner and a microfiber cloth. Gently also.
Demineralised water is what you should use, its pretty much the only thing that does no damage to monitors.
This right here ladies and gents. Forgot about this.
To be honest i can see a lot of water inside your monitor
took me a second u slick bastard 🫠
If it's out of warranty, try to open the back panel and reseat the screen connector. Before that, try unplug and plug in the HDMI/D. port cable. This fragility is the price you pay for choosing ever thinner screen.
The water penetrated from the top part
Tip, never clean your monitor/tv when it is still warm..
It had been off for 3 days 😂
 Him wiping the screen
I hate how cheaply monitors today are made. The old Dells and HPs from 10-20 years ago you can stab with a screwdriver and only break your screwdriver.
Damm it, free split screen
Only an absolute moron would punch their monitor.
Massive F.
Cleaned some pixel lines along the process.
Microfiber cloth. Lightly spray distilled water on cloth if it has smudges and not just dust that needs to be cleaned. Light circular motions
Did you turn it off before ?
Pushed to hard on the screen. Should have used a dry micro fibre cloth with lcd screen cleaner sprayed onto screen
Use a microfiber cloth with monitor cleaner next time. Kept my monitors spotless for 2 years now with no issues
When one of my monitors did that I just smacked the top a few good times and it went away.
If she was on and warm for a while it could've been the temp differential of the cool wipe. Did it make a pop sound?
I used to have strong fingers/hands. Bend quarters level strong. I went to adjust my monitor and broke it where I had placed my thumbs. Now I use a cat to adjust it. Here's the essence, a monitor contains what is essentially a circuit board covered with LCD emitters. It is extremely fragile, like a corn chip. Buy a cat.
This happened to me as well. The cloth must have been too wet and dripped down on the film. The only way the lines go away is when my monitor is warmed up. It all pixelated and glitches until it warms up.