Weird screen discoloration

We have a 5 year old Dell laptop and when we turn it on or bring it out of hibernation, the screen turns a strange pinkish hue and then slowly turns normal. Is this a sign that our screen is about to die?

 

That's a common symptom of a CRT that's showing its age. The cathode emission on one of the color guns is getting a little weak and it takes longer for it to get warmed up to a balanced level with the other guns. That causes the color rendition to be incorrect for a short time. They can still last for years with that condition. It's probably not about to die but just showing its age. Me too.

 

Surferdude, ...but this is a LAPTOP. I am not aware of any laptops with CRTs.

 

A laptop with a 19" crt monitor, I can just picture that. (yes, pun intended)

Looks like I showed more than my age. I plead for mercy and pray for better reading skills in the future.

 

sd2, your pleas fall on deaf ears

I have seen it as a sign of a failing laptop LCD.

CRT?...mmm...you may be able to work by connecting an external monitor.

 

Then jfaircloth would have to shop for a laptop carrying case with a pocket for the CRT.

Seriously though, I purchased a laptop LCD screen/lid assembly for an old Dell Inspiron (2500?) once via eBay because I wanted a larger screen size. Install was pretty easy.

 

Ah-ha, new innovations. A desktop carrying case, but you might find one arm a lot longer than the other after a while

My seriously though...a 5 year old system, do you throw any money at it or save towards it's replacement. If you can turn it into a "pseudo" desktop machine, would it be better than if you decided that the cost (time and effort) of replacing the part/s was worth it. jfaircloth's dilemma/decision.

I work on the premise that after 4 years the system is getting old and "anything" could happen. How much do you "prop-up" an aging system? As I said, do you save the funds towards a new system (without even considering that it could be turned into a non-mobile, pseudo desktop machine).

Matt