Well, first problem, you bought an Acer. =P

Cheaply made computers, they suck people in with their cheap prices, but you get what you pay for ; they’re cheaply produced with cheap parts and cheap workmanship. Oh, and don’t forget bad designs.

yep, had the same flicker problem with my 5920g never byuing an acer again

@aliAK13 Gladly, I’ve already fixed it paying $30; they said it could have been because of moisture or something else on the connectives.

@grigor27 Same here! i have a toshiba satellite p305d s8828 and its doing the same thing. but i think its a relatively easy fix as it should be the inverter failing most of the time…i think its like $100 and not too bad if u wanna do it urself

its ur wire its cort on something sony make acers they have same problem wiv vaios

Get a Mac

@entitycrazyentitydif I have the same laptop and just recently my screen started flickering. BUT…it’s not a light problem… the screen gets like an old tube tv…the picture gets noise lines and static and jumps all around like it has a loose connection or something.

@hemantabaral same with my acer aspire one just theres gray and white there to i took it apart and put it back together and it fixed it for a while but it came back after a few weeks

omg thats whats wrong with my acer!!!

Well, guys, you’re talking about Acer, but I’m having more or less the same problem with Toshiba satellite!!! I think we all need to be careful with the screens

This is clearly your CCFL Bulb known as the Backlight. Seems here its giving way to failure.Either the bulb is doomed or chance the LCD inverter is loose or damaging. These parts are actually inexpensive to replace, although labor will cost you the most in this procedure. Do You still have this computer around? Send it out to me and I will do the job FREE of cost, just pay for the parts and Shipping. I need the training experience, If you’re serious about fixing it inbox me

@hemantabaral – This is clearly your CCFL Bulb known as the Backlight. Seems here its giving way to failure.Either the bulb is doomed or chance the LCD inverter is loose or damaging. These parts are actually inexpensive to replace, although labor will cost you the most in this procedure. Do You still have this computer around? Send it out to me and I will do the job FREE of cost, just pay for the parts and Shipping. I need the training experience, If you’re serious about fixing it inbox me

my 5920g works perfectly and has for the last two years. I cant say a bad word about it.

acer computers suck! they are one of those laptop brands deemed less durable compared to others.

Acer does not suck.. I’ve been using acer products and so does my classmates and friends.. So far, no incidence of errors or malfunctions such as these.. Maybe the Acer company on the country your on makes low quality ones.. Or maybe there’s some other reason for this. I’m planning to buy a new Acer laptop Aspire 4937g. I think Acer is a great brand. =)

also yeah the geek squad is a joke lol DO NOT take anything to them save ur money buy a new product lol theyre gunna charge u for the price of a new one anyway

yeah i just fixed mine myself, ACER service and support sucks dont depend on them for anything, take it apart (the Monitor) few screws in the front and it pops right off, than look under the laptop should be 2 – 4 screws near the battery take them out take the top part face plate off, play around with the wire till the monitor doesnt flicker anymore thats what i did than i used a piece of plastic to hold the wire down and put it all back together and Presto no more flicker

me too a have an compaq cq40. im just dealing with it

have you fixed it?

mine was solved when i install ubuntu so maybe its something with windows / gfx drivers

Check your video cable and replace the screen with another one, also test your inverter and the connection from the motherboard for the video cable. And no don’t take it to a computer place like geek squad who will take your laptop charge you about the same price for the laptop in the hundreds and then send it to the manufacture to get it fix and get it 3 weeks later.

I have a Compaq CQ50 and the screen flickers. i tried updating BIOS but the next day it started flickering again. HP really needs to fix this problem before they come out with a new laptop.

huh,
my hp also does do same,just a 4 month use,
dun buy HP COMPAQ CQ40,

I am having the exact same problem with Acer as we speak. For all those who are in the laptop market- DO NOT BUY AN ACER- THEY SUCK!

u may need a new screen, or it might be not connected right to laptop, loose conection.

i bought an asus laptop and it only has the screen flicker on battery.. other than that the computer is great besides the battery sits loose…

I was reading this post to get an idea of what I should do to fix my mother’s flickering laptop monitor. But then I thought I should address a misleading post.

Someone said: “Buy a Mac”

…as if this is the solution to all computer problems. I hear Mac fans say this all the time. And it’s a very misleading notion. So I hope anyone who comes here will not be mislead into believing a Mac is a solution to all computer problems; it’s NOT.

Firstly, my long affair with computers started almost 14 – 16 years ago, when I was a youngster. When I started college, I was running my own freelance tech support and repair business. I gained experience with Windows, Mac and Linux. After doing this for a while, I tried my hand at software development; and became an avid C, C++ and C# programmer. One thing lead to another, and I took off; now running my own software development company and working part-time with a large software corporation as a lead developer. Over the years I’ve written MANY libraries, applications and even my own miniature micro-kernel operating system. So needless to say, I’m not the “average user”, and I’ve seen pretty much everything out there and I know what makes it tick under the hood. So this is my professional opinion, not the opinion of some guy who likes a particular type of computer/OS.

Macs are actually very well-made computers, and the Macintosh operating systems have always been robust and powerful. BUT… They’ve attained an undue mythological status in the circle of Mac fans and users. They are NOT magical computers which are better than all else. They also are NOT “better” than Windows; on the other hand, Windows is NOT “better” than Mac. They are each different approaches to the same problem, and each has its pros and cons.

Many people believe Mac computers themselves are somehow radically different from the so-called “PC” brands. They’re not. Mac computers are built from essentially the exact same hardware as “PCs”. Generally: They use Intel processors, just like most of our PCs. They come with nVidia (sometimes even ATI) video cards, just like PC. They use SATA hard drivers (usually from Western Digital or Seagate), just like PC. They use the same type of RAM chips (manufacturers vary). They have the same components on the motherboards (USB ports, ethernet, audio jacks, etc). IIRC, the motherboard parts for Mac are put together at Intel and then sent to Apple. The point here, is that Macs are built from the same 3rd party hardware that PCs are; Macs use a small group of high quality parts found on high quality PCs. There are only two real differences in the machines that roll off the assembly line: 1) slightly different built-in drivers/firmware (to support Mac operating systems) and 2) the fancy Apple logos. So the only difference is the bottom ring software and some logos/paint.

What is so special about the Mac operating system then? Not too much. It’s a stable and robust system, but equally so are Windows and any good Linux distro. Mac operating systems (i.e., OS X) are based on the design of Unix. To make a long story short, Unix was the first operating system design (created at AT&T Bell Labs in 1969) which caught on like wildfire in academic circles (like Berkeley) and spawned many “children” designs, like Linux, BSD, etc). You can consider “Unix” the grand-daddy of Mac operating systems. Unix was a free, open-source, “academic” system design. So most Unix variants like BSD and Linux are also free. Anyone with some computer knowledge and programming skills can develop their own Unix-based operating system! Mac has parted ways with many aspects of the original Unix-design. But the core, (“low-level”) design of the kernel, daemons, drivers, etc is still extremely similar. Many people love Unix-like systems, and would prefer to use one over NT (Windows) systems. I like them for many reasons, though I’m an avid Windows user and developer. But instead of paying for Apple’s PROPRIETARY Unix-like system, I can get its cousin Linux, which is just as good.

So while Macs are great, it should be understood that they are NOT “superior” to others. They’re just another option for the user. Macs are just as vulnerable to viruses and attacks (NO operating system is invulnerable). That myth has come about for several reasons: 1) the majority of the world uses Windows 2) most hackers know that #1 is true, so they target Windows so they can hack more people 3) most people don’t know a virus from a hole in the ground, and mistake hardware faults and problems THEY caused as a “virus”; then blame it on hackers or Windows (always nice to blame someone else for your mistakes, like politicians haha).

So why won’t I buy a Mac? Because I can’t justify paying SO much money for what is essentially the same hardware and a Unix-based operating system. For the price, I can built a top-dollar PC and either put Windows (for a small cost) or Linux (for free) or even both on it. I also don’t buy Mac because they are intentionally made to be incompatible with EVERYTHING that isn’t either made by Apple or approved by them. On Windows and Linux, you can happily develop your own software, customize your system and do whatever you want. Windows also has a better and more robust environment for applications: the Windows API and the .NET Framework. Now there are open-source .NET implementations, so I can write a single application which runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, etc. Microsoft lightened up and allowed companies like Novell to create these open-source, free .NET implementations (like Mono), but Apple will do no such thing; they will sue you. With my Windows IDE (integrated development environment) called Visual Studio, I can develop Windows applications, XBox games, Windows CE (Compact Edition) applications (for all sorts of mobile devices), ZUNE applications, Windows Smart-Phone applications, Windows Phone 7 applications, Playstation games, Wii games, Linux/BSD/Mac/etc applications and almost anything I want. To get this kind of capability as a Mac programmer (such as to simply make an iPhone app), you have to be “approved” by Apple, pay costly license fees and jump through hoops. They make sure you can’t either 1) target non-Apple systems 2) develop on another platform. I find it very dictatorial, especially for a small company which only comprises a small portion of the market. I also won’t buy Mac because there is NOWHERE NEAR the amount (or diversity) of software available for it. Sure, there are great Mac applications, but one can find almost ANYTHING you can imagine for Windows; plus you can write your own software for free with Microsoft’s free Visual Studio Express editions or any other free IDE you like. Why does the vast majority of planet Earth use Windows? Because it’s not very expensive, incredibly stable and robust (if you take care of it just like you have to take care of Mac, duhh…), modifiable and customizable, excellent business platform and compatible with nearly everything you want.

Mac computers are also not very mod-friendly (meaning it’s very difficult and sometimes risky to customize the hardware and upgrade to better parts). The only way is usually to buy through Apple at a very high price. What if you want a better video card to play a new game? Good luck… You did manage to get that new video card and now you need drivers to play the game? Hmmm, good luck again… With Windows, I just install the card and update the drivers in less than an hour. With Mac, sometimes you can do it, sometimes you’ll go through tons of headache or never get it to work. You want to build your own Mac from the best available parts? Good luck again… The only way I know of is to visit one of the “Hacintosh” sites which teach you how to get around Apples strangling maneuvers they put in place to stop people from building custom computers to run Mac (isn’t that mean!). With Windows, I can build a PC out of any parts I like and install it. Apple fights their own customers and users, tooth and nail, to prevent them from doing their own mods; instead of being able to buy parts from the manufacturer, they want you to buy the same parts (at a much higher price) through THEM with the fancy Apple logo and often a digital signature/license and special drivers to prevent other customization or custom computer builds. I think this is incredibly ridiculous! I also didn’t ever buy am iPhone for the same reason. They won’t allow 3rd party applications, and the only way to run them is to use a “hack” like the “Jail break” hack. Apple has also filed a lot of lawsuits against their own users and other companies. They can/will come after you.

Anyway… my point is NOT that Apple/Mac is “bad” or “evil” or that Windows is “better”. I just wanted to debunk the myth that Mac is somehow “magical” or “superior” to everything else, and point out the problems and tradeoffs when you “go Mac”. In my opinion, folks are better of sticking to Windows. Mac is more of a “niche” platform for niche users. If you like Mac or you love to do your own videos/films, Mac is great for you. But if you don’t have a reason to switch to Mac, you may as well not “waste” the money. It won’t make you invulnerable to hardware faults (remember, same hardware), it won’t prevent viruses (only YOU can prevent viruses; plus it’s Unix-based, and suffers many of the same problems as Unix) and you will lose out on compatibility with the rest of the world. Just my two cents.

You should try it. If you are refused, they will return your fees (eventually) so you have nothing to lose by trying.

Just read all your email’s regarding Laptop Flickering, I contacted my supplier and they said that they didn’t know what i was going on about. And guess what it is an ASUS.. AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT A BLOODY YEAR..
Anyone had any ideas on solving the problem? Also considering that we are supposed to be speaking to the cremDe Lecrem of the computer world why do they tink were making this stuff up.
Maybe they think we do what they do sit on thier A***’s all day…
Not thinking that it is because we buy these product’s that they can collect a salary every month