Hi. A friend says he and his family were listening to something that was being streamed. And then suddenly the streaming stopped. But, more than that, the screen looks broken. Acting on that information it seemed to me, that we might have a case of a broken screen prank. But, the thing is when the screen is slightly flexed some fine lines on the right side of the screen come and go. And when the screen laptop is off, you can manage to see an irregular line that shows up on the screen as a fairly wide dark band that seems to separate one part of the screen from another. The mouse pointer is visible only for some part of the screen on the right. Now, despite the story I have been told, which appears to rule out a broken screen, in favor of a broken screen prank, my senses tell me the screen must actually be broken. I suppose my conclusion is correct? Thanks.Just curious...how EXACTLY does a broken screen prank work ? ?...Because my friend said that the screen changed to what it now is, which looks like a damaged screen (that is, it looks at first glance like it has a physical crack and you cannot actually see the desktop, just a blue band on the right side, where the pointer can still be seen) without anyone touching the screen (as it was streaming a video actually) - it seemed to me that it was perhaps all down to a broken screen prank. I've no idea how a broken screen prank works, except that obviously the desktop is not shown, but a jpeg (say) image is shown as the background. There is no toolbar now by the way.

But, ANYWAY, obviously the front of the screen is not cracked, the glass or plastic, but it looks like there is damage to the display technology behind the screen. Because I can see that irregular mark, like a shadow, from top to BOTTOM of the screen, when the laptop is off. Like I say, logic tells me, the screen is broken, I mean the display technology. What does happen if you bend a modern screen these days and damage it? I'm supposing the front of the screen remains intact, but you can break the display technology behind it. It's the only explanation I have. Which rather casts doubt on my friends explanation that the screen just went broken. He did say there was a band showing at the top right of the screen, I presume something like a downloading strip you often see when the PC is loading/downloading. I said to my friend, leave it to me, and I'll ask the PC community, they will know if your screen is broken. Thus my post. RichThe display technology must be broken. So, it's going to cost my buddy about £40 for a new screen for HP Pavilion 15-n224sa.

One other option is to use an external monitor. I have one, but it's a VGA type. The notebook has in fact an HDMI socket. Can I use this HDMI socket to connect a VGA monitor to? Employing a cable adapter in between? Thanks.What are you talking about?People are a bit slow: What is screen technology? Is it the front protective layer that you wipe with a cloth when it's gets dirty? No! Not really. It's the technology that's actually producing the picture. It looks like that screen technology (TFT whatever it is) is damaged. I'm trying to figure if I can send a picture of the screen. Paints a thousand words.Aaagh, when I flex the screen a bit I begin to see a desktop, not very clear, but it's there. So, the screen is broken as I THOUGHT. I've never had experience of a broken screen before. And remember, my friend did say it just went like it is, when no-one was handling the notebook. That confused me.Quote

People are a bit slow

it rather tempts a reaction when someone says "What are you talking about". It's not nice. It feels like a put down. Which is not hard to figure.

my senses tell me the screen must actually be broken. I suppose my conclusion is correct? Thanks.

Action and reaction. When someone make a post, which is entirely sensible, it rather tempts a reaction when someone says "What are you talking about". It's not nice. It feels like a put down. Which is not hard to figure.