# LCD (?) Display Dying a Slow Death **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 30, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lcd-display-dying-a-slow-death/178647 "2003-05-30T22:48:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Peg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peg)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lcd-display-dying-a-slow-death/178647/1 "2003-05-30T22:48:36Z")
A couple of years ago, I purchased a phone that features a small screen just above the push-buttons. I believe it’s a LCD display. It feeds me Caller ID info and tells me when I have a voicemail (I have a message center), the latter of which is pretty cool. (Otherwise I have to constantly pick up and hear of a special tone that signals a message.) Lately, however, the display’s dying. First it started with a bar or 2 missing so that maybe the “H” would look like “h”. This makes reading numbers especially difficult. Over weeks, however, the display’s deteriorated to the point where I can’t decipher the numbers anymore and the letters look like Middle-earth Dwarf. Is there anyway I can fix this (what kind of store would fix this sort of thing) or should I just hook up a separate Caller ID box and keep checking for that special dial tone? Warranty’s expired by now. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lcd-display-dying-a-slow-death/178647/2 "2003-05-30T23:00:59Z")
Having morked in the retail electronics field, I can tell you it’s not worth fixing, unless it was a particularly expensive phone. If it’s not under warranty, it’s time to replace it, or use an external caller ID display. If you feel the phone’s cost may justify a repair, expect to pay around $30-$40. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lcd-display-dying-a-slow-death/178647/3 "2003-05-30T23:02:04Z")
Morked? :smack: Nanu-nanu. ---
**Author:** ![Peg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Peg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peg)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lcd-display-dying-a-slow-death/178647/4 "2003-05-30T23:17:44Z")
_sigh_ The phone cost about $30, so I guess it’s the hook-up method for me. Of course, occasionally, it’s fun to play “Who’s Calling Me Now?” Thanks for the info, Mor\*\*Q.E.D. \*\* 😉