Vertical lines appearing on my laptop screen

Vertical lines on an LCD screen are not a good sign. This usually means that your screen is going bad.

Your screen is in need of replacement.

Same problem. many multicolored vertial lines on the screen, but I haven't dropped it.

I'm afraid when you see vertical line on an lcd panel, it most likely is screen failure. Ebay has plenty of screen from good companies in Texas. I get most of my screens from Ebay store LCDTECH99. They have the best prices, most screens are under 100 bucks and they ship right away. The Toshiba screen is an easy repair, Only the bezel needs to be removed in most cases. Below is a guide to show the process.

http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/toshiba-satellite-p105/take-apart-1.htm

This would need a screen replacement

Lots of people do this themselves

Ebay is a good source for laptop parts most of which are NEW

Either the cable has come loose, or the display is going out.

I would call Toshiba and see what warranty is left ...

first try to hook it into an external monitor if it looks good,I would have to say you have a damaged cable on your monitor.if you are comfortable taking it apart you can try to reseat the ribbon cable on the mobo.you can usually find an online manual for disassembly.

Everything can be fixed.

Try hooking up your laptop to an external monitor. If you get lines then the problem is the video card.

If not, it's the lcd, usually it is anyways.

Just replace the lcd and your problem is gone.

Best of luck!

Ebay - new screens $110-$135. Google for step-by-step replacement instructions.

My understanding is that you have 2 laptops with the same problem, if that is the case, you need to replace the lcd. When you have lines on lcd's, that is a sign of a bad lcd.