Tip for the power switch. You can disconnect the power switch cable directly from the power supply by just lifting up the black insulation material to reveal the connector. Way easier than removing the screws on the switch.
Thank you! Stumbled across this video just as my monitor started to show symptoms. So glad to order the backlight in advance. It took me 3.5 hours, and your tips on removing the cover at the start was especially useful (: Lifesaver.
This worked!!... A few things I did differently... I used masking tape to secure the screen to the bezel on the face... that way when you take off the perimeter screws and lift up. The actual screen and difuser has a bit more support structure. No super glue needed on the end. ... Office Depot 3M permanent double sided tape did the trick. When you remove the strips some of the old double sided tape will come off. Just put some more down. Took about 1 hour. Paid $20 for quick shipping and parts got here within the week. My monitor is now back to brand new. What a difference.
Excellent video, had the same issue, ordered the strips using the link and they arrived this week. It helped a lot that you took everything off to show us what you did. Having something ready to hold up the screen while replacing the strips also was very useful as was the tip of sorting the screws... I did not disconnect any wires since the back only had to be lifted far enough to unscrew the front. To remove the two pins on the reflector you can unlock the base by using a thin knife from the sides. I also asked my neighbor for assistance to have some extra hands while lifting the screen and to compensate for the timelapse which I could not use... Thanks for saving me a lot of cash, but mostly for the euphoria when seeing my screen fully functional again after an hour of fun construction. Priceless!
Fantastic. Have the same screen from June 2015. Bought in Norway. Ordered Led strips on Aliexpress from a recommended link on Internet and they fit perfectly. All screws also so didn't need glue. Thanks a lot for this guide helping me through the process dismantling and reassemble the monitor. Now working perfectly after 2 hours job. Didn't have a rope, so my daughter was helping me holding the screen while removing and installing new strips. Thanks again
New LED's arrived today. After 3 hours and watching your video I have successfully replaced the LED's and all is working wonderfully. Thank You very much for providing this video, very helpful indeed.
Amazing. I have ordered the backlight strips, due to arrive 9 February, and will watch your video very carefully, also noting the helpful comments in this thread. Thank you for saving me a fortune. I will post back the outcome in a week or so.
Sorry to say, I managed to crack the “expensive bit”, so my 40” is now in the trash. Thanks anyway. I have kept the backlights and all the screws in case I need them in future.
Thank you so much. ❤ I have the exact same model, with the exact same problem. That being said, it still remains to be seen if I'm handy enough to repair it. 😅
You sir are a champion. I had the same issue, same monitor. Made the purchase and made the fix, with less confidence than an iceberg in the desert... But it worked and it's FUCKING BRILLIANT!! Cheers mate!!!
Fantastic video. I am in the UK and bought the same screen perhaps around 2015 too. I am a photographer and regularly calibrate the screen for both colour and brightness. I edit photos with the same room lighting which requires the screen brightness to be set to 120 cd/m2. When I first got the monitor I had to reduce the screen brightness to around 55% but that has gradually had to be increased over the last couple of years. It is now up to around 94% to get the same brightness so I assume the LEDs are failing. I was going to just buy a new one but they are so expensive now for this size. Your video has made me consider repairing it if possible
Thank you so much for this! I used both your video and your link to the led strips and just managed to fix my monitor 😊 It was given to me by a friend who said I could keep it but I’d have to get it fixed. It definitely feels good getting a 4K monitor for under £15 haha.
My backlights came with adhesive. So even if I couldn't line up the screws (they lined up well) it was sticky all the way down. Also, I couldn't lift that white paper bit as easy as this. I had to be very careful and it was brittle as hell. A few tears that I had to repair. But it all looks good now. Thanks for the video
I have the next model up (43") and the very center strip has been burned out for a the last month or two and it's making my photo editing hell. I was looking into other monitors but most current ones don't even have the features this one does (usb hub). This video is a God send. Thank you so much for this
I also just bought the 43" for a new office setup. I still have this one however for home. Please let me know how the repair on the 43" goes i hope its as easy as the 40"
Did the new lights offer any higher brightness? I have two of these, one was replaced under warranty years back and still going strong, the other has just had a band of LEDs stop working so I will replace all 4 of them. The downfall of these monitors has always been the brightness levels. Great blacks, but because the brightness is so low, something like 300 nits. I wonder if there are brighter light strips available elsewhere.
Just finished spending a good 4 hours repairing my monitor after waiting a good 4 or 5 weeks for the LEDs to come to the UK from China/ Had originally a dark band on the 3rd row from the top. All replaced now I have a dark band along the bottom row. I should have really briefly plugged it in before putting it all back together just to see if the lights all came on. I didnt actually order those in your link in this video as it doesnt mention the monitor model number but after Googling to see if there was a closer supplier it brought me back to the same website though to another set of LED's LED which says "Backlight Strips For Philips BDM4065UC/00". I dont know what to do now, I am not sure if I have the energy to take it all apart again. These LEDs come in 2 halfs per strip with a little connector block to join them They obvious work though perhaps I didnt join the lowest one (thats the one in the tighter space when screen angled up at 45 degrees. Did recently get a new 48" OLED 4K monitor. Was going to use the Philips as a second screen for photo editing and maps etc when using my flight simulator. Might just get a new smaller screen instead. In fact looking at the screen more closely I also see a dimmer vertical band probably on the righter most column of lights so perhaps something else is at fault.
Thought Id give you a little update on my repair. I decided, before throwing the monitor out and spending a few hundred £s on a new smaller 4K screen (its a second monitor to my 48"), that there was nothing to lose in taking it apart again with the intention of simply getting the front panel propped up and switching it on to see if all the LEDs lit up. As suspected the bottom row were all off. Next stage was to remove the little spikes and lift the white paper and joy of joys I seen that the power connector to the bottom strip of lights was not connected properly. Connect it, went to the wall to switch the power back on and fantastic all lights glowing brightly. Was faster this time in taking it apart and putting it back together again, your video was embedded in my mind as it was so good and concise so thanks man. Uniformity of light across the whole panel is a lot better, there is a bit of shadowing down one side and a slight light leak to one corner but I suspect I didnt have the layers of defuser etc lined up exactly and the white card may not be sitting exactly right. Anyway thank you so much. By the way Brents comment about disconnecting the power cable from the panel rather than unscrewing it from the back cover really did help which was good as I lost one of the power switch screws yesterday and was scared to lose the last one. Going to re-calibrate the screen shortly and see if its cd/m2 brightness has increased as it was getting dimmer before the repair
Thanks for a very instructive video. My BDM4065UC suffered the same today - I saw one band was dimming and after turning the monitor off/on the backlight disappeared completely and never came back. Before today I have seen a little flicker once in a while and also light intensity have slowly been dropping. Suspecting the PSU to be faulty I took it apart and found that all power outputs for the "computer" parts of the screen was working perfectly ok, but the WLED- was 9V to GND and WLED+ 27V to GND. That would suggest that the WLED's only get 18V instead of the required 27V. Which will still make be suspect the PSU ? How did you decide/foundout that the WLED were the culprit and not the PSU ? What voltages did you see ?
Hey mate, any more progress on your screen? Mine is doing the exact same thing - I'm tempted to order the backlight parts, but if it's the PSU or something else, that may be beyond my expertise.
Hello, I have the same problem. Some parts of the screen went darker, and when I adjusted the brightness, the whole screen went dark. I'm not sure if it's due to faulty LEDs or the power supply. Did you try replacing the power supply on yours?
I just did mine today! Thanks for the great video! I wouldn't have attempted this without it. I used a thin fruit knife instead of a razor to remove the clear plastic spacers, and it didn't break the clips, and it worked as well. I also used retractable measuring tape, a mic swivel mounted to my desk, and a set of paper trays to hold up the display in mid air, instead of the bungee cord, and that got the job done too.
Thanks for the video same problem on the same model. I'll have a go, nothing to lose, everything to gain. PS be nice to find the originals but is Phillips that DIY friendly?
@@testandtune6096 How much is it failing LEDs or their deteriorating electrical contacts? I tap it a few times on the back and it looks a lot better, not 100%. Still I've ordered the LEDs on Ali-Express as tapping will eventually not work I suspect.
@@testandtune6096 yes no doubt the whole strip will go down with an open circuit given they are in series. My second to top strip went out today casting a horizontal shadow across the screen. It righted itself the next time I turned it on. Very fickle. One could wonder what the power supply is doing, but no doubt it's failing LEDs.
I have a Gigabyte 32" Monitor G32QC and I need to replace one of the light strips since I have a black bar meaning one of the back lights went out. Can you tell me the part number or correct link to order from for this monitor?
Have you had any experience with iiyama monitors? I think the back light is at fault, but not sure, it fades from the edge of the screen to the middle quite quickly!
thanks for the video, it really worked :-) Only downside: I seem to have broken my panel during the repairing process, as I have a black vertical line going from top to bottom now. Does anybody know if there is a DIY panel available anywhere? So far my search on AliExpress did not reveal anything.
May I ask if these LED strips are the actual Philips part or a third party LED strips? I have the same monitor and it just went completely dark and I want to have it repaired. I sent an e-mail to Philips Canada and they only created a case number a few days ago but nothing else.
I imagine the market for aftermarket LED backlight strips is pretty small, I wouldn't be surprised if they're by the original manufacturer of the strips. Philips sold their monitor business in 2004 so they don't actually make any of their monitors now.
The led backlight on my monitor is too bright even at its minimum setting (when in a dark room). Would it be possible to put in a potentiometer to further dim the backlight?
my entire screen just went dark put when I shine a light at certain angles I can see the screen slightly so it still works just the entire backlight went out
awesome video dude, maybe you can help me , my huge monitor's backlight just died on me but I have no idea what so ever on what back lighting it uses .. its called a ''Acer EB490QK 48.5" any help would be apppriciated :)
Thanks for adding support to the RTR movement which is the urgent need of present times with landfills filling up with near perfectly working items but many with the clueless zombie mindset often prompted by self-interested companies trying to thwart RTR. I hope progressive governments like those in California really spearhead RTR & making it eventually global.
Does anyone know if this is the same problem ? Mine got black line too, then the screen goes black totally ( no " no devices connected" at all) but the sound still works. wiil changing the led be enought ?
might be too late - I'm just working on my friends monitor and complete darkness came from one of the backlight connectors on the power supply having bad solder joints
Hey mate, mine has just started doing the exact same thing as yours. I know it's a year ago - but did you attempt to fix this by just replacing the backlights?
@@izimsithank you. Was it basically the same as the one linked in the TH-cam video? Or something completely different? Thanks again for taking the time to respond.
You made the whole job much more complicated by not removing the screen and thus only working one handed. I replaced the LEDs and would strongly recommend to remove the screen completely. If you wanna see a proper repair, check out this video th-cam.com/video/FQMB6Zif-Xk/w-d-xo.html
@@testandtune6096 cheers fella, the strips are due to arrive towards the end of Feb. Your video looks pretty detailed and I'm reasonably sure I can follow the steps... Famous last words 😉
Tip for the power switch. You can disconnect the power switch cable directly from the power supply by just lifting up the black insulation material to reveal the connector. Way easier than removing the screws on the switch.
Yay I found the same
Thank you! Stumbled across this video just as my monitor started to show symptoms. So glad to order the backlight in advance. It took me 3.5 hours, and your tips on removing the cover at the start was especially useful (: Lifesaver.
This worked!!... A few things I did differently... I used masking tape to secure the screen to the bezel on the face... that way when you take off the perimeter screws and lift up. The actual screen and difuser has a bit more support structure. No super glue needed on the end. ... Office Depot 3M permanent double sided tape did the trick. When you remove the strips some of the old double sided tape will come off. Just put some more down. Took about 1 hour. Paid $20 for quick shipping and parts got here within the week. My monitor is now back to brand new. What a difference.
Excellent video, had the same issue, ordered the strips using the link and they arrived this week.
It helped a lot that you took everything off to show us what you did.
Having something ready to hold up the screen while replacing the strips also was very useful as was the tip of sorting the screws...
I did not disconnect any wires since the back only had to be lifted far enough to unscrew the front.
To remove the two pins on the reflector you can unlock the base by using a thin knife from the sides.
I also asked my neighbor for assistance to have some extra hands while lifting the screen and to compensate for the timelapse which I could not use...
Thanks for saving me a lot of cash, but mostly for the euphoria when seeing my screen fully functional again after an hour of fun construction. Priceless!
Fantastic.
Have the same screen from June 2015. Bought in Norway.
Ordered Led strips on Aliexpress from a recommended link on Internet and they fit perfectly. All screws also so didn't need glue.
Thanks a lot for this guide helping me through the process dismantling and reassemble the monitor. Now working perfectly after 2 hours job.
Didn't have a rope, so my daughter was helping me holding the screen while removing and installing new strips.
Thanks again
New LED's arrived today. After 3 hours and watching your video I have successfully replaced the LED's and all is working wonderfully. Thank You very much for providing this video, very helpful indeed.
Great 👍
Amazing. I have ordered the backlight strips, due to arrive 9 February, and will watch your video very carefully, also noting the helpful comments in this thread. Thank you for saving me a fortune. I will post back the outcome in a week or so.
Sorry to say, I managed to crack the “expensive bit”, so my 40” is now in the trash. Thanks anyway. I have kept the backlights and all the screws in case I need them in future.
The only guide on youtube for this model! GREAT JOB!
Thank you so much. ❤
I have the exact same model, with the exact same problem.
That being said, it still remains to be seen if I'm handy enough to repair it. 😅
You sir are a champion. I had the same issue, same monitor. Made the purchase and made the fix, with less confidence than an iceberg in the desert... But it worked and it's FUCKING BRILLIANT!! Cheers mate!!!
Fantastic video. I am in the UK and bought the same screen perhaps around 2015 too. I am a photographer and regularly calibrate the screen for both colour and brightness. I edit photos with the same room lighting which requires the screen brightness to be set to 120 cd/m2. When I first got the monitor I had to reduce the screen brightness to around 55% but that has gradually had to be increased over the last couple of years. It is now up to around 94% to get the same brightness so I assume the LEDs are failing. I was going to just buy a new one but they are so expensive now for this size. Your video has made me consider repairing it if possible
Thank you so much for this! I used both your video and your link to the led strips and just managed to fix my monitor 😊 It was given to me by a friend who said I could keep it but I’d have to get it fixed. It definitely feels good getting a 4K monitor for under £15 haha.
Haha, that’s awesome to hear. Have a great xmas
Wow
Thank you for a great video. Just fixed my display after i found this. Same problem as yours and ordered the backlight strips. It worked great!
My backlights came with adhesive. So even if I couldn't line up the screws (they lined up well) it was sticky all the way down.
Also, I couldn't lift that white paper bit as easy as this. I had to be very careful and it was brittle as hell. A few tears that I had to repair. But it all looks good now.
Thanks for the video
I managed to fix my monitor following your video, thank you so much!
I have the next model up (43") and the very center strip has been burned out for a the last month or two and it's making my photo editing hell. I was looking into other monitors but most current ones don't even have the features this one does (usb hub). This video is a God send. Thank you so much for this
I also just bought the 43" for a new office setup. I still have this one however for home. Please let me know how the repair on the 43" goes i hope its as easy as the 40"
Have the exact same model and the exact same failure, bottom row. Thanks a ton for posting the video. Cheers from Germany
You're welcome!
I just had this exact issue with this exact monitor. Exact dark patch too.
Are you going to have a crack at fixing it?
Did the new lights offer any higher brightness? I have two of these, one was replaced under warranty years back and still going strong, the other has just had a band of LEDs stop working so I will replace all 4 of them. The downfall of these monitors has always been the brightness levels. Great blacks, but because the brightness is so low, something like 300 nits. I wonder if there are brighter light strips available elsewhere.
Just finished spending a good 4 hours repairing my monitor after waiting a good 4 or 5 weeks for the LEDs to come to the UK from China/ Had originally a dark band on the 3rd row from the top. All replaced now I have a dark band along the bottom row. I should have really briefly plugged it in before putting it all back together just to see if the lights all came on. I didnt actually order those in your link in this video as it doesnt mention the monitor model number but after Googling to see if there was a closer supplier it brought me back to the same website though to another set of LED's LED which says "Backlight Strips For Philips BDM4065UC/00". I dont know what to do now, I am not sure if I have the energy to take it all apart again. These LEDs come in 2 halfs per strip with a little connector block to join them They obvious work though perhaps I didnt join the lowest one (thats the one in the tighter space when screen angled up at 45 degrees. Did recently get a new 48" OLED 4K monitor. Was going to use the Philips as a second screen for photo editing and maps etc when using my flight simulator. Might just get a new smaller screen instead. In fact looking at the screen more closely I also see a dimmer vertical band probably on the righter most column of lights so perhaps something else is at fault.
Thought Id give you a little update on my repair. I decided, before throwing the monitor out and spending a few hundred £s on a new smaller 4K screen (its a second monitor to my 48"), that there was nothing to lose in taking it apart again with the intention of simply getting the front panel propped up and switching it on to see if all the LEDs lit up. As suspected the bottom row were all off. Next stage was to remove the little spikes and lift the white paper and joy of joys I seen that the power connector to the bottom strip of lights was not connected properly. Connect it, went to the wall to switch the power back on and fantastic all lights glowing brightly. Was faster this time in taking it apart and putting it back together again, your video was embedded in my mind as it was so good and concise so thanks man. Uniformity of light across the whole panel is a lot better, there is a bit of shadowing down one side and a slight light leak to one corner but I suspect I didnt have the layers of defuser etc lined up exactly and the white card may not be sitting exactly right. Anyway thank you so much. By the way Brents comment about disconnecting the power cable from the panel rather than unscrewing it from the back cover really did help which was good as I lost one of the power switch screws yesterday and was scared to lose the last one. Going to re-calibrate the screen shortly and see if its cd/m2 brightness has increased as it was getting dimmer before the repair
Man, glad you got it sorted!
my strips arrived today , gonna watch again and give it a go , fingers crossed :)
Thank you so much. This just saved me binning my monitor. This worked exactly as you showed!
Glad it helped!
Thanks for a very instructive video.
My BDM4065UC suffered the same today - I saw one band was dimming and after turning the monitor off/on the backlight disappeared completely and never came back.
Before today I have seen a little flicker once in a while and also light intensity have slowly been dropping.
Suspecting the PSU to be faulty I took it apart and found that all power outputs for the "computer" parts of the screen was working perfectly ok, but the WLED- was 9V to GND and WLED+ 27V to GND. That would suggest that the WLED's only get 18V instead of the required 27V. Which will still make be suspect the PSU ?
How did you decide/foundout that the WLED were the culprit and not the PSU ?
What voltages did you see ?
Hey mate, any more progress on your screen? Mine is doing the exact same thing - I'm tempted to order the backlight parts, but if it's the PSU or something else, that may be beyond my expertise.
Same here, my does not even turn on, no white LED there but voltages are present at PSU.
Hello, I have the same problem. Some parts of the screen went darker, and when I adjusted the brightness, the whole screen went dark. I'm not sure if it's due to faulty LEDs or the power supply. Did you try replacing the power supply on yours?
Thanks so much for this. I have the same issue, except it's across the mid-upper area of the screen. You saved me some ££ on a new monitor!
You are welcome, let me know if you have any questions on fitting them.
Thanks for posting this video, I will have a crack at fixing it too - good timing!
I just did mine today! Thanks for the great video! I wouldn't have attempted this without it.
I used a thin fruit knife instead of a razor to remove the clear plastic spacers, and it didn't break the clips, and it worked as well.
I also used retractable measuring tape, a mic swivel mounted to my desk, and a set of paper trays to hold up the display in mid air, instead of the bungee cord, and that got the job done too.
Great video. Repaired mine for under $60CAD vs paying $275 for someone else to :)
Just started to mine...eek update sadly a failure for me, the lights came on but big dark areas for me on the screen but in patches :( worth a try
Thanks for the video same problem on the same model. I'll have a go, nothing to lose, everything to gain.
PS be nice to find the originals but is Phillips that DIY friendly?
I could only find the aliexpress ones. But they are fine so far. Man it was so nice to get the brightness back. Good luck with it.
@@testandtune6096 How much is it failing LEDs or their deteriorating electrical contacts? I tap it a few times on the back and it looks a lot better, not 100%. Still I've ordered the LEDs on Ali-Express as tapping will eventually not work I suspect.
@@Denito451 I couldnt tell you to be honest. I do know if there is a connection issue anywhere on the strip it will take the whole strip down
@@testandtune6096 yes no doubt the whole strip will go down with an open circuit given they are in series. My second to top strip went out today casting a horizontal shadow across the screen. It righted itself the next time I turned it on. Very fickle. One could wonder what the power supply is doing, but no doubt it's failing LEDs.
Should probably try this on mine although it looks more like gloria rings. 🤔
Great video. Thanks, this will help me a lot.
I have a Gigabyte 32" Monitor G32QC and I need to replace one of the light strips since I have a black bar meaning one of the back lights went out. Can you tell me the part number or correct link to order from for this monitor?
thank you, ausman
No worries, if you have any questions about the process, just post a comment here i should see it in a decent time.
Merci j'ai réparé la mienne pour 15€ grâce à vous ! 👍💪😍
Have you had any experience with iiyama monitors? I think the back light is at fault, but not sure, it fades from the edge of the screen to the middle quite quickly!
i havent sorry
Hi , I have two of these ... one is now having a problem ... no blue phillips logo any more ... any easy fix for this ?
I was annoyed by the logo and decided to do something about it. There was a hidden factory menu where I disabled that logo if memory serves me well.
Hello i really need you help i just now and he working showing me his showing me blue screen wlte Philips logo but after it it's just black screen
mines got a different issue - flickers - when coming out of sleep... i think caps are going bad - display port sync issue casued by faulty caps.
thanks for the video, it really worked :-)
Only downside: I seem to have broken my panel during the repairing process, as I have a black vertical line going from top to bottom now. Does anybody know if there is a DIY panel available anywhere? So far my search on AliExpress did not reveal anything.
Sorry to hear.
May I ask if these LED strips are the actual Philips part or a third party LED strips? I have the same monitor and it just went completely dark and I want to have it repaired. I sent an e-mail to Philips Canada and they only created a case number a few days ago but nothing else.
They are an aftermarket led. Work perfectly however.
I imagine the market for aftermarket LED backlight strips is pretty small, I wouldn't be surprised if they're by the original manufacturer of the strips. Philips sold their monitor business in 2004 so they don't actually make any of their monitors now.
Where are the Philips approved repair centers? I do not see any repair centers or parts on their website!
I think we are in a generation of throw away. they dont want them repaired. Its a shame. I did this a few months ago and its going great.
@@testandtune6096 I agree with you. With 8 billion people there is no way everything can be tossed in a dustbin!!
The led backlight on my monitor is too bright even at its minimum setting (when in a dark room). Would it be possible to put in a potentiometer to further dim the backlight?
While i am sure its possible my main concern would be inducing flicker
@@testandtune6096 Ah okay. Thanks for the info.
my entire screen just went dark put when I shine a light at certain angles I can see the screen slightly so it still works just the entire backlight went out
awesome video dude, maybe you can help me , my huge monitor's backlight just died on me but I have no idea what so ever on what back lighting it uses .. its called a ''Acer EB490QK 48.5" any help would be apppriciated :)
Sorry man, i have never looked in to the Acer stuff. Sorry i cant help.
@@testandtune6096 its ok dude , cheers , appriciate your answer :)
Thanks for adding support to the RTR movement which is the urgent need of present times with landfills filling up with near perfectly working items but many with the clueless zombie mindset often prompted by self-interested companies trying to thwart RTR. I hope progressive governments like those in California really spearhead RTR & making it eventually global.
Our pleasure!
Does anyone know if this is the same problem ? Mine got black line too, then the screen goes black totally ( no " no devices connected" at all) but the sound still works. wiil changing the led be enought ?
might be too late - I'm just working on my friends monitor and complete darkness came from one of the backlight connectors on the power supply having bad solder joints
Hey mate, mine has just started doing the exact same thing as yours. I know it's a year ago - but did you attempt to fix this by just replacing the backlights?
Hey@@izimsi I'm interested to understand if you fixed this issue on your friend's monitor?
@@willontv yes, I got a whole backlight replacement kit from Aliexpress
@@izimsithank you. Was it basically the same as the one linked in the TH-cam video? Or something completely different?
Thanks again for taking the time to respond.
Спасибо за видосик и ссылку))
You made the whole job much more complicated by not removing the screen and thus only working one handed.
I replaced the LEDs and would strongly recommend to remove the screen completely.
If you wanna see a proper repair, check out this video th-cam.com/video/FQMB6Zif-Xk/w-d-xo.html
just sent off for the strips £15 ...wish me luck :)
Good luck, let me know if you have any issues or questions.
@@testandtune6096 cheers fella, the strips are due to arrive towards the end of Feb. Your video looks pretty detailed and I'm reasonably sure I can follow the steps... Famous last words 😉