Originally Posted by ebelsky

Hi!

So I am currently looking at the external monitor as Im typing, and if I apply pressure on the hinges the laptop monitor still glitches, while the external one seems unaffected- everything looks fine. -- that at least has given me hope...

have you opened the laptop up? if you have done so, may be you have noticed that some cables pass thru the area where the hinges are, check if somehow the wire insulators are still any good. Check also for a loose connection between mobo and LCD.

Hope this helps...

Thanks again,
EBelsky