Inspiron 1525 lcd problems

Hello,
I have a DELL 1525 laptop and the LCD started to go dim, almost completely black this morning.

I was able to shut the lid and open it again and the screen would be bright again but it only lasts for a few mins.

Is there a way to tell if I need a new LCD or if it is something else? I have heard the inverter can go bad on these laptops too - the replacement screens are cheap enough but i dont want to waste $$$ on it if it is something else.

Thanks!

I do apologize if this has been brought up before, I searched the best I could and didnt find anything related to the specific question about the LCD.

Thanks, I can see the screen like that, is there any way (aside from buying a new LCD screen) to test if its the screen or the circuit?

Ugh - well I am pretty tech savy when it comes to tinkering. There is a little local store I could take it too but I dont think I woul dhave aproblem with a LCD replement. I had to do a mobo swap in my DV9000 last year

One thing I have noticed is.... When it goes dim I can close and open the lid and the screen comes back for a few mins. Does that solve anything in the way of narrowing it down? Meaning backlight,inverter or circuit?

sanjo wrote: "When it goes dim I can close and open the lid and the screen comes back for a few mins. Does that solve anything in the way of narrowing it down? Meaning backlight,inverter or circuit?"

What's probably happening is closing the lid switches off power to the screen's lighting (to stop it overheating in normal use). When you open it. power is restored and your screen lights up until the faulty component (possibly a capacitor) is affected.