Repair or replace MBP LED/ Display?

[m0u5t@ff@]

Hi,

Picture with included link is a MBP 2010 (A1278) with LED Display damage.

LINK TO IMAGE HERE https://i.ibb.co/8mtSRXX/MBP-scr33nw0e.jpg

White smear/smudge only appears when machine is on. Not as noticeable with light images, visable with darker images/ black desktop background image.

Repair or replace?

Is this the coating problem that you correct with Mouthwash as cleaner?
Is this dirt trapped on LED Display behind glass?

Thank you.

 

[Audit13]

Looks like liquid residue to me.

 

[m0u5t@ff@]

Thanks for the reply. If it is liquid damage, I think it has been there for awhile. As if it is etched in. But etched into what? The glass? OR the LED Panel itself? I will need to open it up and have a look. Feedback like yours from the community will pinpoint what I the problem here is.

 

[pshufd]

What's your main use for this? Is it mobile or at a desk? If you use it at a desk most of the time, I'd consider an external monitor which you should be able to pick up very cheap. I would have a difficult time repairing something this old as other components could fail at any time.

 

[Audit13]

Thanks for the reply. If it is liquid damage, I think it has been there for awhile. As if it is etched in. But etched into what? The glass? OR the LED Panel itself? I will need to open it up and have a look. Feedback like yours from the community will pinpoint what I the problem here is.

There may be no etching and what you see is the residue.

It may just be a matter of removing the to glass, cleaning the area, and replacing the glass. This process is not easy though: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBoo...Mid+2010+Front+Display+Glass+Replacement/4303