My monitor was struck and now has a black streaked spot with some color in it. Restarting it did not help. Is there a reasonable repair, or does this usually mean replacing the monitor?
Is this monitor damage fixable, or is the panel gone?
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That pattern after an impact points to physical damage inside the display panel, rather than an HDMI or software problem. Restarting will not repair it, and replacing the panel often costs close to what a whole monitor does. Compare a repair quote with the price of a replacement before spending anything.
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Quick check before you write it off: open the monitor's own menu, or disconnect the video cable and see whether the damaged area is still visible on its no-signal screen. If it is, the monitor itself is the issue. With a black, colored streak after a hit, that is very likely panel damage, and there usually isn't a practical DIY fix.
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Don't press on the spot or try to massage it out. That can make a damaged panel worse. If the monitor is still usable around the mark, you could keep it as a secondary display for now, but get a repair estimate first. Panel availability and cost depend on the exact model, so replacement is not automatically the only option, just often the cheaper one.
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That makes sense. I was hoping it might just be the cable, but the spot stays in the same place.