defective toshiba digital camera?

hello.
I am about to purchase a second hand toshiba pdr-m71 digital camera. all is
well with it except for the LCD screen which 90% of the time is all black
and white. (menus, viewfinder, pictures, everything) there are no other
problems with the camera besides this, and the pictures/movies come out in
good and okay colors despiting showing most of the time b&w on the lcd
screen.

before I pick this up, could someone comment on my chances of fixing this,
what the problem may be, could it get more serious (maybe lcd disappearing
altogether)... I don't mind the b&w color, I just don't want to be a sign
and a start of other more serious problems. I am paying $50US for this
camera. because of the defect, I hope you'll find just like me that this is
a decent price for this quality of camera.

any input on this would be appreciated.

thanks.


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tiktak wrote:
> hmmm
> geez, this is some news your telling me.
> I am closer to buyin this than I am to my own mother.
>
> now... let me just run that by you again... the camera is fully functional
> but only with the LCD apparently runing in black/white and not color. and I
> just read on google that this can happen when there is not enough light
> around.. though I do not think the person was silly enough not to test it in
> bright daylight.
>
> but anyway.. am I to conclude from your comment that a b/w lcd is a signe
> of something gone terribly wrong or a sign of problems ahead?
>
> let me just clarify, I do not mind/care about lcd running b/w, and will
> never ever try to repair it. I just do not want it to be an indication of
> another problem which could make surface when I buy the cam.
>
> this is still a great cam I think. and at $50 with this tiny defect, I
> think its a steal. well, almost a steal.
>
> no?
>
>
>
>

I doubt anyone can tell you for sure whetther the way the camera works now will be the
same in a month or a year. If you are a gmabler, you might take the risk.