Black Screen on a HP Laptop

I'm asking for a friend who has a HP laptop. I don't know what model number or anything.



The screen turns on but it's black and you can just barely make out the image. Kind of like a tinted screen saver or something. Does it need a new video card or something. Any idea how can it be fixed?

sounds like the backlight has burned out....
normally, u have to buy a whole new screen since its too expensive to buy the actual lights and inverters and install them..