My laptop screen is dark. I can see it with flashlight shining directly on it. Would it be the bulb?

[PatC 5252]

My laptop screen is almost black. Could it be the bulb? I can read it with bright light shining on it.

 

[Spectre694]

Yep sounds like the tube went out.

 

[smeezekitty]

Or the inverter or a connection.
It means the backlight is failed but not necessarily what part of it.