New MacBook Pro 13” screen goes black when opened past vertical My screen goes black when opened past vertical.  Tried all the NVRAM and SMC recommended fixes, but neither have fixed it.  Seems like hardware issue and it seems to be getting worse...

In order to use it, i need to open the screen slowly.  After it passes ~45 degrees each ~15 degrees the screen brightness drops by a little.  Then right around 90 degrees (vertical), it goes black.  To bring it back I have to close it again and open slowly.

When screen first went black on me and problem started (one week ago) I was still able to open to just past 90, now it’s gone down to just under 90 and making it hard to work...
This is a common issue with MacBook Pro 13" devices that are older, the issue is that the LVDS cable or backlight power cable have begun to fail.

This isn't a software issue and will require a hardware repair. You've not specified how old the machine is, you can do the following to find out:


Click the Apple logo in the menu bar.
Click About this Mac.





Look here:




You could additionally verify this is a hardware fault by connecting an external screen, or projector via the Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt or HDMI ports and verify this issue doesn't happen on the external monitor at the same time as the internal one.