Do laptop video cards die?

[david-8uUts6sDVDvs2Lz0fTdYFQ at public.gmane.org (David Kramer)]

David Kramer wrote:
> David Kramer wrote:
>> SO I went over to my laptop a few hours ago, and the screen was blank 
>> and unresponsive.  That usually means my last interaction was on the 
>> second screen (on my TV with DB15 input), so I blindly type in the 
>> password, and nothing.
>> Turn on the TV, and no signal.
>> C-A-Backspace, and nothing.
>> C-A-Del, and nothing.
>> Hard power down (hold down power button for 4 seconds)
>> Power up again, and nothing on screen.  Not even during BIOS or GRUB.
>> Panic excessively, and nothing.

OK, so I just ended a chat session with Dell (yes, it's 3:15AM).  It's 
still under warranty, but it's gonna take about two weeks all-told.

I guess tomorrow night I'll bring my T42 to the meeting and hope someone 
  can help me get mythfrontend working on it.  I don't want to hijack my 
own thread, so I'll start a new one after a few hours of sleep.