Dell Inspiron 1420 Latop Screen Went Black...

My screen started randomly going dark (could faintly see an outline of what had been on the screen if I squinted and looked at it in the right light), but if I closed the screen, when I opened it the screen was backed to working fine. Now it is doing it constantly and if I open the screen it doesn't stay lit for more than a couple seconds. My laptop is completely useless now.

Just a side note if it helps, when it comes on for the few seconds it starts with an orange tint, goes normal, and THEN goes black.