How to Replace a Broken Laptop Screen
Laptops are wonderful things -- most of the time. They let workaholics think they're productive while watching 'CSI' at night, they let bloggers post away from coffee shops and other out-of-the-way places, and they can even bring hope to developing nations. But, like many expensive gadgets, laptops are not the sturdiest things on the planet, especially those big, bright LCD screens. All it takes is one accidental fall from a desk or a clumsy step on your laptop case and that horrible crunching noise you hear is money being flushed down the drain for a fix. Luckily, we found a helpful guide that shows you how to do the repair yourself, and save big bucks.
Now, mind you, not everyone will be quite capable of doing this, as it does require disassembly of the LCD housing and removal of the fragile panel, which may even be oozing toxic chemicals. But the process is fairly straightforward, since it essentially just requires that you remove the screws around the edge of the screen (assuming your laptop has some), then pry the thing in two, Nextm you peel the actual LCD display away from the back of the housing, then unplug it and swap in the new one. It's no worse than changing the oil in your car, but requires a bit more precision.
The one thing the guide doesn't do is tell you just where the heck to purchase that replacement LCD. After doing some looking around we've found that ScreenTek seems to be the most highly regarded replacement LCD reseller, and it even makes finding the right screen for your lappy a piece of cake.
Even so, you're still going to drop between $300 and $600 depending on the size of your display, and potentially even more if you pay someone else to do it for you. Yeah, ouch.
Maybe you should just watch where you're stepping (or dropping) next time, clumsy.
From Apartment Therapy
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John Copenhaver said 8:08AM on 11-08-2007
I had the occasion to relpace my screen. A very simple procedure. The best price I found on purchasing a new screen was from laptopscreen1.com. About 50% the cost of other suppliers. Very quick on the delivery.
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Rob Small said 11:33AM on 3-26-2008
I lost my LCD,opened up the screen case and wrote down all the numbers from the LCD.Looked on E-Bay and found a screen with matching numbers at very good price. Replaced and it worked wonderful,was very easy and save several hundred dollars from the next cheapest screen I could find.
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