I've had this happen with a 19" Viewsonic LCD. The replacement "flourescent bulbs" were only about $20 and they were actually pretty easy to change. Viewsonic's warehouse is in City of Industry so I just picked them up at willcall. Do a little research on the brand & model. You might be able to fix it for cheaper than you think.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Emerson, Tom (*IC) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Tom.Emerson@wbconsultant.com">Tom.Emerson@wbconsultant.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
My mom's LCD "mostly died" recently -- the LCD itself still works, but the fluorescent "backlight" died -- I don't know of any shops that will actually repair/replace that part (if it is even available to be replaced) and even then, I suspect the cost of repair exceeds the cost of a new unit (oh, the joys of being green...)<br>
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Would anyone be interested in this for tinkering with it?<br>
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