Just two points; it wasn't me that killed it, it was my Chief Pilot and I did play with calculators at school, making rude words when viewed the wrong way up!
Yes apologies, I did consider going back and editing to reflect the fact that you were not the screen murderer.
Thanks again for the reply, will search the cost of spares as I think I know someone thatwill be able to fit it for me.
Good thinking. It's not a hard job and spares should be easy to come by.
Seems ashame that it looks like most of the screen is replaced, when it seems that there is only a very thin film inside that seems damaged
Yeah, it's a by-product of our commoditised society.
Computing departments at universities are about the only places that buck the trend..... all you normally find in their repair labs are oscilloscopes, multimeters, soldering irons, well equipped toolchest and catalogues from a general electronics supplier (i.e. resistors, capacitors etc.).
Having said which, because of the compact construction and presence of all sorts of nasties in the LCD panels, even the hardiest DIY person would probably opt for a full replacement.