Well, over the past year I have discovered that some one, some where, has had the same problems I have had with my appliances, vehicles, electronics and well, just about everything else
And has posted a fix on you tube!
My sister-in-law (bipolar we are helping her get on her own), bought a 17" Lenovo laptop about a year and a half ago, and had inadvertently closed it while her glasses were laying on the keyboard.
Yup you guessed it, her screen cracked in multiple places not allowing her to see what was up. So me being the nice guy I am, let her borrow one of my extra little 15" monitors I had lying around in the closet.
We told her to take it to the place she bought it from to get it fixed.... to bad, to late, warranty doesn't cover "personal damage" (miss use).
She asked what they would charge to replace the screen, and the gentleman behind the counter stated "you might as well buy a new one, it would cost just about the same to replace it".
To make a long story short.... I watched a you tube video on teardown and replacement on HER PARTICULAR laptop (guy has several models he shows you how), took it apart and got the numbers, ordered one on ebay for $37 bucks and bingo!! Like new!
It was her Christmas gift from us