When the universe craps on you, it really stinks.

[Dune]

Dump it and forget about it. Get on with your project.... I'm curious!!

[Upon Infinity]

It cant be fixed. Only replaced. Thats why apple wanted 600 bucks.. I could be wrong of course, but as i understand it it no one can fix a dead LED/LCD/plazma panel...? ? ? ?

Probably depends on what's wrong with it.  But as is generally the case with these things, it is rarely worth it to fix as opposed to buying something new.

[archonforest]

This is what I would do. Find a trust able(like who will tell you the truth for real) repair guy and ask him if it worth to fix it. If not just dump it and get a new toy

[Oshyan]

Depends on what's broken with it. Just because Apple, the king of charging for everything (and charging more than everyone else for the *same* thing), wants to charge you $600 to fix it doesn't mean it's something that actually costs $600 to fix. It could just be the backlight or power supply/regulator, or a number of other relatively cheap fixes. Manufacturers will *always* charge you as much as they can. A savvy person might be able to fix it themselves. But that does *not* mean I'd recommend you try to figure it out.

- Oshyan