Was perfect until now - Black screen

I LOVE this camera, user friendly, great pics. Suddenly the image views (both screen and viewfinder) are black (however the menu shows up, so I know it's not the LCD.) I did some research and found that the CCD (image sensor) made for a few years has had numerous failures. There is a website to go to http://www.imaging-resource.com/badccds.html that explains it and lists the manufacturers who are offering free replacement of the part, even if out of warranty. GUESS WHAT - HP is not one of them. So I am researching this problem and contacting HP. If I success, I will submit follow up.