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Joe (midnightoil) 0 pts

August 8, 2007 10:10 AM

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my camera was dropped and the screen is broken. How much is a new screen and how is it installed?

sony dsc-w1 broken screen. How much for new one, and how is it installed?

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts

August 8, 2007 3:40 PM

Difficult to say unless you send it in for an estimate. But it won't be cheap. And be advised, that due to it's age, since it's out of warranty, it may cost more to repair than it is really worth. The rule of thumb is that if the estimate for repair is north of 50% what you paid for it, you're better off taking that money and buying a newer and upgraded model.

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Bob Boldridge (Boldello) 0 pts

August 15, 2007 11:49 AM

I broke the screen on my Olympus sp-500az. Had to send the camera to Olympus. Cost about $130.

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John C. (jdchoate) 166 pts

August 27, 2007 7:01 PM

Check ebay for someone selling a broken camera, the same model as yours. Make sure they specify that the LCD is still good, but maybe with a broken lens or other problem. You MIGHT be able to swap the LCD screen yourself if you're careful or maybe you know someone who can do it for you.

Is it just cracked and maybe has some area which is black (or whole thing is black)? If so, try giving it a 'massage' with your thumbs or with an object which won't damage it further. I have a Pentax A10 which has a cracked LCD and I got it usable again by moving the dead LCD crystals around and spreading them out in the LCD. It even went completely black at one point, but I tried 'massaging' it again and it came back to life. It's not perfect but I can read all functions and compose shots. Saved me from the hastle of repair or replacing the LCD myself. Check the following 2 pictures for an example of how the dark pattern at the bottom of the LCD changed with a little rubbing:

http://jdchoate.mcn.org/dscn0606.jpg
http://jdchoate.mcn.org/dscn0607.jpg

The dark area used to be straight through the middle of the LCD along the 3 crack lines, totally obscuring the focus bracket and all the info on the right side... now is usable.

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