Is it possible to "fix" tiny cracks in the screen?

[billyro]

So, I noticed that on my laptop screen, there is a little crack. Well, it's not even a crack, really. It looks more like a smudge that I can't dislodge. I know it's a crack because it is behind the first screen thing.

 

I believe that it is possible to replace the whole screen, but I just want to know if I can get a tiny little crack like this fixed. Something like that O'Brien stuff that fixes chips in car windscreens, maybe?

 

So, is it possible?

[blove]

They are usually not hard to replace. Price the screen before you try anything else.

[billyro]

I'm not sure if this affects my chances, but it looks like there is a dent in the screen behind the screen (I'm not good with computer hardware, so I don't know its name). It is like it is embedded on the actual, physical display. Gah, it is hard to explain.

 

EDIT: Oh, I know the perfect word! It's a small chip in the screen. Yes... that's what I wanted to say.

Edited December 5, 2013 by billyro

[FMod]

Display assemblies are moderately difficult to replace. As long as it works, just don't bother. If it was a serious crack, it would not work.

[billyro]

Yep, ok. Guess I just won't be selling this laptop, then. Oh well, I can harvest it for valuables and then destroy the rest with a sledgehammer.

[FMod]

If you want to sell it and make good money on it, you have to fix the screen.

 

If you plan to sell it as "just a laptop", plenty of people will still buy it.

 

The replacement process is doable, but, esp. on more expensive models, not always easy and just on the benefit vs risk of screwing it up usually not worth it.