i had an old CRT that i plugged into my system and it works fine. is there any way to repair LCD's or at the current price am i better of buying a new one?
I think thats only the backlight thats working sounds like the video board in monitior died. I imagine you best off buying a 160 dollar 17 inch lcd at wal mart but check ebay for one with a busted screen and if your savy maybe u can take the old board out!
It could also be something simple like a capacitor popped on the video board(I've seen lots like that). If so it's not a lot of money to fix. I'd say take it to an electronic repair shop and have them take a look at it.