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Seen some videos on how to do Dell, Acer, etc. What I am worried about is if the LCD and Backlight are glued together in this model. An iFixit teardown would be great. This company charges premium prices, and has a very limited warranty that does not cover dust. They want $1200 to replace the entire lcd panel.
Hi, How old is the monitor? If it is more than 5 years old ignore the following ;-) According to this there is a 5 year warranty on the main body and LCD panel, subject to a usage time of 30,000 hours or less. They certainly wrote the warranty to suit themselves but as long as the body of the monitor is not warped or has been damaged in any way and that it is within the timeframe the problem should fall within the warranty provisions and be repaired by them under warranty. If they still baulk at this, contact your local State or Federal Consumer Affairs office and ask them what options are available to you. It never hurts to ask.
I was lucky that it was still in warranty. The thing is glued together like an iPhone. you have to replace the whole LED
