Broken screen on laptop (sony srx87)

[woollypigs]

I got a Sony srx87 Amazon.com: Sony VAIO PCG-SRX87 Laptop (LV 850 MHz-M PIII, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive): Computers & PC Hardware it is now 6-8 years old but does what it says on the tin.

A nice little machine, just over a Kg and got 850Mhz PIII with 256Mb RAM, it is a bit slow but a great little road warrior that I can take with me everywhere easy and get my photos of my camera and surf the net.

Though the screen have now died, only able to use a 3rd of the screen, and I have looked around and a new screen cost around the £400 mark, which I can get a new EeePc or the like for.

I was wondering if it was possible to use this laptop for something before I retire it to laptop heaven. Any ideas are welcome.

[Mrs Pingu]

look on ebay for another knackered one with an unbroken screen?

[woollypigs]

Done that and most of the ones that comes up there have a broken screen too

[woollypigs]

a bit more digging around and I found this Sony vaio pcg-srx series pcg-srx87 (pcg-461l) Laptop Screens, $159, FREE 1-yr warranty & shipping!, $265 (New), $159 (Slightly blemished) I think I can live with that since I'm only use it for surfing and dumping pictures on it.
 

[woollypigs]

Yup the screen is dead, looks pretty much like this, though the white bit on this image is black on my screen

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q127/poopyhead1234/100_0758.jpg