2008 iMac should I fix it?

[Quixotic3]

I have an old iMac with a bad screen... it looks like a bunch of florecent lights behind it. I was going to set it up for my 4yr old to introduce her to computers. Should I try to track down a good screen for it? or is it really too old? I don't want to go with the external monitor because of space issues. Is there a good place to get old parts for the iMac? I don't want to spend more than $75 on the part.

here is the model:

Nice Name: iMac 20 inch Core 2 Duo (Early 2008)
Machine Model: iMac8,1
Family name: A1224
Model Number: MB323
Group1: iMac
Group2: Intel
Generation: 5
CPU speed: 2.4GHz
Screen size: 20 inch
Screen resolution: 1680x1050 pixels
Colour: Aluminium
Production year: 2008
Production week: 10 (March)
Production number: 27095 (within this week)
Model introduced: 2008
Memory - flavour: DDR2-S-800
Memory - number of slots: 2
Memory - maximum total: 6GB
Memory - largest module: 4GB
Factory: W8 (Shanghai China)

 

[azentropy]

I have an old iMac with a bad screen... it looks like a bunch of florecent lights behind it. I was going to set it up for my 4yr old to introduce her to computers. Should I try to track down a good screen for it? or is it really too old? I don't want to go with the external monitor because of space issues. Is there a good place to get old parts for the iMac? I don't want to spend more than $75 on the part.

here is the model:

Nice Name: iMac 20 inch Core 2 Duo (Early 2008)
Machine Model: iMac8,1
Family name: A1224
Model Number: MB323
Group1: iMac
Group2: Intel
Generation: 5
CPU speed: 2.4GHz
Screen size: 20 inch
Screen resolution: 1680x1050 pixels
Colour: Aluminium
Production year: 2008
Production week: 10 (March)
Production number: 27095 (within this week)
Model introduced: 2008
Memory - flavour: DDR2-S-800
Memory - number of slots: 2
Memory - maximum total: 6GB
Memory - largest module: 4GB
Factory: W8 (Shanghai China)

Might be difficult to find a replacement part for $75.

 

[nrubenstein]

Might be difficult to find a replacement part for $75.

Basically, look on eBay. One might show up.

But I'd agree on not spending much.

 

[mreg376]

Well, if it's your GPU they run about $120 I think. And of course you have to get it in. Whether it's worth it or not depends on the state of your machine. I'm writing this on a 2007 24" iMac that I upgraded about a year ago to 6GB RAM and replaced the HD with an SSD. I'm not designing the next space shuttle, but for web browsing, email, youtube, etc. the machine flies.

On the other hand if the day comes when there's a graphics failure that might be its death knell.

 

[jji7skyline]

You could possibly pick up a fully working equivalent iMac for $100.