Recycle/Reuse 17" panel from MBP

[Timmo78]

So I've got a dead early-2008 model MBP. It's not worth replacing the logic board (at £480) so it's next to useless IMHO.

But I'm wondering if I can somehow salvage the display panel for re-use? It seems like a waste of a perfectly good display to just bin it.

Is there any way I can frankenstein a DVI adaptor to it? Highly unlikely - I suspect the necessary logic to control the screen lives elsewhere..

Any suggestions?

 

[robdjones]

Dont know what the nature of your problem is, but I also had a 17" early 2008 MBP that needed a new logic board... Turned out to be a known problem with the nvidia card and they replaced it for free in Oct 2010 through the apple store in Southampton.

Have a look at http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377

 

[ajthomason]

So I've got a dead early-2008 model MBP. It's not worth replacing the logic board (at £480) so it's next to useless IMHO.

But I'm wondering if I can somehow salvage the display panel for re-use? It seems like a waste of a perfectly good display to just bin it.

Is there any way I can frankenstein a DVI adaptor to it? Highly unlikely - I suspect the necessary logic to control the screen lives elsewhere..

Any suggestions?

As the above post pointed out, check that it isn't the nVidia issue first (computer appears to boot, but no output). I had mine repaired for that issue (also in Southampton).

As it happens, I have a 17" 2008 MBP with a smashed screen. If the alternative is for you to throw it away, I would be more than happy to pay postage plus a little bit extra to make sure it gets a good home

At the moment I just use it plugged into an external monitor, so it isn't worth a lot of money to have the screen repaired - I just thought I'd put it out there