I had a Dell Latitude P2 a couple of years ago and was quoted $950.00 for a replacement Lcd. (Same symptoms as yours). I bought an external 15" crt and plugged it in and gave it to my sister. My current IBM Ae22 laptop's LCD went out about 4 mos. after warranty, and without having seen it IBM said it could easily cost upward of $1200.00 to repair it. I freaked. I had paid $3200.00 for it new, directly from IBM. Never abused it, spilled beer on the keyboard, or let my dog chew on it. I gave it to a techy buddy of mine and he soldered in a new power supply. Cost? $40.00. I don't know the moral of the story here; just relaying my experience. Good luck Drac.