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While I have no doubt you had trouble with the exchange, my point was there are no incompatibilities with the lcd's. I never said it was easy.
Some care with the twist tabs, the pliers used and the order in which they are closed is very important. Any speck of board material or dirt on the zebras is a lost column or row, so yes, it can be problematic.
With enough time and careful examination, the swap should be uneventful.
As for backlighting:
- You would weaken the display by removing the black opaque reinforcement plate on the back of the lcd.
- You would need some means of turning it on and off.
- You only have about 0.040 inches in which to squeeze the light in between the logic board and lcd.
- You would need a light 1.65" x 2.75".
Solve those problems and the only issue remaining is what is does to battery life.
Edited: 18 Dec 2003, 8:11 p.m.