> I've fixed an Inspiron 5000 with a dead backlight tube. Getting at the
> tube might be tricky, but replacing it is fairly trivial. You can buy
> many different sizes and lengths of CCFL tubes from digi-key, and I'm
> sure they're available at eBay and similar places.
>
Thanks for this information. I managed to break a couple of plastic clasps 
before opening the panel. At this point, something happenned on account of 
which the display intensity came up to almost its original level, except for 
a slightly dim area in the top left corner. However, the display is quite 
usable now.

I'm still intrigued by the LED-as-a-backlight idea, though I suspect that 
even if it does work, it would display a prominent banding effect.

Regards,
Anand


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