MacBook Air (Late 2010) screen died — help?

(i posted in apple discussions, it's better cast wide net help!)

now, circa-nov 2010 mba screen crapped out. had unplugged charging, opened screen wake; think flashed grey background darker grey stripe running down middle split second, before turned pitch black. had chrome open earlier, before had closed screen; vlc , itunes weren't playing.

apple logo not light anymore. can still use function buttons, volume control, itunes, , turn off , on; issue display (screen brightness keys don't anything).

on macbooks, there "dead black screen" when machine off, , there "screen-brightness-set-to-zero black screen", right? here's weird thing: holding power button shut off machine changed "black screen" "dead", , when restart (and chime plays), screen goes "dead black" "brightness-off black". if screen perpetually stuck in brightness set zero.

edit: took pic of screen flash, , there evidently two-inch vertical stripe of dead pixels. looks lcd kaput...

i'm not sure @ moment (other taking unit genius bar asap...no applecare save me, though ), i'd appreciate answers on following:

1) backlight crapped out? or need replace entire lcd unit?

2) has had similar issue?

3) how replacement lcd cost apple out of warranty?

frustrating given i 1 of first have lcd problems when second-gen mba came out in october 2010 (although video card manufacturing defect)...

 

i have said backlight until mentioned dead pixels, either way going have replace entire top portion of laptop.

way apple handles screen problems. packed tightly because small easier replace whole thing.

think going around $300, mistaken.

luck!

 

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