Cracked LCD Screen - can I fix it?

[leroyal]

I have a second-hand kdl-65W855C which was gifted to me over a year ago.  It worked beautifully until I moved house and managed to damage the inside screen. The outside glass is in-tact but behind the glass there are several areas where the crystal is cracked.  No picture can be seen on the display, and I cannot test audio because I dont know what remote button to press to get to what would be the TV.

There is no warranty/insurance cover on this at all.  

Its too huge and costly for me to take to a repair shop - and especially not while Im still in lockdown mode. So, with my old pc hardware engineer skills, I want to try to replace the screen inside. Are there parts (however costly) and instructions on how I can do this.  Felt its worth me trying a DIY fix before throwing out the TV.

Desperately looking for a glimmer of hope on this already painful day.

[RottenFoxBreath · Accepted solution]

Nope, it's dead.

Best bet would be to contact your house insurance and claim on that, for accidental damage, if you can, but seeing as it was a gift, unless you can get the receipt, as some insurance companies ask for them.

There does seem to be some sort of fragility to modern tvs, and heat/cold affects them, also damage from being moved, etc.

Common over a few brands, you can see this by googling it.

[rooobb]

@RottenFoxBreath  there could be a solution for that

https://youtu.be/4eSADWuZskk

[leroyal]

Thanks Rooobb,

Yep, reluctantly I have had to dismantle, break and cut everything up into easily disposable pieces.

[leroyal]

Yesterday, sadly, I finally dismantled and broke everything up into pieces.