(curb) "shopped" my first Flat panel set today.

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I beat the big Heil packer truck, with 3" cylinders on the packer, to the set by at MOST 5 minutes!! It is a 2009 model Samsung 40"LCD set. Model # LN-S40A560, IIRC.It looks new. The front was NOT cracked or badly scratched at all... I had SOME hope(but not much, when I saw how new it is) that the panel was NOT cracked. But of course....it is. VERY badly cracked. On ONE side(the right side, from the front--a partial picture, with some streaks and such is visible. the other side is all spiderwebs and rainbows.

Too bad, I had hoped it was a 2007 or perhaps a bit older model, that would maybe need caps or such. But no--it is a current model, and broken. At least, some parts will be useable at the least.

So....it is NOT likely to get fixed. had it been ANYTHING else, PS, digital bd, T-con board....I most likely could find parts on shopJimmy or Ebay, at a cost that makes repair worth it. but not with a broken panel. Too bad...as I said...it is nealry new, with 2 HDMI ports and component RGB and such. Unless I can somehow find a panel for $300 or so, and that is NOT too likely.