What to do with broken monitor?

[DriedSponge]

Hi there!

I recently had an accident occur where I knocked my monitor over while moving it and it landed face first on top of my phone and car keys which were also sitting on my desk. The screen has no cracks on the surface, so it looks fine while it's turned off, but when I turn it on it shows large amounts of artifacting and you can tell that something underneath the screen is broken/cracked (sorry I do not know the technical terms). I already replaced the monitor because I was planning on getting a new one anyways but I was wondering if there was any value in keeping the broken one?

Would it be an easy fix or is it worth trying to sell it on eBay for parts? Otherwise I was just going to give it to my local electronics recycler.

I'm not sure what exactly is damaged but I think it might be the black light or whatever you call the thing that houses the pixels.

The monitor is a MSI Optix 27" G271.

Thank you!

[Hinjima]

17 minutes ago, DriedSponge said:

Hi there!

I recently had an accident occur where I knocked my monitor over while moving it and it landed face first on top of my phone and car keys which were also sitting on my desk. The screen has no cracks on the surface, so it looks fine while it's turned off, but when I turn it on it shows large amounts of artifacting and you can tell that something underneath the screen is broken/cracked (sorry I do not know the technical terms). I already replaced the monitor because I was planning on getting a new one anyways but I was wondering if there was any value in keeping the broken one?

Would it be an easy fix or is it worth trying to sell it on eBay for parts? Otherwise I was just going to give it to my local electronics recycler.

I'm not sure what exactly is damaged but I think it might be the black light or whatever you call the thing that houses the pixels.

The monitor is a MSI Optix 27" G271.

Thank you!

I dont think its worth the hassle to try and flip it on Ebay. If you are desperate for money, sure. If not, local electronics recycler is what I would do.

[DriedSponge]

12 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

I dont think its worth the hassle to try and flip it on Ebay. If you are desperate for money, sure. If not, local electronics recycler is what I would do.

Thanks for the insight!

[Hinjima]

5 minutes ago, DriedSponge said:

Thanks for the insight!

Hehe no worries!  For me its always about time / money.  if I only get 30-50 bucks out of it but have to deal with 17 different people that haggle or are non serious buyers over a span of a month, its such a waste of time for me and I'd rather do something else