Backlight trouble. 20" iMac.

Hi, Im the owner of a 20" iMac, bought in late 2007. The backlight had recently broken. I'm looking for any advice on what I should do. It's out of warrenty.
The backlight died while the computer was running, though not under any heavey strain. At first I thought the screen had died. It's almost impossible to use, though with a light shining directly at the screen. Everyhing else seems to be working fine.
Thanks in advance for any help offered.
Ben.

Take it to an Apple store and see what they say. If its too expensive then you could just get an adapter and plug a different screen in, may be ugly and more complicated but atleast you would still be able to use you mac.

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