Can I substitute an external display in place of broken powerbook screen?

Water was spilled on my powerbook titanium and now the backlight doesn't work. This is fairly expensive to replace, but the computer appears to be working fine (from what I can tell using the dimly light display).
Instead of replacing my screen which would be costly can I just use my powerbook as a desktop and attach it to the external display? Without seeing whats on the screen can I setup my computer to use the external display as the main output (mirroring)? I fear I might not be able to do this without the GUI provided by the screen.
Anyone ever done this?
Thanks.
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Yes, you should be able to do this no problem. You don't need the GUI. Just close the lid on the TiBook, attach and external monitor and then use and external USB keyboard or mouse to wake the system. Leave the lid closed at all times. And leave the AC adapter attached. Should work fine.

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