Cracked macbook display - usable or not?

Hi guys,
My macbook's got a rather disturbing crack from 'mishandling' - see http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn0626pz1.jpg
Any ideas on whether anything else will be damaged as a result of this? ie, will anything else start to fail? I don't intend to send this in for repairs due to the incredibly high cost (SGD1020, this machine cost me SGD2112)..
Thanks!
White Macbook (2.0GHz), 1.25GB Mac OS X (10.4.7)

The crack should not cause you any problems with the MacBook other than the fact you will be forced to look at it unless you hook up a monitor. Unfornatley since these will not be a year old until May there is no hope of finding anything on ebay to use as parts unless someone else destroys theirs also. I would check with your home owners insurance to see if it is cover there. THere are also some third party repair shops that will be cheaper than apple to fix it.
http://www.macservice.com/screens.cfm

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There have been some reports of LCD displays apparently de-laminating on MacBooks as noted in other threads. Without seeing the particular display, I don't want to speculate.
One thing I've noticed is that the top lid of the MacBook is fairly flexible, and I don't think it gives as much protection to the display as it should. When the MacBook is closed, pressure in the center of the lid could deflect the display enough to crack the display. If the macBook were placed in a backpack between heavy books, setting the backpack flat on the floor could put a lot of force from the books on the lid and thus crack the display.
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