July 2010 MacBook Screen Failure?

So, I know this is a hardware issue because sometimes if I hit the screen this transparent white bar goes away. It seems now that my hit workaround isn't working so hot anymore.. So is it the lcd itself, inverter board, logic board, etc?

So, I know this is a hardware issue because sometimes if I hit the screen this transparent white bar goes away. It seems now that my hit workaround isn't working so hot anymore.. So is it the lcd itself, inverter board, logic board, etc?

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