MacBook Pro iSight not working

Hi! I have my MacBook Pro for almost 4 years now and ever since I have not encountered any problem with it not until few months ago. I was working with my output during that day and I put it to sleep using the monitor part. After a while, my laptop would not turn on like I tried using the charger, etc. So I brought it to the Apple Center right away. They could not fix it and they have told me that my LCD needs to be replaced because my camera can not be detected and that the processor needs to be replaced. After knowing the things to be replaced and the cost, I was almost decided that I should just buy a new one than having it repaired because those two combined cost more than a new laptop. After a month, I tried my best to open my laptop and there it opened but the sad thing is, the camera cannot be detected in Photobooth, Quicktime, iMovie, Skype, etc. I have also checked in the system profiler and there is no iSight thing there. I have tried resetting the SMC thing already but still no solution. Please help? Thank you!!
PS I have updated to Mavericks a month before the "crash".

Graceful Hope wrote:
I've had my Macbook Pro for just over three months and used the built-in isight frequently, but yesterday it simply stopped working. (The irony is that I was talking to several people about how much I love my mac when I opened photobooth and discovered a blank screen.) The green light is on in all the applications I've tried and it still shows up under "utilities" in the system profiler, but the screen is blank each time I try to use it. I've tried all the tips I can find online, but it still won't work. Is there anything else I should attempt before taking it in for service?
Welcome to Discussions, Graceful Hope
It seems you are doing everything right!
If you have tried everything except taking your new Mac for service from
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
and the behavior is the same in every user account you test, have it serviced now.
The AASP will soon have you happy again so you can continue to enjoy the new Mac!
Message was edited by: EZ Jim
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