Old Blue & White Studio Display

Hope this is the right forum for this one.
I have one of the Blue and White Studio LCD displays (Model 4551) which goes with my trusty B&W G3. I am about to get the backlights replaced as they are a little tired now and I was thinking that it might be possible to replace the actual LCD panel with a more modern one that has better contrast and viewing angles than the old one. Just wondered if any one has tried this or indeed found a suitable replacement panel at all.
Not cost effective I know but I would like any info anyway.
Powermac G3 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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