Red orange flash on startup then black screen

My macbook was working well one second, and thewn the screen went black. I tried rebooting, but i get a quick red/ orange flash on startup and then a solid black screen. The computer still works, I'm listening to music from it as I write this...
Based on what I've read so far, it seems the only solution is connecting an external monitor or paying out about £200.00 to have a motherboard reinstalled?
Has any one got any thing else on how to tackle this problem?
Thans for any advice!

You need a new screen or new GPU depending on what has gone bad. If the motherboard/GPU is bad then you will not be able to use an external monitor. So if you can use an external monitor then it's more likely that the screen is bad.

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CCFL
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