Satellite A215-S4757: screen started shaking, moving up and down

I purchased my laptop about a year and a half ago and had no major problems till this week.
It began a couple of days ago when the image on the screen started shaking, moving up and down and lines started appearing on the screen and going away. I restarted the computer but the screen did not want to power on. After a few tries it eventually came and worked fine for a while before it began doing the same thing again. This happened a few times until yesterday when no matter how many times i tried it did not come on.
I do not think the problem is only with the screen because I have the laptop connected to my TV through the VGA cable and the image on there did the same thing once as well. Also even though the laptop powers up and the power light lights up, the words SATELLITE do not light up unless the screen comes on.
Also the CAPS LOCK key has a light on it that should be lighting up(when pressed) as well if everything is working fine and it does not light up either.
Does anyone know what I can do to fix this?
Thank you.

You make a good point but I had a notebook from an other manufacture before this laptop and I kept it going for over a year with several problems, each by itself bad enough to stop it from running. I am not saying I have any kind of skill or expertise but with some advice and assistance I think I can fix this myself. I have read some things online that point to the inverter and I have also found instructions on how to take the laptop apart. I wouldn't be so set against going to the ASP if there were any within 100 miles of me but there aren't. For now I'll have to keep looking.

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