Screen displays nothing after N900 dropped

I've had my N900 since June 2010 and it has fell twice before and still worked perfectly okay until it fell again last Friday and the screen has gone blank. I attached my N900 to my television using the A/V output cable and it shows everything on the television but nothing on the phone. What could be the problem? Do I need to purchase a screen or could it need a new ribbon?

now can you see any cracks on the screen ??
if you see than you are going to need a new screen .
or it might be the screen ribbon, it might be that it was taken of its place, here is a video that might help you with your problem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVEHm325-z8&feature=player_embedded
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