gramage said:
All that seems to be wrong with it is that the image on the screen freezed and now all that comes up is snow. how damn hard/expensive can that be to fix that they have to replace the whole unit?
If what's wrong is a little widget on one of the cards then it would be very hard to fix due to the proximity of all the other little widgets.... none of which appreciate being subjected to the heat that soldering irons produce.
If it's just a broken wire at the box then it can be cheaper, although you are most likely going to pay someone a bit just to look at it, regardless of whether they find something fixable or not.
Sorry to be negative, but I'm just being honest with you..... I don't know of any repair shops that are interested in doing this sort of thing anymore.