Question Dimmed Screen

[Cosmos2610]

I was cleaning my laptop with Alcohol 70%, from screen to keyboard and on the outside. I didn’t exaggerate with the liquid and everything was fine until i shut it down, and later that day when I wanted to use the laptop again, as I turned it on the screen was so dimmed that you could only see what’s on the screen with a flash light. I then took it to a PC service and after inspection he told me that it was Ribbon Cable connector. That it began to melt and the screen is fried, but NO motherboard damage. Then he suggested me to replace this monitor with new one and a new ribbon cable, which would cost a lot, almost as a the laptop I bought. “I asked him about the screen that’s still working but the brightness is just low” He said that it doesn’t have the backlight because there was a short circuit on the connector of the ribbon cable that regulates the brightness and that’s why it doesn’t work. Now I know that these guys are experts and have to make money that’s why I don’t usually trust them. But what do you think? Do I have to replace the whole monitor and the ribbon cable? Or should I seek somebody else to try and repair it. Thanks

 

[Fix_that_Glitch]

Have them show you where there is a "short circuit" I take this to mean the solder or pcb board/slot is melted or burnt. Have them show you the unrepairable parts. Ribbons die all the time, but a melt downs should be obvious to the eye.