Appreciate all the thought that is going into these repairs, you're all very adventurous and clever as well.
I'm wondering if it would be possible to make an adapter that would allow the connection of a stand alone monitor? It would look terrible of course but would be much cheaper for those that don't have working screens to use. Also, I've read elsewhere that these faults are due to the fragility of silver solder joints used in the early days of shifting to ROHS compliance. A solution is to bake the logic board in an 375 degF oven for 8-10 minutes, which others have found reforms the defective joints. Is there such a board that is part of the display?