Let's see... I administer a couple of dozen flat panel iMacs that are up to 7 years old, haven't had one fail in that manner yet. However, replacement screens are available...
I used to do Field service tech support for Unisys and replaced MANY LCD screens.
One person could be fine for the life of the laptop. Other unlucky people would have their screens crap out multiple times.
Seemed like a luck of the draw.
They got theirs replaced for free.
ALWAYS get the extended warranty when buying an LCD panel, especialy laptops and tv’s.
Unless you actually know how easy it is to replace and where to find them the $$$$ might make it not even worth it.
Of course none of them were the mighty Apple so i have no idea what their fail rate is.
It seemed Samsung was the Market leader in most of the screens i had to change.
When Unisys got that Dell contract it was the beginning of the end.
Man did that suck.
I think they are trading now at about 33 cents a share.
Down from about 50 bucks when i was there.