I just sent mine in to an eBay vendor who advertises that he will replace your screen with an oem one for $250. I just got it back, and it looks great, except that I'm getting some flickering which I'm trying to get rid of, so I can't give you the verdict on the work quite yet. Otherwise, I can't suggest anything else unless that is, you want to remove the anti-glare film on top of your screen, and apply a screen protector on there. It comes out looking pretty glossy-not exactly oem, but it's a small fraction of the cost of replacing the screen... here's the link to the thread which discusses the anti-glare film.. just remember you would need to remove the oem anti-glare film on your screen first.
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...745&highlight=

Which ebay vendor?

PM me your regular email address..

Watch this thread:

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...v-monitor.html

Sounds handy to know..but need the Ebay vendor to help others...

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I am going to speak to the vendor and will find out more details as to how the repair works and whether or not it's an improvement, etc.

Sweet mate..let us know when you have some info from the vendor..cheers

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So the ebay vendor is eflow666. His name is Jimmy Chen and his contact information is listed on the ebay listing. He has been repairing BMW, Mercedes and Jaguar nav screens & on-board monitors for over 14 years. For a cost of $200 he will repair an on-board monitor to make it functional again (i.e. if the tape deck no longer works, etc). If it is determined that the LCD panel needs to be replaced, or if you already know that it needs to be replaced and just want a new LCD panel installed, the cost is $270 to replace the panel with a brand new one. His turnaround time is about 3 business days. If you have any questions I suggest you call him with your specific issues and get his recommended fix. BTW, don't bother going through ebay, just deal directly.

BMW NAVI WIDE SCREEN MONITOR (WE REPAIR YOUR MONITOR) : eBay Motors (item 180502509601 end time May-12-10 18:09:31 PDT)

okay, finally had a BMW tech look at it and troubleshoot my entire system. He said it's definitely the monitor that has the issue - causing the flickering. I will be sending it back to Jimmy today - who replaced the screen. Wish I could say the screen replacement went without a hitch, but alas can not. I'll report back and let you all know how it goes. I definitely didn't anticipate that this would be such an involved process.