My Acer 2480 notebook's screen died, how can I fix it??

I tried all the brightness and display solutions in the user guide for troubleshooting... nothing, powered down, waited restarted, only faint pictures of the Acer symbol startup and some shadows at times. No picture. Took it to the techie at Staples, no luck. Please help if this has happened to you and you have a quick remedy that i have not already tried? Otherwise it's back to the manufacturer.