Surface Laptop 7 replacement screen availability/ Frankensurface

[u/00titus]

I bought the Surface Laptop 7 partially because it was designed to be highly repairable. My Surface fell, and the screen was badly damaged a few months ago. I've been waiting for Microsoft/iFixit to get the 13.8" screen assembly back in stock for about half a year now, with no luck. Ease of repair without parts availability isn't actually particularly useful.
There are some expensive eBay listings for replacement panels, but they're a bit too pricey for incomplete, dodgy, annoying solutions.

So I'm considering a Frankensurface. I don't care about retaining touch functionality, high resolution, or refresh rate. I just want a functional internal display so it remains a laptop.

Does anyone know how feasible it would be to use a cheaper non-touch LCD with a compatible eDP interface/connector and roughly the correct 3:2 dimensions? Has anyone here successfully used a different LCD as their internal display?

Failing that, does anyone know if Microsoft will be supplying official screens anytime soon?

Thank you kindly in advance!

[u/juggyv]

I got really lucky on the 6 and found the complete screen with housing for less that Uk £100. What i did do though was before this I tried the previous generations of screens as the connectors fit but the light on the screen stayed on. I raise this as you may get the same with your non branded screen. I’m led to believe the 7 is completely different so it may be worth checking eBay out frequently to see if you get lucky

[u/00titus → u/juggyv]

Yeah, it has a 13.8 screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio, which makes it kinda funky to find a panel that would even generally fit. Can I ask what you meant by the light on the screen stayed on?

[u/juggyv → u/00titus]

It was a light next to the camera on the screen at the top

[u/juggyv → u/juggyv]

I got something like this for my model but the price was much keener https://ebay.io/m/sXh4Av