How to replace a cracked laptop digitiser screen

[RandBlade]

My wife's touchscreen laptop screen cracked while in cargo when we flew back to the UK about six months ago. It still works but has multiple cracks and a "spiders web" effect on it. I thought I'd try and replace it myself and after watching a few YouTube videos and Googling the model of the Laptop (a HP "HPK 15-P183NA") I opened the Laptop and took from the back of the screen the exact model number of the screens part to get a replacement.

Tonight I have gone to remove the old screen as the new one has arrived only to realise the "screen" part is not broken, it is a plastic-feeling covering in front of the screen that is cracked. I believe this is called a digitiser.

I don't know where to go from here. I don't see any easy way to remove the digitiser, it seems to be built into the Laptop case. Should I admit defeat take it in for repairs with someone who knows what they're doing or is this something I could fix?

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[QUOTE=RandBlade;177087]......Should I admit defeat take it in for repairs with someone who knows what they're doing...[end quote]

Yes.

[RandBlade]

Do that and you never learn though.

[Khendraja'aro]

Well, according to this: https://www.laptopscreen.com/English...ION~15-P183NA/ you can buy the digitizer separately.

Also, the procedure should be similar to this: https://youtu.be/oHmHbUzUOtI?t=5m6s

[Flixy]

Do that and you never learn though.

Considering your time is also valuable, you might want to ask yourself if this is something you actually want to learn though. Either way: good luck!

[RandBlade]

Seems ridiculously expensive to get the part I need. Found one replacement for £178+VAT. The whole Laptop only cost £300+VAT two years ago. http://uk.eetgroup.com/i/764622-001-HP-Inc.-LCD-Unit