SD870 IS (Silver) - repair or buy a new compact

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Dennis2
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SD870 IS (Silver) - repair or buy a new compact
5 months ago

I have an SD870 IS, that has been purchased in 2008 and repaired 3-4 times so far.  Now I dropped it twice.  Namely I gently dropped my pants with camera in them on the floor at two different occasions, but heard a marked "boom" only to find that there was a newly-developed "hole" on the LCD that grew a bit larger over time.  LCD now has these hotspots with dead pixels on them, and those spots are fairly large, like about half a penny sized spots.  Otherwise the camera works fine.

I do like my SD870, I am used to its ways.  It is nicely beat up, I am not worried about dropping it, or misusing it, but alas, the LCD spots aren't fun.

Do I repair this camera for $130 with Canon Repair?  Or do I purchase a new camera?   I like quality gear, so I will probably be looking to spend up to $300-400 on a new camera this way.  I am quite picky too so that's another reason why I don't want to rush into purchasing something new.

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