Archos vision 3 with cracked acreen can it be...

I have seached EVERYWHERE on the net for a supplier for a replacement screen- and in eBay but it seems that there is absolutely no source. Even Archos won't supply a replacement screen direct. Their only solution is to send in the broken unit and purchase a replacement unit from them albeit at a cheaper price than a retail store. Their e-mail response is slow (or sometimes non existant). Only other alternatives are 1) to throw it away, forget about this brand completely and go for one that does offer spares or has 3rd party suppliers. or 2) try eBay for someone selling a recently bought item that they decided to dispose of in favour of a better make.
I went for 2) because I got one at a better price than Archos and because I had ordered a protective leather case for the one that broke (ironically if the case had turned up quicker I wouldn't have had this problem!)
Unfortunately Archos appear to ber uninterested in making parts available direct for from 3rd part suppliers for what seems to be a very common problem with this model. If they did it would cost way less than replacing the whole unit and I don't think it would be a difficult DIY job at all - but they just do not make it available. Full stop