Turns out the new replacement touchscreen worked perfectly! It even comes with the double-sided tape already installed, all you need to do is peel off the backer, line 'er up and press. Those interested in doing this (or taking notes in case it happens to them), taking the TSU-7000 apart only requires a #6 torx and removing 7 screws (4 from the case and then 3 to remove the circuit board from the frame to gain access to the screen face).
The tricky parts (not really hard, just precise) are carefully removing the old glass touchscreen by slowly slicing along under it with an Xacto knife to get it off (basically cutting through the 1/8" strip of double-sided tape). If you pull off what appears to be a plastic protector, separate from the glass, it is simply the screen separating into glass and plastic film laminate, these are not 2 items and you don't need to preserve the plastic (as I first thought) to apply over the new glass panel, the parts are pressed and molded together. Hint, once you get the old glass off, use fresh tape to gently pull the old double-sided tape lose by simply sticking and pulling over and over to pull off the sticky goo.
The other tricky part is the connector for the touchscreen, this is a flat ribbon, no more than a hairs-thickness, perhaps 3/8" wide and needs to be treated with respect. It doesn't jam into the connector or wiggle into the connector but rather the connector has an arm that swings up (really, I know it's small but look close, it's like a swing arm that pulls up) to open the connector so you can gently slide in the ribbon connector.
Other than those 2 items, no problem, 1 hour repair, $60! - JFetter
