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    15.4" Display Upgrade Acer TM8204

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by orthorim, Dec 27, 2007.

  1. orthorim

    orthorim Notebook Evangelist

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    I have an Acer TM 8204 with 15.4" display at 1680x1050. The machine works fine, I mainly use it as backup for the MacBook Pro. The only problem is the display - it was very dim to begin with and it either got worse or I am just too used to the super bright LED display in the MBP now to tolerate it.

    I have to squint to see anything when it's daylight outside.

    Is there an easy way to replace the panel? I live in Thailand so labor is cheap and there are plenty of laptop repair shops that I assume would be able to do it, maybe the Acer Service center would even go for it.

    But I wonder if it's hard to find a panel that's compatible - are they interchangeable as long as the display resolution and size are the same? Can I just replace the backlight only?

    Thanks for any hints...
     
    orthorim, Dec 27, 2007
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