Laptop Screen Upgrades

Upgraded Laptops by forum users (work in progress)


I create this thread because I think that concentrating knowledge about laptop screen upgrades can help people who would like to replace the screen

How knowing my panel model?
you could use:
-aida64extreme https://www.aida64.com/downloads/MTZlYWEwZTM=

-Monitor Asset Manager 2.9 https://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/moninfo.shtm

-Hwinfo64




What to know
1) Is my panel LVDS or EDP?
2) How many Pins?
3) How many Lanes?
4) What Voltage?


Where can I find infos about screens?
check Panelook: http://www.panelook.com/index.php


Acer
-P645-SG Acer P645-SG , LED Screen makes me sick! Help!
- Aspire E15 E5-575G

- Predator Helios 300

- V5-591g with FHD panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuZLhTaoflc
-Nitro 5 with 120Hz panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-RQX_dgq7Y
-Helios 300 with a 120Hz Panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xQo_ITmhNY

Alienware
-17 R1 with 120Hz 3D panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/120hz-3d-screen-upgrade-for-alienware-17-r1.758711/
-17 R1 with 120Hz 5ms panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...r-120hz-5ms-panel-n173hhe-g32-success.813154/
-15 R2 Alienware 15 R2 gtx 980m Maxed out : not a good screen ---> swap
-M17X R4 http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/upgrade-1600x900-for-1920x1080-3d.780925/
-17 R4 with 4K panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYiFjQxNc6Q



Asus
-GL702VS with 120Hz panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...ync-1080p-75hz-to-120hz.812960/#post-10666502
-X53SV http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...x768-display-be-upgraded-to-1920x1080.628140/
-K53E with a FHD panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...fully-upgraded-asus-k53e-to-1920x1080.811439/
-FX502VM with IPS panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9d4HQi9O1g



Clevo
Edp screnn on clevos http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/edp-screens-on-clevos.789311/
-P771DM-G with 4K panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...si-gtx-1070-mxm-4k-lcd-upgrade-thread.813156/
-W650KK1 with 120Hz panel

-P870DM-G with 4K panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...p870dm-g-from-fhd-to-4k-picture-guide.787821/
-P775DM3-G with 4K panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/installed-4k-auo-screen-in-p775dm3-g-no-g-sync.798479/
-P670RS-G http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...een-replacement-options.810733/#post-10656625
-P775DMx with 120Hz panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...upgrade-challenge-chi-mei-n173hhe-g32.800569/
-P870DMx with 120Hz panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...upgrade-challenge-chi-mei-n173hhe-g32.800569/
-P377SMA with 4K panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/p377sma-4k-display-upgrade-waiting-for-parts-to-test.786555/
-P375SMA with 120Hz panel 120hz Screen compatible for Clevo P375SMA / Eurocom X7E?
-P377SM-A with IPS panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...pert-in-laptop-lcd-screens-here.768468/page-6
-P150SM-A Upgrading Sager NP8268-S/Clevo P150SM-A Screen
-P750ZM witk 4K panel

-PA71HP6-G witk 120Hz panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/pa71hp6-g-panel-and-cable-swap-1080p-60-hz-to-120-hz.814364/




Dell
-7559 with IPS panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1XFFi0jq_Q
-7567 with IPS panel

-D632 http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/d630-owners-thread.139422/page-88#post-9741290
-G3 with a 120hz panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXy2Q3vr9J4
-G5 with a 120hz panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcZY54PHalU


HP
-Omen x with 120Hz panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/laptop-display-upgrade-options.815201/
-Pavillion DV7 with FHD panel Pavillion DV7-6197 screen replacement to FHD

-Pavillion DV7-6118ez with FHD panel
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...z-successful-panel-replacement-to-fhd.832860/




Lenovo
-ThinkPad T420

-Thinkpad T450 https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkP...enovo-T450s-T450-screen-Could-be/td-p/3784089
-Thinkpad T450 http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...ccessful-upgrade-to-13-3-fhd-msata3-0.811922/
-Thinkpad W541 with AHVA panel https://old.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/8vki8v/w541_p50_next_b156han012_upgrade/
-Thinkpad P51
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu9qhpUShmY
-Ideapad 320-15IKB with a FHD Panel
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/my-succesful-320-ikb-hd-to-fullhd-screen-upgrade.825976/

MSI
-16L13 with 120Hz panel

-GS63VR with 4K panel GS63VR 1080p panel switch to 4k igzo
-GP62MVR 6RF with IPS panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHZr8Hh45J4
-GP62MVR with IPS panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewonx7T6ziE
-GT72s with a 120Hz panel http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/gt-72s-upgrade-panel.816149/page-3#post-10733319



Toshiba
-P750 http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/ok-or-good-15-6-screen-at-1366x768-resolution.764127/page-2
-L675



do you know some upgrades?


Failed upgrades
-Aspire 5 A515-41G with IPD FullHD Panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26E-MJU2EaU



Panel Display Resellers
America
http://www.eurocom.com/ec/lcd()upgrade
http://www.hidevolution.com/parts/laptop-display-panels

Europe
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/ukscreenspecialists

Do you know other resellers?

 

____________ Tech Infos (work in progress)________
Connectors
30pins

40pins


Technical Standard
LVDS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-voltage_differential_signaling

EDP


Refresh Rate
60Hz

120Hz

144Hz


Technology
IPS


AHVA


PLS


TN


OLED



Color Space
sRGB

AdobeRGB



Certification
G-Sync


Panel Sreen Suggestions
14"


15"

17"

18"

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...p870dm-g-from-fhd-to-4k-picture-guide.787821/

P870DM-G 4K/UHD-60Hz upgrade
(note the requirement of an upgraded 4 lane eDP cable from the base 1080p 75Hz or 90Hz panels)
Same process for QHD-120Hz panel.

 

thanks

 

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I need all your knowledge about laptop screens for these Guide
did you upgrade your laptop screen? edp vs lvds? g-sync certification? screen overclocking? do you know successfull laptop screen upgrades? what's your favourite laptop screen? some suggestions could be really usefull here

 

The P870DM-G upgrade was to a B173ZAN01.0 - 17.3" IPS 4K / UHD / 3840x2160. Required 4lane cable PN#: 43-P8701-0201L (FTLOG don't pay USD$158 for this)
Awesome screen, great brightness, great colours, great viewing angles, great everything except for average transitions - like 20ms/30ms.
Gsync was retained with Premamod BIOS - but no Fn+hotkey brightness control (Nvidia control panel colour profiles still worked though but that's not true backlight dimming)
No overclocking beyond ~63Hz since that's the cable bandwidth cap



I also upgraded this P370EM from 1080p60 LVDS to 1080p120 eDP: LP173WF2 TP(A1) - same as from the 3D model of the same chassis (P370EM3). As stock of the P370EM3 specific 3D/eDP display cable couldn't be found I was advised by @clevo-extreme to use the P170HM3's 3D/eDP cable which works just fine.
Better than average TN panels of the day (2012/2013) but not as good as the AUO 95% gamut matte 15.6" (B156HW01 v4) on the P150HM in terms of colour/brightness
This model predates Gsync in all forms so is absent on hardware level
Didn't overclock it since already 120hz

 

thanks! is there a dedicated thread for that p370em screen upgrade?

 

Hi @Mr. Fox! what's panel exactly?

 

Hi @DARCODER ! what's the panel exactly?

 

PWM Ranking - The Best Displays for the Eyes
https://www.notebookcheck.net/PWM-Ranking-Notebooks-Smartphones-and-Tablets-with-PWM.163979.0.html

 

Upgraded Alienware M14xR2 (1366x768) display to 1600x900 model despite re-seller telling me it won't work.

I was scared at first because it showed the Alienware logo then never turned back on, but after power cycling a few times it works fine now.

 

thanks! is there a dedicated thread for that AW14 screen upgrade? Is it an LVDS panel? How many pins?

 

IPS vs TN

 

Hi @HTWingNut ! what's exactly the panel?

 

IPS vs OLED

 

FHD vs QHD


FHD vs UHD

 

I'd like to replace the screen of my laptop (eDP 30-pin, FHD, IPS, Bottom right) because of its low PWM frequency. Will I lose the ability to adjust the brightness? I've seen that it may happen, just don't know how common it is or how to know if it is going to happen beforehand.

 

what model? what's your panel atm?

 

thanks

edit
could you give some explanation about number of pins and cables? 40pins for 120Hz or 4K panel?

 

The Best Notebook Displays As Reviewed By Notebookcheck
https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Best-Notebook-Displays-As-Reviewed-By-Notebookcheck.120541.0.html

 

I have a HP Pavilion 15-ck0xx (a ck004ns), and the default panel is a BOE06F9 (the same than the HP Envy x360 15 https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-En...00U-Radeon-Vega-8-Laptop-Review.266614.0.html ). It is very dim and the PWM frequency is 200Hz at 99% brightness (!).

 

For a 120Hz 1080p, in this instance. But that is not a given; 1080p@120Hz can be squeezed within a 2-lane/30-pin as well, but the N173HHE-G32 uses 4-lane/40-pin, probably to be on the safe side. A very nice screen, btw.

 

so a 4k panel could also work with a 30pins cable? what about lane number? do you think an asus n580vd 4k panel could be replaced with a FHD panel?

 

use a software like aida64 for knowing the panel

 

I did, the ID of the monitor is BOE06F9. 30 eDP, bottom right.

 

that ID seems not working
http://www.panelook.com/product_list.php?keyword=BOE06F9+

 

Well ... technically yes, but only at 48Hz maximum and you'd need a 2-lane panel then (since 4-lane won't fit within 30 pins) and there won't be many of those. Also, the edid has to specify timings for it to run at that refresh rate natively. Mainly this was done for 4-lane/40-pin panels that had 48Hz timings for backward-compatibility on cheap-ass systems that could consequently claim ' 4k!' on the advertisement sheet.

Sure, less bandwidth is always possible. Might need a different cable though simply because of the pin count. If the reason is that that particular 4k is terrible then you might better switch to that G32 mentioned above. Its pin-out is identical to that of most 4k panels, so you keep the cable and have a much better panel to boot.

That ' BOE06F9' is merely the plug-and-play id. You might run MonInfo and copy/paste the ' Raw data' section, we could use that to narrow down the possible candidates. A more sure-proof method is to check with the sticker on the back of the panel or, even better, try and find the labels printed on the panel's pcb. That often means having to peel back a protective plastic sheet, so that may be too drastic a measure for most people.

 

these infos are really usefull! many thanks!

 

Are there any 3D display replacement options for the MSI GT80 Titan?

 

what's your panel atm?

 

There isn't any info about it on the Internet, I'm afraid, only that the Envy x360 15 (Ryzen) uses it.

 

coul you use hwinfo64? like this

 

so no Monitor Name (Manuf), that's really strange

 

That's because the person who entered the values for the edid didn't bother to include a descriptor block holding the panel number.

With Dell systems this common fare since they specifically order their panels re-branded with their own inventory numbers, rather than the panel manufacturer's number. In other instances it's simply because there wasn't any room left in the standard 128 byte edid. There's only four blocks of such data and that has to be shared with timing data. So if you wanted 60Hz+120Hz timings in both full-resolution and a lower one then you'd already saturate all blocks with no room left for the panel number. A 256-byte edid would be the proper solution then, but few manufacturers bother with that, also because you can't guarantee all drivers will read out beyond the first 128 bytes or even interpret the remainder correctly.

Anyway, the data it does show narrows down the list to these sixteen BOE panels. Unfortunately, there's 30 and 40-pins and 0.4 and 0.5mm pitch variants so this is still a bit too course.

Try MonInfo just in case HWiNFO missed a bit of info. Copy the 'Raw data' bit to make sure we get all the (non-interpreted) data:



If that doesn't help to eliminate the options then you'll have to look at the panel's sticker. This is on the back of the display, so it'd need removal of the bezel first. Mind that knowing it's a 30-pin doesn't yet help much if you can't rule out whether it's a 0.4 or 0.5mm pitch; jam a 0.4mm cable in a 0.5mm socket will cause an instant short. Vice versa you'd be luckier since it won't hook up unless you use excessive force (then, too; smoke).

 

The original to the MSI GT80 Titan SLI. Not sure exactly, just a generic 1080p 18" screen.

 

coul you use hwinfo64? like this

 

Aida and Speccy, along with the Device Manager, all just say "generic PNP monitor".

 

I found more info. so that is the monitor I have there.

 

That panel should be the same of AW18 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Alienware-18-Notebook.102566.0.html so maybe AW offered a 3Dpanel for that model

 

Would the 3D screen for the GT72VR work in the MSI GT80 Titan?

 

is there a gt72vr with a 3dpanel?

 

Obviously.

 

really? post a link here please

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3D-120HZ-F...878209?hash=item2cd4085a41:g:q6YAAOSw1t9a82WD

 

that's a typo
http://www.panelook.com/N173HHE-G32_Innolux_17.3_LCM_overview_28924.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI-GT72VR-7RE-Dominator-Pro-Notebook-Review.190406.0.html
"Display
17.3 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, Chi Mei N173HHE-G32 (CMN1747), TN LED, 120 Hz, Nvidia G-Sync, glossy: no"