GE60 screen broke :(. Attempting to fix

Hey guys, so my daughter stepped on my GE 60 and cracked the LCD portion of the screen. I saw there were some on eBay for around $120-$150 so I was going to get it as it matched the exact specs I have now. My question is, how hard is it to install it? It doesn't come with the outer plastic piece, so I wasn't sure if it was hard to do or if there was maybe a tutorial.

Here is the one I found: http://www.ebay.com/itm/15-6-LCD-Sc...Laptop_Screens_LCD_Panels&hash=item5aebc221c0

I have a GE60-0ND-042US.

 

It's quite easy to swap the screens on MSI laptops.

The procedure is similar to GT70 except you don't need to remove 2 screws on the bezel:

 

I really appreciate the help man! Did that screen on eBay look like the stock (nicer) screen for the GE 60? Anywhere else you know that they sell them for a decent price?

 

Try laptopscreen.com or lcd4less.com.

 

Yeah it's 40 pin widescreen so it will work. but like baiii said you can shop around.

 

You may find the higher color gamut screens cheaper than the unknown screen in post #1 by doing a search of the screen part numbers listed below

95% NTSC Color Gamut 15.6" AUO B156HW01 V.4 Matte Screen

95% NTSC Color Gamut 15.6" AUO B156HW01 V.7 Glossy Screen

Cheaper Screen:
60% NTSC Color Gamut 15.6" AUO B156HW01 V.5 Glossy Screen

 

I suggest, like others mentioned, shop around. Screens are not that expensive and you can really improve your experience with a great looking screen.

 

Perfect excuse to upgrade IMO If a shop does it they will source the cheapest panel they can.

 

At the highest markup they can!

 

Unless you charm them into doing some soldering work on the cheap *cough*

 

With the Meaker $10,000,000 smile?

 

Mostly with the *hey what i'm trying to do is cool and has never been done before*.