upgrade laptop screen possible?

cruisinbeatz · 15 Mar 2010 at 13:21

Hi there I was wondering is it possible for the lcd screen to replaced with a higher res lcd or will it work? Thanks.

beermonster · 15 Mar 2010 at 17:32

It will usually need the cable changing as well, if that model came with a higher res you can do it but where you source the parts from I don't know.

Aod · 16 Mar 2010 at 09:00

it's theoretically possible, but there's no one defining standard for laptop video interfaces, so laptops from different manufacturers or even just different models may, or more likely WILL use different interfaces.

that said, if you can identify what your laptop uses and can find a compatible panel that's the right size with higher res, then it ought to be quite easy

mast3r · 16 Mar 2010 at 12:22

this depends on laptop GPU,
I have done this many times with mixed results, Intel based GPU failed, Nvidia based all worked for me.

aceface57 · 16 Mar 2010 at 16:33

See this thread http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18099596&highlight=screen
it is possible with some work.

cruisinbeatz · 17 Mar 2010 at 14:26

Thanks everyone, the laptops current size is 16" with a res of 1366 x 768, now i have found screens with same size (16") and full hd res Running 1920 x 1080 resolution. Both are the "standard" 30 pin connectors. My laptops is running the nvidia 230m gpu.

Aod · 22 Mar 2010 at 20:56

ought to work just fine then.