Replace the screen on Vostro 3500

Hello,

I've recently acquired a Dell Vostro 3500 for my wife. The CPU, RAM, HDD and video card are just fine. The screen however supports only 1366 x 768 pixels which kinda makes me and her unhappy.
I've discovered that there are on the market replacement screens, for instance from AU Optronics, a 15.6" display, that supports WXGA 1920 x 1080 pixels, Wide 16:9 (part number MMDDISPLAY428).

The video card (NVIDIA 310M) supports higher than 1366 x 768 px resolutions because I've connected the laptop to an external monitor at 1600 x 1200.

Now, is it possible to replace the original screen with one such as the above?
I think that physically it will fit, but the original screen is "HD LED antireflex"

Thank you,
Daniel

 

When replacing the screen you need to take a lot of things into consideration... Such as power consumption, heat, will it physically fit etc.

I wouldn't think it would work, as just because you can connect it to an external monitor does not mean it can handle a higher-res internal monitor. I might be wrong though.

 

According to nvidia.com (The NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M GPUs delivers great performance and amazing multimedia capabilities.) 310M supports

Maximum Digital Resolution 2560x1600
Maximum VGA Resolution 2048x1536

 

It's not the video card can't support the resolutions, it is making sure you have the correct connectors. I don't see a guaranteed P/N that will work with the 3500 as officially only 1368x768 is available, but if I recall you might be able to use the Latitude E6510 screen as it is 15.6" and the same aspect ratio.

 

And this is what I was saying... Just because the video card supports it does not mean everything else will. Best bet is to just use the current one you have or just try it out.

 

I wonder if op tried it or not..It'll be nice to see if it works.