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    About laptop LCD/TFT screen change

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by BoxCat, Dec 29, 2011.

  1. BoxCat

    BoxCat Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, my laptops screen panel started to fail, the crystals started to liquid-out? anyway, its not really about that, i simply will buy a new screen, they not cost that much i noticed, but here is the idea... my laptop is aspire 5738G and standard LCD is 1366x768 resolution. since there is lot of similar laptops, could i put bigger resolution 15.6 another LCD? maybe the connection would fit and i would have for example 1920x1080 LCD LED backlight panel of 15.6 in my lappy? o.o is it possible?
     
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    Only if your LVDS cable is dual-link.
     
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    what u mean "Dual-Link"? o_O well as far as i saw some of laptops screen change process, it seems that same brand's similar models uses pretty same video cable inside lcd laptop panel. so i tough --> if my ordered lcd screen from another laptop with resolution bigger than mine default lcd, would have same cable connection, would my laptop successfully recognise higher resolution support and will display picture at the highest lcd resolution?
     
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    First, check your laptop's schematic to see if there are two LVDS links connected to the onboard internal LCD plug. If there is only one - no upgrade. Otherwise, check the display cable in your computer - it should have both LVDS links wired up; if not, find a display cable with the same wiring but the second link connected. (E.g. the 5720G has 2 onboard LVDS links, but the wires carrying the second (even) link are missing from the display cable, so to upgrade beyond WXGA, the cable must be swapped out with one from a 7720G.)