How crazy is this?

I have been reading up on the quality of the M17x R2 screen lately and frankly speaking I had the pleasure of actually playing on one. It was nothing short of amazing and I am wondering if there's any way I can get that screen on an R4 assembly. Now I know it's a noob question as the aspect ratios are completely different but I have access to a CNC machine and was wondering if it's a worthwhile project. It'd be nothing short of crazy to have a screen like that on the R4 right?

 

No, you can't. If you want that screen, you have to get an R2.
To be fair, as my sig can show, the R2 is a great beast to have for years going ahead (check my tweak guide with scores from various users).

 

Yup, can't be done.

 

The M17x R3/R4 are 17.3" not 17.1" and are 16:9 not 16:10, so it won't fit. Now that being said, perhaps with extreme chassis modification, you could fit it, but then you would need to check the LVDS connections and everything. The R2 is still a great platform, but you'll need an Extreme i7 chip and overclock it not to bottleneck the top of the line GPU's. I know people who modified their R3/R4 displays to put in a high color gamut panel, but that requires destruction of the certain portions of the LCD lid, and is not a fun mod to do.

 

Thank you so much for your responses everyone. It's just sad that the RGBLED displays are so rare in the gaming industry. They are so beautiful to look at. It's a shame Alienware stopped offering them. It really does make a huge difference when you have them side by side.

 

IIRC it was the same panel used in the Precision M6400/M6500, the Samsung RGBLED WUXGA panel. Alot of Clevo laptops offer 95% NTSC color gamut panels with decent viewing angles, pity that Alienware hasn't went that route.