M17xR2 RGB LED matte screen mod

if someone interested i managed to pull the glass of the M17X off and cut the part of the screen i didn't glued back yet because i don't like the shiny bezel and i may order some matte carbon fiber Di- noc to cover it that's why is tape on it just to hold it for now


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Here some more crapy pics at least the last one didn't come up to good i take them with a cell phone


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Wow nice pics! more pics!

 

thanks i will upload more pics ones i finish with the bezel

 

Wow! Is the screen itself has proper matte finish? oO

 

Yep its the same screen i have on my Precision M6500 SOO bright and beautiful without that glass infront of it ...

 

can't be happier i can't see my face no more i just see a beautiful screen

 

Amazing work Speedy is all i can say and i am glad someone finally did it ..

The job will take about 7 hours more or less to be done right so its certainly not for the faint of heart ...

 

Dammnn guys, I got completely lost with your constant laptop-swapping, lol!
Didn't you, Quad, have the Asus?
And, Speedy, where's your M6500?
Hilarious!

 

i change laptop every week

 

The Asus has been gone for abit then i grabbed another M15x which i sold locally to a friend and now i have the Precision ..

Best laptop ever man lol... The temps and screen on this thing are AMAZING !!! ..

All thanks to Speedy

 

The last part wasn't hard to guess, hehe.

 

You cut a part of the screen? Why? You are so cruel

 

Lol its worth it to remove that terrible glass ... Awesome if you live in the dark though ..

 

that glass was killing me same as your avatar
to sexy

 

lol I remeber someone doing this on the SXPS 1640 with the RGBLED as well. I might be doing some mods soon cuz apparently I might be out of a warratnty for using it to much.

 

i post some cell phone pics of the job done on the main thread

 

It looks much brighter, doesn't it?

And by the way, what dock is that on the bottom of the screen?

 

Can you post some close up pics of where the screen meets the bezel? Also of the edges where the bezel meets the metal casing. I'd love a matte screen but one of my favourite aspects of the current screen is that it's one whole piece edge to edge and its a breeze to clean, as opposed to getting dust and all the other stuff stuck in the bezel corners.

 

And is it revertible? How did the glass attach to the screen?

 

Speedy, the front panel is actually plastic, not glass right? because its easily scratched if you are not careful with it.

 

Yeh I noticed mine seems to be plastic and not glass as well.

Cheers.

 

It definitely looks brighter side by side.. I was working on a M17x last week and had them side by side with the brightness cranked up and my Precision(same screen) was certainly brighter ..

 

This is awesome...We need a guide on this. WANT.

 

It's most definitely not glass. That is a really cool mod. The reflection drives me crazy.

 

Yes it is brighter i actually have to lower the brightness because i was burning my eyeballs

What dock you talking about?

yes i may post some pics later i still debating if i should paint the Alienware lettering

No is not revertible the plastic is attached with 3M double side tape and is a pain to remove it

Yes is same as Plexiglass but polished

I don't recommend this mod unless you know how to work with plexiglass because is to easy to brake it specially when you remove it from the panel but if you want the details of how i did it i can post it here

 

Very cool. I would leave the bezel with the plastic. It would kind of match the other shiny parts of the computer.

Nice job man.

 

Hey speedy, could you give us a closer look at where the edges of the screen meet and the black plastic around it? That'd be really nice. Was considering doing this mod after I noticed nicks starting to appear all over my screen, which pops up when there are lots of whites.

Is it true that we lose color vividness and contrast gets lower with a matte?

Thanks a dozen.

 

Nice mod man,personally i don't mind the screen as it is but to a matte screen i'll never say no. Will probably do it when i'll find some time.
Also i bet most of us would like a kind a guide thing
+1 from me,modding makes the difference!

 

Kinda excited to try this one out, haha~ Can't wait for word from speed and other helpful folks.

Yes, definitely need one. Up for this!

 

this is cool, at least we know we can swap the front glass to get rid of the scratches.

please we want details

cheers Speedy

 

Wow, it would be nice to not have the reflections, being homeless I game in public places, libraries, cafe's etc etc and if Im in a bright spot I have to wear a dark colored shirt or the reflected light really makes games challenging to view, especially being that a lot of the latest games involve being in dark locales.

Ive heard that the glass actually does a better job of transmitting the color and display in general, and that was the only caveat with going with a matte screen?

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Hi, there,

Do you have more detailed info on how to mod it, such as how to cut the frame...

THX

 

Hello!
I actually have an alienware m17x r2, and I have a big problem with it.
There's a bug inside the screen, between the lcd and the glass.
I would like to know how to remove the glass.
From what i've understood, it's glued. All we've to do is to take a thin knife, or something like that, and put it in the hole between the glass and the back shell that is expended in the left and the right when you look at the front of the screen, in the 3 side (left, up, and right) and then there'll be no more glue and i could get that glass off ? isn't there something like a cable or a screw that i have to take care of when doing that ?

Tell me if i'm right, or wrong. I really need your help

Sorry if my english is bad
And thank you in advance for your help !

 

You should remove the back lid off the screen before so you don't damage it. Need to disassemble the system and take the whole screen off, then take off the lid.

 

Well after trying to get of the plexi, I was near a great success but at the end I broke it. So i would like to do the same mod as you Speedy Gonzalez, put some "matte carbon fiber Di- noc" around the screen.. But here's my problem, what are the metering ? And where did you do it ?
If you read this please I beg you to answer, you're my last hope..Or if someone knows the metering and stuff could tell me, that would be great !

 

It would be great if we can get a detailed and clear written guide on removing the plastic bezel and cutting out the glass from bezel.


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