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    Has anyone ever upgraded a screen?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by navion, Nov 18, 2008.

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    I was just wondering if this is a good idea. For instance could you take a WXGA+ screen from a F8Va-B1 and install it in a N80VN-GP011C to get the higher resolution?
     
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    it can work and sometimes does. the problem is the data cable may not support higher res. it is a hit or miss. on the f8 series i believe they used a cable that supported 1440x900 or lower. in this case it would work but in others it may not always.
     
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    Is there anyway to find out what kind for data cable the laptop contains?
     
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    The N80VN has a LED screen the F8 doesn't is will that cause problems?
     
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