15.6" FHD (1920x1080) panels and reviews

Gonna bump this thread for a question.

I bought the Gigabyte P35G V2 yesterday, and to my surprise found out that it uses a cheap TN panel by Chi Mei instead of what I assumed would be a LG IPS panel.

According to HWInfo, the panel is N156HGE-LA1 with the hardware ID CMN15B9. This seems to be a newer panel by Chi Mei, but I was able to find it on Panelook - http://www.panelook.com/N156HGE-LA1_Innolux_15.6_LCM_overview_18430.html

In a Notebookcheck review, it states that the P35W (only difference from the P35G is the video card AFAIK) uses the LG 156WF4. It doesn't state specifically which panel it uses. I assume that the same screen would be able to fit in my P35G.

I found one screen that seems to match up with the stock Chi Mei panel in terms of compatibility and fit - http://www.panelook.com/modelcompare.php?ids=18872,18430

Notes:
* Both seem to have very similar dimensions and areas
* Both use LVDS (2 channel, 6 bit)
* Both use different signal pin configurations (010A/010C)
* Both use 40 pins
* Both use different signal interface brands (UJU/IPEX) and signal interface models
* LG panel uses a ton more power from the looks of it

How likely will this fit in my laptop?

 

Don't cross post please.

 

Hi, I ordered a replacement panel and specifications all seemed to line up. The panel seemed to fit and the connector went in fine, but the display is all messed up
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As you can see, huge lines going down the center, fuzzy pixels, left side is reverse, etc.

What do you suspect it might be?

 

Wrong LCD cable? What was the previous panel?

 

I just realized this thread was the most recently active LCD thread, so wanted to Chime in.

I recently purchased an AUO v7 gloss panel (95%) gamut for my 157SM-A and its bright out of the box however it doesn't look like it was calibrated @ the factory at all compared to my friends v.4 ( matte 95% ) version which is beautiful w/o calibration.

Basically the blues and greens are pretty high. However after calibrating (performed this more than 15x w/ my spyder4elite) under different ambient sources and Gamma settings. It almost always comes out the same. The colors balance perfectly however at the sacrifice of more than 50% brightness which makes it very painful to look at unless you have a good light source in the room directly hitting it.

I'm wondering if I might have just received a lemon and should retry another as I've read nothing but great reviews from other users that have compared the 2. Just wanted to hear if anyone else has had this happen.

I'm also considering the LG Dream Color IPS however I'm also reading that this is 50 pin vs the standard 40? Has anyone confirmed this as I haven't been able to pull up much though I can purchase one.

 

@LunaP is your pannel a LVDS or eDP one? The LG IPS pannels are eDP as far as i know.. Also what are these LG Dream Color IPS pannels you are talking about? Never heard of them...

 

I'm looking to upgrade the panel in my new Acer E5-572G-51TG. When I initially bought it the specifications on the website of the store said that it came with a 1080P panel. Imagine my surprise when I came back home and there was only a 768p HD panel in there. I went back to the store looking to return it but oops. "You have used a gift card to buy this, we can't take it back".

So now I'm here looking to do the upgrade myself. First of all there seem to be different versions of this laptop, I have the one that comes with a normal voltage CPU. None of that ULV stuff. First thing I did after coming back from the store is take the whole thing apart so here are some specifications that could come in handy (with pictures).

-The screen seems to use this new fancy thing called eDP.
-The connector has 40 pins on the motherboard.

-The connector has 30 pins on the screen. I guess the other 10 pins are for the webcam or not connected.

-The screen currently in there is a InnoLux N156BGE-E31 Rev.C2
-The cable partnumber is Z5WAH_LCD_CABLE_DIS_ASSY DC02001Y910 Rev:1.0 HLN (CQF1) 14/09/22

Now before I buy all the stuff needed I'm worried that the motherboard does not have the necessary lanes to do 1080p (if that is still a thing in eDP land). I also have no clue if they still cut lanes out of cables so that I'd have to upgrade to a better cable. Finally I got no idea what sort of screen would be decent to buy. I'm looking for something that is matte, 1080P and along the lines of the screen currently in my 1564 (see signature).

EDIT: there seems to be a 1080P version of this notebook (E5-572G-38NM), so if the specifications are listed right then the question is.. would Acer make a seperate board for a 1080p variant and do they cut their eDP cables like they did their LVDS cables? Anyone with recent Acer experience?

~Aeny

 

Well… just some thoughts off the top of my head: eDP is digital. LVDS is analog. Cutting lines the same way for eDP does not make much sense to me; on the other hand, in the realm of external DP connections, cables indeed differ in their supported data throughputs.
I’m just guessing that a separate board for 1080p would not make sense at all. But you may not be asking your questions in the right forum. Try the one for Acers.

 

I bought a AUO B156HAN01.2 FHD panel and it works great. Even though it's clearly a panel that didn't pass QC it's still way better than the stock panel. So now owners of the E5-572G know that they can upgrade their panels with something compatible that I bought. Think I'm starting to like this new fancy eDP connection over LVDS.

~Aeny

 

Hi,
I'm in same situation as yours. But Intend to use AUO B156HAN01.0. I wonder that how did you manage to fit PCB extension of panel because both B156HAN and LP156WF4 have a PCB extension approx ~11mm at bottom which is not a case with original panel. Since the NP550P5C's bezel room at bottom so narrow, this situation confuses at most comparing to less boggling situation of adjusting face mounting brackets.

Regards.