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    17" WUXGA LCD Replacement Suggestions? IPS? S PVA?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by crashnburn, Oct 24, 2011.

  1. crashnburn

    crashnburn Notebook Consultant

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    crashnburn, Oct 24, 2011
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    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    Use a flaslight near the screen, can you see the image on the panel without backlight?

    If you do, consider inverter replacement first. It's cheaper than whole panel.
     
    KLF, Oct 24, 2011
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  3. Mihael Keehl

    Mihael Keehl Notebook Evangelist

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    You can always try eBay, I recently (this past February) replaced my Dell Inspiron 1520's WXGA screen to WUXGA and I haven't had any problems and they have a very large inventory on their as well. I would say this though, stay away from Chinese replacements and stick to the OEM screens, you're laptop is old enough where you can afford the $70-$90 screen replacement.
     
    Mihael Keehl, Oct 24, 2011
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    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    If there are any 17" 16:10 CCFL backlit PVA or IPS LCDs out there its extremely unlikely they use the same LVDS interface, and if they do, they will probably be Hitachi or another strange brand which will not have an EDID supported by your Dell.
     
    niffcreature, Oct 27, 2011
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