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    17.3 IPS screens?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by monographix, May 13, 2013.

  1. monographix

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    Do you happen to know maybe any 17.3" IPS screen? or point to some direction where i could find model names / codes of such screens? (especially 1600x900 which i understand probably doesnt exist?)
     
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    I haven't heard of a 17.3" 900p IPS display, but as for 1080p the only two that I know of are Dell's PremierColor display (Precision M6700 and earlier models) and HP's DreamColor2 display (Elitebook 8770w and earlier models).
     
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    Thanks! I had found about the Dreamcolor too. Cannot find makers and models .... any ideas?
     
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    LG, proprietary interface specifically made for laptops that can do 10 bit color, we have all the model numbers in the HP 8740w, 8760w and 8770w threads as well as the m6700 owners thread.

    if you are looking to transplant into another machine I do not think it can be done as some of our best modders including my husband with an entire electronics lab at his disposal said it was a nightmare
     
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    wont work, you need a heavily modified iDP interface and a bunch of related circuitry to drive the panel and not LVDS. and you can also NOT have an intel IGP or graphic switching.

    your best bet would be getting a refurb or used m6700, 8760w or 8770w
     
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    an M6500 maybe ? (i despise 16:9)
     
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    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    The only 16:10 IPS of enough real-estate is the 8740w with DreamColor2.
     
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    seconded every other panel is 16:9 except for the 8740W which was the end of the 16:10 's in that particular business line
     
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    Thanks everyone. what about the M6500 ? isnt a 17", 16:10, IPS ? just in case that can be found cheaper than 8740W
     
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    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    No. It's a nice looking RGB LED TN, but it's still a TN. 8740w has LP171WU8, while 8730w, M6500, M17X-R2 and W700 has LP171WU5.
     
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    The IPS is not going to work unless you do heavy modification and obtain other parts for your laptop.

    It look over-saturated because it is a wide gamut and the laptop or "windows" is calibrated for a lesser gamut screen. The proper solution is to get a hardware calibrator.
     
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    spyder, color monkey and such, right ? .....

    Any suggestions maybe for 17.3" 1600x900 TN panel with a good sRGB coverage?
     
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