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    ASUS K550VX Display upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Led_, Jan 12, 2018.

  1. Led_

    Led_ Newbie

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    Hi everyone!

    I'm a new user on this forum so please forgive me if i'll do some errors. Also I'm from Italy so I apologize for my poor english.

    Back to the thread: I own a Asus K550VX-XX107T with a i7-6700hq, gtx 950m, 4 gb of ram. I already added a 8 gb ram module and a SSD. It's really fast, but I can't stand looking at this display. I use it for university purposes, so I have to read a lot of pdf. I also spend a lot of time on youtube and watching films. I don't play a lot of games, so I thought to upgrade to a IPS panel.
    Out of the box this notebook uses a 15,6" InnoLux N156BGE-EA2 1366x768 WXGA TN panel, with backlight Led illumination, and 1-Lane 30 pin eDP connector. I read that with 1-Lane eDP cable it can support resolution till 1600x900. So I searched for a IPS 1366x768 panel and I found a LG LP156WHA-SPA1 with 30 pin eDP connector and Led illumination. Can I upgrade to this LG panel?
    There is also a FHD version of this notebook, Asus K550VX-DM108T and similar. Is there a possibility to change my eDP cable to 2-Lane, maybe from K550VX-DM108T laptop, and upgrade to FHD? Where I could find this cable? I live in Italy so shipments from US may cause some problems.

    Thank you for your help; correct this thread please if I made some mistakes.
     
  2. ellalan

    ellalan Notebook Deity

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    Yes, the LG panel will work, as your model also came with FHD screens, probably you can use the same cable for FHD screen as well and don't need to buy 2 lane cable, however please check with the Asus service manual or in their forums as I have no experience with Asus laptops.
    http://www.panelook.com/modelcompare.php?ids=22457,19198
     
  3. Led_

    Led_ Newbie

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    Thank you for your help, but I couldn't been able to find useful info about eDP cable lane. Asus service manual don't even speak about display ( https://www.asus.com/supportonly/K550VX/HelpDesk_Manual/ ). Is there a possibility to find a physical difference between 1 lane and 2 lane eDP cable disassembling the display?