Can the ASUS 15.6' 1366x768 display be upgraded to 1920x1080?

I have an ASUS X53SV-RH71 with 15.6 (1366 x 768) display.

I was wondering if it was at all possible to upgrade my display to a 1920 x 1080 screen. It seems like the ASUS N53SV 1920 x 1080 display could work with mine as they are similarly spec'd models. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

Hmm, another display question.

Asus doesn't make the LCDs, so those 2 particular models are probably used on other laptops, but yes it seems likely they'd be the same model (for example on an x53 with stock 1080p display). However it would still make more sense to find any well priced high quality 15.6" 1080p LED backlit LCD and try it.

Assuming you really have a 15.6 LED x53, I noticed most are 15.4".

This one is pricey and probably an off brand with worse quality than some others:
15.6" LCD Screen display for Asus N53 N53JN N53JQ Laptop WUXGA LED NEW A+ | eBay

This is probably better: 15.6"LCD Screen display Exact AUO B156HW01 V.3 panel WUXGA FHD LED 1920x1080 A+ | eBay

Whatever you buy, you almost definitely WILL need a new LCD cable. You could try to check and see if yours has more than 20 wires, you need 40.

 

Thanks for your reply. I was checking on http://www.laptopscreen.com for my particular replacement for my model and it looks to be a 40 pin.

Now I just need to figure out and be comfortable with taking apart the display.

 

Taking the display apart is not too difficult, it should go something like this:
Asus G51Vx LED screen Replacement - YouTube

However, there can be an issue with running a higher resolution screen.
1366 x 768 is a LVDS Single channel resolution (Laptop analog of DVI and DVI-D). Unless your LVDS cable (Between the screen and MoBo) is dual channel (Usually marked FHD), your 1080p display will not be displaying every second row of pixels - basically will look tinted with color and pixelized.

You will need to find out what cable you do have (once you take apart the screen), record the part numbers on the cable, as well as, record the part number of the screen. PM me the LCD part number, I'll be able to advise what you would need to order from LaptopScreen.com.

Good luck!

 

Thank you sir for the input. Looks like this will be a project for me.

 

Hello, This is an old thread but can somebody tell me if my LVDS Cable is a FULL HD Compatible?

Partnumber is 14G22136000

It's not marked FHD but it has all 40 pins.

 

Hello
I have the Asus S56CB - XX173H , and i am really dissatisfied with asus!
The quality of screen is really low! Does anyone know if that laptop (vga gforce 740m) could support a full hd screen? And if there is some useful links of some screens/?

 

You could search for replacement Full HD screens for laptops on Ebay, not sure if Links are allowed here.

 

Yes Yes Yes!!! Ok guys, let me start off by saying, this text is small. Reason being, is that I am running my Asus n53s 15.6" (prev: 1366x768) now on a full 1920x1080 resolution. It is fantastic. I purchased it from LaptopScreens.com [ https://www.laptopscreen.com/English/model/ASUS/N53S/] and I picked up the Matte option because I never did like the excessive gloss on the factory screen.

1st things first: I ordered the screen and in about 5-7 business days it arrived. It was packaged nicely, it looked nice, so I was ready to dive into the break down of the laptop and replace the 1366x768 factory screen which I had cracked a few weeks before.

2nd: Ok upon taking apart the case I broke some clips and cracked my bezel, so let me stress this, BE VERY CAREFUL WHILE DISMANTLING. There are a couple YouTube videos on how to do this properly. I am not making one because really I don't know the proper way. That being said, my bezel clipped back on is is 90ish% solid even with the broken clips.

3rd: I booted up the computer, and had a green cast across the whole screen and every other column of pixels was missing, it looked Horrid. This is where I started to think, ok dud screen. But not the case, upon further research and digging, I came across this and a couple other forums that indicated that it was a problem with a single channel LVDS cable and to do a 1920x1080 resolution you actually need a dual channel LVDS. I called Laptop Screen.com and asked them if I ordered a cable and it didn't work would I be able to switch the screen out for a 1366x768 screen and they were 100% good with that and would even pay for the shipping if it was within 30 days of me recieving the first screen.

4th: So with an ace in my back pocket with laptopscreens.com I went hunting for a dual channel LVDS cable, found one out of Singapore for my model at a website called [ www.waresphere.com]. It took just over a week to get here, which I thought was fantastic, cost me 15 bucks, and I dug into the case to get at the mobo to switch it out. A couple more YouTube tuts later I have this thing up and running on the new screen, upgraded to 1920x1080. I think total cost with the screen, cable, and shipping is just over $100.00 CAN.

I am super happy with the result, and it put my $1300.00 laptop back in business, but now it is a resolution that I think it should have been from the beginning.

Props to Laptopscreen.com and Waresphere.com for great products and timely delivery.

If you are thinking about doing this as a repair, 100% if you are looking to simply upgrade your current panel I would still recommend doing it. The experience is worth the costs.

If you have any questions, please feel free to message me, I might be able to help.

Cheers,
Sam

 

sjdenni5s:

Identical situation here. I have the new screen and it has a tint to it. I ordered a cable off Ebay, but it was not correct. Do you have a part number for the dual channel cable you used? They have two at the website you suggested, but neither of the cables specify if they are dual channel.

 

LCD LVDS Cable of ASUS N53 FHD 14G22101620V 1422-00S3000

LCD LVDS Cable of ASUS N53 FHD 14G22101620V 1422-00S3000
Item# E08-002

 

Has everyone been successful in performing this? The links to the screens and cables still work. Can the LVDS cable be properly connected to the motherboard? Thanks.

 

Hi, I have an ASUS X555U with a broken screen. The original screen was 1366x768. I know that my model does come in a 1080p variant.
I'm looking at the replacement displays here for my model and the 1080p IPS panel is only $10 more than the 720p TN one. https://www.laptopscreen.com/English/model/ASUS/X555U~SERIES/

I haven't had much luck finding a full hd LVDS cable. I have taken the old broken screen off and can see that the connector from the cable and on the screen both have 30 pins. I seached on waresphere.com, ebay and google and can't find a fhd lvds cable for my model.

The screen itself is a innolux n156bge-e42 rev. c1

I'm not sure if I have to open the bottom part of the laptop to see the part number for my current lvds cable.

I'd really appreciate the help.

 

I have an ASUS x555u laptop who's screen I broke. The original screen is a 720 TN panel. On the ASUS website my model also comes in 1080p full hd. On laptopscreen.com I have the option of buying both matte and glossy 720 and 1080p panels. They all use a 30-pin connector which is what my original screen used and what the LVDS cable has as well. https://www.laptopscreen.com/English/model/ASUS/X555U~SERIES

I also looked at the part numbr of my original display and it is the innolux n156bge-e42 rev. c1. I can't see any part number on the LVDS cable, at least not on the end that connects to the screen,

If you need the part number for that I guess I can open up the bottom part of my laptop to check.

I looked everywhere I could for a full hd lvds cable for the ASUS x555u but couldn't find anything. Maybe you can help me out with this. Thanks!

 

So did you buy the fullhd screen and tried it anyway? did it work?
I need to know if I can replace the hd display from the k551ln with a full hd with no problems. didn't find any information about the lvds cable, this model is also sold with fullhd option display so I guess it is just swap display and it will work...

 

I'll go ahead and buy the screen by the end of this week. Either way, laptopscreen said that I can return it within 30 days of it arriving. If it doesn't work then I'll just get the 1366x768 tn panel.

Also on a thread I posted for the same question http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...sus-x555u-laptop-screen.806311/#post-10552886 ellalan
said that the 30-pin connectors are not LVDS but eDP.
He said that on Acer and Lenovo laptops of his that use eDP cables he's been able to upgrade them to fhd screens without getting a different cable. If the 1080p screens for your laptop also only have a 30-pin connector they should be eDP.

Anyways, I'll take the risk and update once I receive the 1080p screen.

 

If that one doesn't work, I'm pretty sure AUO makes/made a couple of 30 pin screens that were 1920x1080 but not sure how available they were.

 

There are plenty 30-pin 1080p eDP panels. Yet, analogous to LVDS, it needs a 2-lane cable whereas with 768p only a 1-lane is sufficient. If the system came with a 2-lane cable from the start then there's no problem to upgrade to 1080p. If has a 1-lane cable then you need to find the 2-lane variant.

If you don't know the correct cable nr. or it isn't mentioned in the listing then you can also look at cable itself. These are LVDS examples, but the general idea is the same:

Spoiler: LVDS cable, single channel (label)

Spoiler: LVDS cable, single channel (lacking pins on connector)

Spoiler: LVDS cable, single channel (number of wires)

Spoiler: LVDS cable, single vs. dual channel

Spoiler: eDP cable, 2-lane vs. 4-lane

For some reason it's 'lanes' with eDP and 'channels' for LVDS ... Anyway, with 2-lane eDP you can go up to fhd and with 4-lane 4k or 3k+120Hz is possible within a 40-pin configuration. With LVDS this would never have worked without using dual 40-pin or even dual 50-pin connectors.

 

I checked my eDP cable and it has

X555UA-1A EDP
CABLE
LUXSHARE-ICT
1422-025N0AS
581601307911 LT

Can't find any specifications about the cable online but I can find it online to buy https://en.accessoires-asus.com/modele/x555uj/edp-cable-for-laptop-65285-59504.htm and on asusparts.eu as well.

On asusparts.eu there are 3 variants of the edp cable for my model, 14005-01850000, 14005-01850100, and 14005-01850200.

Again, no specifications apart from the fact that they're compatible with my laptop model and reference number.


Lastly, I took a look at my laptop's cable and counted the amount of wires going into the pins on each end of the eDP cable. The part that goes into the motherboard has 18-19 wires. The part that goes into the screen has ~15.
Not sure how many cables a 1 lane eDP cable would have compared to a 2 lane one.

Hopefully I can find out whether I have a single or dual lane cable without having to actually buy the screen beforehand.

 

Can't be 100% certain without a specification sheet, but count on it being a 1-lane cable:

Spoiler: 2-lane eDP panel

So you're looking at 15 minimum and more likely 17 pins for a 1-lane cable. The extra lane would only need three additional pins. To understand why eDP was developed: LVDS would've been a whopping 12 additional pins just to do 800p -> 1200p, never mind making 3k or 4k work.

The difference between motherboard-side and lcd-side of the cable is normal. The laptop manufacturer has an incentive to combine wires (such as 2x voltage and 2x ground to 1xV and 1xGnd) whereas the lcd manufacturer prefers a more conservative approach. To be sure; the cost savings we're talking about hover around $0.01/cable ...

Btw, if a system's running 1080p on a 1-lane cable then make sure to check the refresh rate. The purpose of extra lanes is to provide bandwidth and this is basically ' resolution x Hz', so one approach is to drop the refresh rate to 48 or 40 Hz.

 

Thanks for clearing up everything! I really appreciate it. It really sucks that tit's only a single lane cable as a 1080p IPS panel would've been a nice upgrade but oh well.
As I can't find any dual lane eDP cables for my model, or at least find anything specifically labeled as fhd or dual lane, I'll just get the the same 768p screen. Don't want to risk getting a screen that won't work.

Again, thanks for for all the help!

 

I bought a AUO 1080p panel for my asus k551ln but it didn't work ;( (at first
only show the asus logo at startup but then screen is black.
Then I tried changing resolution with external display to fullhd but didn't work also, then I rebooted, and WORKED. Now I have fullhd picture.

 

Have you checked the refresh rate? Is it 1080p at 60hz?
Or is the hz lower than 60hz?

 

You can check current refresh rate with Blur Buster's UFO Test:
http://www.testufo.com/#test=framerates

 

I did the test and got 60Hz, windows also say 60Hz.
Hwinfo say this, I think this is a good monitor, colors are good.