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    Is this panel compatible?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Cakefish, Aug 23, 2015.

  1. Cakefish

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    Last edited: Aug 23, 2015
    Cakefish, Aug 23, 2015
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    What did you base this information on? Usually the Service Manual will always inform you what panels it can or can't upgrade to-that is what you need to use to determine if a higher panel is available for it.
     
    StormJumper, Aug 23, 2015
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    An educated guess. Both are 6 bit, eDP 30-pin, 0.5mm pin pitch, 1366x768 panels; the new panel I'm looking at is IPS while the stock panel is TN.

    I'm wondering if it would be a plug-and-play kind of experience, much like how Clevo laptops can accept a range of panel types, providing the physical connectors are compatible.
     
    Cakefish, Aug 24, 2015
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    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

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    Drop-in, unless Acer white-lists panels. Clevo doesn't, but Lenovo does. Would think Acer is unlikely; takes additional effort, after all :D . Even then; overwrite edid and it runs.

    But why limit to 768p? The XAN03.2 might have better viewing angles, but image-wise ... mwah (<- and that's being generous). Benefit of eDP is that 2-lane is sufficient for 1080p. Resolution isn't that important, but there's better panels available with fhd (up-market devices). See N116HSE-EJ1, for instance, and same pin-configuration as the XAN.

    Perhaps ask @ct16k ; might have one collecting dust ...
     
    t456, Aug 24, 2015
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    AFAIK Acer does not whitelist panels, just make sure the connector type is the same and the connector is in the correct orientation as the original panel or it physically won't work.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Aug 25, 2015
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    Yeah, I've since discovered that the connector on this proposed panel is the wrong way around for this laptop. Annoying! It would have been perfect. The search continues... :)
     
    Cakefish, Aug 26, 2015
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    heh, I was about to say that their sizes might be too different as well XD
     
    D2 Ultima, Aug 28, 2015
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    And the "without" means you'll have to use double-sided tape to keep it in place (it lacks screw holes). No problem, though, it's standard for many newer panels. The smaller ones, anyway.
     
    t456, Aug 28, 2015
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