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    HP DV5 LCD Question

    Discussion in 'HP' started by kunal2sh, Jun 28, 2009.

  1. kunal2sh

    kunal2sh Notebook Consultant

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    Hello People,
    I wanna purchase the HP DV5 however my local store here has the 1280x800 resolution model...i want 1920x1080...is there any third party LCD panel that i can buy and fit on my laptop..screencountry.com has a lot..which one can fit on the hp??
     
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    I doubt it, that's a 16:9 you're wanting. The dv5 could only house a 16:10 ratio screen.

    Fortunately, I was able to buy a dv5t before they stopped making them on HP's website. I have the Infinity Display with 1680x1050.

    If you want, Dell offers a 1920x1200 RGB LED monitor for the 17" Studio laptop.

    I was even thinking about selling my notebook, but doubt I'll get anywhere near what I purchased it for.
     
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  3. kunal2sh

    kunal2sh Notebook Consultant

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    well....even though dell stopped making the HP DV5 my lcoal store has over 10 in stock..and yeah...isnt the 1920x1080 panel 16:10 ratio?? or do 16:10 1920x1080 panels exist?? or not??
     
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    highlandsun Notebook Evangelist

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    Dude, do the math. 1920x1200 is 16:10, 1920x1080 is 16:9. The HP dv5 series uses 16:10 screens.

    I'd like to replace my 1680x1050 screen with a 1920x1200 as well, and it looks like Dell has a couple 15" 1920x1200 screens. But it's anybody's guess whether it's compatible.
     
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    kunal2sh Notebook Consultant

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    @highlandsun....ur true...i get it now...so ya...that is what i mean...how about buying 1920x1200 screen but a dell one...and using it in the DV5...will it work? compability? any screen experts here? help us out!
     
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    It's very unlikely for a Dell display to work in the HP. You can hardly find two compatible displays on two series of laptops from the same manufacturer, let alone on a laptop from a different brand. The connector on the cable differs. Why? Exactly so you can't do what you just mentioned.

    Besides, a 15.4" 1920x1200 would have really really small fonts, and the GPU of the DV5 won't be able to handle it in 3D at native resolution. Not even if you get the 9600M GT.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Jun 28, 2009
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  7. highlandsun

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    Font sizes can be adjusted, and I'm a software developer, I don't use any 3D graphics so that really doesn't matter to me.

    But yeah you're right, chances are pretty low that any of those screens would be compatible. And at the couple hundred $$ it would take to find out, a rather expensive experiment.
     
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  8. Th3_uN1Qu3

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    Yeah font sizes can be adjusted, in theory. In practice it tends to mess up every non-Microsoft application. :p
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Jun 29, 2009
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