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    12.1"touchscreen hardware to 13.3" nontouch

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by kusa, Feb 2, 2008.

  1. kusa

    kusa Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone tried this: Can the touchscreen hardware from a 12.1" lcd be transfered to a 13.3" nontouch lcd. Im not talking about sticking a 12.1" lcd in a 13.3" bezel. So in other words...from the parts available in and on the 12.1 touch lcd transfered to the 13.3" non touch and made touch.
     
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  2. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    The parts are different. The touchscreen connector (for one) isn't the same. No Can Do...
     
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  3. kusa

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    I keep staring at the two opened up side by side wondering if is possible. I wont waste my time on it anymore.

    Thanks
     
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  4. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    KUSA -

    They won't work for the same reason a 13.3" won't fit in a 12.1" bezel; the touchscreen is actually a second layer on top of the LCD, so the touchscreen on a 13.3" model is larger than that for a 12.1" model.

    mnem
    Hey... you could try this eMail I just got... they say they can add 1, 2 or even 3 inches...
     
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    Yeah... But can you add it diagonally?
     
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    *SNARFF*

    Or slightly off to the left...

    mnem
    BAD DwagonBoi...BAAAAD...*Slaps wrist*
     
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