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    Display Upgrade for Series 7

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by BlakeRoss, Jun 6, 2012.

  1. BlakeRoss

    BlakeRoss Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone successfully upgraded the crappy display their Sammy series 7? I'm looking at the Z5C but can't seem to pull the trigger with so many bad reviews of the screen and people returning their units.

    Is it even possible, and if so what's the cost to upgrade to a 1080 IPS panel?
     
    BlakeRoss, Jun 6, 2012
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    BlakeRoss Notebook Consultant

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    with all the complaints about the display, I'm surprised no one has thought about this too
     
    BlakeRoss, Jun 7, 2012
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    scrapyd Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yea I'd also be interested In Frankensteining too if possible... Someone's got to have the balls... Or money right lol!

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/15-6-Laptop-LCD-Screen-LED-Display-B156HW01-V-4-1920-X-1080-FULL-HD-Original-/160787302993#vi-content

    Could something like this be used?
     
    scrapyd, Jun 10, 2012
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    scrapyd Notebook Enthusiast

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    scrapyd, Jun 10, 2012
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    scrapyd Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone? Builer? Builer?
     
    scrapyd, Jun 10, 2012
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  6. BlakeRoss

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    Saw that you tried a display and it didn't fit, Ill be happy to find out if you can manage to find a suitable part. What about the connector, is it fairly standard?
     
    BlakeRoss, Jun 13, 2012
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    XtremeProject Notebook Consultant

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    You can take a look here as someone open it up to the screen to fix a bent area.

    Link
     
    XtremeProject, Jun 13, 2012
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    yjgfikl Notebook Consultant

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    Whoa that thing got pretty beat. Seriously I would NOT be ok with that. and I'm down to follow this thread as well for your screen upgrade scrapyd
     
    yjgfikl, Jun 14, 2012
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    nunomoreira10, Jun 15, 2012
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    dalingrin Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm anxious to hear if anyone is successful with the display upgrade.

    scrapyd:
    What is your opinion on the above linked B156HW03 panel?
     
    dalingrin, Jun 18, 2012
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  11. John Ratsey

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    Also see this thread where someone tried a couple of panels.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jun 18, 2012
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