Sony Vaio VPCZ13M9E upgrade screen from 1600x900 to 1080p

Hello users. I've got a Sony Vaio VPCZ13M9E which came with 1600x900 13.1'' screen resolution. I've seen that there are othen Vaio models that come with 1080p. Could I upgrade the screen on my Vaio or would I need to buy a different notebook?

 

Sure it is plug and Play! Just did that on a VPCZ13.

Timiboy

 

You can upgrade, no problem. Note, though, that the 1600x900 screen is a little brighter, and the text is easier to read. 1080p in a 13.1" screen forces you to fiddle with the font size/DPI.

 

Is difficult to replace the screen?

I just wanted to replace it to view FullHD movies better and native in resolution.

 

The graphics adapters do a really good job of scaling the video to fit your screen resolution. I don't think you will notice any difference. Most people who want the higher res screen want it for the additional real-estate, for stuff like spreadsheets and graphic design.

There are many threads here for this topic. Replacing the screen is not hard but tedious. You open the bottom, remove the keyboard, take the lid off the hinges, then remove the screws and carefully separate the snap-fit plastic bezel from the lid. The wires of the display connector are very thin - be careful not to break any. Take note how the cables are dressed, especially near the hinges; you'll need to put them back the same way. I have done this 3 times so far. Only cracked the bezel in one place, but that is hidden by the keyboard.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/sony-vaio-vpcz1-lcd-replacement-disassembly-guide.561458/

 

Ok, how do I know what is the manufacturer part number? I case of replacement, I would like to use a genuine one, not those chinese-compatible ones that have inferior quality.

What do you think of this? Says made in Japan:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/B131HW02-V-...anel-For-Sony-Vaio-VPC-Z-series-/181641647062

 

Seems ok. Make sure the return policy is solid. Be aware that there is at least one bad display out there - I bought one off eBay and it turned out bad - had weird shadings on the lower right hand side of the screen. Returned it; got my money back; but it might still be out there.

 

Finally I'm not going to upgrade the screen, because discovered recently that it uses PWM for screen backlight. Probably will get some flicker-free monitor with a small computer that can be easily upgraded.

 

You can't see any flicker with high frequency PWM. Only low frequency PWM (now obsolete) showed flicker.

However, seeing as you're hesitant to change the thermal paste, you had best avoid this - it means almost complete disassembly and reassembly. Routing the display cable through the left hinge had me sweating.

 

One thing is that you don't see the flickering and other that doesn't affect you. You still perceive it still subconsciously and cause you nausea, headache, eye pain, tiredness, etc. Benq has some specific Flicker-Free monitors which are awesome.

 

I'm one of those nutjobs who replaced my Vaio SVZ 1080p display with the 900p display from my old VPCZ13M9E because the 1080p display was vastly inferior in terms of colors and brightness, in my opinion. The 900p display of the VPCZ13M9E is one of the best I've used and goes well with the 13,1" display size. 1080p gets quite small and Windows DPI scaling is awful.

 

I agree that the display of the Z13M9E is very crisp and outstanding. As I mentioned before, the biggest downside is that it uses PWM to control brightness for values inferior to 100%. I guess they had to do it that way since it has a high PPI (1600x900 at 13.3'') so it wasn't possible to pack dimmable leds at that size by the time the computer was released. On the other side, my Asus ROG G751JY is outstanding in that regard.

Sony Vaio VPC Z13 PWM for backlight details