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February 8th, 2017 00:00
Precision M4500 replace/upgrade LCD panel?
I have this M4500 which is quite a trusty computer with a great keyboard. It's just a fun computer to use and still runs my apps really well. In many ways the experience of using this computer is better than more recent counterparts.
The one thing this computer doesn't have going for it is the LCD, it has pretty bad viewing angles by today's standards and the colors are noticeably off. So I'm wondering, is there an LCD out there that is newer and would be a drop-in replacement for this one? I have the 1080p screen on this.
I actually bought an LCD with a 30pin input, and it didn't work, so I'm asking in here in hopes that somebody out there has done this or worked on a similar model.
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Brad L (retired)
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February 8th, 2017 07:00
Since your system has the 1080p screen this was the best one offered for this model. I tried to see if I could find anything else but typically on LCD's for notebooks you will want to stick with the specific panels they were sold with (so in this case a 1600x900 or 1366x768 were the other options but they would be a downgrade), unfortunately while the pins might line up they might not match and even if they did... there is a high chance the system will not recognize it. If you happen to find someone on this board or another 3rd party board that has been successful then it might be something to consider, but as mentioned typically notebooks (and this is for all manufacturers I have seen) will only work with specific panels.
On a side note when searching, you might want to see what users of the Latitude e6510 were able to get working since the panels between the systems are compatible. I did not see much doing a quick search, but I thought I would mention it in case you find some information. Obviously this is not a guarantee since it would be from a 3rd party source but that should be a lot higher chance than trying another panel.
It would be nice if there were some easier options on notebooks, but unfortunately it is not as easy as using an external display.
tennismaster
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February 8th, 2017 10:00
Thanks Brad, I'll try out what you said!