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Dell Latitude E5520 - Upgrade HD screen to HD+ screen
Hi everybody,
I bought a Dell Latitude E5520 in 2011 with a HD matte screen (resolution : 1368 x 768). I would like to upgrade my laptop screen with a HD+ matte screen which had a resolution of 1920 x 1080.
Is there someone here who have already done this upgrade ? Is it plug and play, with the same pin connector (the HD+ have 40 pins) ? What is the Dell Part Number ?
Thanxs for your feedback
ejn63
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July 10th, 2014 04:00
You need both the screen and a new LVDS cable (the cable that runs between the mainboard and display panel). Though the connectors may be the same, the cables are not - if you try to use the original cable with a higher resolution screen, you will see a partial image with missing areas (the cable required for 1080p has more wires than the one for a 720p panel).
Screen
http://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=16204
Cable
http://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=14249
barbatruck01
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July 10th, 2014 05:00
I do not know about the LVDS cable.Thanxs a lot.
What about my integrated graphic card video which is a Intel HD Graphics 3000 ? Is that the 1920 x 1080 display will be functionnal and supported without any problem by this card ?
ejn63
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July 10th, 2014 05:00
The Intel video chip can drive a 1080p screen, yes. The trade-off: because you'll be pushing much more data to the screen, you will see a performance decrease with the higher-resolution panel (along with a smaller pixel size, of course). Those are the trade-offs for the higher resolution benefit.
barbatruck01
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July 10th, 2014 07:00
Great. Will this (1920x1080) be too much for a 15.6 inch screen? I have heard that the text is going to be smaller but is it that much of a difference ?
That said, it can not be worse than the 1366x768 and may be that I could use DPI-scaling for some applications
ejn63
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July 10th, 2014 07:00
There's no easy way to answer that. I like that resolution even on a 13" screen -- you may not. Best bet: try out a system at a computer store that has a 1080p 15" screen to see what your own impression is.