The displays for this model come as complete assemblies -- you cannot replace just the screen itself. The good part of that is you'll receive all the support hardware needed. The downside is that you're very likely to face a long search for an upgraded assembly that may ultimately be unavailable, and that the replacement assembly will be far more expensive than you might think.
Oh, I do saw the complete assemblies sold on sites like ebay by third party.
Yeah... the price isn't that cheap.
So you mean because A51m uses modular assemblies rather than just LCDs as replacement parts, the assemblies should be swappable between various configurations. The downsides are the availability and cost.
Basically, that's it. I know I was speaking to one of the people on here saying that they wanted to do a custom OLED screen for their AREA 51M, and it worked! So, since they make a complete assembly for the screen complete you can just remove and install.
Parts-people sell the LCD panel on it's own but I have never taken apart a display on an Area-51M so I'm not sure how easy it is to disassemble. Some models are easy and some are next to impossible
The other issue is that different displays often require a different display cable. The signal for a 300hz monitor could be different than that for a 144hz one so the cable needs to be different. This is usually the case but I can't confirm this with your model. This is often a reason why they are sold as a complete assembly rather than just a display panel. The 4K display would almost certainly require a different cable.
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The displays for this model come as complete assemblies -- you cannot replace just the screen itself. The good part of that is you'll receive all the support hardware needed. The downside is that you're very likely to face a long search for an upgraded assembly that may ultimately be unavailable, and that the replacement assembly will be far more expensive than you might think.
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Oh, I do saw the complete assemblies sold on sites like ebay by third party.
Yeah... the price isn't that cheap.
So you mean because A51m uses modular assemblies rather than just LCDs as replacement parts, the assemblies should be swappable between various configurations. The downsides are the availability and cost.
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Hi @Losondoky ,
Basically, that's it. I know I was speaking to one of the people on here saying that they wanted to do a custom OLED screen for their AREA 51M, and it worked! So, since they make a complete assembly for the screen complete you can just remove and install.
mattyb3
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August 15th, 2022 18:00
Parts-people sell the LCD panel on it's own but I have never taken apart a display on an Area-51M so I'm not sure how easy it is to disassemble. Some models are easy and some are next to impossible
https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=category&id=151&subid=1412&refine=lcd+screen
The other issue is that different displays often require a different display cable. The signal for a 300hz monitor could be different than that for a 144hz one so the cable needs to be different. This is usually the case but I can't confirm this with your model. This is often a reason why they are sold as a complete assembly rather than just a display panel. The 4K display would almost certainly require a different cable.