My dell 8600 15.4'' LCD went blank a couple of days ago and the repair guy to whom I went said its best to replace it. I see in ebay that they are selling 15.4'' screens from samsung they claim to be compatible with the 8600. I want to know if they will work with my 8600 and whether the dimesions match. I am doing this as I dont have a warranty and dell charges me $500 for the replacement. Has anyone tried using one of these with 8600.

Here are the Part numbers for the LCD as the ebayer advertised.

* This is a Brand New SamSung Laptop Screen
* Part Number: LTN154P1-L01
* 15.4" LCD, WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 Wide Screen
* Dell Part Number: 7T774
* Inverter
* LCD Cable with part number: 2C415
* Included: Brand New, Sealed 15.4" WSXGA+ LCD, Inverter, LCD Cable
* No CD or Manual
* This Screen can be used for: Inspiron 8600, 8500. Latitude D800, please do your own research on this.

For the Samsung Part number(LTN154P1), here are the specs for the screen
SIZE 15.4"
RESOLUTION Wide SXGA+
NUMBER OF PIXELS 1,680 x 1,050
ACTIVE AREA(mm²) 331.4 x 207.1
PIXEL PITCH(mm) 0.197
NUMBER OF COLORS 262K
Color Gamut(%) 45
CONTRAST RATIO 500:1
BRIGHTNESS(cd/m²) 185
RESPONSE TIME(ms at 25 °C) 25
VIEWING ANGLE(U/D/L/R) 50/50/65/65
INTERFACE LVDS(2ch)
OUTLINE DIMENSION(mm) 344.0 x 222.0 x 6.2
WEIGHT(g) 590
PRODUCTION Mass Production

I couldn't find the corresponding Dell part number as given. But I found this on the 8600 info.

15.4-inch Wide-Aspect WXGA, SXGA+ and UXGA displays:
Height: 1.52-inch (38.6 mm)
Width: 14.22-inch (361.2 mm)
Depth: 10.79-inch (276.1 mm)

I dont quite understand the dimensions. Are they the dimensions for the LCD or the dimension of the screen? And are they compatible with the samsung. I heard that Dell does not manufacture the LCD. They have samsung or hitachi LCD's.

Can somebody please help me on this. Thanks.