Get a sexy 1080P IPS display for your old laptop!

[@elkhaqelfida5972]

A rare tutorial that include panelook guide. Most people still confused about the specs and compatibility. Not many knows that panelook is the solution for all monitor specs.

[@ScoreTvgk]

😊

[@titustsui377]

I had no idea that panelook existed. This is actually such a great resource since I was looking to upgrade my fhd laptop display to a 4k one.

[@o_o6869]

the most useful person for screen issue i have ever seen,thanks so much blessings

[@gaius_marius]

Excellent tutorial. I have a 15" System76 OryxPro with a horrible TFT panel that has terrible viewing angles. I was able to find several options for replacement thanks to this guide.

[@ronnyrtg]

Thank you for this simple yet concise tutorial!

[@CheapSushi]

OMG thank you! I just bought a neat cheap laptop for Black Friday with a Ryzen 3 CPU. Everything about it is absolutely fine and it was just $199! But the panel is awful! It has massive blacklight bleed, and because of the panel, it's a glowy hazy mess that gets amplified by the absolutely terrible viewing angles, like you have to angle it and sit absolute perfect to get an "okay" contrast & color. It ruins even the basic experience. I was going to return it but now I'm going to try to IPS mod it.

[@jasoncohen5469]

This is a very good guide thanks. Idk why they still sell 3080Ti laptops with inferior 1080p screens or anything less than 4k for that card. Hence why we need to do things like this.

[@TechRodent]

Most laptop hardware matchups don't really make sense. I'd expect at least a 1440p display for that GPU

[@TheMsdos25]

Because super high Rez screens on most laptops are complete overkill and waste battery life. You won't be able to see the pixels on a 13, 14, or even 15 inch laptop from a normal viewing distance and increasing the PPI higher just means you have to turn on upscaling to actually use your OS. The money they'd spend installing 4k screens on gaming laptops is better spent on higher refresh rates and better response times that will actually improve the gaming experience. Maybe 1440p on a 17+ inch screen would make sense but even then most gamers probably don't feel like paying hundreds extra for it.

[@sategllib2191]

1440p on 15.6 inch would be perfectly fine. 17 Would probably be barely noticeable as well

[@Helios.vfx.]

I'd pick up any 1080/1440p screen than 4K. ​@@TheMsdos25

[@artbyshk]

im pretty sure that if you have stock 1366x768 monitor in your old laptop then u got lvds single channel cable connection with your mainboard, so u wont be able to have bigger resolution, u need dual channel lvds cable then to go above that and thats impossible in most cases

[@FlaminFuel]

The other interesting application for this is once you have the input of the display you can get a HDMI decoder for the correct resolution and display connection, and repurpose an old display into a monitor. I have an old Latitude E5430 with a dead motherboard, I've already pirated the hard drive for my PC and am hoping to convert the display into a monitor for a portable gaming rig. Just mount the display assembly and decoder to your PC case and plug it all in, or mount them to a box and put a powerboard in, then slot in and strap down your desired console, plug it all in, and you have a portable gaming setup. I know you can buy a box with a display for this, but they're worth a couple hundred dollars and if you have a display already, you might as well use it. On the downside, thanks to the dead motherboard I can't use system information tools. I've used the owners manual, panelook, and some replacement parts websites to get as much information as I can on the display, but I'm still not sure on it's fixation. I'll need to do some more investigating to confirm before I buy a decoder.

[@elkhaqelfida5972]

How's the update? did it work properly?

[@FlaminFuel]

@@elkhaqelfida5972 haven’t got the decoder yet but I know the fixation now, I just need to find a reasonably priced decoder that does what I need.

[@TechSimplement]

Thank you for this tutorial. This new panel looks good on your laptop !

[@TechRodent]

Yeah, there's nothing quite like a switch from HD TN to FHD IPS!

[@JendralHizuPung]

@@TechRodent i have Asus X450JN, can i do this too ?

[@TechRodent]

It should work on any laptop.

[@GamingLiveEnt457PH]

I literally watched the Intro & Ending as the way you upgrade had a huge Difference in DPI Scaling Something i needed in my Fujitsu Laptop if only the Integrated GPU could be accepted

[@shanepereraedu]

Thanks man! You gave me hope for my 3 yo laptop 🙏❤

[@Helios.vfx.]

This looks great. I want go actually downgrande the 4k screen down to 1080P

[@mohdazrimohamad2452]

was looking for this gem to change my asus x412da panel... thanks m8

[@rifqiprasetio9313]

Huge insight! Keep up the good work, bro

[@humblefudge6218]

Looks awesome My dell vostro does not seem to have a searchable screen I looked up the replacement parts online and got the model from that and now have the required info Please let me know if I can just swap in a Touchscreen Full HD Display without issue or does it require special protocol For reference my Screen is 30Pin, 14'', eDP, FMUDS HD display

[@aliceincokes]

Thank you for this!!!! I believe you should have more subs! Very helpful

[@Mosa-we3xz]

your video is a lot better than LTT. thx man

[@ungky5675]

Thank you ! I will try to mod my old Thinkpad

[@interagencyis7117]

Nice tutorial... my laptop is HP Revolve 810. The screen has 720p resolution. I want to updagrade it to 1080p IPS like yours. Can you help which panel that I have to buy?

[@ugochukwuokafor3764]

You just gained a sub for this

[@burhanbudak6041]

Hmm greatt tutorial, I was able to find kind off close monitors for my 2012 Asus K55VJ but power, dimensions scare me from buying.

[@Exypherr]

apparently when i used it it dont show manuf name so i cant see the strings and numbers of the product

[@Habib-l9t4u]

actually I have an old notebook that I really want to upgrade the screen, but when I checked the monitor it said PnP monitor, my notebook is Acer aspire es1-132-C75F, please help 🙏

[@calogerocastronovo9851]

i do the same thing with myasus laptop but i have a problem with the color can u help me? the seller told me that i can'tupdate to 1920

[@TheBurningstrength]

I have an Asus X553A which is very close to your model.. Advanced search gave me the same options... My OEM display is LVDS 1 channel and the replacement is 2 channel but it worked for you so I assume it will work for me.

[@sdj7122]

Amazing video. Great tutorial !

[@Neo.186]

Can we upgrade TN 1080p panel to IPS 1440p panel?? Dl make a video about this as well... This vid of yours is the most educative one in this type of query!! Great Job 👌

[@TechRodent]

If your existing 1080p panel is using eDP then MAYBE it's possible, otherwise LVDS just simply can't do it.

[@michaeltang3153]

Having learnt from your video, I just tried to upgrade old Samsung notebook NP270e5g 15.6’’ screen, from its orginal panel Chimei Innolux model to its higher resolution one Existing panel Chimei Innolux model N156BGE-L11 Resolution 1366*768 / LDVS Newly installed Chimei Innolux model N156HGE-L11 Resolution 1920*1080 / LDVS After replacement, the screen merely switched ON and nothing displayed throughout a) Please have your professional advice. b) This panel supplier informed the high resolution cable is required. I wonder this only apply to eDP panel. Not these LDVS panels before and after, please advise.

[@calogerocastronovo9851]

solve it? ihave the same problem but i can see image on the display with incorrect color and ghosting effect

[@tctyt]

my laptops's screen fixation is "SM-LR-P" what does that mean?

[@vishnukannan947]

Very Nice video, informative and interesting.

[@Allen-R]

Oh nice! The panelbook part made me find out that there was a 144hz 30pin IPS panel that existed. I thoug it only went up to 120hz... Don't have the money to buy and test it on my Nitro 5 tho... so I'm just opting for the 120hz one... prolly not much of a difference anyway but would've been nice to have. edit: the 144hz 30pin panel: *"NV156FHM-N4B"*

[@gabrieledebartolomeo3619]

Thank you! This video was exactly whatI was looking for! I saw my original display has the same specs as your original Chi Mei one. Their interface type is LVDS 1 channel 6 bit, whilst the displays for replacement found on panelook with the advanced search you show in the video are LVDS 2 channel 6 bit ones. Are you sure you only need to replace the display as is, without having to replace the cable that connects the motherboard to the display with an LVDS 2 channel 6 bit one?

[@TechRodent]

Glad you found the video useful. In this case, there is a chance that the laptop itself may not have two channels, and if so, then you're limited to 1366x768 and cannot use a 1080p panel, but I took an educated guess with mine, as I saw similar models to mine with a 1080p panel, and it worked.

[@gabrieledebartolomeo3619]

@@TechRodent thanks for answering that quickly! A couple of additional questions: 1- So you confirm you just replaced the display without purchasing a different cable? 2- How can I find out whether my motherboard does support or not LVDS 2 channel?

[@TechRodent]

1. That is correct. 2. I have unfortunately got no special way to determine this, except for perhaps some sleuthing to determine if other people have done it/ possible with similar models.

[@gabrieledebartolomeo3619]

@@TechRodent Fine, thank you. My laptop seems to be very similar to yours, by the way. Can you please your exact model here? I may do a more detailed comparison, and if it worked for you, it should for me too. And of course I'll let you know.

[@TechRodent]

No worries, the laptop that I have is the Asus X550DP, with AMD A10 5750M

[@sembadabimo]

Thank you so much mate for the info!

[@overlordop6191]

Me with a 15 year old TN panel laptop.. My eyes are begging for mercy.

[@imreloadin]

Anyone have any info on an AUO3191 laptop panel? That is what my laptop, an HP 15-DW4725OD, uses and panelook doesn't have any info on it.

[@YannMetalhead]

Very informative video, thank you.

[@swakookoo]

Hihi great video! Hehe 😜 will you be doing how to change laptop non backlit keyboard to a backlit one?

[@TechRodent]

Sounds like an interesting mod. 🤔

[@sushantarora5566]

i am not getting customize search option

[@gabrielgabo9914]

yieahhh, i have a very old laptot, but the prices are too expensive, hopeless i cant chang the cpu too. great video

[@FJProject]

In certain case you may need replace display cable as well. But before doing this mod make sure your hardware can support FHD.

[@TechRodent]

This is very true, and something I forgot to cover as well. Some devices are only built with one channel, so no matter what you do you're unable to upgrade it to a 1080p display. In cases like yours (I've encountered this with Dell laptops) you also do need a new cable as you mentioned

[@trip_t2122]

Hi Yang. How would you know if your laptop can support FHD or not?

[@TechRodent]

@@trip_t2122 I don't know if there's a surefire way to do this, for me the way I found out with the HP laptop was markings near the display connector on the motherboard mentioning 1 ch, as well as noticing that the connector only had rows of pins on one side.

[@trip_t2122]

Thank you for replying so quickly. I'll be sure to check my motherboard as well as the connector.

[@nana-du4mx]

​@@TechRodentNow the question is is there no way to do a fhd upgrade if I only have 1ch LVDS? Like are there no comverters? I think I have seen a couple posts where people upgrade old thinkpad t430 on reddit with a fhd converter. How do I find out which converter I need

[@amayaerin]

1:10 what should I download? I'm sorry I couldn't quite catch it. English isn't my first language 😅

[@TechRodent]

You're most likely referring to Hwinfo64

[@amrohan6895]

Sir, I have MSI gf63 thin 11uc. It has a 144hz refresh rate screen. Can I replace the screen with a 60 hz display panel?

[@yiqingxu8660]

how were you able to sign up for a panelook account?

[@bocachicaTePica]

Hwinfo doesn't display monitor name for me

[@neonmatrix1703]

My laptop is the Asus ROG Strix G712LU_G712LU and the Monitor model is B173HAN04.0 is it possible to upgrade it to 4k display??... I have a 1080p display

[@rohanleander]

First , keep it up bud.

[@TechRodent]

And I always appreciate the support :P

[@rohanleander]

@@TechRodent :P My pleasure as always.

[@the-patient-987]

Now I have a question. What's the hit on performance for pushing that many more pixels with the same graphics hardware? I guess it's not for gaming but you may still feel it.

[@TechRodent]

You'll definitely be taxing the system more if you're gaming etc, but this system is an A8-5850, pretty low end AMD Richland, which I'm running Linux and just using as s writing and surfing machine, it's pretty minor Vs the benefits

[@the-patient-987]

@@TechRodent Ah yes! My first PC had an A10 a pretty little monster for what it was. Then I upgraded the graphics to an RX570 4GB. Later sold the APU with the old case and upgraded to a 3600. But I'm stuck with the 570.

[@TechRodent]

570 still worth a pretty penny these days in the current market haha and yes, the A10 5750 isn't the fastest out there but it's a decent workhorse

[@the-patient-987]

@@TechRodent The 570 is worth a pretty penny. But where I live for imported HW I end up paying double the retail price in US dollars for shipping and customs plus 60% in taxes. So even if I sell the 570 for good money I'd still have to sell also a kidney to get a better GPU.

[@ely9932]

can i do this with X450J too?

[@fanofmma101]

hey man, my fixation on panelook comes up as "WO" please could i know what that means? does that mean "without lock"? answers would be much appreciated, and thank you for this awesome video

[@Hisar610]

Thanks a lot. Can I replce lenovo z510 display as well?

[@MS-tc8iw]

Could I use a panel with different OPERATING MODE?

[@Nightshft42]

I wouldn't have thought this is possible so easily, very interesting. Am I right the panel did only cost 200yen = about 2 Euro?

[@aakashnair152]

can i get an oled display ? for my non oled display laptop

[@gimmmy90]

hallo can you pleas help me find the serial number of a Dell Vostro 3558? ty in case anyone can help me

[@jaysison6987]

Hi! Can you help me a suitable fit for my laptop? The model number is AUO B140XTN07.2 It is a Lenovo Ideapad 330s if that's relevant. I am illiterate within this stuff and lacking confidence since I've been seeing dimension difference. Thank you!

[@239jayboi]

Can you help with HP-EF2044NR 40PIN PLEASE

[@alikay4621]

very interesting i have the same monitor the exact one can you tell or give me a good choice in amazon??

[@rishiguha8262]

I know I'm commenting late but I need a bit of a suggestion , I have an asus tuf a15 2020 model , it's model name is FA506II, I want to upgrade it's display to either 4k 120hz or 2k 240hz. Is it possible? I have searched and found some panels like "NE156QUM-NZ1"( 4k 120hz ) & "NE156QHM-NX1"(2k 240hz). Should I proceed with any of those or even can I ?

[@DroidZila]

Suggest me Display for Hp Folio 9480m

[@goatedmax25]

Hello I know this is kinda of useless, but theres a little broken piece on my acer nitro 5 screen, and it's annoying me so much and I need to get a repair for my usbs there, I want the same exact screen or panel It came with can you tell me what it is? and the screen it 1080p and 144hz I don't know if it'll affect anything because I don't know anything about this

[@Rasthro]

I have a 1080p IPS LED monitor and I'm happy with it. P.S There are even laptops with OLED displays, and OLED displays are way better than IPS displays.

[@redhead4266]

I have a ASUS X555LN-X0112H, which has a horrible TN Display Build in. Through this Tutorial i found the LG LP156WF4-SLC1. Problem is: this Display has 2 Channel lvds Interface, while the old Display has 1 Channel lvds. So i need to buy a specific Cable to convert 1 Channel to 2 Channel? I know that the Nvidia 840m in this Maschine Supports resolutions Up to 2560x1600, so i should probally only replace the cable.

[@neverendinchaos4800]

Hey, how did you go with your new display? Did you need a new cable for your new display?

[@dark_night_rdx]

They have not any display in size of 15.5". 😢 So what is do . Please reply 😭

[@TechRodent]

I don't believe 15.5 exists, it should be a 15.6

[@dark_night_rdx]

@@TechRodent bro, i find out compatible display for my dell latitude e7250. But i have a problem 😭 panelook website provide me edp 2 lane connector but my old laptop display is edp 1 lane. So what i do . Please reply 😭

[@TechRodent]

@@dark_night_rdx use HWInfo64 to determine the model number of the display that you have in the laptop then you can use that and follow my guide from there

[@qadirkhan2078]

can i use it for gaming purpose along with the external GPU ?

[@noodleemxi]

great video! can i upgrade a fullhd screen to my old sony vaio laptop?

[@oscarkyobe3247]

brother thanks for the show, i have probook 4420s, i want to upgrade it to 4k uhd please advice me what is the best medol

[@Temu_ko]

My new screen can't show black color as it should be. I'm upgrading HP ENVY 15 J012la with display 1366x768 to 1920x1080 (inbuild graphic card does support it). The newer screen from aliexpress is showing bad color range, even BIOS has no proper colors. Seller says that my cable from motherboard to screen doesn't support that resolution, this may be true? Because I tested my older screen and it works fine

[@TechRodent]

This could be true, it could be that the cable that you have isn't rated to carry FHD bandwidth, try looking and seeing if there's any online

[@muhalimachrus406]

Let's go !!!

[@ziyacelik7144]

Hi , my comp supports 1 lane Edp but most of these screens supports 2 lane eDp should i change the cable or its okay ?

[@hurricane3675]

Can I replace my laptop (Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15.6 inch) TN panel display with OLED Display panel ?

[@Gocunt]

did you find out if it's possible to swap a normal edp for an oled?

[@raymondhuynh25]

Thank you friend =)!

[@abel.b88]

Hello! Just switched to a 1080p IPS display on my sony vaio but the image is very poor and pixelated whatever resolution I try! Is it the display or my videocard(radeon 7600M series) doesn't support 1080p? I have latest video driver.. Thank you!

[@GamingLiveEnt457PH]

Ig your running Windows 10 Expect Screen Dithering

[@adityadivine]

My laptop is very similar to this one Mine is hp 15ac033tx which comes with i5 5200U. Well, did you check in settings if the 1080p was working ? 😅

[@TechRodent]

Yes I did, I checked, and in fact by default Linux booted up straight into 1080p haha

[@jeremycheong8846]

I dk so I ask, can I just go to a computer store to check purchase this kind of stuff that suitable for my laptop? Cuz I facing the same irritating issue as this

[@jeremycheong8846]

Let the professional give some tips and ideas that suitable for my HP ProBook 440 G4 Notebook PC

[@TechRodent]

Most normal stores won't be able to know or really help with this

[@lawrence2518]

Can you help me with my laptop please. It's display is broke, so I can't check display details. My laptop is Dell Inspiron 3558. 15.6 Can I update to full hd pannel?

[@FJProject]

Well its 1 year old comment but anyway. I successfuly replaced on my DELL Inspiron 15 3558 Intel Core i5 5200U/IHDG 5500/GF920M from TN HD to IPS FHD display but it required display cable replacement as well.

[@cheesetruck4738]

Question here, i use my dell inspiron 15 3000series for graphic design on the go, it has an i7 and runs the main programms fine (it only has 8gb of ram but it gets the work done once you only have 1 programm running). The issue is, its display is very bad and has started to burn around the edges, its just awful and not good for my work. If i try a display change for more and better colors and pixels, is it going to make the adobe programms not usable?

[@TechRodent]

It should be fine, I run a 1080p 144hz display on my super old 4th gen i5 and it works perfectly fine even for photo editing (I use Krita)

[@cheesetruck4738]

@@TechRodent Awesome, thanks for the quick response!

[@intermezodev]

GREAT IDEA

[@marcosaraujo8358]

What if it was touch? Does your method work? And what about the driver? Do we have to change it in order to reach new resolution?

[@TechRodent]

There might be an extra ribbon for the touch inputs, but otherwise it might be similar. It highly also depends if your display is the type which has its touch screen "glued" onto the display or comes out separately like how old school ipads were.

[@mohammedsuneeb4211]

Bro , i have asus X542B model . I want upgrade lcd to ips panel. can I get from market,? Available?

[@TechRodent]

Shouldn't be an issue, just look up what LCD it uses at the moment and find suitable replacements

[@VishalSharma-gj8gc]

I have acer aspire 3 AMD dual core 3020e , 4/256 SSD 14" HD 1366 x 768 resolution, Acer ComfyView LED-backlit TFT LCD, 16:9 aspect ratio Will it support 1080p panel? If yes please share link

[@joeld9111]

mine is (14'' 1366 x 768) aspire 4738z , upgaded to i5 580m, ddr3 4g x 2, ssd 512gb. my question is is it available 1920 x 1080p for my display? i did follow your video instruction but the result of search is 15'' above, what resolution i should click there?

[@mirajulsk1442]

it is very nice video and was informative, but I have a question do edp version matter. do it need to be same as old display version?

[@TechRodent]

Hmmmm. I am not sure about this one, I don't have any information

[@joeld9111]

mine is (14'' 1366 x 768) aspire 4738z , upgaded to i5 580m, ddr3 4g x 2, ssd 512gb. my question is is it available 1920 x 1080p for my display? i did follow your video instruction but the result of search is 15'' above, what resolution i should click there?

[@TechRodent]

You can narrow down the screen size in Panelook to 14" only

[@amayaerin]

My laptop's max. resolution is 1366x768, would it support a 1920x1080 display?

[@helpline722]

no

[@repysounds]

@@helpline722 what’s the highest resolution I can get then for a 12.5 inch display, my laptop is the elite book 2570p

[@ahmad.dx1115]

oh yeah...amazing👍🏻..👍🏻.

[@ahmad.dx1115]

this means, i can save the detail for my screen so that if one day it broke, I can find the exact match for the laptop.

[@TechRodent]

Yes that's also one way to look at it, you can save the screen details somewhere so that you can find a replacement easier in the future

[@lawrencepatricio5776]

Me watching this on my old laptop with Zorin OS 16.1. would love to do this mod. Thanks!

[@TechRodent]

Zorin is great for older machines!

[@RafaCoringaProducoes]

@@TechRodent linux usage gives me more trust on the tutorial lol

[@modilal6004]

My laptop has a ryzen 9 5900hx cpu with rtx 3060 6gb 95watt laptop graphic card but comes with a 1080p 74%srgb display, you think I can change the display to a 2k display?

[@modilal6004]

It would be really great if you could guide me as I m not that experienced in these scenarios but am willing to change if the experts have an opinion. Asus tuf a15 hn124w

[@TMG_INFINITE]

Hi Rodent, is this mod possible for modern laptops as well?

[@TechRodent]

Yes it should be although I've not tried

[@anshulsharma4500]

Does brightness adjustment work?

[@TechRodent]

Yes, everything works as normal

[@abdullah-al-muddassir47]

Make a oled mod next time

[@SHAKTiLOFiSONGS.77]

Right sir

[@Enzooo3]

good video

[@mrwick8581]

Could i do this for my HP Pvilion 15-cc502la?

[@TechRodent]

This should be able to work on all laptops!

[@mrwick8581]

@@TechRodent My laptops panel is a NT156WHM-N32. And i saw a lots of 1080p IPS options, but I don't really know which one should I go for, there are just so many, could you help me choose ?

[@dzikou2053]

You need first to check number of pins in your laptop

[@ROSQUILLA02]

mine doesnt even show :(

[@TechRodent]

Then you can get the model number by disassembling the laptop screen and looking behind the panel

[@ROSQUILLA02]

@@TechRodent was able to get the part number. But tgere is not a worth of an upgrade. My panel is a 1366x740 and the next upgrade is 1600x900 Dont know if it is worth to update it.

[@Heroes-1556]

Thanks sir ji

[@sireajeel5009]

there wasn't a before and after but it definitely looked like another machine at the end of the video

[@TechRodent]

It's the exact same laptop, the before and afters can be seen in the intro, the post install and the outro. It's a pretty easy mod, one that you can try yourself if you're interested 👌

[@MrMuBot]

Pfffft that's easy :P

[@TechRodent]

And that's why everyone should do it. XD

[@burhanuddintaj7611]

hello, @tech rodent...….the search result on Panelook of my screen name is endless...….. some options say 40 pins, some say 30...some say LVDS and some say EDP...…..how am I supposed to know what my screen specifications are exactly?

[@TechRodent]

You have to use the exact model number of your screen, it should only return you one result.

[@SchioAlves]

On the HP 246 G6 it does not show this second name field (from manufacturer) 🥲