LCD replacement

[Quagmyre]

Hi all,

I currently have a T61p (6457-BQG) with a 1680x1050 WSXGA+ Samsung TN panel.

Yeah, I know the panel sucks. But it's free of dead/stuck pixels and I could basically put up with it, were it not for the resolution which turned out to be just a tad too fine for me.

So, I did a little research and found places where I could buy a 42T0415 or 42T0421 LG 1280x800 LCD. Are those FRUs of decent quality compared to the Samsung TN panel?

Has anyone exchanged the panel by himself/herself yet? Is it possible at all? From the IBM/Lenovo documentation it looks like it should be possible, but who knows what stuff they came up with to prevent people from doing it themselves.
I'm not faint-hearted and technically quite savvy. Any reports of people who already did it would be helpful.

[ajkula66]

No decent panels from Lenovo nowadays, I'm sad to say, with the expection of tablets, and partially X300...

You should be able to swap the panels with no issues. I doubt that you'll be able to locate anyone who has actually done it, people usually go in the opposite direction from where you're headed...

Good luck.

[Quagmyre]

No decent panels from Lenovo nowadays, I'm sad to say, with the expection of tablets, and partially X300...

You should be able to swap the panels with no issues. I doubt that you'll be able to locate anyone who has actually done it, people usually go in the opposite direction from where you're headed...

Good luck.

Thank you
I wonder what the LCD quality in the upcoming new Thinkpad T series will be like.