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retrofitting LED LCD screens?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:05 am
by ricerocket
Sooo, Macbook Pros come in 15.4" LED backlight displays, so they do exist. Can we do a retrofit? Are the connectors the same?
I assume there should be some industry standard on this...?
They're cheap too. $110 on eBay.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:09 am
by Puppy
What's so special on a regular TN panel with LED backlight except power saving ?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:11 am
by ricerocket
They're a good amount brighter, they have much more uniform backlighting, and they have a much much higher lifespan.
All my CCFLs have never lasted more than 3 years because I use them pretty heavily (12+ hours a day).
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:05 pm
by Tony Chan
I'm sure there are better panel out there, but LED screen on my T400 is a HUGE improvement over any Thinkpad LCD I've used ( did not own a IPS yet ) to say the least. I am very happy with the screen for my day to day usage, ranging from bright outdoor to total darkness bedroom not distrubing my wife situratioin. As much as I like how bright the screen can be ( and that's very important too ), it is equally amazing to be able to adjust to extremely dim.
I was also hoping this screen will not only last a lot longer, but doing so without fading or "yellowing", although only time will tell.