retrofitting LED LCD screens?

T400/410/420 and T500/510/520 series specific matters only
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retrofitting LED LCD screens?

#1 Post by ricerocket » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:05 am

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.

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#2 Post by Puppy » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:09 am

What's so special on a regular TN panel with LED backlight except power saving ?
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#3 Post by ricerocket » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:11 am

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).

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#4 Post by Tony Chan » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:05 pm

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.

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