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flexview lcd swap questions

#1 Post by retired » Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:51 pm

Two questions regarding the flexview screens 1) are the sxga+ (#92p6680)IDTECH- from r51, r52, t42, t43 and (92p6761 and 13n7078)- from t42, t43, t60 LG-Phillips 15" screens interchangeable ? 2) Can I use either in a r52 or r60 ? any mods needed? Current r52 and r60 have xga 1024x768 - thanks.

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Re: flexview lcd swap questions

#2 Post by virge » Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:28 am

retired wrote:Two questions regarding the flexview screens 1) are the sxga+ (#92p6680)IDTECH- from r51, r52, t42, t43 and (92p6761 and 13n7078)- from t42, t43, t60 LG-Phillips 15" screens interchangeable ? 2) Can I use either in a r52 or r60 ? any mods needed? Current r52 and r60 have xga 1024x768 - thanks.
I've never had a R52, but its similar enough to the R51. T42/T43 and R50/R51 flexviews are interchangeable. You need the specific inverter and cable though. R52 models did not have flexview.

The R60 requires a panel with the proper EDID chip. From what I understand most older flexviews do not have this.
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Re: flexview lcd swap questions

#3 Post by ajkula66 » Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:33 am

I threw in a spare 15" DBU IPS LCD from an A31 (SXGA+) into a R60e when I was building a FrankenPad for my boys, and got nowhere. A LG Phillips from a T60 fired right away and has been working great ever since.

R52 is a great machine for an IPS upgrade, but do bear in mind that Intel-based ones will not drive an UXGA LCD, just a SXGA+ one.
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Re: flexview lcd swap questions

#4 Post by ZaZ » Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:05 am

The SXGA+ FlexView works in the R60 and R60e. I've done both, but I believe you have to use a T60 screen. There was a post from another user a few years back saying they put the UXGA in the R60e. I PM'd them, but never got a reply back. The part numbers for the T60 SXGA+ screens would be:

LG - 13N7078
Hydis - 13N7196
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Re: flexview lcd swap questions

#5 Post by retired » Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:11 pm

Thanks all.

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