Broke Laptop screen

Banana_Molester · May 22, 2013

My friend broke his laptop top screen and i was wondering if a can remplace the screen by any same size screen or it need to be the same exact model?

NeoZeon · May 22, 2013

the panel has to fit.... in all 3 dimensions... so thickness, length and width. thats the problem you are going it encounter.

Jechu182 · May 24, 2013

It has to be the same model, or a very similar one... Not only does it have to fit, but it has to have the same connection to the notebook MB.

MG2R · May 24, 2013

It has to be an exact match. Sites like www.laptopscreen.com/ can get you a long way...

I once replaced the LCD of an ASUS eeeepc, but I don't know what site I got the LCD from anymore...

jaypro · May 24, 2013

It doesn't have to be an exact match. It just has to be compatible. If you know the model of your laptop, just google it for a monitor replacement.

I know first hand that the screen does not have to be an exact match. I had a faulty Dell Studio XPS 13 that Dell replaced under warranty, but they replaced it with a Dell XPS 14 L401X. I couldn't stand the 1366x768 resolution so I bought a compatible 1600x900 screen and replaced it.

The nice part is the screen's are actually pretty cheap compared to monitors. I believe I spent ~$50 on the replacement.