laptop upgrading laptop screens

[DigitalDoofus]

So I have always wondered this and from all the other forum threads I've scrolled through never really gave a clear defined answer (I know that this question has been asked a million times before). However I still can't know for sure if this is possible or not from my personal experience pretty much all laptops from about 2011 or newer AMD based or intel based at least on the low to mid range share a common display connector and different brands of screens can be swapped as long as the connector is in the right place. (I swapped a samsung for a compaq Dell to tohsiba they don't seem to vary from brand to brand). Although these were all 1366x768 I'm beginning to think that I may be able to upgrade my current laptops 768p panel to a 1080p one as the connectors look the same. But I don't want to just go and blow £60 on a display that won't work. Can anyone give me insight if this will work or not? If you have done this on an APU based HP laptop that would be especially helpful 

 

tl;dr replaced laptop screens from different brands all of them 768p and they worked are 1080p panels the same? 

 

Any insights are greatly

wow wrong forum (I'm very tired)

Edited July 2, 2017 by LazyChaz
stupid derp

[W-L]

-Moved to Laptops and Pre-Built Systems-

[DigitalDoofus]

Just now, W-L said:

-Moved to Laptops and Pre-Built Systems-

Thanks. Sorry about that

[Ordinarily_Greater]

              768p = 720p

HD Laptop      |       HD Normally

[DigitalDoofus]

8 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

              768p = 720p

HD Laptop      |       HD Normally

I don't quit understand your point, I am looking to upgrade to a FHD (1080p) panel 

[kirashi]

21 minutes ago, LazyChaz said:

--SNIP--

Can anyone give me insight if this will work or not? If you have done this on an APU based HP laptop that would be especially helpful 

It will absolutely work as long as you find a screen that has a compatible control board using the same connector, and obviously that fits physically in the laptop screen frame. You'd need to do some sleuthing to figure this out though.

 

However, I might be able to help if you can provide me with the PN and SN from the sticker on the bottom of the laptop, possibly located under the battery area.

[DigitalDoofus]

Just now, kirashi said:

It will absolutely work as long as you find a screen that has a compatible control board using the same connector, and obviously that fits physically in the laptop screen frame. You'd need to do some sleuthing to figure this out though.

 

However, I might be able to help if you can provide me with the PN and SN from the sticker on the bottom of the laptop, possibly located under the battery area.

Okay Serial number is CND6481SS3 

[kirashi]

17 minutes ago, LazyChaz said:

Okay Serial number is CND6481SS3 

Huh. Weird. According to HP, your laptop doesn't exist in the parts database. The only thing I can find online is a product datasheet.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c05336780&doctype=data sheet&doclang=EN_GB&searchquery=&cc=uk&lc=en

 

What country did you buy it in, and was it part of some kind of bundle deal with a printer or monitor?

Edit: it appears it came with a 17" HP monitor, at least according to the associated product numbers.

 

There is a similar model that I can get part numbers for though: 15-ba043wm

[DigitalDoofus]

7 minutes ago, kirashi said:

Huh. Weird. According to HP, your laptop doesn't exist in the parts database. The only thing I can find online is a product datasheet.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c05336780&doctype=data sheet&doclang=EN_GB&searchquery=&cc=uk&lc=en

 

What country did you buy it in, and was it part of some kind of bundle deal with a printer or monitor?

well from what I can tell is that its part of the 15-ba000na series from what i can tell the entire line is standardised just using different hardware underneath as long as a part is compatible with that specific series it should work for mine. http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=10862317

 

I bought from argos in the UK, it wasn't part of a bundle 

[kirashi]

7 minutes ago, LazyChaz said:

well from what I can tell is that its part of the 15-ba000na series from what i can tell the entire line is standardised just using different hardware underneath as long as a part is compatible with that specific series it should work for mine. http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=10862317

That's correct - I was looking for a similar PN/model with the 1080p screen option so you could just straight up order the part for it either direct from HP, or eBay, and know that it's compatible. Unfortunately I can't do that if it's not in the database.

 

I'd take your laptop apart, and see if you can cross-reference the part number on the back of the screen itself to find a 1080p version.

[DigitalDoofus]

Just now, kirashi said:

That's correct - I was looking for a similar PN/model with the 1080p screen option so you could just straight up order the part for it either direct from HP, or eBay, and know that it's compatible. Unfortunately I can't do that if it's not in the database.

 

I'd take your laptop apart, and see if you can cross-reference the part number on the back of the screen itself to find a 1080p version.

okay I will take a look at the part number of the laptops display in the mean time i'll give you this link its basically the exact same as my laptop only it's running a 1080p display https://support.hp.com/rs-en/document/c05311849

[DigitalDoofus]

Okay so I have remove the display from my laptop and there about 9 different number on the back 

1. (what is probably the most likely) 156818DQAHAA6Y41AV10559 (no results on google or partsurfer)

                                                                                                  ^ could be an i (bad handwriting give me sustenance)

2. N156WHM-N32 (results on google) seems to be the SN 

3. D9AF16Y894001750E (no results on google)

4. CFNAA0IV25IORC (no results on google) 

Have just realised I didn't differentiate the i's or the 1's 

 

Update: the screen uses a 30 pin connector however the only units I can find in the UK are 30 pin connectors that are all 14 inch displays 

Edited July 2, 2017 by LazyChaz
Update!

[DigitalDoofus]

I think I might have found a compatible screen can anyone confirm or deny if this will work?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-15-6-N156HGE-EAL-30-Pin-eDP-1920-x-1080-FHD-Matte-Laptop-Screen-Replacement-/381733962697?epid=1180559103&hash=item58e11e03c9:g:EJQAAOSwgZ1XsaLn

[DigitalDoofus]

decided to go for this and cross my fingers. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-15-6-N156HGE-EAL-30-Pin-eDP-1920-x-1080-FHD-Matte-Laptop-Screen-Replacement-/381733962697?epid=1180559103&hash=item58e11e03c9:g:EJQAAOSwgZ1XsaLn 

[Ordinarily_Greater]

14 hours ago, LazyChaz said:

I don't quit understand your point, I am looking to upgrade to a FHD (1080p) panel 

It is the difference (the graph above) between mobile (laptop) HD and Desktop HD. I guess the laptop ppi is more closer and more from the quantitiy than Desktop