15.4" WXGA+ panel replacement

[spleenharvester]

Going to upgrade my E5500's LP154WX5 1280x800 CCFL display to something else, as the backlight isn't as bright anymore and I fancy a bit more workspace anyway.

I'm after a 15.4" CCFL 1440x900 glossy display. Are there any particularly good brands I should drop my cash on or should I take a genuine Dell 0MY867 panel @£53.99?

Cheers

PS I know the upgrade is possible as it is offered on the laptop as a standard option.

[spleenharvester]

Re: 15.4" WXGA+ panel replacement

Did the upgrade to Dell's genuine NY850 panel (B154PW02), but two problems.

1) The backlighting seems really off. Like, dimmer towards the right hand side, and lots of bleed from the bottom, and

2) the colours still look really washed out, sort of like my old panel.

Could an aging inverter be causing #2?

Cheers

[cheapie]

Re: 15.4" WXGA+ panel replacement

2) the colours still look really washed out, sort of like my old panel.

Could an aging inverter be causing #2?

I wouldn't think so, as the inverter drives the backlight, not the panel.

Dimmer towards the right? Are you sure it's CCFL and not really badly implemented LED?

[spleenharvester]

Re: 15.4" WXGA+ panel replacement

I've spent more time calibrating the screen and it looks a lot nicer now, but the dimness on the right is still there.

It's deffo a new genuine (and sealed) Dell NY850 panel so it's definitely untampered with. The brightness is annoying but I don't think it's major enough for me to get a refund with. I suppose I'll just have to get used to it.

Aside from that, the 1440x900 res on this panel is MUCH better than the 1280x800 panel. Seriously I could never go back to the 1280x800 panel now.

[spleenharvester]

Re: 15.4" WXGA+ panel replacement

Been using it for a few hours. Either the CCFL has "burned in" or my eyes have gotten used to it, because the dimness doesn't look as bad. And notebookreview has the brightness recorded as being slightly brighter toward the left side, so I would assume it's due to the panel.

Eitherway, a very worthwhile upgrade.