Swapping Panels from RCA to LG

[tech9pc]

Would anyone here know if it would be possible to take the BOE HV550QUB-N4D out of a RCA RTU5540-B I have and put it in a cracked LG UN7000PUB with panel HV550QUB-N4E. I compared the 2 panels on panelbook.com and they are practically identical. Here is the link comparison
https://www.panelook.com/modelcompar...ds=29797,39067
I would like to save the LG as it is a way better tv than the RCA. Thanks for any help

[nomoresonys]

Re: Swapping Panels from RCA to LG

If it's compatible, I would try fitting the LG boards to the rca, much easier, then if you see that it works, you can go to the extra effort to switch screens if you want, I suppose.

[tech9pc]

Re: Swapping Panels from RCA to LG

Thanks nomoresonys ... ya that makes sense. I'll have to look and see if the led connector array connections are the same though ... or won't be able to light the panel up to see if working ... probly not though cause I notice each brand always wants to do their own thing ughhh.

[nomoresonys]

Re: Swapping Panels from RCA to LG

Maybe you can for a test put the mainboard from LG into RCA, see it it comes on. BE cautioned tho, I don't know if it will mess anything up.

[nomoresonys]

Re: Swapping Panels from RCA to LG

What makes the LG much better? if it's the features like more hdmi's or the like, that's on the mainboard so it could IF compatible transfer those features to the RCA.

[tech9pc]

Re: Swapping Panels from RCA to LG

The LG is a newer 2020 4K UHD Smart webOS TV .. RCA is not smart and 2017 model. I checked the leds and the LG has 12 strips ... the RCA only 10 so might fry the leds if try LG boards in RCA vice versa. So looks like only option is to try swapping panel and see what happens lol.

[neilc6]

Re: Swapping Panels from RCA to LG

Changing boards between models typically doesn't work since the holes for connectors on the back panel won't match. If the tcon board is the same, it's the same panel though I would swap the tcon with the panel.

[nomoresonys]

Re: Swapping Panels from RCA to LG

They swap them out with universal mainboards, not a hard task to secure and ground them.

[tech9pc]

Re: Swapping Panels from RCA to LG

I ripped them apart today and not gonna work anyway because the tcon on the LG is integrated into the mainboard and not seperate like on the RCA. Damn lol guess will have to keep looking for a dead LG with good screen. Thanks for all the suggestions though.