The key indicator is the panel part number and if it's LED (motherboard driven), LED with a bridge inverter or CCFL - not the machine.
As long as the panel pinout is the same or the parts are vary similar (ex: T520 has a LTN R1 panel, but the HP has an R2 and they are pin compatible), you're good to swap panels. Don't buy a HP screen assembly blindly either (unless it's cheap enough you are comfortable with the risk of a incompatibility). I have absolutely swapped panels between brands, but I checked the PANEL compatibility between the laptops. At one point with the 840 G3, I put a Dell IPS LG panel in a 840 G3 with the 768p Innolux TN panel, but they were pin compatible and used the same connector being iDP, so I did not have to swap cables around on that HP. The reason I got it working is HP uses LG panels for the FHD IPS laptops, so it worked.
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Now if I had an HP DreamColor panel or wanted to upgrade to DireamColor, I'd need a new screen and cable -- but I'd make sure the laptop is suited to do it (ex: Iris Pro or Radeon G=NO, Radeon Pro or Quadro=YES)
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Now if I had an HP DreamColor 4K panel or wanted to upgrade to 4K DireamColor, I'd need a new screen and cable -- but I'd make sure the laptop is suited to do it (ex: Iris Pro or Radeon G=NO, Radeon Pro or Quadro=YES)
The key indicator is the panel part number and if it's LED (motherboard driven), LED with a bridge inverter or CCFL - not the machine.
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As long as the panel pinout is the same or the parts are vary similar (ex: T520 has a LTN R1 panel, but the HP has an R2 and they are pin compatible), you're good to swap panels. Don't buy a HP screen assembly blindly either (unless it's cheap enough you are comfortable with the risk of a incompatibility). I have absolutely swapped panels between brands, but I checked the PANEL compatibility between the laptops. At one point with the 840 G3, I put a Dell IPS LG panel in a 840 G3 with the 768p Innolux TN panel, but they were pin compatible and used the same connector being iDP, so I did not have to swap cables around on that HP. The reason I got it working is HP uses LG panels for the FHD IPS laptops, so it worked. Now if I had a HP DreamColor panel or wanted to upgrade to DireamColor I'd need a new screen and cable.
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As long as the panel pinout is the same or the parts are vary similar (ex: T520 has a LTN R1 panel, but the HP has an R2 and they are pin compatible), you're good to swap panels. Don't buy a HP screen assembly blindly either (unless it's cheap enough you are comfortable with the risk of a incompatibility). I have absolutely swapped panels between brands, but I checked the PANEL compatibility between the laptops. At one point with the 840 G3, I put a Dell IPS LG panel in a 840 G3 with the 768p Innolux TN panel, but they were pin compatible and used the same connector being iDP, so I did not have to swap cables around on that HP. The reason I got it working is HP uses LG panels for the FHD IPS laptops, so it worked.
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Now if I had an HP DreamColor panel or wanted to upgrade to DireamColor, I'd need a new screen and cable -- but I'd make sure the laptop is suited to do it (ex: Iris Pro or Radeon G=NO, Radeon Pro or Quadro=YES)
The key indicator is the panel part number and if it's LED (motherboard driven), LED with a bridge inverter or CCFL - not the machine.
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As long as the panel pinout is the same or the parts are vary similar (ex: T520 has a LTN R1 panel, but the HP has an R2 and they are pin compatible), you're good to swap panels. Don't buy a HP screen assembly blindly either (unless it's cheap enough you are comfortable with the risk of a incompatibility). I have absolutely swapped panels between brands, but I checked the PANEL compatibility between the laptops. At one point with the 840 G3, I put a Dell IPS LG panel in a 840 G3 with the 768p Innolux TN panel, but they were pin compatible and used the same connector being iDP, so I did not have to swap cables around on that HP. The reason I got it working is HP uses LG panels for the FHD IPS laptops, so it worked. Now if I had a HP DreamColor or wanted to upgrade to DireamColor I'd need a new screen and cable.
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As long as the panel pinout is the same or the parts are vary similar (ex: T520 has a LTN R1 panel, but the HP has an R2 and they are pin compatible), you're good to swap panels. Don't buy a HP screen assembly blindly either (unless it's cheap enough you are comfortable with the risk of a incompatibility). I have absolutely swapped panels between brands, but I checked the PANEL compatibility between the laptops. At one point with the 840 G3, I put a Dell IPS LG panel in a 840 G3 with the 768p Innolux TN panel, but they were pin compatible and used the same connector being iDP, so I did not have to swap cables around on that HP. The reason I got it working is HP uses LG panels for the FHD IPS laptops, so it worked. Now if I had a HP DreamColor panel or wanted to upgrade to DireamColor I'd need a new screen and cable.
The key indicator is the panel part number and if it's LED (motherboard driven), LED with a bridge inverter or CCFL - not the machine.
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As long as the panel pinout is the same or the parts are vary similar (ex: T520 has a LTN R1 panel, but the HP has an R2 and they are pin compatible), you're good to swap panels. Don't buy a HP screen assembly blindly either (unless it's cheap enough you are comfortable with the risk of a incompatibility). I have absolutely swapped panels between brands, but I checked the PANEL compatibility between the laptops. At one point with the 840 G3, I put a Dell IPS LG panel in a 840 G3 with the 768p Innolux TN panel, but they were pin compatible and used the same connector being iDP, so I did not have to swap cables around on that HP.
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As long as the panel pinout is the same or the parts are vary similar (ex: T520 has a LTN R1 panel, but the HP has an R2 and they are pin compatible), you're good to swap panels. Don't buy a HP screen assembly blindly either (unless it's cheap enough you are comfortable with the risk of a incompatibility). I have absolutely swapped panels between brands, but I checked the PANEL compatibility between the laptops. At one point with the 840 G3, I put a Dell IPS LG panel in a 840 G3 with the 768p Innolux TN panel, but they were pin compatible and used the same connector being iDP, so I did not have to swap cables around on that HP. The reason I got it working is HP uses LG panels for the FHD IPS laptops, so it worked. Now if I had a HP DreamColor or wanted to upgrade to DireamColor I'd need a new screen and cable.
The key indicator is the panel part number and if it's LED (motherboard driven), LED with a bridge inverter or CCFL - not the machine.
As long as the panel pinout is the same or the parts are vary similar (ex: T520 has a LTN R1 panel, but the HP has an R2 and they are pin compatible), you're good to swap panels. Don't buy a HP screen assembly blindly either (unless it's cheap enough you are comfortable with the risk of a incompatibility). I have absolutely swapped panels between brands, but I checked the PANEL compatibility between the laptops. At one point with the 840 G3, I put a Dell IPS LG panel in a 840 G3 with the 768p Innolux TN panel, but they were pin compatible and used the same connector being iDP, so I did not have to swap cables around on that HP.