Trying to upgrade Toshiba NB550D screen from WSVGA to WXGA

[Lezuziusz]

Hi,
You're lucky I have notifications enabled for Tom's Hardware, it has been a long time since I visited this thread.

Anyway, I ended up ordering my screen from here - http/www.befr.ebay.be/itm/280733555210
It has been working well ever since, so hopefully it will work for you. Which link did you use from me, the one for the 1280x800 screen? I never used that one.

It's my day ... maybe Thats the link ive ordered from (http/www.befr.ebay.be/itm/280733555210) , almost , but the connector is on the bottom left. Seller is lcd4laptop. They sent the LG , ive asked them to swap it , they said i should post it back and they refund. Now im asked them again to swap please , any other brands they have. Waiting for their reply. Thats why ive asked if you could tell the brand of yours.

 

[jbbandos]

Hi,
You're lucky I have notifications enabled for Tom's Hardware, it has been a long time since I visited this thread.

Anyway, I ended up ordering my screen from here - http/www.befr.ebay.be/itm/280733555210
It has been working well ever since, so hopefully it will work for you. Which link did you use from me, the one for the 1280x800 screen? I never used that one.

It's my day ... maybe Thats the link ive ordered from (http/www.befr.ebay.be/itm/280733555210) , almost , but the connector is on the bottom left. Seller is lcd4laptop. They sent the LG , ive asked them to swap it , they said i should post it back and they refund. Now im asked them again to swap please , any other brands they have. Waiting for their reply. Thats why ive asked if you could tell the brand of yours.

I don't recall which brand is mine, but I'll check if you want. Its really bad luck that the screen doesn't work for you.

 

[Lezuziusz]

I don't recall which brand is mine, but I'll check if you want. Its really bad luck that the screen doesn't work for you.

That whould be nice ! One more specific brand to check.
I'll be waiting for your reply then

 

[Neooo]

That's great! I'm going to order from there too.
Did you receive a Samsung LTN101AT03 screen or is it a compatible screen?
It says in the listing you receive a compatible version of that model, but hopefully all compatible versions of that model will work in the NB550D...

I got a compatible screen. I was ready to repack and send it back when I checked the ID on the lcd I received and couldn't find anything like LN101AT03, but I decided to test it first, and I am glad I did. It works perfectly, no colour washouts, no problems at all.

Correction - one issue- back-lighting is working the wrong way, increasing decreases the brightness, decreasing increases. Not a problem for me, but might be for some.

Hey folks, jbbandos !

Ive cracked my screen too , and trying to upgrade to LTN101AT03-D01. Ive ordered from ebay , from jbbandos link, and they sent me an LG , which doesnt work , same issue as Wrathlon69 described. I will RMA the screen , but whould like to know if you could somehow tell your screens manufacturer, as they maybe change it(Hope they got one of those left).

Thanks for all your works.

The brand that worked for me was Samsung, I believe. I'm 99.9999% sure about that. If you really need it, I may have time to crack the laptop open over the weekend.

 

[Lezuziusz]

That's great! I'm going to order from there too.
Did you receive a Samsung LTN101AT03 screen or is it a compatible screen?
It says in the listing you receive a compatible version of that model, but hopefully all compatible versions of that model will work in the NB550D...

I got a compatible screen. I was ready to repack and send it back when I checked the ID on the lcd I received and couldn't find anything like LN101AT03, but I decided to test it first, and I am glad I did. It works perfectly, no colour washouts, no problems at all.

Correction - one issue- back-lighting is working the wrong way, increasing decreases the brightness, decreasing increases. Not a problem for me, but might be for some.

Hey folks, jbbandos !

Ive cracked my screen too , and trying to upgrade to LTN101AT03-D01. Ive ordered from ebay , from jbbandos link, and they sent me an LG , which doesnt work , same issue as Wrathlon69 described. I will RMA the screen , but whould like to know if you could somehow tell your screens manufacturer, as they maybe change it(Hope they got one of those left).

Thanks for all your works.

The brand that worked for me was Samsung, I believe. I'm 99.9999% sure about that. If you really need it, I may have time to crack the laptop open over the weekend.

Hello Neooo !

If you are sure it's Samsung, then don't. The "original" Samsung is confirmed working. The main problem is that if you search on ebay for Samsung LTN101AT03 , the most hits are replacement screens "confirmed" to work. In our case LG isnt good , as Wrathlon69 and I can state. I ordered from here : ebay link

If you scroll and read carefully , not as i did , then you see Screen Brands in the specification :

AU Oprtonics
Chunghwa
Chi Mei
HannStar
Hyundai-BOEhydis
Innolux
IVO
LG Philips
Quanta
Samsung
Sharp
Toshiba

I assume these are the manufacturers that made LTN101AT03 compatible screens. Ive asked the seller if they got any of other than LG, but they didnt replied yet.

 

[cjbf]

Following this very useful thread I have very recently bought a 1366 x768 LTN101AT03 screen from here (the page says WSVGA but the resolution is listed as 1366 x768 and that what Windows reports when fitted. It works fine, and is a useful upgrade given that my screen had cracked anyway. The make of the screen is Chunghwa (part no. CLAA101WA01). Apart from the swapped brightness up/down behaviour mentioned by others, everything appears to be working well.
(The first screen I bought was fron Lcd4Laptop and that was made by LG, and it indeed had the same probems as others have reported. The company checked and said they had no other makes in stock.)