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Offline gildasdTopic starter

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Trying to revive a few year old laptop as an Arduino base station to program/manage multiple Arduinos when not at home.

The screen is smashed, but the PC itself works great connected via VGA. It's MSI MX600 and the screen an LTN160AT01
Amazon has a model that looks similar and cheap, but has non red white connector at the bottom: https://www.amazon.co.uk/15-6-LED-Screen-CX600-Brand/dp/B00OKWIWZY

The LCD is no longer made, and don't know how to find a compatible screen.
All the websites I've been to so far, just propose the model, say it's out of stock and don't offer any options/other models.

Is there a recommended seller/way/method/trick to finding compatible screens?
If this can be done for less than 150€, great, otherwise I'll just get a book or something.

Here are links to replacements:

https://www.laptopscreen.co.uk/LTN160AT01-screen-part-number.htm
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Re: Changing LCD screen on laptop - how to find compatible screens.
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2016, 07:55:16 pm »
I'd be trying eBay to try and find a second-hand machine and swap over the entire display assembly, rather than trying to find a replacement LCD on its own.
 

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Re: Changing LCD screen on laptop - how to find compatible screens.
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2016, 08:15:43 pm »
I'd be trying eBay to try and find a second-hand machine and swap over the entire display assembly, rather than trying to find a replacement LCD on its own.
The screen came out easy, I've had bicycle tyres that were harder to unbead...
In this mode, you need to take the slab out to disconnect it. The rest of the display is two thin pieces of plastic with a webcam and magnets.
Disconnecting on the motherboard means much much more work.
Thanks for the suggestion.

The cheapest slab I've found is a Amazon seller from China, LCDOled
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lcdoled/b/ref=bl_dp_s_web_5747619031?ie=UTF8&node=5747619031&field-lbr_brands_browse-bin=Lcdoled
With postage, about 100€...

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