[GRLUG] LCD replacement screen source

[David Wise]

Yeah, I figure that if she decides to get rid of it in favor of a new one, I
have a couple ideas for re-purposing it.
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Dave



On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Adam Tauno Williams <
> awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 2010-11-27 at 18:49 -0500, Luan Pham wrote:
>> > On Saturday, November 27, 2010 06:05:07 pm David Wise wrote:
>> > > Hey everyone, who knows of a decent source for replacement LCD
>> screens?  My
>> > > family has a busted 16" Acer Aspire 6930-6455 that I am searching for
>> parts
>> > > for.  The first time I searched ebay I thought I was seeing them for
>> > > $80-100.  Now they all are around $300.  I supposedly found one for
>> > > $88+shipping on lcdscreensusa.com but I can't find a single review
>> about
>> > > that site, so I don't know what to think.  Any help with favorite
>> sources?
>> > David,
>> > I think it is cheaper to buy a new 19" then replacement part.
>> > Staples got an Acer 20" LCD monitor on Sunday for $109.98 and with
>> Wide-screen
>> > resolution too.
>> >
>> http://weeklyad.staples.com/staples/default.aspx?action=entryflash&mode=flash&adref=SBD_Marketing
>>
>> I believe the 6930-6455 is a *laptop*, not a display unit.
>>
>> But I'd still have the same answer - just junk it.  A "Core 2 Duo
>> Mobile" laptop isn't worth the time / cost of a repair scenario. A
>> refurbished unit of that spec is ~$500.  You could easily hit the 80%
>> rule trying the replace the display.  Replacement displays are dodgy.
>> Only way I would try is to contact a local PC repair shop [which would
>> have reliable sources] and see if they would work with you.
>>
>> If you get a refurbished unit of the exact same model then you'll have
>> spare parts [maybe, assuming there aren't changes within the same model
>> between production runs... which happens].
>>
>> When you say "junk it", there are multiple interpretations of the term. I
> recently visited a local school (St. Louis University High -- SLUH) and the
> IT guy showed me some Apple laptops that had lost their screens, hinges, or
> something else mainly cosmetic. They routinely repurpose broken laptops for
> other functions. The ones with working screens can be set up as flat panel
> displays with attached CPU. Those without displays can be used without,
> either headless, with external monitor, or with KVM.
>
> --Don Ellis
>
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