greg_trice@canrem.uucp (greg trice) (12/23/90)
Has anybody had any experience in upgrading LCD in laptops? I have a Bondwell laptop I like very much, except that it has an old TN LCD with poor contrast and viewing angle. I'd like to replace this with a supertwist display with backlight. There seems to be enough room behind the display to get a very slim backlight in. What I was more concerned about was the electrical compatibility of the displays. The Bondwell uses a custom display driver bearing no part number. Given the tight construction, extensive electronic modifications are impracticable. I can't just simply get a newer laptop, as the Bondwell has unique features not present on any current machine, features I have to have. -greg trice- -- Canada Remote Systems. Toronto, Ontario NorthAmeriNet Host
RFM@psuvm.psu.edu (12/27/90)
I can't help you with any hardware upgrades, but there's a neat little piece of software out there that might help. Last year, PC Magazie published a little utility called Mono.com (3/28/89 issue). Its a TSR that converts the colors on a mono CGA screen to b/w. You can download it from PCMAGNET, either directly or via Compuserve. You might find that this improves your contrast problems. Bob M.
greg_trice@canrem.uucp (greg trice) (01/03/91)
Has anybody had any experience in upgrading LCD in laptops? I have a Bondwell laptop I like very much, except that it has an old TN LCD with poor contrast and viewing angle. I'd like to replace this with a supertwist display with backlight. There seems to be enough room behind the display to get a very slim backlight in. What I was more concerned about was the electrical compatibility of the displays. The Bondwell uses a custom display driver bearing no part number. Given the tight construction, extensive electronic modifications are impracticable. I can't just simply get a newer laptop, as the Bondwell has unique features not present on any current machine, features I have to have. -greg trice- -- Canada Remote Systems. Toronto, Ontario NorthAmeriNet Host
greg_trice@canrem.uucp (greg trice) (01/12/91)
Has anybody had any experience in upgrading LCD in laptops? I have a Bondwell laptop I like very much, except that it has an old TN LCD with poor contrast and viewing angle. I'd like to replace this with a supertwist display with backlight. There seems to be enough room behind the display to get a very slim backlight in. What I was more concerned about was the electrical compatibility of the displays. The Bondwell uses a custom display driver bearing no part number. Given the tight construction, extensive electronic modifications are impracticable. I can't just simply get a newer laptop, as the Bondwell has unique features not present on any current machine, features I have to have. -greg trice- -- Canada Remote Systems. Toronto, Ontario NorthAmeriNet Host