I put together some resources for people who want to upgrade the display on their 12” PowerBooks.
Anyone who has used a 12” PowerBook knows that the display is a weak point, washed out colours and bad viewing angles. The result of using a TN LCD.
The only upgrade I’ve seen is a 12.1” 1400x1050 AFFS panel from the Thinkpad X60 range, these panels are sort after as are the x60‘s themselves.
However, there are other AFFS options with the same resolution (1024x768) as standard but with a much improved image, higher brightness (when new), better contrast ratio and nearly 180 viewing angles. I purchased HT12x21-221 from a Compaq TC4200 from eBay for £20.
Below is a list of the panel model numbers and the machines they can be found in, all have the same 20 pin LVDS connector and should work.
|| || |ThinkPad X60t|12.1" 1400×1050|BOE HyDis HV121P01 (AFFS)|
|| || |ThinkPad X60t|12.1" 1400×1050|BOE HyDis HV121P01 (AFFS)|
|| || |ThinkPad X60t|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HV121X03-100 (AFFS)|
|| || |ThinkPad X41 Tablet|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21 (AFFS)|
|| || |ThinkPad X40 Tablet|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21 (AFFS)|
|| || |Compaq TC4200|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21-221 (AFFS)|
|| || |LifeBook T4220|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21-240 (AFFS)|
|| || |LifeBook T4215|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21-240 (AFFS)|
|| || |LifeBook T4210|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21-240 (AFFS)|
|| || |LifeBook T4010|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21-230 (AFFS)|
Ifixit guide should be similar for all models, the biggest difference is some panels had touchscreens so the digitizers and front protection needs to be removed.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G4-Aluminum-12-Inch-1-1-5-GHz-LCD-panel-upgrade/3117/4 (Not my guide)
Hope this helps anyone looking to upgrade.
Anyone who has used a 12” PowerBook knows that the display is a weak point, washed out colours and bad viewing angles. The result of using a TN LCD.
The only upgrade I’ve seen is a 12.1” 1400x1050 AFFS panel from the Thinkpad X60 range, these panels are sort after as are the x60‘s themselves.
However, there are other AFFS options with the same resolution (1024x768) as standard but with a much improved image, higher brightness (when new), better contrast ratio and nearly 180 viewing angles. I purchased HT12x21-221 from a Compaq TC4200 from eBay for £20.
Below is a list of the panel model numbers and the machines they can be found in, all have the same 20 pin LVDS connector and should work.
|| || |ThinkPad X60t|12.1" 1400×1050|BOE HyDis HV121P01 (AFFS)|
|| || |ThinkPad X60t|12.1" 1400×1050|BOE HyDis HV121P01 (AFFS)|
|| || |ThinkPad X60t|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HV121X03-100 (AFFS)|
|| || |ThinkPad X41 Tablet|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21 (AFFS)|
|| || |ThinkPad X40 Tablet|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21 (AFFS)|
|| || |Compaq TC4200|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21-221 (AFFS)|
|| || |LifeBook T4220|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21-240 (AFFS)|
|| || |LifeBook T4215|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21-240 (AFFS)|
|| || |LifeBook T4210|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21-240 (AFFS)|
|| || |LifeBook T4010|12.1" 1024×768|BOE HyDis HT12X21-230 (AFFS)|
Ifixit guide should be similar for all models, the biggest difference is some panels had touchscreens so the digitizers and front protection needs to be removed.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G4-Aluminum-12-Inch-1-1-5-GHz-LCD-panel-upgrade/3117/4 (Not my guide)
Hope this helps anyone looking to upgrade.
