MacBook Pro 5,3 Mid 2009 Retina Mod

[piwi]

Hi,

I am trying to figure out if it is possible at all to upgrade a Macbook Pro 5,3 Mid 2009 to a retina panel.

There is a 50+ pages thread on the matter here https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/207751/ but I can't see if it works on my particular model.

Anybody tried it? High definition panels are not so expensive anymore

 

[simsaladimbamba]

It would probably work in order to get a 1680 x 1050 panel to replace the 1440 x 900 pixel panel, but not with a 2880 x 1800 pixel panel.

http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/19744/Can+I+upgrade+the+display+to+1920x1200

 

[piwi]

Hmmm, I see. Not sure an upgrade to rhis resolution is worth it, it's a lot of hassle for not much more pixels. Besides, editing the EDID ROM must be quite a PITA