On Oct 1, 11:14*pm, "Mike S" nospam wrote:
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Hi all,

Does anyone know ifLCDpanels fortv'sareinterchangeable? *I have a
26" Olevia that powers on, but the screen has been busted. *I have my
eye on a Panasonic 26" but would like to know if I'm fighting a losing
battle.

Thanks!

In general - yes. *Many manufacturers sell panels to other manufacturers,
and some brands may really be another brand that has been re-badged.
chances are yourTVmay have a panel that was manufactured by a different
company.
The problem is that you would need the exact same panel and I don't know of
any printed or on-line cross reference that will tell you the exact panel
model numbers that are used in different tvs by different manufacturers.
The same is true for plasma panels.
Your only chance would be to open theTVwith the broken panel, get an exact
part number of the panel, then find aTVwith an identical panel - which is
nearly impossible.
Usually aTVwith a brokenLCDor plasma panel is only good as a spare-parts
donor for an identicalTVwhich has a problem that is not directly related
to the panel.
Good Luck.


Thanks for your reply. I want to get a *little* more detailed
though. I took my TV apart to get a little more intimate with it. I
think the part your talking about (at least the only part I saw with a
model number which is 2-3" thick) appears to be in good shape (http://
img242.imageshack.us/img242/5419/insidesp2.jpg).

Is the thin panel itself proprietary? Or is there more of a standard
for how to interface with the rest of the tv? As you can see from
this image, it's got a tiny crack in it. (http://img397.imageshack.us/
img397/2707/frontvy3.jpg and http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/5411/backby8.jpg).

I captured this image from a video for a 46" TV I believe it was
(http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/2...dvideooo6.jpg). To
my untrained eye, it looks very similar. I'm just curious as to where
the disconnect is between the thin lcd panel from one 26" tv to
another.

Any more thoughts?

Anyone?

Thanks!