Hi all,

Does anyone know if LCD panels for tv's are interchangeable? 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!

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Hi all,

Does anyone know if LCD panels for tv's are interchangeable? 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 your TV may 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 the TV with the broken panel, get an exact
part number of the panel, then find a TV with an identical panel - which is
nearly impossible.
Usually a TV with a broken LCD or plasma panel is only good as a spare-parts
donor for an identical TV which has a problem that is not directly related
to the panel.
Good Luck.

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!

On Oct 1, 11:14*pm, "Mike S" nospam wrote:
wrote in message

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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.

I don't know if my last message got through or not... anyway,
basically I want to make sure we're on the same page. I took the tv
apart and the only portion I see with a model # is the 2-3" thick bit
with the flat lcd panel attached (http://img397.imageshack.us/
img397/2707/frontvy3.jpg).

I took the flat panel off and it's pretty dinged up as you can see
(http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/5411/backby8.jpg).

But I'm curious to know if the very flat panel is proprietary or if
there is some standard. Here's what I'm looking at (http://
img397.imageshack.us/img397/2707/frontvy3.jpg).

I captured this from a video of a 46" tv (http://img394.imageshack.us/
img394/2194/insidelcdvideooo6.jpg). To me it's very similar (except
for size of course). But I'm just trying to make sure the explanation
above wasn't just simplified and that by breaking down the tv to the
lcd panel, there is no standard and easily interchangeable part.

Thanks!

Let me try one last time. I guess the links are screwing things up...

Basically I want to make sure we're on the same page. I took the tv
apart and the only portion I see with a model # is the 2-3" thick bit
with the flat lcd panel attached (img397.imageshack.us/img397/2707/
frontvy3.jpg).

I took the flat panel off and it's pretty dinged up as you can see
(img394.imageshack.us/img394/5411/backby8.jpg).

But I'm curious to know if the very flat panel is proprietary or if
there is some standard. Here's what I'm looking at
(img397.imageshack.us/img397/2707/frontvy3.jpg).

I captured this from a video of a 46" tv (img394.imageshack.us/
img394/2194/insidelcdvideooo6.jpg). To me it's very similar (except
for size of course). But I'm just trying to make sure the explanation
above wasn't just simplified and that by breaking down the tv to the
lcd panel, there is no standard and easily interchangeable part.

Thanks!

On Oct 1, 11:14*pm, "Mike S" nospam wrote:
wrote in message

...



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.

I appear to be having all sorts of trouble replying. I guess because
I'm including links.

Basically I want to make sure we're on the same page. I took the tv
apart and the only portion I see with a model # is the 2-3" thick bit
with the flat lcd panel attached.

I took the very thin lcd panel off and am curious to know if the very
flat panel is proprietary or if there is some standard.

I saw a video that took apart a 46" tv and the bottom of the panel,
where the ribbon cables connect, looks very similar to my untrained
eye. That is to say, the way the ribbons connect whatever the boards
on the bottom and side are, are the same. What I want to know is if
the boards are the same or even if every 26" has the same amount of
ribbon cables connected to the bottom/side.

I guess I'm asking, can I take a thin panel, with ribbon cables
attached and connect it to my preexisting "boards"?

This post would have made a lot more sense with pictures.

Thanks!

On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:25:03 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

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!

The entire screen (including the back light) is replaced as a single
unit. You would never replace just the LCD glass. There should be a
make and model on the back of the back light. This is what you need
to look for. Many of those cheaper brands use the same off brand
Chinese LCD panels, but finding one with the same LCD will be a shot
in the dark. A Panasonic will probably have a Japanese, or Korean
LCD.

While most LCDs use a similar interface, there are lots of little
differences that will make substituting virtually impossible. You'll
run into problems like different mounting holes, different electrical
connectors, and slight differences in the LCD data. I've even seen
identical TVs with different, incompatible LCD panels. In one case,
swapping main boards between two identical TVs with different LCDs
resulted in the picture being upside down.
Andy Cuffe