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Question

Laptop: New screen flickering "100% compatible?"

Dec 30, 2014 5:43AM PST

Hello
I have a Samsung NP880Z5E with a broken screen (black/pink in one side)

After dismantling I found out that if moving the buttom of the inner screen itself, the black/pink part disaper/change, as a loose coonection.

The "original" screen error
http://i61.tinypic.com/34o8qxt.jpg
http://i61.tinypic.com/34o8qxt.jpg

The original screen is a model: AUO B156HAN01.2 for a Samsung NP880Z5E-X01 as said earlier.

I bought a new screen on Ebay.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311114559831

promising either the exact screen or a "100% compatible part number for your screen"
I recived a N156HGE-EB1, but when but into place it looked like this (flickering): http://i60.tinypic.com/2zzorw7.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/2zzorw7.jpg

I told this to seller, who then sent a new and "guaranteed checked" screen, again a N156HGE-EB1.
resualt the same http://i58.tinypic.com/2v3h1er.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/2v3h1er.jpg

I have double checked by setting up the old screen the exact same way, and no flickering.

Is it me who are not seeing something special about my screen, or are the screen not really "100% compatibe"??

Hope someone can help, thank you.

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Back to the seller?
Dec 30, 2014 7:00AM PST

They sold it, you didn't get it from Samsungparts.com and the damaged screen could have blown something else.
Bob

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As said
Dec 30, 2014 7:33AM PST

As said in the post "I have double checked by setting up the old screen the exact same way, and no flickering."
I have tried the old screen again, same error as at first, so nothing "blown".

This is not a matter of getting my money back as this is a very good seller. but a matter on why my screen dosent work, and i anyone actually know if the screens a compatible, or have had simular problems.

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Then try a screen from Samsung.
Dec 30, 2014 7:45AM PST

We know that there are innumerable versions out there so did you try crossreferencing on samsungparts.com?

No, I never get my screens off ebay for reasons like what you noted. I have found brain dead laptops to steal such from.
Bob

PS. I know you don't like the answer but hey, let's hope more folk pile in.

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external monitor?
Dec 30, 2014 8:19AM PST

did you try an external monitor with the new screen that is flickering plugged in?