My sister is going to be buying a laptop for college. We were originally looking at the Dell XPS 15 because of its 1920x1080 B+RGLED display and its excellent audio quality. However, since the Dell XPS 15 is only available with the 1920x1080 display if bought refurbished, focus has been partially turned toward the Y580.
What she is looking for:
- Display that can accurately reproduce red (as well as other colors), for video editing and photography purposes.
- Particularly good audio quality.
- Backlit keyboard.
- Ideally a decent CPU for video editing in Sony Vegas. I am not sure how CPU taxing the specific stuff she does would be.
GPU is of relatively low concern, because she does not plan on playing GPU-intensive games. The substantial performance difference between the XPS 15's GT 525M and the Y580's GTX 660M is not of particularly high concern.
One option would be to buy the Y580 in a configuration that already comes with the 1920x1080 display, and keep it how it is.
- Pros: Simple
- Cons: While it is more than likely a very good display, it will fall short of the color gamut of the AUO B156HW01 V4 and V7 displays.
Another option would be to buy the Y580 in a configuration that comes with the 1920x1080 display, then install the AUO B156HW01 V4 or V7.
- Pros: Likely to work, because a model that originally came with 1920x1080 will definitely come with a dual-channel LVDS cable.
- Cons: Additional cost of FHD display model + cost of AUO B156HW01 V4. Still unsure if the cable is 30-pin or 40-pin (30-pin 15.6" FHD displays exist).
The third option, which is most interesting, would be to buy the Y580 in a configuration that includes the stock 1366x768 display, then install the AUO B156HW01 V4 or V7.
- Pros: Cheapest option
- Cons: I do not know if the cable that comes with the 1366x768 display will support the AUO B156HW01 V4 or any other 15.6" 1920x1080 display, and I don't know where to purchase the proper cable if it doesn't.
Like I said, the Y580 is only one of numerous options we are considering. Even if it isn't the final choice, information learned about display swaps may still be very useful to others.
(Other models considered: DV6t-7000 - reported not easily upgradable to B156HW01 V4, XPS 15 - must be bought refurbished, NP3260 / NP6165 - audio quality likely disappointing, NP9130 - heavy power brick + likely disappointing audio quality, Thinkpad T5x0/W5x0 - audio quality likely disappointing)
If anybody owns a Lenovo IdeaPad Y580, either a 1366x768 model or a 1920x1080 model, and would be willing to find out and share relevant information, it would be more than appreciated.
Relevant information would include:
- Model of LCD panel used for either the 1366x768 or 1920x1080, including extension tags [ex: LG LP156WF1 (TL)(C1), AUO B156HW02 V.0] - Shown on the back of the physical LCD.
- Information of LCD panel shown in HWInfo: http://ift.tt/2b3mcIC
- Model number or FRU of LCD cable (whether for 768p or 1080p)
- Thickness of LCD, in inches or cm (whether 768p or 1080p)
- Number of pins on cable, and whether it has any missing pins
- Width of cable connector, in inches or cm.
- Which side of the LCD the cable connects on. Specify whether relative to front or back.
- Picture of cable, of LCD back, or of both.
- Whether the 1920x1080 appears to be IPS, with very little color distortion, even in dark colors, when tilted back and forth vertically to extreme angles (relatively unlikely)
- If you have successfully swapped in a higher-resolution display to replace your 1366x768, or if the swap caused vertical lines and/or significant discoloration.
Y580 - Upgrade 1366x768 to 1920x1080 (B156HW01 V4) - Dual channel 40-pin cable?
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