Assistance requested: 2nd user lcd screen wrong one?

[Chewie]

Up until now I have not done anything more invasive to a laptop than changing a hard drive or adding RAM so I appreciate I am a novice on them.
Having managed to crib a few dud units to work on, I have bought a replacement screen for a Satellite 100-170. The original screen could be coaxed into life by flexing it a little - when it's display was perfect.
The original screen is a 15" XGA LG/Philips LP150X08, and so is the new one. Underneath the model number, however, there is "(TL)(A2)" on the original and "(TL)(A9)" on the replacement.
The replacement displays the top half pretty much ok apart from a thin red line from top to bottom and the bottom half is garbled.
Please see attachment.

My question is, have I bought a slightly different model or is the replacement screen also a dud? I think it's a dud.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[johnrobert]

I would connect it to an external monitor and if its OK I would say screen is bad

[Chewie]

Oh yes, sorry to forget that. I have connected it to external and it works perfectly.

[ITMAN]

If you move the screen and it flickers on why chane the LCD? More likely the cable from mb to screen

[Chewie]

Not merely moving the screen, but actually flexing it - twisting it slightly diagonally; squeezing some areas along the top of the screen would also bring it up.
Moving the cable made no difference.

[PCX]

Its either a dud or damaged during shipping.

[PC-MOT]

I would agree with PCX, screen is prob a dud. check connections again, look for bent pins in socket, if all well, then dud screen, red lines and garbled half is a dead giveaway.

[Chewie]

OK thanks for the input guys. I'll triple-check the connection again in the morning and get back on to the guy I got it from.
I am assuming that the (A2)/(A9) reference is a batch code as no-one has mentioned it!
Not an auspicous start for my first screen swap-out.

[RedFoxComp]

Originally Posted by Chewie

OK thanks for the input guys. I'll triple-check the connection again in the morning and get back on to the guy I got it from.
I am assuming that the (A2)/(A9) reference is a batch code as no-one has mentioned it!
Not an auspicous start for my first screen swap-out.

When you call to exchange it, I would leave out the part about you twisting and flexing it

[uprighttech]

Originally Posted by Chewie

OK thanks for the input guys. I'll triple-check the connection again in the morning and get back on to the guy I got it from.
I am assuming that the (A2)/(A9) reference is a batch code as no-one has mentioned it!
Not an auspicous start for my first screen swap-out.

I'm not sure exactly what the (TL)(A2) and (TL)(A9) mean, but I know it is not a batch number and is at least somewhat significant in distinguishing that specific screen model. I always order the exact same screen model including the part in parenthesis. If you go on eBay or to a wesite like www.laptopscreen.com you will find the screen model numbers usually contain this part as well. You may not have a problem most of the time using just the first part of the number, but what can it hurt to just match the entire thing?