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Well the LM270QQ1 SD B1 (which was the panel that I used for the test in post #232) is actually the same panel used on the iMac 5K Late 2015 model. This particular model of iMac 5K was advertised to have IPS DCI-P3 "Retina 5K" display. The 2017 model (C1 variant) was advertised to have...

I am not in a rush to finish this project either. There is currency a seller in eBay that is selling the LM270QQ1 SD D1 panel for £370 (roughly $466). The price went up from £340 to £500 (roughly $632) in the last few weeks and now it is back down to £370. Not sure if I should bite the bullet...

Yes I bought an iMac A1419 shell off eBay last month. I also added internal speakers which worked pretty well with the 5K driver board (subject to more testing). The only item missing now is the iMac 5K panel. I will need to plan how I intend to mount the driver board and power adapter inside...

I am glad that you finally made up your mind. I agree with you that it is worth paying more for a better monitor that you will potentially own for long term. You need to be happy with the monitor as you will be using it on a daily basis.

I think the "input signal out of range" issue you are facing might potentially be due to the driver or boot flag or settings for the GPU? If you can live with the pixel density of 4K @ 24"/27" then you have plenty of options to choose from.

I use it with a MBP running macOS only. I do not encounter any "input signal out of range" issues with the 5K driver board. It works every time I plug both mDP to DP cables into the Thunderbolt 2 ports. If I reboot the MBP, I can also see the loading screen (although it takes few seconds before...

Can you see yourself keeping the monitor for a long period of time? Does the presence of dust on the screen bothers you when you use it daily? I supposed if it bothers you then it is highly unlikely that you will keep it for long and will end up replacing it with something better. However at...

Well I hope that there will be no issue! *touch wood* I guess those third party unauthorised Apple repair shops would purchase the panels from China too? The driver board works as expected. So far so good. The remote control is handy if I need to change the settings on the display. I placed a...

For those that are wondering how the R9A18 5K driver board (paired with the LM270QQ1 SD B1 LCD panel) performs in terms of brightness and colour, I have done a comparison between the iMac 5K panel and the MBP 15" 2015 Retina display. It is worth noting that the iMac panel went through some...

No I did not use a hairdryer. I used a card to break the ring of adhesive around the glass and then lift the broken glass, one at a time, very carefully and gently to break the glue. I also insert a card between the glass and LCD panel to help with "cutting" the glue. I think a hairdryer would...

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The B1 panel is very bright. I set it to 20% backlight and it is bright enough for daily use. At 100% it is just insane. I expect the same for C1. I am not sure if the "not being bright enough" issue affected just one user or more? I do not believe I will be able to find a merchant that will...

I am looking to purchase a brand new QQ1 panel. I am considering to get the C1 variant.. The B1 works very well with the 5K driver board and I expect the same for C1. I attempted to remove the glass on my "test" panel and it was hard work. It took me almost the entire day to completely remove...

So the monitor was probably not used in the last 5 years... I think it is safe to say that you are keeping it?

Thanks this is useful to know. I bought a 40 x 40 mm fan thinking it will fit above the heat sink on the product photo but it turned out that the heat sink on the driver board that I received is slightly bigger without any spare screw mount holes for the fan. I will need to find another way to...