> I just now found this on LEM: > >"...it is possible to upgrade your 190 with 5300 components by swapping >in the video card (which adds support for an external monitor) and/or an >active matrix screen..." > >They pretty much say for sure that you can put the active matrix display >on the 190cs.
No. That information is incomplete. What it should say is that you can install the screen from a _5300c_ in a 190cs. This will not increase your color palette (still limited to 256 colors), but it will make the screen prettier, faster at "refreshing", and have a wider viewing angle. When you read "active matrix display" in reference to the 5300 series, it almost always means the "c" type display. You can install the video card from a 5300 in order to use an external monitor. The video card has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on the internal display, number of colors on the lcd, or the resolution of the lcd. The screen from a 5300ce WILL NOT work in a 190 of any variety. Heck, even some 5300c's can't use the ce display. The CE display REQUIRES 1MB of VRAM on the logic board. No 190cs has 1MB of VRAM. VRAM is non-upgradeable. You probably won't hurt your 190cs or ce display if you try to install it anyway. It just won't work right. There is a lot of incorrect info out there about screen interchangeability on the 190/5300 line. The long and short of it is that the ce display ONLY works on certain 5300c logic boards. Of course, it also works on the ce logic board... I know of no stock, original cs that will work with the ce display. No 190 will work with the ce display. The c display will work on every machine in the line. The cs display will work on every machine (though I'm curious on how it works on machines with 1MB of VRAM). The grey-scale display also works across the line. Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> Want to know if your neighbor has Wi-Fi? Find out with ClassicStumbler! <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/classicstumbler/> -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
