PowerBook LCD Index

PowerBook LCD Part Number/Info List

Information from various sources, including myself, various forum threads, and oldcrap.org.

Notice

This list is not exhaustive. There have been many cases where Apple shipped multiple screen vendors in their laptops, such as with the 5300cs, which shipped with either a ToriSan or a Sharp LCD. Because of this, it's possible that you'll open yours up and it will have a different LCD than one of the ones listed here. If you're planning to use this list to order a replacement LCD for your PowerBook, verify that you have the same LCD installed that I have listed here, because the LCD cables are often incompatible between different LCD makes!

Because of these unknowns, I've added an extra column to the table to indicate how sure I am that the info listed is exhaustive. I've used a letter code to save space, here's the legend:

E - Exhaustive. Models marked E have complete or near-complete certainty that no other variants exist.
E- - Mostly Exhaustive. I'm fairly sure there weren't any other makes or variants, but that certainly isn't 100%.
V - Variants. Other variants of the LCD than listed may be installed, but they are functionally identical and 100% compatible with what is listed. An example of this would be the PowerBook 180c. The P/N I have listed is what's found in most of them, but my own unit's P/N is slightly different. I forgot to note it down, but it doesn't really matter as it's just a minor revision and doesn't require a different cable, and looks identical down to the PCB.
U - Unknown. Other incompatible LCDs may also be used. For example, I have a Toshiba LCD listed for the Duo 2300c, but I do not have enough info on it to know if it also shipped with a panel made be Sharp or another company.
N/A - No Info. Listed when I don't know any part numbers for any of the LCDs.

Macintosh Portable

Model	LCD Model	LCD Color Depth	LCD Type	Common Issues	Certainty
Portable M5120 (Non-Backlit)	Hosiden HLR1010-10-1101	Monochrome	Active-Matrix	Tunnel Vision (rarely), Vinegar syndrome status unknown.	E
Portable M5126 (Backlit)	Hosiden (Unknown Model)	Monochrome	Active-Matrix	Tunnel Vision (rarely), Vinegar syndrome status unknown.	N/A

100 Series

Notes: The 190/190cs are included with the 5300 series later down due to sharing the same design. To go into more detail on the 165c, it uses through-hole caps, which can and do fail, but much more rarely than the SMD caps that other LCDs used.

Fun Facts & Other Info

The "Monochrome" LCDs from the 140/145/145B and the Grayscale LCDs from the 160/165 are actually interchangeable! If plugged into a 160 or 165, a 14x display will be able to display grayscale. Installing a 16x LCD into a 14x laptop will not allow the 14x laptop to display grayscale.

Model	LCD Model	LCD Color Depth	LCD Type	Common Issues	Certainty
PowerBook 100	Sharp LM64P791	Monochrome	Passive-Matrix	Capacitor Failure, Vinegar Syndrome	E
PowerBook 140	Sharp LM64P51, Hitachi LMG5200XTFC (Rarely)	Monochrome	Passive-Matrix	Capacitor Failure (sharp LCD ONLY), Vinegar Syndrome	V
PowerBook 145	Sharp LM64P58	Monochrome	Passive-Matrix	Capacitor Failure, Vinegar Syndrome	V
PowerBook 145B	Sharp LM64P58	Monochrome	Passive-Matrix	Capacitor Failure, Vinegar Syndrome	V
PowerBook 150	Sharp LM64183P, Casio MD800TT10-C1	4-color grayscale	Passive-Matrix	Capacitor Failure, Vinegar Syndrome	E
PowerBook 160	Sharp LM64P58	16-color grayscale	Passive-Matrix	Capacitor Failure, Vinegar Syndrome	V
PowerBook 165	Sharp LM64P582	16-color grayscale	Passive-Matrix	Capacitor Failure, Vinegar Syndrome	V
PowerBook 165c	Sharp LM64C06P	Color	Passive-Matrix	Vinegar Syndrome, occasional cap failure	E
PowerBook 170	Hosiden HLR1014-101125	Monochrome	Active-Matrix	Tunnel Vision, Vinegar Syndrome	E
PowerBook 180	Hosiden HLR1021-101182	16-color grayscale	Active-Matrix	Tunnel Vision, Vinegar Syndrome	E
PowerBook 180c	Sharp LQ9D01A	Color	Active-Matrix	Capacitor Failure, Vinegar Syndrome	V

Duo (200 Series)

Fun Facts & Other Info

Duo 210 and 230 LCDs should be interchangeable.

Model	LCD Model	LCD Color Depth	LCD Type	Common Issues	Certainty
PowerBook Duo 210	Sharp LM64N792 (likely interchangeable with the 230)	Grayscale	Passive-Matrix	Capacitor Failure, Vinegar Syndrome	V
PowerBook Duo 230	Sharp LM64N794 (likely interchangeable with the 210)	Grayscale	Passive-Matrix	Capacitor Failure, Vinegar Syndrome	V
PowerBook Duo 250	Hosiden HLR0911-101167	Grayscale	Active-Matrix	Tunnel Vision, Vinegar Syndrome	E
PowerBook Duo 270c	Sharp LQ9D041	Color	Active-Matrix	Capacitor Failure, Vinegar Syndrome	U
PowerBook Duo 280	Hosiden HLR0911-101167	Grayscale	Active-Matrix	Tunnel Vision, Vinegar Syndrome	E
PowerBook Duo 280c	Unknown	Color	Active-Matrix	Capacitor Failure, Vinegar Syndrome	N/A
PowerBook Duo 2300c	Toshiba LTM09C035L	Color	Active-Matrix	Vinegar Syndrome, caps unknown	U

500 Series

Fun Facts & Other Info

There is a good bit of back and forth in the community on whether the Sharp LCD or the Toshiba LCD is better on the 540c. The Sharp LCD is generally agreed to have more vivid colors than the Toshiba panel, but the dot pitch on the Toshiba panel is noticeably better.

Model	LCD Model	LCD Color Depth	LCD Type	Common Issues	Certainty
PowerBook 520	Sharp LM64P858	Grayscale	Passive-Matrix	Capacitor Failure sometimes, Vinegar Syndrome	E-
PowerBook 520c	Sharp LM64C12P	Color	Passive-Matrix	Vinegar Syndrome, caps unknown	E-
PowerBook 540	Several, all by Hosiden. Includes: HY41403727UA, HY4150BF27UA and HY4050FE27UA. All effectively the same and should be interchangable.	Grayscale (64-grays)	Active-Matrix	Tunnel Vision, Vinegar Syndrome	V
PowerBook 540c	Toshiba LTM09C017, Sharp LQ94D041	Color	Active-Matrix	Vinegar Syndrome, Sharp model may need caps. Toshiba doesn't.	E
PowerBook 550c	Sharp LQ10D32A	Color	Active-Matrix	Vinegar Syndrome, caps unknown but likely has them.	U

PowerBook 190/5300 Series

Fun Facts & Other Info

You can create an Active-Matrix 190cs (or would that make it a 190c?) by swapping a 5300c's LCD & cable into it.

Also, just about none of the cables are compatible between any of the LCD makes and variants! Have fun.

Model	LCD Model	LCD Color Depth	LCD Type	Resolution	Common Issues	Certainty
PowerBook 190	Casio MFSTN MD805TT00-C1, Unknown Sharp Model	Grayscale	Passive Matrix	640x480	Vinegar Syndrome, Capacitor Failure	E
PowerBook 190cs	Torisan CFSTN LM-CJ53-22NAK, Sharp LM64C352	Color	Passive Matrix	640x480	Vinegar Syndrome, Capacitor Failure	E
PowerBook 5300	Casio MFSTN MD805TT00-C1, Unknown Sharp Model	Grayscale	Passive Matrix	640x480	Vinegar Syndrome, Capacitor Failure	E
PowerBook 5300cs	Torisan CFSTN LM-CJ53-22NAK, Sharp LM64C352	Color	Passive Matrix	640x480	Vinegar Syndrome, Capacitor Failure	E
PowerBook 5300c	Sharp LQ10D32M, Toshiba (Unknown Model), Possibly also a Hosiden panel?	Color	Active Matrix	640x480	Vinegar Syndrome, Capacitor Failure (sharp LCD ONLY)	U
PowerBook 5300ce	Toshiba LTM10C036	Color	Active Matrix	800x600	Vinegar Syndrome, one cap that may need replacing soon	E

Newer Models

Model	LCD Model	LCD Color Depth	LCD Type	Resolution	Common Issues	Certainty
PowerBook 1400cs	Hitachi LMG9910ZWCC	Color	Passive Matrix	800x600	Vinegar Syndrome, will need caps soon	U
PowerBook 1400c	Sharp LQ11S42	Color	Active-Matrix	800x600	Vinegar Syndrome, will need caps soon	E-
PowerBook 3400c	Sharp LQ12S11, Samsung LT121S4-105	Color	Active-Matrix	800x600	Vinegar Syndrome, will need caps soon (samsung unconfirmed)	E-
PowerBook 2400c	IBM 08J9880	Color	Active-Matrix	800x600	Vinegar Syndrome	E-
Twentieth Aniversary Macintosh (TAM)	Samsung LT121S4-105, possibly also the same sharp panel as the 3400c	Color	Active-Matrix	800x600	Vinegar Syndrome, caps unknown	U
PowerBook G3 "Kanga"	Likely similar/same as the 3400c?	Color	Active-Matrix	800x600	Vinegar Syndrome, Caps unknown	N/A

More to be added "soon"

Page last updated (MM/DD/YYYY): 09/06/2023
Update Reason: portable, duo 250, duo 280 info added

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