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iMac G5 isight - Display Panel Part Numbers
Posted by: xc68000 on 2024-07-18 07:44:58
I know Apple had a program to replace these as well as some of the early Intel iMacs that started with W8 in the serial numbers.

Does anyone know what the part number/revision numbers is for the replacement/improved panel that Apple used?

Thanks
Posted by: RepairManiac on 2024-07-30 09:22:19
* working mostly from memory, so incorrect info may be present*

The W8 start of an iMac serial number was common across many models.

The iMac g5 (iSight) 17" clearly had an issue with vertical lines developing, even in the warranty period. I do not recall APL having an official program for it, but doesn't mean it didn't exist or that they covered some of them past the 1year.
The LCD panel on this model was APL part number 661-3789 [LG Phillips LM171W02] ( sorry don't have the (xx) (xx) at the end)
It was almost identical to the iMac 17" 2006 Intel (part# 661-3879) [LM171W02(TL)(B2)], however they were not interchangeable.
The manufacturer's LCD panel numbers were identical except the (xx)(xx) digits at the end.
Our LCD supplier at the time had a modified intel panel that worked on the iSight, but we never bought one, so I have no idea how it was modded.
Typically, when a LCD panel is bad on an iMac, most people more on to something newer.
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