IPS Display Replacement for HP Envy 15 k203nl

[Manciukic]

Hello,

Lately, the display in my HP laptop has some vertical lines and behaves strangely when moved (vertical lines, strange colors, changing backlight). The problem has presented a few months ago but, until now, I was able to find a stable position. In the last few days, it got worse, and I manage to have it display the correct image only when pressing on certain points on the bazel, on the back of the screen (using a book to press on a specific point) or by stretching the display and keeping it at a particular tilt.

I already tried changing the connector cable with no luck, so I guess the only solution is to replace the display. My HP Envy 15 k203nl currently mounts an AU Optronics B156HTN03.3 with a 40-pin LVDS connector, and it is a very bad TN display. For this reason, I was looking for an upgrade to an IPS display.

Searching the forum, I found this post https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Envy-15-j000ec-IPS-screen/td-p... where @Huffer suggests that the LG LP156WF4-SLBA should be compatible with the AU Optronics B156HTN03.2, which is almost identical to my display and, as far as I can understand, has the same identical connector as my display. I compared all three models on www.panelook.com and, connector-wise, the two AUOs have identical connectors, while the LG has just some minor differences (Signal Interface Model: 20455-040E-12 vs ISO50-L40B-C10; Signal Pin Configuration: LVDS-40P2C6B-015A vs LVDS-40P2C6B-001A).

Therefore, what I would like to ask you is:
 - Do you think that LG LP156WF4-SLBA would work on my HP Envy 15 k203nl which currently mounts an AU Optronics B156HTN03.3?
 - If not, do you know of any model that could be compatible (preferably with a bigger color space than 262K)? If you don't know any, what specs should I look at to find a compatible model?

Thank you very much for your help.

[Echo_Lake]

@Manciukic

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