HP Laptop Screen Replacement Cost UK 2026 — Pavilion, Spectre & EliteBook Prices
Direct answer: HP laptop screen replacement in the UK costs from about £94.95 on an older Pavilion 15 up to £219.95 on a current Spectre x360 16, with most Pavilion screens at £119.95–£129.95, Envy at £139.95–£149.95, EliteBook at £149.95–£179.95 and Spectre at £189.95–£219.95. The biggest driver is panel type — a standard Pavilion IPS panel costs far less than a Spectre's higher-resolution, often OLED-touch assembly. Every price below is taken directly from our live price list, and every screen repair carries a 27-month guarantee.
A cracked or dead HP display is the single most common laptop repair on our bench, and the price swings wider on this fault than any other because HP fits wildly different panels across its range — a basic TN/IPS panel in a workhorse Pavilion shares almost nothing, parts-wise, with the bonded OLED-touch glass on a Spectre x360, yet both arrive described as "an HP screen". That vagueness is exactly how a quote form hides a £100 gap, so the per-model figure is published below in full, with the engineering reason a Pavilion screen and a Spectre screen land at different numbers. For the wider context, start at our HP laptop repair cost hub, and see how laptop screens compare in general in our laptop screen replacement cost guide.
HP laptop screen replacement prices
Prices below are fitted, by post, including the OEM-grade panel, labour and insured return — the figure you see is the figure you pay. If your exact model is not listed, contact us for a quote; we stock panels for far more HP models than a single page can hold.
Pavilion & Envy (consumer clamshell)
| Model | Screen type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pavilion 15 (2023) | IPS, non-touch | £129.95 |
| Pavilion 14 (2023) | IPS, non-touch | £129.95 |
| Pavilion Plus 14 (2025) | IPS / OLED option | £149.95 |
| Pavilion Plus 16 (2025) | IPS | £149.95 |
| Pavilion x360 14 (2024) | IPS, touch (convertible) | £139.95 |
| Pavilion 15 (2021) | IPS, non-touch | £119.95 |
| Pavilion 15 (2019) | IPS, non-touch | £104.95 |
| Pavilion 15 (2017) | IPS, non-touch | £94.95 |
| Envy 15 (2020) | IPS | £139.95 |
| Envy 17 (2020) | IPS, 17-inch | £149.95 |
Spectre x360 (premium 2-in-1, often OLED-touch)
| Model | Screen type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre x360 16 (2025) | OLED / high-res touch | £219.95 |
| Spectre x360 14 (2025) | OLED touch | £209.95 |
| Spectre x360 14 (2024) | OLED touch | £199.95 |
| Spectre x360 14 (2023) | OLED touch | £189.95 |
| Spectre x360 14 (2022) | OLED / IPS touch | £179.95 |
EliteBook & ProBook (business)
| Model | Screen type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| EliteBook 1040 G12 (2025) | Premium IPS | £199.95 |
| EliteBook 840 G12 (2025) | IPS | £179.95 |
| EliteBook 840 G11 (2024) | IPS | £169.95 |
| EliteBook 840 G10 (2023) | IPS | £159.95 |
| EliteBook 840 G9 (2022) | IPS | £149.95 |
| ProBook 450 G11 (2024) | IPS | £139.95 |
What affects the cost of an HP screen repair
Panel type: TN vs IPS vs OLED
This is the single biggest swing. A basic TN or standard IPS panel — what most Pavilions and EliteBooks use — is the affordable end. OLED panels, fitted to many Spectre x360 configurations, cost noticeably more to source because each is a self-emissive glass assembly with tight colour and brightness tolerances. You are paying for a genuine-grade part that matches the original's colour accuracy, not a cheaper substitute that looks washed out beside the original.
Touch and the digitiser layer
A touch-screen model carries a digitiser layer bonded to or layered with the display, plus extra cabling — that is why a Pavilion x360 convertible costs a little more than a non-touch Pavilion of the same size. On a Spectre the touch layer is usually part of the OLED assembly and cannot be separated, so a cracked touch glass means the whole display assembly is replaced.
Build complexity: Pavilion vs Spectre vs EliteBook
A Pavilion clamshell separates cleanly: bezel off, cables unclipped, panel out. A Spectre x360 convertible is slimmer and folds 360 degrees, so the hinge routing and digitiser cabling demand careful, patient reassembly so the unit still folds flat and the touch still tracks to the corners. An EliteBook has a robust business chassis with more reassembly steps but straightforward panel access. That labour difference is part of why a Spectre screen sits higher than a Pavilion screen of the same year.
What an HP screen replacement involves
The bench process differs by line but follows the same disciplined order. On a Pavilion clamshell the technician powers down and disconnects the internal battery, releases the bezel clips around the display, and lifts the old panel forward to expose the display-ribbon and webcam/touch cables at the back. Each connector is unclipped with a plastic spudger — never levered — the faulty panel is set aside, and the new OEM-grade panel is seated and reconnected in the reverse order. The bezel is refitted, the hinges checked for correct tension, and the lid closed and reopened to confirm the cable is not pinched in the hinge channel.
A Spectre x360 convertible adds two complications. First, the unit folds 360 degrees, so the digitiser and display cables route through a tighter hinge channel and must be re-seated with slack distributed exactly as HP intended — too tight and the cable fatigues and fails within months, too loose and it fouls the hinge. Second, on OLED-touch assemblies the glass, touch layer and panel are one bonded unit, so there is no partial repair: the whole assembly is replaced as one. After reassembly we function-test every input — display uniformity, touch tracking to all four corners, the webcam, and the ambient-light sensor if present — before the machine is signed off. The 27-month guarantee covers the panel and the labour.
Signs your HP laptop screen needs replacing
- Cracked or shattered glass — physical damage, the most common cause; touch may still work or may be dead in the cracked zone.
- Dead pixels or a persistent line — a stuck vertical or horizontal line or a cluster of dead pixels that no software fix clears.
- Backlight bleed or a dark patch — uneven lighting, a flickering brightness, or one side of the panel visibly dimmer.
- Flickering or intermittent display — often a damaged display cable rather than the panel; we reseat the cable first before condemning the screen.
- Blank screen despite power — the machine is on (fans spin, caps light) but nothing appears; could be the panel, the cable, or rarely a board-level GPU fault — we diagnose which.
OEM-grade vs aftermarket HP screens
We fit OEM-grade panels that match the original specification for resolution, colour gamut, brightness and refresh, and we tell you exactly what is going in before work starts. Aftermarket panels are cheaper but routinely trade away colour accuracy and brightness uniformity — the kind of downgrade you notice every time you open the lid. On an OLED Spectre there is no honest cheap substitute; the right panel is the right panel. See our parts-grade guide for the full breakdown.
Getting your HP screen fixed by post
Book at /repair/laptop/hp, pack your HP in a rigid box with corner padding, and send it tracked and insured via Royal Mail Special Delivery. We diagnose free, confirm the exact panel and price, fit the OEM-grade screen, function-test display/touch/webcam/backlight, and return it tracked and insured with the 27-month guarantee logged. Full packing detail is in our HP laptop repair by post guide.
Diagnose before you swap
A surprising number of "dead screen" HP laptops that arrive turn out to have a perfectly good panel and a fault elsewhere — a chafed display cable in the hinge, a loose connector knocked loose by a drop, or (rarely) a board-level GPU output fault. That distinction is the difference between a £129.95 screen repair and a £34.95 cable reseat, so we diagnose every machine before quoting. Diagnostics are free on standard screen work; the figure we confirm is the figure you pay.
Is HP laptop screen repair worth it?
Almost always. A £129.95 Pavilion screen or a £199.95 Spectre screen is a fraction of a replacement laptop and returns a perfectly good machine to full life under the 27-month guarantee. The honest exception is a board-level GPU fault misread as a screen fault — which is exactly why we diagnose before quoting. See our is-it-worth-repairing-a-cracked-screen guide.
More HP laptop repairs
Screens are one fault among many. For the full per-model price list across screens, batteries, keyboards and charging ports, see our HP laptop repair cost hub.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to replace an HP Pavilion laptop screen?
A Pavilion 15 screen is around £119.95–£129.95 for current models, with older generations from £94.95; the Pavilion Plus 14/16 sit at £149.95. Each price is published in the tables above and carries a 27-month guarantee.
Can you replace just the glass on an HP laptop, or does the whole panel need to go?
On most HP models the glass and panel are one bonded assembly, so the whole display assembly is replaced. On some convertible models the touch digitiser is bonded to the glass and cannot be separated from the OLED panel beneath.
Will a replacement screen look as good as the original on my HP Spectre?
Yes — we fit an OEM-grade panel matched to the original specification for colour, brightness and resolution. There is no honest cheap substitute for a Spectre OLED; the right part is the only part we fit.
Do you offer HP laptop screen repair by post?
Yes — UK-wide mail-in, tracked and insured both ways. Book online, pack in a rigid box, and send via Royal Mail Special Delivery. See our HP repair by post guide.
My HP screen is flickering — is it definitely the panel?
Not necessarily. Flicker is often a damaged display cable or a loose connection rather than the panel itself, which is why we reseat and test the cable before condemning the screen. Diagnostics are free on standard repairs.
Is it cheaper to buy a new HP laptop or repair the screen?
Repair is almost always cheaper — a screen at £129.95–£199.95 is a fraction of a new machine and is underwritten by the 27-month guarantee. We diagnose free first so you are never paying for the wrong repair.