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Using Old Laptop LCD as Second Monitor

  • 27-02-2011 07:45PM
    #1
    heresjohnny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi Guys

    Am looking for some advice. I had an old HP laptop, the motherboard got fried and it was out of waranty. I managed to remove the hard drive and make it into an external and Im trying to sell the RAM and Wireless card.

    I would love to convert the LCD screen into a usable Second Monitor. So far I have removed the LCD screen and it has a ribbon connected to 40 pin LVDS connector and an on screen display board connector attached.

    I would ideally like to create a monitor that can take VGA or HD output but dont have any experience of doing this.

    The forums I have read online have mixed opinions. One of the more positive ones was this

    http://www.ehow.com/how_5899852_connect-laptop-video-game-console.html

    Any advice tips would be much appreciated.

    John
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Comments

  • #2
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,382 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Good luck getting a compatible LCD controller (in this context really an LVDS > TMDS active converter) - they're industrial-only (AFAIK the ones that come with the laptop are 100% proprietary, and universal models are very hard to find as discrete units outside industrial applications). You might also need the timing/control schema for the panel in question to program the controller board with as not all panels use the same LVDS timings. All in all it could easily come to a lot more money than just buying a new monitor :(


  • #3
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    Sell the screen on adverts ie, buy a lcd screen on adverts ie,you need a vga input connected to the circuit ,and a power supply .it,s too complicated ,not worth the trouble.
    put ad on adverts ie,hp laptop,for sale, for parts, motherboard not working.


  • #4
    heresjohnny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭heresjohnny


    What about one of these?

    http://www.njytouch.com/nm655b.htm

    I have a spare VGA cable and power supply form 20 years of games consoles and gadgets. So the only expense would be the controller


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