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Thread ID: 45081	2004-05-08 17:35:00	Convert notebook LCD to PC monitor?	Chris B (2710)	Press F1

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235322	2004-05-08 17:35:00	Is it possible to convert an LCD from a notebook to use as a PC monitor? I have a 5 year old notebook; the 15" screen is still good. One hinge has already broken off - fortunately not the one with the wires. I thought I could remove it completely and find the wires to attach a plug so I could use it with a desktop PC. Any ideas?	Chris B (2710)
235323	2004-05-08 20:46:00	if you're fortunate enough to find a pinout schema for the lcd monitor then yes.. otherwise you could try the old hit and miss method (hint: first step is to get power going)	whetu (237)
235324	2004-05-08 22:17:00	I I asked the same thing a while ago - and was told "It is possible - but there are many problems" I was qouted this by Billy T "Sorry, not impossible but not practicable for reasons too many/complex to list here. laptop screens are intended for use with laptops and their own integrated electronics." But don't let me put you off - there a heaps of articles on the net (do a google) that will expain how to do this - but if i remeber correctly - only some models are capable of being hooked up to the pc, and these models are hard to find. Let me know how you get on	fergie (424)
235325	2004-05-08 22:51:00	Laptop screens are digitally driven from proprietary on-board digital interfaces, so trying to interface to DVI or VGA requires a very high level of understanding of how its been done in the laptop, and possibly the construction of a custom interface.	godfather (25)
235326	2004-05-09 16:38:00	Thanks for the advice. Not as easy as I had hoped. Maybe when I finally retire the notebook PC I'll have a go.	Chris B (2710)
235327	2004-05-10 05:05:00	Actually I saw somwthing (a program) that lets 1 PC use another PC's screen as it's own. I think I saw it in the latest issue of PCWorld, but i'm not sure	Megaman (344)
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