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[ShadowFox]

I'm just curious... but does anyone know of a way to turn a laptop LCD screen into a destop monitor... what I mean is does anyone know of a wiring diagram of what the wires in a regular monitor do and those in a laptop LCD. Yeah I know I should just buy one... but I'm a curious person and I have to see if it can be done.

[Nvyseal]

Short answer, NO! Long answer, there have been numerous attempted to do this, but none that i have run accross have been completeded. Sorry

[ShadowFox]

but why can a laptop be put on a reg monitor then?

and what is different about a lcd monitor and a laptop LCD monitor?

[clarky3429]

LCD monitors have gotten pretty cheap now anyways, its not worth stuffing up your laptop, lol

[Nvyseal]

ShadowFox, on Jan 14 2006, 12:57 PM, said:

but why can a laptop be put on a reg monitor then?

and what is different about a lcd monitor and a laptop LCD monitor?

truthfully shadow, i dont know. I have a sony vaio that has a perfect screen, but cannot find a way of making it a monitor. i think the lappy video cards are different and same with power

[ShadowFox]

hmm I'm not gonna stuff up a laptop.. it's a beautiful screen, but the laptop seems err... messed up and I'd like to salvage the screen, and make some use of it I might umm try my own way

[RedInferno]

If you're good with wires and want to try splicing a connector, go ahead

But i can't guarantee it's gonna work after that

[ShadowFox]

well.. it's just a parts laptop, so I have nothing to loose but maybe 5-20 dollars from selling it on e-bay SOOO... I must just give it a go... I love electrnics, maybe I can make a guide

[RedInferno]

All right..and don't electrocute yourself

[Neon]

Not sure, my IBM netvista would work with my spare laptop screen cos i looked.

HERE

But the difference is that this is a full system and all of its in one unit.

[atsaunier]

ShadowFox, on Jan 14 2006, 04:57 PM, said:

hmm I'm not gonna stuff up a laptop.. it's a beautiful screen, but the laptop seems err... messed up and I'd like to salvage the screen, and make some use of it I might umm try my own way

i hope you have the fire department on speed dial when u plug it in

[ShadowFox]

No one has faith in me :cry:

[m.oreilly]

ShadowFox, on Jan 16 2006, 07:08 PM, said:

No one has faith in me :cry:

buck up lad, i found what i thought was a long lost link:
http://www.geocities.../p9019/lcdpanel

Edited by m.oreilly, 17 January 2006 - 04:52 AM.

[atsaunier]

im just messing with you man..lol i just had to crack a joke, lol but let me know how it goes

[ShadowFox]

wow.. holy hell, Yeah, good idea... too bad I'm lazy XD