can i use a laptop as amonitr to a desktop?

mickey0710 · 03-28-2006, 10:47 AM

i have a laptop and iam wanting to purchase a desktop could i simply buy the tower and plug it into my laptop and use it through the screen on my laptop???
if so how would i do this and is there any software you can reccomed?

ive looked at maxivista and it says u cant as u would not be able to see the boot process or the login screen, however if i borrowed a monitor to install the software and set it up so when the pc was turned on it went stright to the desktop with no login and run the programm on start up would it work then display the screen on my laptop screen?

if anyone can help me with this i would really apreciate it
thanks alot michael.

lee101 · 03-28-2006, 10:59 AM

you could not use it directly as a monitor, although it would be possible to use it over remote desktop, but that would be pretty pointless if you were wanting to use it for gaming or something, as the frame rate would be really really slow

Lee

Bootup05 · 03-28-2006, 11:13 AM

why dont you just sell your lappy and buy sumething like a 20.1" Dell Widescreen

Bobo · 03-28-2006, 11:49 AM

The problem is not the lack of software, it is the lack of ports. Most laptops do not have a video in port. If you have a TV tuner, you should be able to hook something with that. But I don't exactly know what, for lack of information on both the desktop and laptop.

@Bootup05
Do we really need pointless posts like this?

wasisnt · 03-29-2006, 06:13 AM

I agree, you need some kind of video in port. Something like VGA or S Video in.

computermaineack · 03-29-2006, 07:26 AM

mickey0710: Posting 2 threads about the same topic (even if they're in different sections) is a GREAT way to get yourself banned. Just thought you should know (you posted one in Desktop and Laptop forums).

03-28-2006, 10:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
mickey0710 New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	can i use a laptop as amonitr to a desktop? i have a laptop and iam wanting to purchase a desktop could i simply buy the tower and plug it into my laptop and use it through the screen on my laptop??? if so how would i do this and is there any software you can reccomed? ive looked at maxivista and it says u cant as u would not be able to see the boot process or the login screen, however if i borrowed a monitor to install the software and set it up so when the pc was turned on it went stright to the desktop with no login and run the programm on start up would it work then display the screen on my laptop screen? if anyone can help me with this i would really apreciate it thanks alot michael.

03-28-2006, 10:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
lee101 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,150	you could not use it directly as a monitor, although it would be possible to use it over remote desktop, but that would be pretty pointless if you were wanting to use it for gaming or something, as the frame rate would be really really slow Lee __________________ My PC: Core2Duo E6300 @ 1.86 Ghz, Asus P5v-VM DH , 200 GB Maxtor SATA ,2GB (21GB Kingston DDRII), Radeon x1650 Graphics (256 mb), 2 Acer 17 inch TFT's, Windows Vista Home Premium Server: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 256 Mb Ram, 8Gb IDE for o/s, 2 * 250GB SATAII for storage, Ubuntu Server 7.10

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wasisnt Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 121	I agree, you need some kind of video in port. Something like VGA or S Video in. __________________ PC Help and Tips

03-29-2006, 07:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
computermaineack Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,241	mickey0710: Posting 2 threads about the same topic (even if they're in different sections) is a GREAT way to get yourself banned. Just thought you should know (you posted one in Desktop and Laptop forums). __________________ "Former Clinton advisor Dick Morris said, "Hillary Clinton will be the next President, but she'll be the worst President we've ever seen." After hearing this, President Bush said, "Wait a minute, I'm not finished yet."" -Conan O'Brien CPU: Q6600 G0 Mobo: eVGA 680i NF67-A1 Case: Antec P180B GPU: eVGA 8800GTS G92 512mb HSF: Tuniq Tower 120 RAM: 4gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 PSU: Antec True Power Trio 550w

03-28-2006, 11:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bobo banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 16 Posts: 6,623	The problem is not the lack of software, it is the lack of ports. Most laptops do not have a video in port. If you have a TV tuner, you should be able to hook something with that. But I don't exactly know what, for lack of information on both the desktop and laptop. @Bootup05 Do we really need pointless posts like this?

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