wanting to hook up laptop lcd to car !

347544 · 11-30-2004, 07:30 PM

Hello guys im brand new on this forum and am looking for help already ... My name is mike so HI to all hope you guys could help me out with some questions... I just took apart an old Ibm thinkpad and took out the SHARP Lcd was wondering how i can hook up a x-box / ps2 for my brothers car.. many problems ... to this tast i know that that florecent bold that lights up the lcd works... knowing a think or two about computers .. i know that most of the inputs to the lcd come from the graphic card now is there a way to get the imput on the lcd to a vga output so i can then get a vga-to-RCA converter so i can plug in a x-box in to it ... im not sure if i would need a scimatics for the video card or the lcd ? maybe somebody out there has tried this and could help me out ?...... THANKS IN ADVANCE MIKE

**Praetor** · 11-30-2004, 07:33 PM

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is there a way to get the imput on the lcd to a vga output so i can then get a vga-to-RCA converter so i can plug in a x-box in to it ... im not sure if i would need a scimatics for the video card or the lcd

Should be DOABLE but it certainly isnt easy ... i think it depends on what kind of connectors the LCD has to the rest of the mobo ... do you have a picture?

(or even the # of connectors?)

347544 · 11-30-2004, 07:43 PM

Hey thanks for the quick reaply SHARP LM64C362 ill get soem pics for you in a second

Super_Nova · 11-30-2004, 07:46 PM

Well once you find the pin outs of the LCD data cable I don't suppose it would be too difficult. though it may not simply be a VGA monitor with a proprietary data cable. But if it is you're also going to have to figure out how much voltage you need to power the power inverter which lights the backlight.

347544 · 11-30-2004, 07:55 PM

Battery is dead wil have to wait a sec... but i think it has 15 connectors on once side and 16 onm the other ill post pics as soon as this battery charges...

347544 · 11-30-2004, 07:58 PM

I guess the voltage wont be to dificult to find out .. the only problem is that the screeen is about 3 years old and pin outs will be hard to find without a scimatic of the data cable.. unless all or most laptops hav the same data cables ? or at least similar
Thanks
PICS SOON

Super_Nova · 11-30-2004, 08:06 PM

Nah most laptops have unique LCD data cables. Heck most different model IBM laptops will have unique data cables. I tried the same thing once a couple of years ago but gave up when I couldn't find the pinouts.

347544 · 11-30-2004, 08:28 PM

Yeah thats what im afraid might happen well i think ill keep trying much cheaper this way for sure ... but theoredicly if i made this VGA out put i could then get a VGA to RCA connector from the dredded BEST BUY store?

347544 · 11-30-2004, 08:53 PM

sorry for the horible pics ill try to get some better ones later ... for now could some one give me saome feek back on the magnitude of this project?
thanks
MIKE

Super_Nova · 11-30-2004, 09:11 PM

It all depends on if the signal coming from the laptop's system board is a VGA signal or proprietary. I've even had Toshiba laptops that used several different brand screens in it's production run, sometimes a Sharp or Philips screen, and each screen had to have a new cable because they were different. This is the nature of laptops because there are few parts in them that are standardized. Once you find the pin outs you should be able to tell pretty much if it's a VGA signal or a propietary signal.

11-30-2004, 07:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
347544 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11	wanting to hook up laptop lcd to car ! Hello guys im brand new on this forum and am looking for help already ... My name is mike so HI to all hope you guys could help me out with some questions... I just took apart an old Ibm thinkpad and took out the SHARP Lcd was wondering how i can hook up a x-box / ps2 for my brothers car.. many problems ... to this tast i know that that florecent bold that lights up the lcd works... knowing a think or two about computers .. i know that most of the inputs to the lcd come from the graphic card now is there a way to get the imput on the lcd to a vga output so i can then get a vga-to-RCA converter so i can plug in a x-box in to it ... im not sure if i would need a scimatics for the video card or the lcd ? maybe somebody out there has tried this and could help me out ?...... THANKS IN ADVANCE MIKE

11-30-2004, 07:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Super_Nova Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 30 Posts: 440	Well once you find the pin outs of the LCD data cable I don't suppose it would be too difficult. though it may not simply be a VGA monitor with a proprietary data cable. But if it is you're also going to have to figure out how much voltage you need to power the power inverter which lights the backlight. __________________ My Suitcase PC: Currently: Mobile AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 2133MHz 1GB Kingston Hyper-X @333Mhz 40 GB HD and External USB 120GB Hard drive Shuttle MN31/N Motherboard DVD-Burner Planned: More cutting and mounting of brackets and accessories.

11-30-2004, 08:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Super_Nova Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 30 Posts: 440	Nah most laptops have unique LCD data cables. Heck most different model IBM laptops will have unique data cables. I tried the same thing once a couple of years ago but gave up when I couldn't find the pinouts. __________________ My Suitcase PC: Currently: Mobile AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 2133MHz 1GB Kingston Hyper-X @333Mhz 40 GB HD and External USB 120GB Hard drive Shuttle MN31/N Motherboard DVD-Burner Planned: More cutting and mounting of brackets and accessories.

11-30-2004, 09:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
Super_Nova Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 30 Posts: 440	It all depends on if the signal coming from the laptop's system board is a VGA signal or proprietary. I've even had Toshiba laptops that used several different brand screens in it's production run, sometimes a Sharp or Philips screen, and each screen had to have a new cable because they were different. This is the nature of laptops because there are few parts in them that are standardized. Once you find the pin outs you should be able to tell pretty much if it's a VGA signal or a propietary signal. __________________ My Suitcase PC: Currently: Mobile AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 2133MHz 1GB Kingston Hyper-X @333Mhz 40 GB HD and External USB 120GB Hard drive Shuttle MN31/N Motherboard DVD-Burner Planned: More cutting and mounting of brackets and accessories.

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11-30-2004, 07:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
347544 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11	Hey thanks for the quick reaply SHARP LM64C362 ill get soem pics for you in a second

11-30-2004, 07:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
347544 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11	Battery is dead wil have to wait a sec... but i think it has 15 connectors on once side and 16 onm the other ill post pics as soon as this battery charges...

11-30-2004, 07:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
347544 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11	I guess the voltage wont be to dificult to find out .. the only problem is that the screeen is about 3 years old and pin outs will be hard to find without a scimatic of the data cable.. unless all or most laptops hav the same data cables ? or at least similar Thanks PICS SOON

11-30-2004, 08:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
347544 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11	Yeah thats what im afraid might happen well i think ill keep trying much cheaper this way for sure ... but theoredicly if i made this VGA out put i could then get a VGA to RCA connector from the dredded BEST BUY store?

11-30-2004, 08:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
347544 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11	sorry for the horible pics ill try to get some better ones later ... for now could some one give me saome feek back on the magnitude of this project? thanks MIKE