Spare Screen
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gunmetalTrevan
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A laptop screen? You mean the screen that's attached to the laptop itself? It depends. I thought if the laptop had a VGA and/or HDMI port, it was only output, so it wouldn't work, but I've found evidence that says otherwise. Here's an answer I found on another site with someone who had the same question:
"Laptop screens use different adapters than regular monitors do. You never know, maybe there is converters in the market now. Here is a link showcasing converters of different kinds and purposes….Keep in mind, they can be really expensive. After looking a little bit, I found this site that makes for an interesting reading:
http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/03/31/using-spare-laptop-lcd-as-a-vga-monitor/
Keep in mind, that if you go ahead with your project and buy the parts needed, you might end up paying same money or more than a new lcd."
"Laptop screens use different adapters than regular monitors do. You never know, maybe there is converters in the market now. Here is a link showcasing converters of different kinds and purposes….Keep in mind, they can be really expensive. After looking a little bit, I found this site that makes for an interesting reading:
http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/03/31/using-spare-laptop-lcd-as-a-vga-monitor/
Keep in mind, that if you go ahead with your project and buy the parts needed, you might end up paying same money or more than a new lcd."
You won't be able to hook a laptop LCD to a desktop video card.
