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Whittie

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21st Nov 07 at 16:01

Can a broken laptop be used as a 2nd screen?

With another laptop, and a splitter?

Thanks

Andrew

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21st Nov 07 at 16:02

In what way is the laptop broken?

John

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21st Nov 07 at 16:03

Depends whats broken.

The screen can't be easily used on its own though.

Whittie

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21st Nov 07 at 17:01

Motherboard has gone

PaulW

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21st Nov 07 at 17:02

Unless there exactly the same laptop, with exactly the same screen, theoretically you 'could' splice the display into the wiring for the good laptop, but it will just mirror it and also the quality will be less due to the signal split between 2 recievers.

Otherwise, no.

Whittie

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21st Nov 07 at 17:05

ffs.

John

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21st Nov 07 at 17:13

There are ways to use vga with a laptop lcd but not easy ways.

Batmanman

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21st Nov 07 at 17:19

a laptop doesnt have any monitor inputs, only outputs, im not sure it would be possible

PaulW

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21st Nov 07 at 17:53

quote:
Originally posted by John
There are ways to use vga with a laptop lcd but not easy ways.

Thats only if the LCD has the controller board on it.

Most are handled directly via the laptop motherboards, so making it impossible unless you spend quite a few £££'s getting a controller which can interface with 15pin VGA.

tbh, its cheaper (and easier) to just buy a 15" LCD from ebay or wherever...

Whittie

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21st Nov 07 at 17:57

Yeah, going to borrow one from work

Just that i've got the screen that works fine, and just had a thought

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21st Nov 07 at 17:59

quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
just had a thought

Alex, you should know by now, thinking's dangerous.

Whittie

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21st Nov 07 at 18:10

quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes

quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
just had a thought

Alex, you should know by now, thinking's dangerous.

Like the time i thought my car was going to overheat and my engine melted?

pow

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