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Re-using laptop displays....
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Has anyone _ever_ found a laptop model that the screen could somewhat easily be salvaged for use as a standalone display? The problem is that the Laptop displays do use a standard not found on other equipment for digital data transfer. Although it is mechanically and electrically compatible with your standard DVI-Out on the computer, it uses a different digital encoding ( You know, like Gray, BCD and what there is more ). I am not sure if it was LVDS what they use, or if LVDS was the standard DVI-Ports utilize. Basically: When you manage to get a PC to produce the correct signals on the DVI, you are hot an running - it could be that the problem could be solved in software, but I am not sure. You can write to Samsung's or Philips Tech support and ask for the pinout of their displays "on the display controllers connector" - otherwise youget a sub-D HD15 pinout sended - or a DVI one. Hope tis helps a little - maybe you poke your nose into my message 6 messages earlier as a return - perhaps you have an idea I could use. Many thanks, and hope you had wonderfull Christmas days. -- Sincerely Ruediger |
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Re-using laptop displays....
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Not me ) wrote: Has anyone _ever_ found a laptop model that the screen could somewhat easily be salvaged for use as a standalone display? The problem is that the Laptop displays do use a standard not found on other equipment for digital data transfer. Although it is mechanically and electrically compatible with your standard DVI-Out on the computer, it uses a different digital encoding ( You know, like Gray, BCD and what there is more ). I am not sure if it was LVDS what they use, or if LVDS was the standard DVI-Ports utilize. Basically: When you manage to get a PC to produce the correct signals on the DVI, you are hot an running - it could be that the problem could be solved in software, but I am not sure. You can write to Samsung's or Philips Tech support and ask for the pinout of their displays "on the display controllers connector" - otherwise youget a sub-D HD15 pinout sended - or a DVI one. Hope tis helps a little - maybe you poke your nose into my message 6 messages earlier as a return - perhaps you have an idea I could use. Many thanks, and hope you had wonderfull Christmas days. Theres also the remote desktop route, probably the most practical option for these. Is there such a thing as a linux live remote desktop cd? NT |
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