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Aemon_ · #1 04-10-2002, 09:10 AM

hey guys, i posted this in the hardware section, but i was told maybe you guys could help.

is it possible to use a laptop lcd screen on pc? you can get them for dirt on ebay. also, i've found a b&W lcd touch screen from a laptop, could this be used somehow? thanks alot people. later.

#2 04-10-2002, 12:58 PM

hmm, maybe there are ways to connect it up to the dvi interface if ya grca got one, try searching the web and especially newsgroups for pin assignments. whish ya good luck, if ya bring it, write an article on it for us ;D

Aemon_ · #3 04-10-2002, 01:27 PM

yeah man, if i get it done i will tell y'all about it. ok, i know next to nothing about laptops, all pc experience here. what is the dvi interface? and grca? never seen that before either. could you point me to some newsgroups? thanks alot man. later.

#4 04-10-2002, 08:01 PM

Frank should be able to help out with this one. He is working on something like that right now. I'll tell him to stop by.

#5 04-11-2002, 04:51 AM

grca means graphics card and dvi is digital video interface i think, but i dont know for shure. it is sometimes seen as a double row of pins on ya graffix card, looking somehow like a 20 pin floppy connector.

#6 04-11-2002, 10:56 PM

Well well well. Frank is back in da house.

And yes I do have pretty much the same predicament: how to wire up my 9.5" lcd to my mp3 box (that's a project in the works)... As I write this, i've found one option: http://earthlcd.com/controllers.htm. The only problem with that is that it's not cheap.

I've seen a site where they explain the wiring but can't find the damn place anymore. If/when I find it, i'll post it RIGHT HERE.

Aemon_ · #7 04-12-2002, 12:29 AM

thats what i'm workin on to, a car mp3 box. i guess i'm just gonna end up using a character lcd display. which is fine. but one day it would be great to have a touch lcd screen. anyway, maybe when i get rich. thanks everyone! great forum by the way. later.

#8 04-12-2002, 05:55 AM

hey frank, why don't ya check by moreoften, seems ya gotta lotta funny shit in progress, ever thought 'bout joining VW and writing some kewl guides and reviews

#9 04-12-2002, 06:03 PM

-=aoC|PRoZaK=-: I already AM on the crew... I just don't post all that often. As for checking in more often, i'm getting pretty big in another forums and I don't always think about comming here.

if you want to see what i'm up to, click here

#10 04-13-2002, 01:43 AM

ok I found PART of the answer. I found the pin layout of a standarg VGA plug.

right here

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