Topic: Compaq 13" Laptop Monitor (Read 296 times)

opjose · « **on:** May 21, 2004, 02:50:00 AM »

Check the CASE MODS forums, it's already been done.

DJLotus · « **Reply #1 on:** May 31, 2004, 07:06:00 PM »

hey guys. i dont know if this should have been in any of the other hardware parts of the forum, but here goes:

i have this LCD screen from a defunct laptop. its about 11x8 inches in size. it has all of the cables and i have the power invertor that was inside of the laptop with it.
i could make it into a lcd screen for my computer, but it costs about $300, so its not really worth it, i would just go out and buy a new one.

anyways, i was wondering if there was any way that i could make it usable for use along with my xbox, or if there is anything cool that i could do (as long as its interesting and hopefully farily cheap). i remember seeing an xbox in the buy/sell forum with a lcd screen in the top part of the case, but it was only a really tiny one. i was wondering if maybe the same rules would apply. any help/info/ideas are appreciated.

thanks

opjose · « **Reply #2 on:** May 31, 2004, 11:58:00 PM »

See the modding section.

It's been done, but it's a bit UGLY.

Mr Ed · « **Reply #3 on:** June 01, 2004, 05:32:00 AM »

DJLotus · « **Reply #4 on:** June 01, 2004, 06:57:00 PM »

i looked for it, but i couldnt find one, do you happen to have a link to it?

opjose · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2004, 01:31:00 AM »

From the modding forums here I found...

http://www.pcclub.co...8&threadid=2611

http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=203958

You know you -CAN- look for yourself.

DJLotus · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2004, 04:56:00 PM »

Birdtales · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2004, 05:45:00 PM »

opjose · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2004, 08:30:00 PM »

opjose · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2004, 08:32:00 PM »

Birdtales · « **Reply #10 on:** June 03, 2004, 04:13:00 AM »

tankertux · « **Reply #11 on:** June 03, 2004, 03:07:00 PM »

I was under the impression that a laptop lcd was essentially useless (according to all the threads stating such in the modding forum), simply because the lcd was wired to accept a signal directly from the video encoder instead of a VGA source. I see now that I may be under the wrong impression. The first link shows a homemade "standard laptop LCD connector to VGA" adaptor, which would be helpful to me and many others with "dead" laptops. Anyone have a pinout or an idea of how to accomplish this?

*Ahem*Spillage, Birdtales*nudge*

EDIT: Also, I am aware of laptop LCD controller cards, and as expensive as they are, are not an option for me and many others.

Birdtales · « **Reply #12 on:** June 03, 2004, 06:59:00 PM »

Sorry I used Compaq TFT 5000 VGA monitors in my project not Laptop LCDs. I took the easy way out. They sell on eBay for 30-50 broken. Buy a couple and make 1.

JakeXXX · « **Reply #13 on:** July 13, 2004, 03:06:00 PM »

I have an old dell laptop that i dont use anymore and i was wondering if anyone knew how to use the lcd from it and attach it to my xbox ? the lcd is a sansung AM-lcd is there anyhardware i can buy or make to do this?

thewickedjester · « **Reply #14 on:** August 08, 2004, 05:03:00 PM »

yes, i have a similar question, i have a flatscreen moniter that i would like to use, following this guide (http://xbox-scene.co...s/vga-cable.php) and this diagram http://pictures.xbox...le/image007.png) i can wire it up and make everything internal right (hook all the connections up to the video chip inside the xbox rather than have a plug on the outside)

if i did solder it to my a/v plug, would it disrupt the video output if i pluged into a normal tv with another plug?

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