[PD-ot] Hacking a laptop screen out

[Miller Puckette]

Homemade (mini ITX) - i dunno hat slots it has in it; I only use USB
audio devices with it.)

cheers
M

On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:18:05AM +0100, Peter P. wrote:
> * Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu> [2012-12-18 03:07]:
> > My newest solution is to get a $180 netbook to supply screen, keyboard, and
> > mouse; use an ethernet cable and ssh over to the box.
> which computer are you using again? It has at least one PCI(e) slot, right?
> best, P
> 
> > 
> > One wants some sort of backup in case the box doesn't boot, such as an extra
> > system disk :)
> > 
> > cheers
> > Miller
> > 
> > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 08:58:35PM -0500, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hey Ed,
> > > 
> > > As fun as it sounds, my guess is that its not feasible since the interface
> > > between the graphics chip and the LCD might be proprietary.  SVGA is the
> > > interface between the graphics chip and the outside world.  LCD screens are
> > > cheap, and they come in all sorts of sizes.
> > > 
> > > .hc
> > > 
> > > On 12/17/2012 06:55 PM, Ed Kelly wrote:
> > > > Greetings off-topic people
> > > > 
> > > > Does anyone have any experience of turning a laptop LCD screen into a normal screen?
> > > > So, I bought a mini-ITX PC in the summer, to cure my laptop overheating woes (and give me a whole lot more juice).
> > > > 
> > > > The laptop in question has undergone a thoroughly new level of destruction through teaching, and now there are holes everywhere.
> > > > 
> > > > I wonder, do any of you guys have any experience in ripping a laptop screen out and using it as a SVGA monitor, or any other interface type for graphics? My new PC has various sockets and a full graphics card (it's not as small as Miller's, but still small enough to gig, unlike my screens)
> > > > 
> > > > Ed
> > > >  
> > > > Gemnotes-0.2: Live music notation for Pure Data, now with dynamics!
> > > > http://sharktracks.co.uk/
> > > > 
> > > > 
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