Re: dvd screen from laptop screen

From: andy (news4_at_earthsong.free-online.co.uk)
Date: 08/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 20:51:23 +0100

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 18:23:26 +0000, Michael Black wrote:

>
> "viper" (viper@netcom.no) writes:
>> Hi.
>> Just wondering, is it possible to make incar dvd screen from a used pentium
>> svga laptopscreen.
>>
>> Best regards
>> Viper
>>
>>
>
> Well, you put a DVD drive in the laptop, and run software for viewing the
> DVDs, and you've got your DVD player.
>
> Or, get a card thatt has video in, and feed your external DVD player into
> that. (I don't know if there are limitations in doing this).
>
> The LCD display in a laptop is meant for integrated use in the laptop.
> It's not like a VGA monitor that accepts VGA signals. It is interfaced
> at a different level. Without the laptop, you'd be missing needed
> electronics.
>
> Every time a question like this comes up, the answer is pretty pessimistic.
> There's not enough information available about the laptop displays, and
> even if one had such information it would require work.
>
> Michael

as far as I can tell,

http://www.hy-line.de/computer/frames/frame_display_kits.html

make separate lcd controller modules that might do this. The german only
site makes it hard to tell though. 

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