Hello all-
I recently purchased a dvd player for my mustang, and didnt want to spend extra for a monitor as Ihave access to a good laptop display Id like to convert. anyone have any ideas on how to make this work? Id be much appreciative

you would have to get an adaptor for it but as we've told people who have come asking this exact same thing, its not worth the cost. an adaptor for a laptop monitor to a normal video plug costs more than the monitor itself would be. you'll probably be better off just getting another monitor for it.

He is right....sorry to say. Do a search on this and you will find numerous responses to this question. I am in the same boat. I have alot of old laptops that I wanted to use for screens for tvs and whatnot. Sorry, looks like you need to buy a screen!

Quote: Originally Posted by PhLaKz'R He is right....sorry to say. Do a search on this and you will find numerous responses to this question. I am in the same boat. I have alot of old laptops that I wanted to use for screens for tvs and whatnot. Sorry, looks like you need to buy a screen!

I am working on something that may make this work (as the TFT screen I have is RGB analog and not digital, I should be able to fashion a signal converter for RGB to RCA Component). I have the display driver card that was in the laptop, as well as the board connector for the display. If I cant get the driver board to work with it outside the laptop, I have a backup plan that I am going to try. I won an old legacy 5" lcd screen on ebay for 20 bucks. Since this has a rca connection on it for the screen, that means that the display driver circuits for the 5" screen are enclosed in the case (so ill just try replacing the 5" screen with the 13" one and see wahts what). If i can get either of these to work, I will post picts and schematics up here for everyone

Thanx for the input all
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if you can afford it, just invest in something like this http://www.xenarc.com/product/700ts.html

Quote: Originally Posted by DuplexEmotions if you can afford it, just invest in something like this http://www.xenarc.com/product/700ts.html

Im talkin about puttin in a 13 inch screen... not a 7 I should have the smaller screen in a day or so, so im gonna hook the 13" to the driver guts of the 5" and see whats what. If it works Ill post what I did and pics.

[quote=ecork2k5]Im talkin about puttin in a 13 inch screen... not a 7 I should have the smaller screen in a day or so, so im gonna hook the 13" to the driver guts of the 5" and see whats what. If it works Ill post what I did and pics.[/quote

hey have you found any info on hooking up rca to laptop monitors it seems as if everyone that types are either to scared or just really dont know how to do it

I hate to say this to all u other memebers but for what he is wanting to do you are wrong.

A lappy lcd can be huge compared to regular cars lcd for about the same price of the adaptor. Also a laptop lcd can run from only 12V as a regular lcd he would need a inverter for power.

Here's a good site for stuff like that http://store.earthlcd.com/s.nl/sc.7/category.5/.f

This part inperticular http://store.earthlcd.com/s.nl/it.A/...=7&category=99

damn you for showing me that site!!! Man do I want a way to rig a touch screen kit into my computer now. AHHHHH the temptation is so bad, and I just can't spend any more money on computers!