On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Poesie wrote:
> Is it possible to take a "standard" svga type lcd display and wire it
> to a typical SVGA video card? How does it differ inside a laptop that
> has both an external SVGA adapter and the internal LCD connection? I'd
> love to use some of these LCD displays I have in some systems. any info
> would be appreciated.
Yeah, it'd be nice to use all of the cheap classic LCD plannels out there
as low-energy desktop displays. All you need is a little hardware. There
are two basic routes: get an LCD controller card for your PC, or get a
VGA-to-LCD converter. I haven't found cheap sources for either, though.
A coupla examples:
http://www.view-tek.com/prodpage/80xp1.htm
http://www.sageinc.com/boardproducts/S545.html
-- Doug
Received on Tue Jul 28 1998 - 01:11:14 BST