Out of an old IBM Thinkpad 760CD, there is a decent monitor. I think it is a 12.5inch LCD. The computer would need a different power supply to work right, and then I accindently broke the keyboard wire, so the system doesn't get as far as an error message about the KB. I figured it isn't worth the money I'd put into it to get it working, so I pulled the monitor out, and would like to be able to use it on different things. On the back there is a table:
BL P/N: 46H3640
BL EC: E16835
BL LOT No: w30-C-DIC
CFL LOT No: VS
D/N: DO220220
Then under the table is about the lamp in it. Also on the back the words:
F8550 PCB-X
46H3611 EC E16836
are printed on the PCB.
On the front there is a label that says 96/40 and another label that has a barcode then:
*1 M E G A 0 8 0 9 7 8 * and P/N 46H3600, EC E16836 and finally S/N 080978.
Is there a possible way, the simpler the better, to interface this LCD to any computer's VGA port, or to a component video out on, say, a DVD player?
Thanks for the help, Mike
BL P/N: 46H3640
BL EC: E16835
BL LOT No: w30-C-DIC
CFL LOT No: VS
D/N: DO220220
Then under the table is about the lamp in it. Also on the back the words:
F8550 PCB-X
46H3611 EC E16836
are printed on the PCB.
On the front there is a label that says 96/40 and another label that has a barcode then:
*1 M E G A 0 8 0 9 7 8 * and P/N 46H3600, EC E16836 and finally S/N 080978.
Is there a possible way, the simpler the better, to interface this LCD to any computer's VGA port, or to a component video out on, say, a DVD player?
Thanks for the help, Mike
Simply put NO.
Unless you are an electronics and computer whiz and capable of building driver boards - even if you can find the right components, chips etc., you are going to have to purchase one and they aren't cheap.
There are definately many on the board who have asked the same questions, and I for one fought with a panel out of an old sharp laptop for three weeks trying to do exactly what you have in mind.
If you are like me, you aren't going to like to take NO for an answer so you can Identify your panel and try to purchase the driver card if the price is worth it to you, else you can save yourself a major headache and look at other options. You didn't mention what you wanted to do with the panel specifically, but for projection, or a monitor, you'd save yourself a lot of heartache by finding a suitable flat panel monitor.
It would have been cool if the Sharp laptop had been up to par because the panel was dead easy to strip and worked fine on the projector. All the cables were long enough to keep the laptop out of the way, but the laptop was ancient and not upgradeable and made long before they ever thought about DVDs
If I could afford it, I'd get another like my new compaq,
strip the monitor, continue to run it off the laptop, building the projector enclosure to accomodate the board, keyboard and mousepad of the laptop as a control center for the projector. It displays beautifully. Just wish I could afford to plunk down for another to use in this manner. ( i even went to far as to remove the back , then couldn't make myself go any further as I love this particular laptop and couldn't reconcile myself with possibly doing it harm)
Unless you are an electronics and computer whiz and capable of building driver boards - even if you can find the right components, chips etc., you are going to have to purchase one and they aren't cheap.
There are definately many on the board who have asked the same questions, and I for one fought with a panel out of an old sharp laptop for three weeks trying to do exactly what you have in mind.
If you are like me, you aren't going to like to take NO for an answer so you can Identify your panel and try to purchase the driver card if the price is worth it to you, else you can save yourself a major headache and look at other options. You didn't mention what you wanted to do with the panel specifically, but for projection, or a monitor, you'd save yourself a lot of heartache by finding a suitable flat panel monitor.
It would have been cool if the Sharp laptop had been up to par because the panel was dead easy to strip and worked fine on the projector. All the cables were long enough to keep the laptop out of the way, but the laptop was ancient and not upgradeable and made long before they ever thought about DVDs
If I could afford it, I'd get another like my new compaq,
strip the monitor, continue to run it off the laptop, building the projector enclosure to accomodate the board, keyboard and mousepad of the laptop as a control center for the projector. It displays beautifully. Just wish I could afford to plunk down for another to use in this manner. ( i even went to far as to remove the back , then couldn't make myself go any further as I love this particular laptop and couldn't reconcile myself with possibly doing it harm)
The other problem with laptop LCDs, is even if you get the controller, it can be VERY hard to strip the cold cathode lights from them without damaging them.
Basically, my application would be a decent sized car dvd player it would connect to a video out on a dvd. I figured that trying wouldn't hurt, though. But, does anybody have a power supply and keyboard ribbon that would be compatable with this system that I can buy? Thanks, Mike
Well, there are a couple of ways of approaching this. I just use my laptop into the auxillary jacks on my deck. I separate the input and send one line to my subs with a separate gain control, the other to the rest of the speakers. Laptop sits in a convenient spot and I have a remote that uses the IR port on the the laptop to control winamp. Works great for me and I don't have to modify my jeep to accomodate any of it.
I will send you a few links that may help if you email me off board so as not to get too far off course here on the board. I assume you are going full bore and building a dedicated box to sit in the trunk with a stripped down version of windows and using some sort of inverter to power your box. There is a webring and several forums dedicated to what you are doing with plenty of winamp plugins for displaying controls and visualizations on smaller sized lcd panels which are much easier to set up, as I understand it. My brother was working on kick-butt panel, but gave up on it when he got a newer vehicle and didn't want to modify the dash to accomodate it. I will try to find a few links for you if like.
I will send you a few links that may help if you email me off board so as not to get too far off course here on the board. I assume you are going full bore and building a dedicated box to sit in the trunk with a stripped down version of windows and using some sort of inverter to power your box. There is a webring and several forums dedicated to what you are doing with plenty of winamp plugins for displaying controls and visualizations on smaller sized lcd panels which are much easier to set up, as I understand it. My brother was working on kick-butt panel, but gave up on it when he got a newer vehicle and didn't want to modify the dash to accomodate it. I will try to find a few links for you if like.
crap - ignore that. Somehow in my head, I converted dvd player to mp3 player......oops. Soo sorry, I will go hide now.
I was just thinking...since the computer is able to use the lcd, can't i yank the vid board out of it and rig it into a composite input? Or am i just dreaming it was that easy...?
Thanks, Mike
Thanks, Mike
There is a WHOLE lot more to a video card than you must think. In short it, will not work, because it wouldnt have anything to feed it with data or power.
CB.
CB.
I knew you wouldn't be able to just give up on this. I love your tenacity.
I haven't torn into my new laptop, but every older one I've torn into does not have a "video board". The video chip is on the main board and the lcd connections are made directly to the board. (like a motherboard with onboard video) The signals are sent to the lcd through the connections it makes with the main board. Once it is disconnected from the board, you've effectively eliminated the source that powers it and drives it.
Soooo, at this point you are back to needing a driver card and a power source.
Here's a thought. Reverse-engineer a projection panel. Partially strip it down, rig up backlighting and encase it to act as an lcd monitor? I'm beginning to think that might be more easily accomplished. If you can do that, you'd be set, most already have vga, rca, and s-video inputs.
I haven't torn into my new laptop, but every older one I've torn into does not have a "video board". The video chip is on the main board and the lcd connections are made directly to the board. (like a motherboard with onboard video) The signals are sent to the lcd through the connections it makes with the main board. Once it is disconnected from the board, you've effectively eliminated the source that powers it and drives it.
Soooo, at this point you are back to needing a driver card and a power source.
Here's a thought. Reverse-engineer a projection panel. Partially strip it down, rig up backlighting and encase it to act as an lcd monitor? I'm beginning to think that might be more easily accomplished. If you can do that, you'd be set, most already have vga, rca, and s-video inputs.
your application
For what you are wanting to do it would probably be cheaper just to buy the 6" lcd panels that are designed for this purpose..you can get them for $99 or possibly less if you look around..i'm sure the driver board will be like getting a part from a car dealer...a foreign car dealer at that...where your left back speaker costs $600...😛
For what you are wanting to do it would probably be cheaper just to buy the 6" lcd panels that are designed for this purpose..you can get them for $99 or possibly less if you look around..i'm sure the driver board will be like getting a part from a car dealer...a foreign car dealer at that...where your left back speaker costs $600...😛
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