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Shimekushi
06-15-2009, 10:40 PM
Well, hello to the people that were interested by the title enough to visit this thread, I welcome you to a project that just might bore you.

I have dissembled my old widescreen HP pavillion Dv9000 laptop, and am currently holding the screen with a confused and questioning look on my face. I planed on useing it as an external monitor for my new widescreen HP pavilion dv7, but now, seeign the cables that are extruding froom the old screen, a 'paper' thin one with 4 slots on the end, two that are black/white attached and have some strance gold grabby things on the ends, a small short black one with 4 slots on the end, and an extremely thick one that is really a plethora of small colored ones taped together with a golden, possibly 46-'pin', connector on the end, I am hopeing for assitance in my endeavor.

I can provide pics if they would be of any use to my hopeful helpers.

nevermind1534
06-15-2009, 10:55 PM
You can't really use laptop screens with anything other than a laptop that uses the same LCD (inside the casing, as the primary display), unless you buy a controller board that usually costs more than a new monitor.

Shimekushi
06-15-2009, 11:03 PM
A controller board costs more than a new monitor! Like $400?

nevermind1534
06-15-2009, 11:41 PM
A controller board costs more than a new monitor! Like $400?

They can. If you wait a little while, somebody else will probably post a link to a website that sells them.

Collinstheclown
06-16-2009, 12:13 AM
A controller board costs more than a new monitor! Like $400?

How big is the LCD? I can't find the controller board, but LCD monitors are rather cheap. Not $400

19" Wide - $99.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254005)
22" Wide - $149.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254035)

Both currently have free shipping.

...damn, now I want some new monitors. :think:




-CollinstheClown

Luke122
06-16-2009, 11:28 AM
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p176/lukifer122/searchfirst.gif

Luke122
06-16-2009, 11:28 AM
www.earthlcd.com
www.omnidisplays.com

DonT-FeaR
06-17-2009, 02:30 AM
lol luke nice gif..

Luke122
06-17-2009, 11:29 AM
;)