Dell Inspiron LCD 15 " Screen $85 on ebay

[Crazy Buddhist]

Looking for a 15" screen to incorporate into a project? Auction ends today going at $85 inc shipping

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Inspiron-1100-1150-5100-5150-5160-LCD-15-Screen_W0QQitemZ230159434661QQihZ013QQcategoryZ421 87QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Greco101]

I wish I had the know-how to wire up a laptop screen to my desktop but all the wiring looks complicated as hell. Although a little pricing compared to other laptop screens, the picture it puts out is pretty sweet.

[taintedplay]

its just a regular dell desktop screen, but i got a few ill sell if your intrested. they probally arent the best for a case mod becuase thier probally an inch and a half thick tho.

[OvRiDe]

Looking for a 15" screen to incorporate into a project? Auction ends today going at $85 inc shipping

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Inspiron-1100-1150-5100-5150-5160-LCD-15-Screen_W0QQitemZ230159434661QQihZ013QQcategoryZ421 87QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Unfortunately we have had this come up several times and the consensus is that it is not economical to use a laptop screen in a mod. Here are several threads that explain why..

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5178
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3203
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1977
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2917
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1051
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2243

In some cases people have been able to break the laptop down enough to be able to get the the specific parts to drive the LCD, but in most cases this isn't even an option. You can get a LVD controller from EarthLCD (http://store.earthlcd.com/), but from what I have seen they cost more then a new LCD monitor.

I wish this wasn't the case because I have at least 3 Dell screens from laptops sitting in my garage... :(

[Crazy Buddhist]

I was looking for info on inspiron 5100's to answer someones tec question which I have done.

Whilst looking I stumbled accross this and thought it looked cheap and useable.

Thanks for letting me know the situation.

CrazyB