Using a laptop LCD with a VGA connector

Lcdvgaworkingagain
It looks like the folks from MacBidouille/HardMac got an LCD panel working with a VGA connector, they say they're going to publish how they did it soon. Thanks Dan! - Forum (in French) & link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Mar 28, 2006 07:37 PM
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Posted by: akashsaravanan on April 10, 2006 at 10:19 AM

If you have the Signal details for Compaq Presario 1210 laptop's LCD Screen from laptop mother board and 1210 LCD wire details connected with 1210 laptop mothermoard, please send the details of it
thanking u

OR
please send the details clear with diagrams about the comversion of (ordinary VGA CARD) VGA signal to LCD Display of old LAPTOP compaq presatio 1210 series.


Posted by: akashsaravanan on April 10, 2006 at 10:20 AM

If you have the Signal details for Compaq Presario 1210 laptop's LCD Screen from laptop mother board and 1210 LCD wire details connected with 1210 laptop mothermoard, please send the details of it
thanking u

OR
please send the details clear with diagrams about the comversion of (ordinary VGA CARD) VGA signal to LCD Display of old LAPTOP compaq presatio 1210 series.


Posted by: LCDmaker on April 27, 2006 at 9:39 AM

I have an torisan tft took from a Compaq Armada 1750 and the video connector have 18 wires like the rainbow which i don't know how to link them as a desktop screen.Somebody can help me?


Posted by: LCDmaker on April 27, 2006 at 9:41 AM

I have an torisan tft took from a Compaq Armada 1750 and the video connector have 18 wires like the rainbow which i don't know how to link them as a desktop screen.Somebody can help me?


Posted by: LCDmaker on April 27, 2006 at 9:41 AM

I have an torisan tft took from a Compaq Armada 1750 and the video connector have 18 wires like the rainbow which i don't know how to link them as a desktop screen.Somebody can help me?


Posted by: LCDmaker on April 27, 2006 at 9:44 AM

I have an torisan tft took from a Compaq Armada 1750 and the video connector have 18 wires like the rainbow which i don't know how to link them as a desktop screen.Somebody can help me?


Posted by: LCDmaker on April 27, 2006 at 9:47 AM

I have an torisan tft took from a Compaq Armada 1750 and the video connector have 18 wires like the rainbow which i don't know how to link them as a desktop screen.Somebody can help me?


Posted by: LCDmaker on April 27, 2006 at 9:49 AM

test


Posted by: Ronal on May 31, 2006 at 11:55 PM

I did one too. It is easy. There is a kit can do this kind of project. The kit includes an A/D converter, VGA cable, inverter, power adapter.

Since I am new here, i don't know how to attache pictures. I have a blog for you guys reference.

http://360.yahoo.com/smartjohn5611


Posted by: ArtBazz on May 28, 2007 at 6:57 AM

Hi,
the project has been sleeping for a while, since the 3 of us had much to do in the last months, but we're planning to finish it in the summer.
The good point in our project versus other kits is that the max resolution is often much higher.
Thanks for your support...
Arthur


Posted by: someone on January 12, 2008 at 7:17 PM

I have a lot of old laptops. It would be a nice hack to get the lcd working on a desktop.I got my backlight working. I was looking for vga signals input to the lcd ,but it has 30 pins.I have several graphics cards that have a 20 pin connector.
I think this is it.

http://pinouts.ru/Video/VesaFeature_pinout.shtml

I think all theses signal are digital .It says these ports where built into a lot of cards.It might be a better starting point than the vga port . I can tell by looking at the pinout of the one these guys had that it would not be easy because the signals look completely different.


Posted by: someone on January 12, 2008 at 9:24 PM

I meant to say 26 pins .also I found a BUNCH of pinouts here.

Happy hacking!


Posted by: someone on January 13, 2008 at 10:30 AM

oops again.

http://www.phys.szote.u-szeged.hu/bbalazs/bb/lcd/


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