[mclarke]

(also posted to Edmunds)

Here's one for all of you electronics buffs.
EBay has some REALLY great deals on older laptop computers, some of which have 8.5 inch and larger TFT screens. Would it be possible to connect one of these to a scan converter to allow switchable NTSC/VGA signal input?


Mike Clarke

 

[mclarke]

I may have found what I was looking for:

http://www.flat-panel.com/controllers.htm


Mike

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by mclarke:
(also posted to Edmunds)

Here's one for all of you electronics buffs.
EBay has some REALLY great deals on older laptop computers, some of which have 8.5 inch and larger TFT screens. Would it be possible to connect one of these to a scan converter to allow switchable NTSC/VGA signal input?


Mike Clarke

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[This message has been edited by mclarke (edited 07-25-2001).]

 

[toyman]

The off axis viewing angle on many laptop LCDs are not great. Viewing directly on is not a problem, anything off to the side, top bottom or left is something different.


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[mclarke]

Point well taken. I've also realized that many of the screens are STN = passive matrix and display either 256 or 4096 colours: yuck! In some cases, TFT LCD modules and screens are available in 10.4" and larger sizes, but it's pretty frightening how little the vendors know about their wares when queried. Caveat emptor!

Mike

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by toyman:
The off axis viewing angle on many laptop LCDs are not great. Viewing directly on is not a problem, anything off to the side, top bottom or left is something different.


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