Laptop monitor for another computer?

thewolfe · Post by **thewolfe** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:46 pm

Anyway to use my laptop monitor as a monitor for a tower?

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:52 pm

With or without taking apart the laptop?

thewolfe · Post by **thewolfe** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:11 pm

Without.

I would like to use it when working on another computer since I don't have much desk space.

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:56 pm

I can’t think of anything that wouldn’t involve opening it up and accessing the display directly…sorry.

TechPro · Post by **TechPro** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:15 am

I suppose you could VNC or Remote Desktop to the Tower ... this letting you use and manipulate the desktop of the Tower without having to have a monitor actually attached to the Tower. Requires network connection to the tower.

thewolfe · Post by **thewolfe** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:09 am

I do use LogMeIn once I get things up and running but at the beginning when \"Restoring\" or installing a new OS.

I may have to breakdown and buy an flat screen so I can get this 17\" CRT out of here.

The problem with that is they're making them bigger and better and I'd like about a 15\" or less.

Oh well....thanks for the input.

EngDrewman · Post by **EngDrewman** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:20 am

Generally speaking, how difficult is it with dismantling an old laptop? Because I have a couple old laptops lying around that either have some critical hardware failure or are past their time that I might try it with sometime if it isn't too difficult...

TechPro · Post by **TechPro** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:58 pm

Interesting idea ... however to do that with a laptop's display you would still have to figure out how to attach power to the display (it's gotta come from somewhere), and you'd have to fashion a data signal connector because what is used inside the laptop is not the kind of connector you'd use to connect to the desktop.

FunkyStickman · Post by **FunkyStickman** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:27 pm

The hardware is NOT compatible with a regular desktop card.

However, if it still runs, you can use it as an \"extended\" desktop with a piece of software called Synergy.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/synergy2/