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pow

 posted on 22nd Nov 07 at 08:37

New headgasket and that'll be fine.

What your asking is pretty much impossible :(


Whittie

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 18:10

quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
just had a thought :rolleyes:


Alex, you should know by now, thinking's dangerous.


Like the time i thought my car was going to overheat and my engine melted? :lol: :(


tom_simes

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 17:59

quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
just had a thought :rolleyes:


Alex, you should know by now, thinking's dangerous.


Whittie

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 17:57

Yeah, going to borrow one from work :lol:

Just that i've got the screen that works fine, and just had a thought :rolleyes:


PaulW

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 17:53

quote:
Originally posted by John
There are ways to use vga with a laptop lcd but not easy ways.


Thats only if the LCD has the controller board on it.

Most are handled directly via the laptop motherboards, so making it impossible unless you spend quite a few £££'s getting a controller which can interface with 15pin VGA.

tbh, its cheaper (and easier) to just buy a 15" LCD from ebay or wherever...


Batmanman

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 17:19

a laptop doesnt have any monitor inputs, only outputs, im not sure it would be possible :(


John

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 17:13

There are ways to use vga with a laptop lcd but not easy ways.


Whittie

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 17:05

:lol: ffs.


PaulW

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 17:02

Unless there exactly the same laptop, with exactly the same screen, theoretically you 'could' splice the display into the wiring for the good laptop, but it will just mirror it and also the quality will be less due to the signal split between 2 recievers.

Otherwise, no.


Whittie

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 17:01

Motherboard has gone


John

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 16:03

Depends whats broken.

The screen can't be easily used on its own though.


Andrew

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 16:02

In what way is the laptop broken?


Whittie

 posted on 21st Nov 07 at 16:01

Can a broken laptop be used as a 2nd screen?

With another laptop, and a splitter?

Thanks :)