JP
Do you have an old laptop lying around? You know the kind, it doesn’t run that fast anymore, and you have to keep it plugged into the wall at all times. Why not turn that laptop into another monitor for your desktop?
This guide shows you how to do just that. It’s actually pretty cool, but I’m not sure that I would put forth that much effort just to save a few bucks. Plus you pretty much destroy a decent laptop.
I really must commend this guy for actually going through with this. It looks like a lot of work, and it apparently works pretty well in the end. I think I’d rather just use an old bulky CRT if I were really desperate for another monitor.
Use a laptop LCD to extend your desktop display [via hackaday]
6 Responses to “Hack your laptop to make an extra monitor for your desktop”
Ultraorange June 27, 2007
hehe I have old laptops that I have no problem hacking into spare screens. They said you couldn’t do this.
+1PUNiSH3R June 28, 2007
Yeah Ultraorange, that was my take on it when I built it as well. I had the laptop, it was already halfway disassembled and I couldn’t think of any reason to keep it in one piece.
Oh and Chris, I would have actually preferred a 2nd CRT, but the Very Important Female in my life wasn’t having it…
Email me with any questions or get in touch with me through Instructables.com
Neutraljay November 25, 2007
Do you know if it is possible to take just the laptop screen and make it work with a Playstation2 to make it portable. Has this been done ?
Neutraldamion April 17, 2008
how do u hack into an ordinary laptop
NeutralSivashanmugam January 3, 2009
The link is misleading.
Neutralbartelsmedia September 15, 2009
Why not just install the software MaxiVista that allows you to use your laptop as an extra monitor for your main computer.
Video demo: http://demo.maxivista.com
;-)
Michael
Neutral