bimmer boy 21 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 i got a toshiba laptop that is practically brand new but its fuked so i was wondering if anyone knows of any site or knows how to prep the screen part to use in the car as a tv or to play dvds? i know it will b hard i just wanna know if it is possible Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted June 30, 2004 i got a toshiba laptop that is practically brand new but its fuked so i was wondering if anyone knows of any site or knows how to prep the screen part to use in the car as a tv or to play dvds? i know it will b hard i just wanna know if it is possible not really - the LCD driver will be part of the laptop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bimmer boy 21 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 o ok. im sure the laptop works it just needs batterys and the cd rom part but i dont know where to get that stuff from Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted June 30, 2004 you'll need a 12v ~ 250v invertor too/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bimmer boy 21 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 you'll need a 12v ~ 250v invertor too/ o ok. wat ever that is?yea i found it today on my way to school on the ground its like glossy white brand newish and its got xp and all that so it aint old dunno if it is stolen hu knows, its missing batteries etc i dunno but it would b cool to get working Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M325is 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 hehehe "found" the laptop on the way to school, heh, cool dude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 If they work the same as a Compaq (which is quite probable) you'll find inside the screen casing a high voltage inverter (or something along those lines) on a circut board which drives the LCD screen. You'll basically need to go through and find out with it in bits how much power is being supplied to that circut from the connector on the motherboard (probably around the right hand hinge). There should be two connectors from the motherboard to the screen, you can trace back from the LCD circuit which wires are your power. No idea how you'd interface the signal. In short, lots of work, probably more than its worth. If you really really want a LCD screen in your car, go buy something like an Acer which has Svideo composites and all the other connectors already on it, should be about $700-800 and its a damn nice screen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bimmer boy 21 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 lol i did find it . it was face down one a grass verge so i was like hey wats this so i looked and it was like a brand new white laptop so i put it in my bag and continued on my way to school Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Have you ever thought about handing it in ? Maybe it is stolen and the owners are missing it .. ?? Just a thought .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Have you ever thought about handing it in ? Maybe it is stolen and the owners are missing it .. ?? Just a thought .. Yup, people are bloody hot when it comes to missing laptops. Any good service agent will start getting sus if y ou go in trying to buy things like a Ac adapter for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Ummmm...how the hell leaves laptops lying around b/c the battery is missing...i'd say there's someone out there kicking himself - not that I want to put the conscience trip on ya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bimmer boy 21 Report post Posted July 1, 2004 yea i might just hand it in to the pig shop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
