[GTALUG] Portable Monitors

[David Mason]

At least for the iMacs, you need to gut it, leaving really just power and
the display, and then add a board that knows how to drive that particular
LCD and has the HDMI smarts too.

../Dave

On Wed, 7 Aug 2024 at 18:19, bitmap <bitmap at imap.cc> wrote:

> Do you remove the display somehow or just plug the laptop into it...?
>
>
> On August 1, 2024 2:34:14 PM EDT, David Mason via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Not particularly helpful, perhaps, for this use case, but...
>>
>> You can do the same thing with other flat-screens. In particular, older
>> all-in-ones (like Dell or iMac).
>>
>> You can often get older such machines for cheap.
>>
>> ../Dave
>>
>> On Tue, 30 Jul 2024 at 22:22, bitmap via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I didn't do this project myself (yet?), but you can apparently liberate
>>> the display out of a laptop. You need a piece called a controller for the
>>> particular display  (aliexpress, ebay etc) and it can be rigged to an
>>> HDMI in.
>>>
>>> Also some models of mobile device can be used as an external monitor. So
>>> your phone gives you a bit extra. An excuse to buy a tablet. Depending on
>>> use case, could consider vnc, x2go or other remote access from mobile.
>>>
>>> There was a subreddit devoted to peoples insane portable computing
>>> setups. Like multiple external monitors attached to side of laptop.. In a
>>> coffee shop or at the park. Idr the name of it off the top of my head.
>>>
>>> And since VR got brought up I'll also ask if you have considered a
>>> projector. For the sake of completeness.
>>>
>>>
>>> On July 26, 2024 9:23:20 PM EDT, Nick Accad via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyone got recommendations?
>>>>
>>>> I’m not looking for anything fancy, just something that I can use
>>>> occasionally that won’t die after a dozen or so uses.
>>>>
>>>> I travel once a month and I’m getting too old to rely on just the
>>>> laptop screen.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> -nick
>>>>
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