LOOKING FOR BROKEN LAPTOPS!

BLUEku

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If you have a broken laptop with a 15" or 17" screen Please let me know I would like to buy them off of you for a modding project I am doing. I am tring to see if I can make a mobile xbox. If you would like to donate them to that would be great. I really dont need the guts, just more or less the shell. But if you want to send me the whole thing thats great. I will pay for them in full, if you have a picture of them please let me see it. THX FOR YOUR HELP GUYS! :)
 

bvic01

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ermmm, and xbox mobo won't fit in a laptop case... im willing ot help. i am an experienceed xbox case modder,you can see me in the xbox-scene casemod forum if you would like to see some of my work. actually i haven't done anything in a long while, but i still have the knwoledge. shoot me a message if you would like my help.
 

AEgawd

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vinyljunky

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I've had alot of experience with modifying and repairing laptop lcd screens. I can tell you now that you will have no luck find VGA pinouts for your raw lcd screen because they simply aren't there.

A laptop lcd screen does not operate without the integrated controller on the laptop motherboard. With most modern laptops this is an LVDA interface but on older models with passive matrix the controller is often completely proprietary, so you can forget about using old laptops. In the case of the LVDA based screens, you are looking at about $500 for a standalone controller with a VGA input.

So basically, if you wanted to go ahead with this mod you would have to either find a laptop with a suitable input (VGA, composite, whatever) and keep the laptop running as is so the screen can use the onboard controller, or try and find a working combintion of raw LCD screen and standalone controller. With the first option, the mod pretty much becomes impossible because you can;t replace the guts of the laptop.

Sorry to rain on the parade, but I've been where you are now, trying to make a standalone screen out of recovered laptops and have found that it will always cost more than just buying a desktop LCD monitor.
 

bvic01

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what i was about to say :)
 

BLUEku

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I am not using the laptop screen anyways. I have a LCD kit with controller, and inverter. Using a actuall Laptop screen is next to imposible.
 

SchOX

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A laptop lcd screen does not operate without the integrated controller on the laptop motherboard. With most modern laptops this is an LVDA interface but on older models with passive matrix the controller is often completely proprietary, so you can forget about using old laptops. In the case of the LVDA based screens, you are looking at about $500 for a standalone controller with a VGA input.
thats why... :)
 

BLUEku

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I see someone has done their home work. I want the shell so I can cut it up and put what i need in it and mold it to the right size afterwards. :)
 

HarshReality

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Got a Digital HiNote VP (TS30H) that a guy gave me where I used to work for doing some work for him, it isnt "broke" per say just some cracking around the LCD bezel and the hook latch is gone.
Can find specs here Link.

I got it ramped up to 144 M of memory though, is its max. The thing runs and all but I got an HP laptop with a 17" screenso I wiped the OS and its sitting in my room on a night table. Will swap the sucker if anybody wants to up an X3 and Xapt3r with a pro switch for it. Dont know what shipping would be though. I know the battery for the thing is like 80.00 :/
 

BLUEku

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that shell would be perfect if the scree were a 15" Measure it and give me the WxHxD of the whole unit and how think the lcd screen is,
 

HarshReality

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12" wide, 9" across and 2" deep when closed the LCD bezel (shell and all) is only 1/2" thick (13.5").

If it of interest drop me a PM or som mail and I can take pics and what have you for any details
 

BLUEku

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yeah bro all I want is the plastic casing. How much do you want? You can sell the rest on ebay including the screen if you want
 

lonplei

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samsung ms25 drive flashed with lt 1.0 safe for online?

I flashed my ms25 Samsung drive with LT 1.0 after I had put it back to stock to download the new dashboard. My question is, am I safe to play on Xbox live?
 

lonplei

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Re: samsung ms25 drive flashed with lt 1.0 safe for online?

Found the answer. Yes, for now you are safe on live with samsung flashed with lt 1.0. As both Samsung drives do not do ap25 checks.