Suzuka Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) Recently, I was given a laptop with a broken screen, is it posssible to use my imac as a display for it? its connection is DVI If this could be moved somewere else, I've changed the topic title, this thread is not limited to useing a mac as a moniter Edited January 4, 2007 by Suzuka Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 it probably is posible, but you would need to disconect some things in ur imac Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-265661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 use dvi/vga to hook up, but it's not gonna be easy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-265668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikedude880 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Check out ScreenRecycler. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-265680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 cool! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-265689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 forgot About that Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-265693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 i heard about that in the must hav app thread Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-265734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 How can I use that, I cant see ANYTHING on the laptop >.< Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-266210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikedude880 Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 How can I use that, I cant see ANYTHING on the laptop >.< Have you tried looking in the help section on that site? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-266215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrks Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 From a hardware standpoint, there isn't an easy solution. All iMac's use some sort of internal connector to connect the screen to the logicboard, there is no standard vga or dvi input in them. Or you can buy a used lcd screen off ebay and make the notebook whole again. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-266614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Why the hell are you going to risk electrocution in order to make an iMac a second monitor for ANYTHING? Monitors are pretty dang cheap on the resale market anyway so get one of those. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-267491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Why the hell are you going to risk electrocution in order to make an iMac a second monitor for ANYTHING? Monitors are pretty dang cheap on the resale market anyway so get one of those. I AM NOT going to modify my iMac in a way that oculd break it, I was hoping for some simpler solution like an accesory that going into the DVI port that would do this, I only want to turn the laptop into my own .mac server Edited January 4, 2007 by Suzuka Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-268274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 15" monitor on newegg.com cheap!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-268288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbz Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 If all you want is for it to be used as a server, don't waste your money on fixing the display. If you want to use it as more, get a display! But if a server is all you want, determine the type of display out the computer has and get a tv adapter, just temporarily. Then turn on some kind of screen sharing/remote desktop app and take it from there, controling the laptop from your other computers. What kind of notebook is it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-268290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 If all you want is for it to be used as a server, don't waste your money on fixing the display. If you want to use it as more, get a display!But if a server is all you want, determine the type of display out the computer has and get a tv adapter, just temporarily. Then turn on some kind of screen sharing/remote desktop app and take it from there, controling the laptop from your other computers. What kind of notebook is it? A toshiba Satellite A45-S121 it doesnt support S video, so I dont think I can connect it to a TV, unless there is another way Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37236-cheap-way-to-get-display/#findComment-268302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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