Reuse notebook monitor with desktop

It is not a VGA monitor. It is a LCD panel. the laptop has a separate video interface for it.

On the other hand you can go for it, bit only if you want to spend about $500 for the support electronics, power supply and a lot of work to make a $120 LCD monitor. Otherwise, just sell it for parts on ebay and use whatever you get towards a real LCD monitor.

oh... I didn't know that...

I wanted to use the panel as a tv in my bedroom (with TV tuner that has VGA output)

Thanks for the information

I'd rather beat myself with rocks than try that! Way difficult.

LOL!!

I just didn't want it to go to waste...

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Theres a site somewhere where the folks did this years ago, back when LCDs were excessively priced. Unfortunately its not easy. At all.

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I found it not practical because it cost to much. I bet the average handy person thinks of this project at least one time. But I saw a site that you can take a working laptop with the lcd panel to make a projection theater. But only if the ribbon is not in the way. Again it is a full working laptop so it does not answer your question.

There really ought to be a FAQ on this.

In a nutshell, you can't do it.

In short, not possible with out a major amount of work and $

What's the model #, and what's wrong with it? Maybe you can fix instead?

I'm not sure what is the model (part of the case is damaged) Inspiron- about 2-3 years old... The MBO is faulty... repair is about 550$

Not if you find the same model for parts on Ebay. Buy one with a broken display and do a transplant.