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Originally Posted by 42GAMI
hey snakeii, nice responses. im stumbling into the laptop repair hobby and you descrips on inverters and backlights were great. i learned something today.
dsrtrcr: on a second note. lcd screens are so cheap at c-city and c-usa, id just buy one off the shelf and save the time. unless you got a room full of extra parts and equipment for bench testing, all that time you spent tinkering is, well,.... wasted time. how many hours have you already spent removing the tubes and inverter? how many days will you be w/o a screen while you send it out for testing?  |
Glad I could help. My first experiences with inverters/backlights started while working at a company that built custom ruggidized computer systems and components for the military and aviation companies. It was another one of those companies that Howard Dean and his team pushed out of Vermont...
The benefit of running a laptop screen is you can make your own custom enclosure or mount it to the backside of just about anything, including a picture frame, etc.
Of course with a regular lcd monitor you can easily get a wall mount for it, and if you are already running a dc to ac inverter you'll already have ac power for it. If you have room for it you can run a screen that'll probably be brighter, better contrast ratio, etc. Get a wide screen and that would be great for watching movies.
I was going to install a mini-itx computer into the Tacoma, along with a in-dash lcd, but at this time I decided not to invest another $900 to get it completed, and sold off the computer. What I want to do when the time comes again is to use a small laptop like the Lenovo X41/X60 with a docking station. When I'm travelling the laptop would get docked and connected to the in-dash screen along with the stereo, Id have GPS, MP3 player, internet, etc on the road. And I wouldnt have to worry about the system being overheated or frozen since I would pop the laptop out at night since it would be a dual purpose system.
Alpine and a few other factories have a adapter that plugs into the deck that allows you to connect any USB drive to it to serve as a MP3 jukebox. From what I've read that includes hard drives as well, this itself is on my list of toys to get.
Oh yeah, for some really cool project ideas, check out this site:
mini-itx.com - news