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by elemental

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Hey Folks,

Wondering what would be the simplest way to accomplish the following.

I have Two Laptops, on one of them the screen is just about shot, and the other is almost new. So I was wondering, short of creating a network, if and how I could connect the two Laptops and use the Screen of the one that's working for both.

Would this require a hub or is there software that could accomplish this task?

Peace,
Elemental

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by thechas

Since most laptops do not have a VGA input, you would need to network the 2 laptops and use remote access to work with the one with the bad display. The problem here is that you need to read the display long enough to boot up and log in.

The "simple" fix is to buy a LCD display to use with the laptop with the dying display. Nothing special needed, just plug the display in.

If money is an issue and space is not a problem, find a used CRT monitor.

Alternately, is the display having problems? Or is it just dark?

If the dying display is just dark, all you may need is a new lamp or lamp driver.

Chas

by elemental

Chas,

Thanks for the reply, we went the way of an LCD display.

Peace
Elemental

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