On Aug 23, 2016 10:52 AM, "D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk" <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
| From: Russell Reiter via talk <talk@gtalug.org>
| Has anyone tried out the LCD adapter kits like this one on ebay. | | http://m.ebay.com/itm/121124750917?_mwBanner=1
Not me. But thanks for posting this. I'm mildly interested because of two projects that I never get around to.
Here's a slightly cheaper one with VGA input only. This place drop ships from Flushing NY, although they say add 30 days for international delivery, most of them sellers I've viewed say that somewhere. These pre assembled device matched units all seem to come from the same manufacturing campus in China. http://m.ebay.com/itm/RTD2270-Universal-LCD-Controller-Board-Kit-VGA-to-LVDS-Signal-For-DIY-Monitor-/181437914509?hash=item2a3e8add8d%3Ag%3ABAwAAOSwGotWrFPZ&_trkparms=pageci%253A9920f25e-6a06-11e6-ae8c-74dbd1805b52%257Cparentrq%253Abcf0fd161560a2a486bce02efffd24dc%257Ciid%253A10 I'm currently thinking of this one. http://www.chalk-elec.com/?page_id=1280#!/HDMI-to-LVDS-converter/p/14647633/... You have to make/repurpose your own LVDS cable. However, there is a ink to step by step instructions and a they provide their own utility for loading EDID. This would be good for me considering where I'm starting from. However, in my case I may be wrong in my assumption these Toshiba's are all using LG. There is also this; as well as the native Linux EDID tools you can use to tinker Xorg. http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/graphics-development/amd-edid-utilit...
From what I have read so far, it is possible that if any of the adapters sold now is hooked up correctly ie. voltages and pin assignments are correct, you will get some sort of output.
This guy has blogged his RE adventure. https://hackaday.io/project/4177/logs <snip>
(Isn't it sad that the quality and resolution of the 15.6" notebook ($400) is so much less that of the 7" tablet ($40).)
I see this as a transport issue related to supply side economics. You can invest in better technology for smaller items because your risk of damage or loss is spread out over a larger lot per container. The larger the display, the more fragile it becomes and shipping time and distance becomes more problematic.
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