Wiring LCD screens

[sirusarai]

i am wanting to find out how to wire up a random LCD screen and use it as a case mod, for example if i have an LCD from a cell phone or somthing, is there a way to get that to work?

 

[Blazestorm]

You need a controller board...

If you want something small, you can look into the 7-9" screens they put on ebay for carputers... those have boards built -in and PSU's

Just takes some modding from there...

 

[sirusarai]

what type of components would you typically find on an LCD controller board?

 

[Blazestorm]

It's basically what handles the input to be displayed on the screen.

You can get a screen powered without much issue (Inverter + backlight which is usually built-in) but getting from a VGA or whatever signal to display an actual image is the tough part.

Not something most people will DIY, they'll just buy pre-made kits and modify them.

 

[Smiththers2]

on another forum i am part of, we call it the "Holy Grail"

 

[Elledan]

The issue is that most LCD panels use very different controller boards to drive them, so there isn't one universal kind, no standard input signal or so. 'Holy Grail' isn't a bad description.