Can you hook a computer into a laptop so you can use the laptop LCD screen as your monitor for the computer?

[nitsuj3580]

Is it possible to output the video signal of say my ATI 9800 video card in my computer tower into a laptop so I could effectively use the laptop LCD screen as the monitor for my computer tower?

 

[InlineFive]

Not if you want to keep the laptop in one piece. Otherwise it's a no, unless you have some kind of hybrid laptop.

 

[gsellis]

Not as you stated, but what are you trying to monitor? I am thinking you mean as your primary display, which is really no.

There is remote control software that allow a monitor of the primary. BUT, that just sends down the screen info and frames badly.

Then there is the debug kernel, but I think that is not what you meant at all.

 

[Tiggerbaby]

I've wondered this myself

 

[Matthias99]

Actually, this came up pretty recently. There's a utility, MaxiVista, that lets you treat another computer's monitor as if it were a secondary display connected to your own machine. Haven't tried it, but reports say it works, and you might want to look into it. I don't think it can replace your primary display, however.

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