Laptop LCD on regular PC

[finalpendragon]

Does anyone know if it's possible to make some sort of adapter so that a laptop lcd can be hooked up to a regular pc's vga card?

...for example, if one could order something like this http://www.westworldcomputers.com/parts/toshiba_satellite_parts_12 LCD.htm
and make it work for a pc, the savings would be incredible. Does anyone know how to go about doing this, or where I could look for more information on the subject?

 

[Peter]

You need a graphics card that electrically provides the output expected by this panel, set up its VGA BIOS to produce the exact timing required to show a picture, build an inverter circuitry to bring the backlight to life, possibly build an LVDS or TMDS receiver/transmitter pair, establish an EDID plug&play data EEPROM, and lots of other bits and pieces that are everyday work for hardware designers and BIOS engineers, but next to impossible for DIY attempts.

You know, there's quite a bit of stuff around such a panel that makes it work as a desktop computer display unit ... for once they're not charging you money just for a neat retail box and a plastic case.

regards, Peter