Laptop Screen? DC Not reading games. DC laptop.

typamc95 · Post by **typamc95** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:25 am

I have a laptop screen of a old Toshiba satalite, is it possible to convert the wire to vga?

My dreamcast was left in a closet far a month. At first, it would not boot { just the logo} But when i finally got it to boot, it would not even try to read music /games... any Ideas?
This all for my upcoming DC laptop.

PeglegJimmy · Post by **PeglegJimmy** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:28 pm

How old is the screen? If it's around 1992 or near there maybe, but if its after 95 then nope

Did you take the dreamcast apart, and make sure the ribbon cable is nice and secure in the laser? Mine came lose before you should check it.

Good luck on the laptop.

typamc95 · Post by **typamc95** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:57 pm

In the heart of "Why pay for something when you already have it?" I was wondering if here are any mods about replacing the GD-Rom Drive with a laptop hard drive?

Also... Laptop still confusing me.... But the video card takes VGA output, that is a good sign, right?

Edit: Just a quick idea I had

PeglegJimmy · Post by **PeglegJimmy** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:11 pm

I know that you can replace the gd-rom drive with a normal portable cd drive, but then it only reads backups. I have no idea about a laptop hard drive,

firevolvix · Post by **firevolvix** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:22 pm

PeglegJimmy wrote:I know that you can replace the gd-rom drive with a normal portable cd drive, but then it only reads backups. I have no idea about a laptop hard drive,

i ALWAYS wanted to do that, is there a proper guide for this?

please, tell me more about it!

thanks in advance!

PeglegJimmy · Post by **PeglegJimmy** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:57 pm

I've never tryed to do it, but I assume, that you just pop the old drive out and put the new one in. Search Google if that doesn't work.

firevolvix · Post by **firevolvix** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:32 am

PeglegJimmy wrote:I've never tryed to do it, but I assume, that you just pop the old drive out and put the new one in. Search Google if that doesn't work.

everything i find is just speculation, it has never been done...

Post by **marshallh** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:40 pm

typamc95 wrote:I have a laptop screen of a old Toshiba satalite, is it possible to convert the wire to vga?

No.

dudex77 · Post by **dudex77** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:24 pm

wow marshallh I didnt realise you were still here

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:31 pm

Well see, that's what ninjas do, they pop in at random and save the day.

CTFan

dudex77 · Post by **dudex77** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:00 am

High-five for ninjas! pirates are better

hokman · Post by **hokman** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:05 pm

marshallh wrote:
typamc95 wrote:I have a laptop screen of a old Toshiba satalite, is it possible to convert the wire to vga?
No.

I want to do this too, why not?

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:30 am

because most, if not all Laptop screens have a digital signal input, that no console is capable of putting out, thus you would need to buy/build a controller for the screen, which would be more expensive than just buying a new one. Not to mention harder.

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:42 pm

See my reply to his other thread bump: http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?p=263759#263759

For Dreamcast, it is cheaper to get a LCD controller than a 10" screen that takes VGA, last I checked at least.

Dragunov · Post by **Dragunov** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:40 pm

I don't know, about $50 total for a crap laptop and an LCD controller, or 10" screen for around $50 at a fleamarket. I'd go with the screen just for the lack of inconvenience,then again the laptop keyboard can be easily hardwired and you could reuse the laptop case. I guess it is a matter of what you are going to do.

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