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Vehicular LCD for Server Monitoring
Pete writes "The guys over at Extreme Overclocking have show how to put a car LCD inside a computer. The article shows how to install VNC remote computing software onto the server, how to manage the server from another computer, and how to use the color LCD to manage the server locally. They also included a video at the end which shows the setup process, and the LCD in action."
With an operating temperature of 32 - 104 degrees Farenheit, make sure you park your car in the garage. Furthermore the viewing angle it 10 degrees from the top and 30 from the bottom. Mounting it upside down and running the signal appropriately might be a good idea.
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or to be more exact Osaka 2 (count em 1,2) years ago I had a look round various tech-shops and PC parts places (drooling all the way), I saw just this, or something similar in an "non-modded" part.
Basically it was a 800x600 LCD that slotted into a 5.25" bay.
How it connected to the PC I dont know, but I expect some kind of loop-back cable.
This is old news....
I highly recommend Tight VNC for all of your VNC needs. It's based on the ATT version, is free, open source, and has a lot of nice improvements.
I don't have any links off-hand, but I have looked into it and the short answer is that you don't want to do this. Basically, each model of screen has it's own interface (which is not VGA or even close) and the controller is generally built in to the laptop display system. It is possible (and there are standalone or VGA-compatible controllers out there), but it's going to be expensive. Check google for details.
It's not exactly cheap, but the PCWeasel 2000 will let you even see your PC's BIOS (and allow you to get into it) over serial, so you can run almost completely headless over serial. There's a cool demo of it over there as well.
Don't think that a small group of dedicated individuals can't change the world. It's the only thing that ever has.
For those that are interested, the link in the article to find a price for the part is broken. This (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&User _ID=12265578&St=2441&St2=86138462&St3=-45726898&DS _ID=3&Product_ID=16106&DID=7)will get you to a store to sell the module at $128 ($119 qty 4).