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Vehicular LCD for Server Monitoring

Posted by michael on from the small-form-factor dept.

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."

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  1. What is the point? by Moderation+abuser · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "If you are running a server and do not want to waste money on buying a monitor that you will only use probably once a week then you will definitely see the value here."

    Yeah, $60 for a 15" CRT vs $130 for 12" LCD screen.

    That statement certainly makes sense.

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  2. LAN party? by milosoftware · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I don't mind dragging my 15 kg desktop to a LAN party, but I do mind carrying my 24 kg Iiyama around, i'm afraid i'll drop and break it.

    But the screen is a bit small for my taste. How about recycling an old laptops TFT screen? I have a defunct laptop with a perfectly good working TFT screen. I'd love to stick its display to the case with doublesided tape. But I have no idea how to wire it, or what kind of video card I could use for this. Any comments/links on that?

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  3. Re:For servers? by milosoftware · · Score: 2, Interesting
    ...Windows server, then you'd better just pony up the $100-300 for a real monitor ... because you're going to be spending a lot of time sitting at the console fixing broken Microsoft crap.
    Actually, you will be going to notice that most configuration dialogs won't fit on the 234 pixel wide screen...
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  4. well of course. by twitter · · Score: 2, Interesting
    ... this would never fly for the typical mgmt of servers that i've seen. and, i prefer non-gui tools because gui tools tend to slow and a pain in the ass to deal with.

    The only useful thing in the article was that you can get a 5" screen from an auto parts dealer. Rigged to a normal VGA connector and put into a reasonable case with some batteries, this could replace the cart mounted CRT that is useful for diagnosing the box that won't respond remotely. Imagine one affixed to a light weight keyboard. When trouble comes, lug out this, a few other tools and a chair.

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  5. Really? Less power? by Moderation+abuser · · Score: 2, Interesting

    See that big button on the bottom right hand corner of the monitor in front of you?

    That's "The OFF button". It switches the monitor off and on. Revolutionary, I know, but it's been a standard feature of monitors for ooooh, a little while now.

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  6. Actually Been Done Before by vlad30 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    http://www.kentsalas.com/blueiceg4/gallery.asp

    http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,56086,00.ht ml

    Using a G4 and more effective use of Screen I believe as a status screen

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  7. Picture frame by Moderation+abuser · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You have a good point, I just binned an old, dead laptop, the screen could have been pulled out and stuck in a picture frame. It'd just have needed a power supply and long vga cable.

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  8. Not new and others have done it better... by JackDeth · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Here's a site that's more or less dedicated to showing PC/LCD mods.

    And here's a sweet mod that uses the exact same 5" LCD screen and puts it in a Lian-Li case.

    Pretty cool lookin case mod and useful if you don't have space for full dual-monitors but also want to have winamp/instant messenger/MB Monitor/etc... running and visible but not necessarily on your main monitor.

    The only way I could see this as usable for a server though is if you only have a one or two. After that it gets pretty expensive.