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#470619 - 02/13/07 02:10 PM a question to be answered... (ibook screen) [Re: vilennaxorly]
jburton Registered: 02/13/07 Posts: 3	hi all, a very different question for you guys... is it possible to make a screen taken from a broken 'ibook' standalone? if need be having it's own power supply etc?
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#470620 - 02/13/07 06:00 PM Re: a question to be answered... (ibook screen) [Re: vilennaxorly]
TCPMeta MacModder Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1797 Loc: Florida, USA	It can be done but by time you get all of the parts it would of been cheaper to buy a LCD desktop monitor. _________________________ To live is to let die
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#470621 - 02/14/07 02:11 AM Re: a question to be answered... (ibook screen) [Re: vilennaxorly]
jburton Registered: 02/13/07 Posts: 3	Originally Posted By: "TCPMeta " It can be done but by time you get all of the parts it would of been cheaper to buy a LCD desktop monitor. as expected.. out of sheer interest... what would i need to complete this task?
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#470622 - 02/14/07 09:09 AM Re: a question to be answered... (ibook screen) [Re: vilennaxorly]
manhackman Registered: 04/26/06 Posts: 173	The toughest thing to find/buy is a controller for the screen. Check this: http://www.applefritter.com/holygrail _________________________ >Mac mini PPC / 1.42 Ghz / 1GB RAM / 74.41GB 4200rpm 2.5" / Airport + Bluetooth / 10.4.7 / 20.1" LG widescreen >G4 400 PPC / 20 gig / 768MB RAM / ZIP drive / 10.4.7 /17" apple SD / Back up system >Powerbook Titanium 1Ghz / 40GB / 512MB RAM / mashed up and waiting for a good mod! >Macintosh SE/30
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#470623 - 02/15/07 03:23 AM Re: a question to be answered... (ibook screen) [Re: vilennaxorly]
jburton Registered: 02/13/07 Posts: 3	yep, seems like a pointless endeavor overall... thanks for your time regardless..
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#470624 - 02/15/07 05:10 AM Re: a question to be answered... (ibook screen) [Re: vilennaxorly]
TCPMeta MacModder Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1797 Loc: Florida, USA	How ever there is some use for the LCD. You can make a light up picture frame. I made one before from a old IBM think pad LCD. Just find the power and play with it until you can get a white screen and tape/glue a picture that is a bit smaller then the screen and wallah. Or go on ebay and buy a new logicboard for the iBook. _________________________ To live is to let die
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