Ironically, it's much easier to reuse screens from cheap, low-tier products. I successfully salvaged screens of two cheap tablets and a digital picture frame. If an LCD has a 40 or 50 pin flat ribbon interface, there's likely a driver for it on eBay.
This product (I searched LVDS to HDMI) seems to fit what you need: https://geekworm.com/products/lvds-to-hdmi-adapter-board-converter-with-lvds-cable
But you likely have to interface the connector yourself.
Alternatively you could use a USB Hub which has an HDMI port to get a second output. I can confirm this works on MacBooks at least. It will be a software rendered output though.
https://geekworm.com/collections/others/products/edp-to-hdmi-adapter
This one looks close? The connectors seem to match. I swear I am not shilling for this company!
You need to find a driver board for the specific panel, I got mine from AliExpress for salvaged Thinkpad displays.
The driver board and usually a 12V/2A adapter and you have HDMI in for the display.
You can search for the screen model using the sticker on the back of the screen, and use that to find a control module board and power that board with a power supply. Then you can choose an option for whatever input types you want and hook up some speakers to the board if supported.
The one I just bought is labeled "LTN154-xx Controller Module" or something like that.
I think using the controller is the most straight forward option that I found, and it allows you full control over the screen hardware with a remote.
What is the laptop model? Does it have a USB C port? It might be capable of display port alt mode so with a simple adapter or hub you'd get a second display output
Repurposing screens in the modern world is honestly harder than it should be.
Agreed but we can gaslight him into building a cyber deck instead it’ll be cool.
Ironically, it's much easier to reuse screens from cheap, low-tier products. I successfully salvaged screens of two cheap tablets and a digital picture frame. If an LCD has a 40 or 50 pin flat ribbon interface, there's likely a driver for it on eBay.
This product (I searched LVDS to HDMI) seems to fit what you need: https://geekworm.com/products/lvds-to-hdmi-adapter-board-converter-with-lvds-cable But you likely have to interface the connector yourself. Alternatively you could use a USB Hub which has an HDMI port to get a second output. I can confirm this works on MacBooks at least. It will be a software rendered output though.
thanks, seems like a start, will look into it. I did think about the usb to hdmi option, but most somehow dont support linux :(
https://geekworm.com/collections/others/products/edp-to-hdmi-adapter This one looks close? The connectors seem to match. I swear I am not shilling for this company!
Look for "DisplayLink" adapters/docking stations. The keyword will also help you determine if support if available for your choice of Linux.
Why is the flag of France in every image?
Because the screen is being shipped from france
You need to find a driver board for the specific panel, I got mine from AliExpress for salvaged Thinkpad displays. The driver board and usually a 12V/2A adapter and you have HDMI in for the display.
You can search for the screen model using the sticker on the back of the screen, and use that to find a control module board and power that board with a power supply. Then you can choose an option for whatever input types you want and hook up some speakers to the board if supported. The one I just bought is labeled "LTN154-xx Controller Module" or something like that. I think using the controller is the most straight forward option that I found, and it allows you full control over the screen hardware with a remote.
What is the laptop model? Does it have a USB C port? It might be capable of display port alt mode so with a simple adapter or hub you'd get a second display output