Use laptop screen without dismantling the screen

Question

I need to keep the set-up clean. I did my homework and came across Connect Pi to an old laptop screen and Like a projector can I use raspberry pi to VGA port in my Laptop and both of them did not exactly solve the problem. The first one solved the problem by dismantling, and taking the screen off, the laptop and the second one isn't relevant since it gives no direct answers whether this could be accomplished via the HDMI converter.

The significant point here is to take power from the generic power adapter of the laptop to power up the screen and to use the computing power of RPi without having to dismantle the screen. Are there any converters which would easily do the job? To keep it more clean, here's the Netbook which I am using and needs to be operated.

I would appreciate if working details are mentioned, like:

1. Possibility of getting this worked - a 'yes' or a 'no'
2. List items to be bought - connectors, converters, cables, etc.

Also to keep it more precise, the hard disk failed, which is why I wanted to turn on the laptop screen, thereby saving additional storage costs since I own portable hard disks and could use them, after having them turned on via RPi.

Answer 1

What you want isn't possible. Laptop/netbooks aren't configured to accept video directly from a port to the screen. The hardware simply doesn't support it.

Any solution that could make this work requires software, and would either use a network connection, or maybe USB. Since you can't start the netbook, this seems like a moot direction.

Answer 2

Possible answer would be booting netbook into some linux distro from a SD card or a flash drive, where whole thing could work only if netbook has working two-way HDMI. If that is true, then you will have working netbook which also can be used as an external HDMI display. For this trick you need another pc/netbook with internet to download program LinuxLiveCreator and appropriate dist ISO. EDIT: Most systems simply do not have input capability in onboard HDMI port(s), so there is another (sorry,this can solve your problem but is too far from original question) software solution - VNC over network.

Answer 3

You could use a LVDS to HDMI converter/interface board, but as goldlocks states in the comment, it would be more trouble than it is worth... unless you have a lot of time on your hands and are looking for a project.

There are plenty available on eBay, and they are not very expensive. Just ensure that you get the correct one (i.e. it can support your LCD's screen resolution).