Recent content by sgilson99

I will be sure to update here if I decide to proceed with the project. Thanks for your input.

Great idea. All you need is one of those $1,000 laser scanner thingies. ;-)

Yes, it would give backlight to the 5120 Portable. I don't think the Portable generates a color signal anywhere inside, so all you would get is a monochrome image. I've come across a few LCD screens I think might work, but right now my friend is not interested in a new LCD. He likes to keep...

Thanks, yes, someone told me about that device. I'm repairing a Portable for a friend that has many lines in the display. I was looking more to design something from scratch that goes directly to the LCD and provide a direct replacement for the LCD with 3D printed mounting adapter. So all...

So, naturally, I've been researching ways to do this. There's a US$600 plug in card that can output to an external display. Reading a lot of tales of woe and attempted repairs, I learned that lines in the LCD are due to the zebra connectors around the edge of the display. Any attempt to repair...