Macintosh Portable Video Adapter

[sgilson99]

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 someone would have to do is open the display and bolt in the new one. So, provide a slick solution for my friend, and help others to repair theirs also.

Adding a $100-ish LCD and TCON board that accepts VGA to that adapter would work well. I found a 10.4" LCD+TCON with the right pixel dimensions and...CCFL backlights. Correct width but a tad too tall, which would work with the black bars top and bottom.

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Too many tales of woe with people having perfectly good Portables, and a display that cannot be repaired...

Thanks!

 

[micheledipaola]

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 someone would have to do is open the display and bolt in the new one. So, provide a slick solution for my friend, and help others to repair theirs also.

Adding a $100-ish LCD and TCON board that accepts VGA to that adapter would work well. I found a 10.4" LCD+TCON with the right pixel dimensions and...CCFL backlights. Correct width but a tad too tall, which would work with the black bars top and bottom.

VGA LCD Controller Board 10.4inch LQ104V1LG92 640X480 LCD Screen | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for VGA LCD Controller Board 10.4inch LQ104V1LG92 640X480 LCD Screen at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

ebay.us

Too many tales of woe with people having perfectly good Portables, and a display that cannot be repaired...

Thanks!

this is very interesting indeed @sgilson99 - and if In understand correctly, it will give backlit screens to 5120 too, am I right? And what about color? If the signal is plain RGB, it could transform a Portable in a Portable-C
Now it's only a matter of finding a (more) suitable LCD for a better fit...
also, first question coming to my mind: will the notoriously wobbly Portable power section give enough juice for a modern LCD?