Reply 20 of 164, by Socket3
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Sphere478 wrote on 2024-02-04, 02:55:What’s a cool build combo, or hardware hack, or software shoehorn that we haven’t done? […]
What’s a cool build combo, or hardware hack, or software shoehorn that we haven’t done?
We’ve had windows 7 on socket 7
Dual socket 8 on a dual slot board
M.2 in a socket 7 on sata and pci
Unlocked gpus, cpus,
Etc…What’s remaining?
How about a converter board that could be used to swap out the display on old laptops - from old, washed out, low contrast CCFL backlit LCD displays to modern LED backlit IPS units? There are quite a few interesting portables for retro gaming (Acer ferarri, Compaq N800/N1000, Dell Inspiron 8000/8100/8200, HP NC6000/NC8000 and so on) - machines capable of running win9x and XP, and some older ones capable of running DOS (486/P1/P2 Compaq Armadas, Toshiba Tecra and Portege, and others) that have one big downside - the display is hard to stomach. In the case of DSTN panels, unusable even.
Would it be possible to design a converter board to translate signals from these old machines (DSTN or LCD) to modern LED backlit displays? Aliexpress is riddled with cheap 4:3 and 5:4 displays of all sizes, that could be easily adapted to fit in allmost any vintage laptop.