Using laptop screen as display for desktop tower PC.

reganovich · Post by **reganovich** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:25 pm

Hi all,

googled this without getting any conclusive answers.

What i'd like to be able to do is run a desktop tower pc through the laptop screen.
Because i dont have the space for a full desktop set up but I envy the specs that are possible with it.

any ideas?

jonny72 · Post by **jonny72** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:30 pm

Normally people would do that the other way round, plugging in a 2nd display to a laptop. Not sure that any laptops have ports that would enable this to be done easily.

If the laptop was running you might be able to use some remote desktop software to access the desktop from the laptop.

Moody · Post by **Moody** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:30 am

Remote Desktop

WaveRider · Post by **WaveRider** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:02 pm

reganovich wrote:Hi all,

googled this without getting any conclusive answers.

What i'd like to be able to do is run a desktop tower pc through the laptop screen.
Because i dont have the space for a full desktop set up but I envy the specs that are possible with it.

any ideas?

well, I have been waiting for the portable flat screen too...

just like a laptop, but only a flat screen!!!

rozling · Post by **rozling** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:29 pm

Moody wrote:Remote Desktop

That's not a bad idea - TightVNC might work too. What type of video in/out ports does your laptop have?

Using laptop screen as display for desktop tower PC.

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