using a laptop as monitor

[corics15]

can i use a laptop as monitor? i want to use an external cpu as my cpu not the cpu of the laptop. is this possible? if so, how can i interconnect things?

[nwo75200]

I highly doubt that its possible, I thought about doing it before and I didn't think of a reasonable solution.

[VHockey86]

You need video-in capabilties on the laptop.... which none of them really do.

you could buy a USB Video capture card, then run an s-video cable from the TV-out of your desktop graphics card, then display the s-video stream on the laptop using the video capture card software....

It could be done, but by the time you buy what you need for a halfass solution, your already halfway to 2/3 to buying a CRt monitor.

[nwo75200]

Quote:

Originally Posted by VHockey86

It could be done, but by the time you buy what you need for a halfass solution, your already halfway to 2/3 to buying a CRt monitor.

Yea, the cheapest CRT i belive is about 70-80 bucks on newegg

and there's no hassle with the tv tuner and all that *****

[Bizkitkid2001]

The reason he may be wanting to use a latop as a monitor might be because of space issues. A laptop takes up less space than a CRT.

[corics15]

thanks for all the info, in the first place i think it's not really possible...

[devily]

It is as easy as 1-2-3: http://www.maxivista.com does exactly what you are looking for.

Devily

[PresterJohn]

yes, maxivista will indeed allow you to use the laptop display (you need a nic on the laptop also and windows installed)

i've used maxivista...be warned that it's a little quirky. the software still has some rough edges that need to be worked out.

[devily]

You may try http://www.maxivista.com which allows you to use a laptop monitor as a dual monitor of any other PC. Additionally, referring to their FAQ it also allows to mirror a monitor content to another PC.

Devily

[devily]

I would wonder what quirks you mean? Just look at the video they provide on their website:

http://www.maxivista.com/videos/mv_performance.wmv

Simply awesome.

May be that just your system is a bit quirky configurated?

Devily