Over at Instructables, punish3r did a how-to on converting a laptop to use as a second monitor for his PC. It's not for the casual hardware hacker though as some of the steps look pretty involved. Here are some progress shots:
Laptop LCD disassembled
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Close to Finishing (the big red button on top :)
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V48_SiJm-_g/RoJtheP5L5I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/Neh5j_HX_YM/s320/middle.jpg)
Finished Product
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V48_SiJm-_g/RoJthuP5L6I/AAAAAAAAAfY/nKeZAyd3j9A/s320/after.jpg)
Head over to the how-to at Instructables if you want to see the entire how-to.
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