How can i plug my laptop to my pc to use my laptop screen for my pc?

[Howitz]

is there a way to do it? how?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

1 minute ago, Howitz said:

is there a way to do it? how?

Short answer, nope.

[Howitz]

Just now, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Short answer, nope.

i want the long answer that ends with yes.

[Tsuki]

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i want the long answer that ends with yes

i got you!

 

 

super easy, just take the screen out, buy a new Control Board that not only has an HDMI connection, but also works with your laptops panel, wire it together, and plug it in.

takes like 10 minutes

[Howitz]

1 minute ago, Tsuki said:

i got you!

 

 

super easy, just take the screen out, buy a new Control Board that not only has an HDMI connection, but also works with your laptops panel, wire it together, and plug it in.

takes like 10 minutes

k thanks lol  

ok anyway it seems i'm gonna need a monitor for the pc

[Tsuki]

1 minute ago, Howitz said:

k thanks lol

ok anyway it seems i'm gonna need a monitor for the pc

i mean, synergy kinda works (and was a sponsor for ltt), but honestly dismantling the laptop will get you a new monitor. and its really not that hard. and a control board is only like 15 bucks

[Howitz]

1 minute ago, Tsuki said:

i mean, synergy kinda works (and was a sponsor for ltt), but honestly dismantling the laptop will get you a new monitor. and its really not that hard. and a control board is only like 15 bucks

yeah but i'm not really willing to dismantle the laptop, i still wanna be able to bring it around with me and use it. but thanks anyway for you suggestion

[Tsuki]

1 minute ago, Howitz said:

yeah but i'm not really willing to dismantle the laptop, i still wanna be able to bring it around with me and use it. but thanks anyway for you suggestion

oh well in that case you'll have to use a software solution like Synergy, InputDirector, or Mouse Without Boarders.

 

my way is cooler though...

[FBI]

you could use a capture card 

[Howitz]

1 minute ago, FBI said:

you could use a capture card 

alright i'll go check out what the heck this is  thanks

[dalekphalm]

31 minutes ago, FBI said:

you could use a capture card 

No, that wouldn't work, unless he only wanted to Duplicate the displays.

 

If he wanted to use it as a proper second monitor (Extended Desktop), then he would need the PC to actually see the display as a second monitor.

[FBI]

14 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

No, that wouldn't work, unless he only wanted to Duplicate the displays.

 

If he wanted to use it as a proper second monitor (Extended Desktop), then he would need the PC to actually see the display as a second monitor.

He plugs the his pc into the card then the usb into tho laptop open obs and you will see the pc screen on the laptop 

 

it should see the capture card as an actuall display 

[Glenwing]

1 hour ago, FBI said:

He plugs the his pc into the card then the usb into tho laptop open obs and you will see the pc screen on the laptop 

 

it should see the capture card as an actuall display 

That will have a large amount of latency.

[FBI]

6 hours ago, Glenwing said:

That will have a large amount of latency.

maybe in 2002 

[WraithIndefinate]

Using a laptop screen through a "connection" is not possible because the HDMI port on your laptop is an "output port" unlike the one on your monitor which is an "input port".
You can use software alternates like LogMeIn or other ones (google's your friend) but having a physical cord to extend your desktop display to your laptop is just not possible as far as I know.

[dalekphalm]

11 hours ago, FBI said:

He plugs the his pc into the card then the usb into tho laptop open obs and you will see the pc screen on the laptop 

 

it should see the capture card as an actuall display 

Your post is very confusing. Can you clarify what you mean?

 

Because, if I understand you correctly, this still won't work.

 

1. You plug a capture card's USB port into the laptop

2. You plug the HDMI output of the GPU in the PC, into the capture card

3. The Capture card, is therefore, capturing the PC's "video output", and routing it to the laptop

4. Using OBS (or other software)... you... what? You still only have one output screen on one computer.

5. The laptop will have it's own display of course, but the capture stream (via OBS or any other software) will just be a window inside the Laptop's display. You're still limited to one display. And frankly, this setup doesn't even make any sense.

 

You could take the PC's monitor and hook it up to the laptop, giving the laptop 2 screens (assuming compatible video ports on both laptop and monitor), but that doesn't help the PC at all. You could display the PC's output on one of those screens, but why? You're still limited to one screen from the PC, at best.

[Howitz]

1 hour ago, dalekphalm said:

Your post is very confusing. Can you clarify what you mean?

 

Because, if I understand you correctly, this still won't work.

 

1. You plug a capture card's USB port into the laptop

2. You plug the HDMI output of the GPU in the PC, into the capture card

3. The Capture card, is therefore, capturing the PC's "video output", and routing it to the laptop

4. Using OBS (or other software)... you... what? You still only have one output screen on one computer.

5. The laptop will have it's own display of course, but the capture stream (via OBS or any other software) will just be a window inside the Laptop's display. You're still limited to one display. And frankly, this setup doesn't even make any sense.

 

You could take the PC's monitor and hook it up to the laptop, giving the laptop 2 screens (assuming compatible video ports on both laptop and monitor), but that doesn't help the PC at all. You could display the PC's output on one of those screens, but why? You're still limited to one screen from the PC, at best.

Yeah basically i want to use my laptop to display my pc, without having a monitor for my pc (using the laptop monitor only, for the pc) as far as you guys told me, it will not be possible

[FBI]

17 minutes ago, Howitz said:

Yeah basically i want to use my laptop to display my pc, without having a monitor for my pc (using the laptop monitor only, for the pc) as far as you guys told me, it will not be possible

you can 100% do that with a capture card i just tested it 

[Glenwing]

8 minutes ago, FBI said:

you can 100% do that with a capture card i just tested it 

Which card are you using?

[FBI]

1 minute ago, Glenwing said:

Which card are you using?

an easycap composite capture card 

[Glenwing]

3 minutes ago, FBI said:

an easycap composite capture card 

I really doubt his PC has composite output

[FBI]

2 minutes ago, Glenwing said:

I really doubt his PC has composite output

Nah i used a hdmi to composite box

 

but it would workthe same with any 3.0 hdmi capture card and would have minimal delay 

[Glenwing]

1 minute ago, FBI said:

Nah i used a hdmi to composite box

 

but it would workthe same with any 3.0 hdmi capture card and would have minimal delay 

I have an HD60, the delay is at least half a second.

 

Most decent capture cards will cost almost as much as a new monitor, sort of defeats the purpose of wanting to use your laptop's screen.

[FBI]

Just now, Glenwing said:

I have an HD60, the delay is at least half a second.

 

Most decent capture cards will cost almost as much as a new monitor, sort of defeats the purpose of wanting to use your laptop's screen.

That uses usb 2.0 thats why 

[Glenwing]

1 minute ago, FBI said:

That uses usb 2.0 thats why 

What makes you say that a USB 3.0 card will have a lower delay on the capture stream?