How can I connect a laptop LCD to a VGA port?

[djpeanut]

Hello,

I pulled an LCD from a broken laptop. I know it works. It's an LG-Philips LP141WP4. http://www.displayalliance.com/research/lp171wp4-tla5.html

Would there be any chance of being able to hook it up to another PC as a standalone monitor?

It has a 30-pin connector on the back and a 2-pin power connector on the side. I have a soldering iron and a box of spares. Any ideas where to start?

 

[hang-the-9]

http://www.google.com/search?q=converting+laptop+screen+into+monitor

 

[djpeanut]

Good plan, somehow I couldn't get the wording right before...