Another option for getting 5112x2880 in a 54" screen at about the same
price (not quite the same density, but much simpler) is get 4 cheap IPS
monitors. Monoprice has a few to choose from:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=114&cp_id=11401&cs_id=1130704

I have the Zero-G and it works great.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=114&cp_id=11401&cs_id=1130704&p_id=10509&seq=1&format=2

I picked it up through Massdrop, who got the price down even lower and
added a zero dead pixel guarantee. If enough people request it, they will
probably do another group buy.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/monoprice-monitor?s=IPS


On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Benjamin Bergman <[email protected]>wrote:

> If your end goal is to have a bunch of laptop LCDs on HDMI, you could just
> get driver boards with the HDMI built in, something like this:
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/HDMI-VGA-2AV-Lcd-controller-Board-work-with-Lots-of-LCD-panel-Driver-Board/645095447.html
>
> I've also heard that iPad replacement retina displays are just displayport
> screens. This would give a super high resolution, but I don't think there
> are any off the shelf breakout boards available.
> http://hackaday.com/2013/04/22/connect-a-retina-display-to-a-regular-computer/
>
> Maybe that doesn't quite meet your needs, but it is another option to look
> at.
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 4:37 AM, chris kluka <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> So, apparently you can use the Lapdock 100 as a 10.1 inch HDMI monitor
>> with a usb keyboard and mouse, you just need some mini hdmi to hdmi, gender
>> benders, hdmi cables, and usb cables.
>>
>> Also... they are available for $60 shipping and import taxes in.
>>
>> I've ordered one to see what it can do. If I can get it working the way I
>> want it to, I might get more of them.
>>
>> In theory, if this all works, I can build a 9 monitor array all built off
>> of two ATI 6990's crossfired,9 Lapdock 100's and one 42" TV for a "desktop"
>> monitor.
>>
>> The "30.3 inch" 9-monitor array would have a 4096x2304 resolution and
>> would be beside a 42 inch 1920x1080 LCD.
>>
>> Since they are $60 each (shipping/taxes in), I can get 9 of these for
>> $540. I am anticipating another $100 in cables and connectors to make it
>> all work and maybe another $150 in mounting equipment.
>>
>> All in, it should be about $800. I'll report back when I get the first
>> one working.
>>
>> I'd love to get this all working and then replace the laptop LCD's in the
>> lapdocks with some higher resolution laptop LCD's from laptop replacements.
>> The Lapdocks will provide the HDMI to LVDI conversion and power for the
>> monitors. I will just need to replace the LCD controller and LCD which can
>> be done for about $26 + LCD. This means I should be able to get 17.1 inch
>> 1920x1080 screens to plug into the lapdocks for about $90 each. Replacing
>> all 9 of these would cost another $810 and would bring the overall setup to
>> 5760 x 3240 in a "51.3 inch screen".
>>
>> $2000 for a > 5760P monitor array seems appealing.
>>
>> For now, I'll start with $60 and see how it goes.
>>
>> -- Chris
>>
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