Re: Connecting laptop to desktop



The short answer to your question is . . . no.

Not with old stuff, and it depends on your video card rather than your
desktop. You did not mention what video card you have in the desktop but I
bet it is an old one. Any laptop you buy today will allow you to connect to
another monitor or TV. If you are trying to cut corners financially, I would
say you are wasting your time and your money. You more than likely are going
to have to buy a new video card for your desktop to get your laptop to do
what you are wanting to do.

"Johan M" <Johan.M.20qa7m@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have a desktop where I do most of my work, an old laptop, and an old
> monitor. I want to be able get rid of my old monitor, get a new
> laptop, and use my laptop as the monitor for the desktop. Is there any
> way I can do this?
>
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