If we do not want to purchase a standalone monitor, the only other option outside of completely disassembling a laptop and purchasing hardware to build a standalone monitor out of it, is to use your local network. We are looking use a desktop (or laptop), as the primary computer and use a separate laptop as an additional monitor.
Most laptops only offer VGA, DVI, or HDMI outputs, meaning the connection will only work from the laptop to an external monitor. It only goes one direction, out from the laptop, not to the laptop. There is a better solution and we will get to that in a minute, however, I want to explain why it’s not just as simple as taking a VGA, DVI, or HDMI cable and connecting it from one computer to the laptop. Not because it won’t work, but because it is way too involved for the average user who just simply wants to use a laptop as an external monitor. Although he clearly knows what is doing I found it extremely geeky and even comical because he defines the stereotype of a computer geek. There are numerous YouTube videos that show how people have taken a laptop apart and literally removed the screen completely creating a stand alone monitor out of it. Though the laptop was never designed to be used as a standalone monitor, it is possible to use your laptop as a second monitor if both the primary computer and the laptop are both running the Windows operating system.īefore you decide to throw that old laptop away, I encourage you to read on, because I’ll show you that your old laptop still may be able to serve you for years to come, just in a different capacity. Usually I get this question on their way to the store to buy a new one, and I’ll ask them, “Did you know that you can use that laptop as a monitor?” Occasionally, I will hear someone ask what they should do with their old laptop.
By Tim Chesonis | Last Updated: February 2, 2019
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