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HP Pavilion tx2000z Resistive Touchscreen Challenge

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Former Member over 13 years ago

Hello,

 

I have a tablet - what the old definition of tablet meant. It's the HP Pavilion tx2000z with the resistive touchscreen that twists around. It has a great stylus.

 

Over two years ago, I ran an HD movie on it and the whole thing crashed. It wouldn't start for some reason. So I took out the hard drive, formatted it and I'm currently using it as an external storage device.

 

The tablet doesn't work because there's no hard drive. But, I'm sure the touchscreen still works.

 

My challenge is, what could be the best way to hack the tablet and make use of the still functional resistive touchscreen...? This could be a great show idea.

 

Thanks,

 

ACP

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    colecago over 13 years ago

    Not super difficult, get an LVDS controller like this

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Controller-Board-DIY-Kit-RTD2270L-Driver-LVDS-Inverter-Turn-LCD-to-Monitor-/110925504614?pt=US_Server_Boards&hash=item19d3ace066

    And a resistive touch screen to USB controller like this

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-wire-Resistive-LCD-touch-screen-panel-USB-port-controller-touch-panel-driver-/180836520468?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1ab25214

    (they have 4 and 5 wire models)

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  • colecago
    colecago over 13 years ago

    Not super difficult, get an LVDS controller like this

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Controller-Board-DIY-Kit-RTD2270L-Driver-LVDS-Inverter-Turn-LCD-to-Monitor-/110925504614?pt=US_Server_Boards&hash=item19d3ace066

    And a resistive touch screen to USB controller like this

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-wire-Resistive-LCD-touch-screen-panel-USB-port-controller-touch-panel-driver-/180836520468?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1ab25214

    (they have 4 and 5 wire models)

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    Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to colecago

    Thanks for the response! However, I have no knowledge/experience whatsoever with doing this kind of stuff. That's why I posted this here. What do you suggest I should do...? I really want to make good use of that touchscreen...

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