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Generic Eric:

--- Quote from: nitrogen_widget on May 09, 2014, 04:39:45 pm ---However, I looked at doing this with an old Pentium M laptop & determined without a docking station I still needed to open the lid, turn on the PC, & manually hit the key combo to turn on external monitor.


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That is my experience too.  Its a hassle at this point to have a laptop.

PL1:

--- Quote from: Generic Eric on May 09, 2014, 05:39:30 pm ---
--- Quote from: nitrogen_widget on May 09, 2014, 04:39:45 pm ---However, I looked at doing this with an old Pentium M laptop & determined without a docking station I still needed to open the lid, turn on the PC, & manually hit the key combo to turn on external monitor.

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That is my experience too.  Its a hassle at this point to have a laptop.

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Agreed on the greater hassle tapping into the power button.  :(

One bit of good news is that some laptops (like my Toshiba) will remember the monitor setting.  YMMV.


Scott

Draco_Elessar:
I'm using a laptop for my cocktail build. I removed the LCD (and the lid), so that it will use the external monitor by default. Also soldering some wire to the power button, so that you can extend it, and use a pushbutton is worth it.

Le Chuck:

--- Quote from: Draco_Elessar on May 12, 2014, 09:29:29 am ---I'm using a laptop for my cocktail build. I removed the LCD (and the lid), so that it will use the external monitor by default. Also soldering some wire to the power button, so that you can extend it, and use a pushbutton is worth it.

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I've done this too to great result but don't know if I'd call it "worth it", if a laptop is free and all I have then I'll take the time to save to green but if I can use a desktop or just a free mobo I will every time.  I've got a laptop pulling duty as my HTPC right now and it sucks. 

nitrogen_widget:
I have older laptop as my HTPC in the bedroom just running XBMC.
I found a dirt cheap docking station off e-bay & it made things so much better.
with the docking station I can boot it up to the external display without lifting the lid just by pressing the power button on the dock.
it's so much nicer than before.

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