Upgrade to VGA?

**DHarvey** · #1 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008, 05:20 AM

Has anyone ever thought to try to upgrade their Vogue to a VGA screen? I know there is the Eten Glofish x800 that has a VGA screen.

Anybody think this could ever be possible? This is something I have been thinking about ever since I first got a T-Mobile MDA almost 5 years ago.

As far as warranty is concerned, If there was a VGA upgrade for my Vogue, I would void my warranty in a heartbeat. Hell, I might even skip a beat.

**Success100** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008, 10:44 AM

it probably is possible, but you also have to think, if you fit a vga screen in, what type of drivers would be needed for vga output to the screen? The chips in the mogul/touch are made for qvga, so i wonder what would be needed in terms of drivers/software/firmware changes to make this possible

**DHarvey** · #3 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008, 02:31 PM

I'm sure there is a mastermind out there who can port over drivers from the Glofish x800 or a phone similar. It has to be possible. I know the processor in our devices can power a VGA screen because it is designed to be powerful enough to power small laptop computers.

GnatGoSplat · #4 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008, 03:33 PM

I won't say it's impossible, but it's highly impractical.
The controlling ICs, flex cable connectors, and pinouts are all different. As far as hardware is concerned, even between two different revisions of the same device, sometimes the LCDs are completely incompatible. To install an LCD from another device would be even more impractical because they are usually device-specific.

**DHarvey** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008, 03:53 PM

I may sound like a stubborn old mule but I still think it may be worth a try. From a money standpoint it isn't going to be easy I know but if the upgrade was perfected then I would gladly pay for it.

**Success100** · #6 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dharvey4651

I may sound like a stubborn old mule but I still think it may be worth a try. From a money standpoint it isn't going to be easy I know but if the upgrade was perfected then I would gladly pay for it.

me too, if its possible

Touch_Pete · #7 (**permalink**) 03-25-2008, 08:21 AM

I found RealVGA OK but a google of Nydot Vitrual Display brings up a bunch of crack sites. Have they gone out of business? Does anyone know how to get this software? If it is commercial software and it does what is advertised I don't mind paying for it.

**DHarvey** · #8 (**permalink**) 03-25-2008, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by lawman08

yeh sorry i didnt spell it "officially"

http://www.nyditot.com/Home.asp

It's nice, don't get me wrong, but it's incredibly buggy. The top right corner of the screen becomes un-responsive in any way. I like it, just not the bugs.

RealVGA did not work at all for me. It changed the resolution of the last splash screen and nothing else. It also caused some icons in the programs menu to stop displaying properly.

Dan.

Tmair · #9 (**permalink**) 03-15-2009, 11:05 PM

can some one help me un install realvga, actualy I guess I need help un installing the resolution cab for the 96 dpi, I cant seam to be able to get rid of it, I have un installed every thing else but my splash screen on soft reset is way wrong, so I would think there are other things I just havent found yet.
Thanks
Terry