All right now i know that i am a tad late to join in on the fray but i did have just one question that i hope someone could answer.

I was thinking that if you could find out what each pin does on the LCD from the laptop you could just wire it directly to an Adapter (DB-25 or DVI, probably DVI) and plug it in. Now i realize that wont work right off but hear me out. Couldnt you get a hold of the device driver code and potentially rewrite the the device to handle the different pin config. Now i know that rewriting a display driver wouldnt be a walk in the park but i have quite a bit of free time and a huge interest in keep boards and circutry and power to a minimum so ANY beam of hope in the minimalist style is good enough for me. I know it will take time to do and is impractical but if it is plausible i would like to pursue it further. If ANYONE can help i would appreciate it.