2.8k display panel as an external monitor?

[Shiroudan]

Wanted: USB-C to eDP board to interface the Display Kit

We want to help foster development of ways to re-use every module in the Framework Laptop. There is already a healthy ecosystem around the Mainboard and an interesting board to interface the Input Kit. Next on the list in terms of value would be the Display Kit. It is somewhat possible to interface the Display Kit using one of these https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832860412151.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.788f18028HAngg&gatewayAdapt=deu2usa4itemAdapt&_randl_shipto=US as discussed in HDMI …

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Thinking about using the top panel + display as an external monitor for my gaming PC, what do I need to know?

update According to Guide to eDP (Embedded Display Port) Cables | Quadrangle Products Inc., control boards for displays maybe aren’t needed anymore as eDP contains all that? So maybe i need an eDP to DisplayPort or HDMI adapter or something This person made their own: displayport - Wiring Embedded Display Port (eDP) to a full-size Display port - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange And accidentally learned about cable quality. Oh! Someone on these forums posted about this very topic last ye…

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