Question Touch Screens without 'Touch'?

[KamenSqwirl]

Hihi everyone,

So, Im designing my portable 64 and doing my research as I go. Ive picked a screen that I want to order, so that's covered. However... I have a Coby Kyros tablet just wasting away over here... so I have a couple questions.

1)Can I use its screen theoretically?
2)Is it ok to use a 'touch screen' if you have no intention to use the touch functionality?

This is my first thread post so feel free to critique it as well. That's how you learn.

Thankythankies

 

[DeoNaught]

Short answer; No

Long answer; Nope, you'd have to reverse engineer it, find it's datasheet, find out how to drive it, and then how to get composite(or vga) connected to the monitor.

It's easier and cheaper to just a new screen.

 

[KamenSqwirl]

Lol cool, probably saved me a lot of trouble and the little tablet's life (>.> it can live for now....). I didnt think to consider the composite at all. >.< im going to go back over my parts list and make sure everything is compatible.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Fruity_Grebbles]

If you really want to do it, you could probably get some sort of composite capture peripheral for your tablet and then it would work as a display.

Terribly inefficient and overwrought tho.

Better off buying one, I agree.