I would like to know how to use my laptop as a monitor for my desktop. my laptop is running windows 7 and my desktop is running ubuntu 13.10. i do not have a monitor for the desktop. Thank you.
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Could you clarify what type of solution you were looking for? Are you trying to find a hardware connection to your laptop monitor or are you trying to pipe your desktop screen to a working laptop? Would your laptop be on?– Mr.LeeFeb 20, 2014 at 20:58
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I'm afraid the closest you may come is a remote desktop solution. This however would mean you need a monitor temporarily on the desktop to install and setup the remote server. I do this all the time using tightvnc on the win7 box and remote desktop viewer in full screen on the laptop but this isn't exactly what you describe.– DennisFeb 20, 2014 at 21:07
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Rarely do laptops have HDMI input ports. Almost all laptops come with HDMI output port.
There are various converters like AV-to-USB, HDMI-to-USB, VGA-to-USB which could be used to connect the desktop through the USB port in laptop.