PSU's have 12v lines.
LCD's sometimes have external power adapters, which often output 12v to the LCD. You can get 19v LCD's, 12v LCD's and probably others, but let's assume we have an LCD which requires 12v at 3~4A.
A 12v PSU line usually supplies 12v with up to ~20A (if it's a reasonable PSU), so in theory there is plenty of power.
Should it not be possible to hook up an LCD to one of the PSU's 12v power outputs to power it, this doing away with the need for 2 plugs (one for the PSU, one for the monitors power).
I'm thinking in terms of a custom PC where the case and monitor are modded. Seems like it should be possible in theory at least to power the LCD from the PSU.
Am I being mad? Is there some obvious flaw that I haven't thought of? Has anyone tried it before?
LCD's sometimes have external power adapters, which often output 12v to the LCD. You can get 19v LCD's, 12v LCD's and probably others, but let's assume we have an LCD which requires 12v at 3~4A.
A 12v PSU line usually supplies 12v with up to ~20A (if it's a reasonable PSU), so in theory there is plenty of power.
Should it not be possible to hook up an LCD to one of the PSU's 12v power outputs to power it, this doing away with the need for 2 plugs (one for the PSU, one for the monitors power).
I'm thinking in terms of a custom PC where the case and monitor are modded. Seems like it should be possible in theory at least to power the LCD from the PSU.
Am I being mad? Is there some obvious flaw that I haven't thought of? Has anyone tried it before?
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