The display module is just that: the LCD component, divorced from any display driver, processor, or backlight (so rumors of an improved backlight are still unconfirmed, though very likely).
It could be a corrupted display driver (my guess) or a problem in the LCD controller itself — too early to tell.
The key to the magic is using a wired connection (via Lightning or 30-pin dock connector) and the mandatory installation of a new display driver on your Mac that will recognize the connected iPad as a monitor.
It uses a USB display driver and sends both image and power over the cable, making presentations or little home movies a snap.
In the first dismantling of the iPad mini, which will be sold in 34 countries beginning Friday, teardown and gadget-repair specialist company, iFixit, discovered a Samsung display driver chip, which indicated that Apple had picked the Korean firm's screen technology.
It's built by former Apple display engineers, and it uses an actual display driver to recognize your iPad hardware.
It's a custom-built, diamond-pattern OLED array that was built to Apple specifications and driven by an Apple display driver.
You'll also need an LED display driver, available here from Sparkfun.
But after an issue with the display driver a short time later, he returned the laptop and picked up a higher-end R540.
A simple spec for 3D signal transmission over HDMI, a tweak to the display driver, and they're done creating "the next generation of television".
High decibel (low luminance) limit is achieved by adjusting the display driver to produce a very slow increase in luminance at low video levels.
