Build a DIY screen out of recycled parts for cheap
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2016
- Laptop users generally have to just put up with having a single main screen, but thanks to upcycling we can build a DIY portable secondary screen for laptops using recycled parts to keep the cost as low as $25! It not only performs really well, but it looks incredibly unique - it's a piece of solid industrial tech this one! Once you use two screens you can never go back!
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Holy moley - it's only been up a few hours and we're nearly at 3k likes! Thanks guys!
DIY Perks made one of those super bright torches! ruined one but the second go worked! awesome projects and great cinematography
OMG, where do you get those amazing wallpapers?? :O
YES THOSE WALLPAPERS!
DIY Perks it's an awesome build!
the vinyl wrap + epoxy is great!
This is actually a really good idea, surprised I haven't seen something like this until now
The point is to do it yourself, hence DIY... There is a sense of accomplishment and pride when you do something yourself rather than just buying it. Also you tend to appreciate it more.
***** Well it doesn't necessarily have to be done, whatever suits your needs and can be done cheaply with what you have, I for one just viewed this video as an example.
I've not considered doing anything like this because I got my secondary monitor for free. The guy didn't need it anymore, so he just went 'sure, take it'.
Steamrick That's neat, personally I'll probably never do anything like this either because I already have a triple 27" monitor setup :p
GreatScott! made something similar/the same a few years ago, check him out. I agree, it's a cool and fun project :)
new dilemma: should I make a secondary monitor or a lamp out of my old laptop's screen...
What's important?
Is it mashed? Light, not? Secondary screen.
Make the lamp out of the heatsink plus a high power led.
Monitor
Or a smart mirror
Bruh!! Same here!! How come we think same>>
It's strange to me that some startup hasn't done this for profit. The sheer amount of old laptops selling for $25 and under that have salvageable screens is immense. Add 3d printing to the mix and you could make cheap portable screens.
only downside is just shipping time
Well... Thinking about it, you would work for hours to do a decent job, spending around 100 dollars or more considering you will buy an old laptop around 25, a control board around 40, a vinyl, cable protection, the wooden board, screws... To then get a screen that is not that thin, has not industrial levels of finishes and is probably not even high quality. It's just a cool DIY project.
@@dariobelardi333 I could see it being plausible though, most of the electronics and components can be obtained wayyy cheaper in wholesale or by contacting the factories that produce the pcbs. But manual labor is gonna be the hard part to cut down on
a company has done something similar to this now, except with 2 screens. Its called portabl, but their prices are outrageous
@@dariobelardi333 3d print > wood board plus wholesale purchasing
I like watching stuff i'll never build myself.
hahaha me too!!! lame, right?
404 ha, I'm not the only one
404 I'm in that club too
404 yup I'm in!!
😂😂😂😂😂
Another happy customer here. Yes, I could have scoured ebay for a 2nd hand monitor, but doing this myself and rescuing something that would have been in landfill otherwise was a great experience.
Suprisingly quick to do, especially as I used the screen casing from the laptop. Wall mounted above the desk in my workshop, which makes a great COVID work-from-home space.
Thanks very much Matt!
Hey dude, do you have a pic of your finished screen?
how did you use the screen casing of the laptop? Sounds awesome!
That's what I'm trying to figure out too. All these DIYs seem to tell people to make homemade egg cartons to hold the existing monitor in rather than reusing the existing shell. I'm starting to think it's more of a flex to show off their own woodworking skills rather than the practicality of just drilling a few holes in the existing shell and perhaps throwing hinge. I'd probably go as far as to say you can probably stop all the Dollar Store or Walmart and buy a larger size picture frame and cut just enough out the back to hold up the board.
@@desecration171 It's just a personal preference to have a different look than the default building material. Why do people always have to think everyone else is maliciously doing something?
@@MorganEdgy I could ask a similar question of people on the internet that always takes things out of context for the sake of argument (contrarianism). You understand the fundamental differences between a DIY and vanity project, yes? DIYs generally fall under the premise of being "cheaper than hiring a professional" or easy enough for a layman. If it requires you to mine your own dilithium ore, buying a printing press, negotiating with terrorists for a flux capacitor, and getting a special license from the ATF then it's not really a DIY. Most people who are looking at recycling monitors aren't trying to create $400 custom jobs. You can buy prebuilt frames at half the price or buying secondhand at 1/4 or 1/8 the price. I go to construction zones all the time and ask for scrap pieces they are throwing away. The majority of videos for recycling monitors I've seen are more cost-prohibitive or go beyond what is necessary for a basic shell. That's the obvious point I was making.
I'm studying masters in computer science, and I have a bit of a screen size issue on my y720, but I have 2 broken laptops, I can now make 3 screens working at the same time while studying, it's sooo helpful. thank you so much.
That’s so cool I didn’t know u could have three screens!!!
@@gabruekqbryh7871 You can have as many screens as you want
@@alkaupadhyay7650 Yeah I know that now Thanx 👍😁
Did you make a setup of three screens?
@@samdownload8192 i wanna know too lmao
4 years ago, yet even in 2020. this video helped me make a monitor
we want to see the end result!
That 1.1k dislike are those monitor companies blowing their fuses
or the fbi because he's breaking the rules of the system
is there such thing as necro-commenting
Its CompTIA trying to stop people fixinf it themselves. They could create a cert for DIY Screen.
@@owaisunar5227 people who are stupid enough to mess this up exist
Or maybe by people who realize it can be cheaper and way faster to just buy a used "regular" monitor. Nice video, but not worth building this diy.
Dude... I already knew how to recycle these screens but I was puzzled about making an enclosure.. YOU NAILED IT!!!
Nope, he SCREWED IT!
i just glue the control board to 4 pieces of plastic and then glue it to the bare panel. then i bend a wire coat hanger to make a stand. works well.
@@Bugside why did i laugh at this so much xD
@@devicemodder Dude, that´s...crude. LOL.
same xD
I know this is an old video but it is at no point outdated, I came across this when looking for stuff to do during Covid and I remembered my mom having a very old laptop from 2008 that was fully dead, however in pretty good shape, obviously the specs we're nothing by today's standards but the retrieved parts we're certainly very interesting. I had always been looking for a second monitor, since I mostly use my gaming laptop, however it is very annoying to keep having to click of a game to check the chat or look something up. I saw this video and since the screen I had was also from "laptop format" it should sync with my current setup quite nicely. This meant ordering a controller board from Amazon and hooking it up, it worked fine. However, I wasn't really that much of a fan of the design of the outside used in this video, it certainly isn't bad but it wasn't really my style. Since I own a 3d-printer and have a good amount of experience in 3d design software I decided to 3d-print a whole outer casing for the screen. After many hours of printing it came out beautifully and I've been enjoying it for a couple days now, also really questioning how I ever lived without it ;). I went with the black and red theme since it fit my laptop and current setup. For those of you curious here are some screenshots of pictures of the finished product:
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Nice work.
nice one mate
I love your concise explanations. Its such a pleasant change from many videos that have about 10% content and 90% waffle. Congrats your whole series is fascinating.
As a high school teacher who constantly has to prepare exam papers, do grade analysis and a digital art hobbyist. .. this is the most useful DIY I've watched in a long time.
How is being a teacher relevant here?
@@aaqilian5.085 read the comment
@@guilhermealmeida6804
Sorry, but I also don't understand why that is relevant. Can you please explain?
I've had a dead 19inch laptop for like 5 years, I'm so glad I found this video as I would have never thought of this!
Same here, well mine's a 14 inch but I never got rid of it.
This is why its good to to be a pack rat, and watch the videos of like minded people. Never know what great useful ideas for junk that you overlooked.
James Clayton yeah right
@@potato_x69 Exactly. xd
19 ??? u mean 17 ?
You can also use one screen like this in the backseat of a car for playing some videogames with a raspberry pi or something like that.
Max Hero Great idea
Hook up a ps3 and put the screen in the car like a Tesla
Need some help @Max Hero
Maybe watch a film with your phone ? 🤔👍🏻
@@latitzouri stfu
Came here from your newer USB-C touchscreen video, and while the quality of this video is still pretty good, it's awesome to see how much you've grown. You have more energy and the production quality of your newer videos is really great, and you seem much more confident. It's awesome you've been doing this so long and growing as you have been!
It looks better than proper monitors haha!
Exactly!
well yhea, but you can just get another monitor.. and extend the screens.
TeckGeek Obviously. But that's not as mobile.
lol true
nice profile picture!
you should try a kickstarter man, your ideas are really targeted for a mass market
Is kickstarter really good ? :) because i'm developping a game and maybe i will post it on kickstarter for little money help ^^
Valkirian Reborn
it's all really depend on your presentation, the bakers really need to be convinced to invest their money, just look at the project that successful, their presentation is on point
Yeah, I've also thought about it
Said Alghifarix Thanks :)
but his point is to do-it-yourself, what should he sell on kickstarter?
I mean 2:18 harder jump cut than Game of Thrones. how'd we get from disconnected display to control board correctly connected and perfectly functioning haha come on
Need to know that too :D
trueee
On the back of the lcd monitor, there is a 30pin or 40pin connection (depending on the screen you have). The controller board comes with the appropriate connection and can simply be plugged into the back of the monitor like anything else. It slots upwards into place and can be held with some strong electrical tape - if you want that extra protection against it getting dislodged. It is a very delicate connection though, so when disconnecting the original laptop cable from the back or connecting the controller board cable, ensure that you dont force anything. It's easy as that - you then connect a 12v3a DC jack (which can be bought for cheap) which powers the control board - and attach your hdmi to the desired source. It is a great and easy way to recycle old laptop screens that anyone can do..!
simple. you attach the wires and power and test that the monitor works before doing all the rest of the work.
@@Kyrindelock1 so as long as everything is matched (the panel and the control board), it is only plug and play job? no program installation whatsoever?
Love your channel. Your projects are not only brilliant...it helps me recycle my old dead devices. I am a big fan.
You can actually get 5 Volts from the LCD controller itself. The port for attaching an IR sensor has a +5V, gnd and IR pins.
It has? Wish I knew that!
and... what's the alternative?i don't have the multimeter with me
How would you go about attaching it?
How would you go about attaching it?
so i can potentially power a usb-powered device without an extra step down thingy?
didnt understand: drilled holes into my screen
Leander not into the screen into the piece of wood then u attach the screen
@@evildragon196 it was a fucking joke
hahaha lmao
@@lander3308 lol 😂
you fuked up
Hey Matt, would love to see a 2020 update of this with USB-C for power and input!
It'd be the same process, just go to eBay or Aliexpress and find a controller board which has that I/O
Its already there
Thank you so much for posting this DIY video, this is exactly what I want to do with my broken laptop!
This is why I love your channel man, you make some really cool stuff that I don't see everyday, and your videos are really entertaining and with really high quality, and the stuff that you make is awesome as always, keep doing more :)
Absolutely love it mate, I built one myself and I am VERY satisfied with it. Amazing creativity and great narration defitenly helps putting things together when you are actually told what to do and shown. Thanks mate keep up the amazing videos😇🙂
Bravo. The Build Instructions was concise, well thought out script, simple elegant design. Thank you !
Yours is one of my favourite channels on UA-cam!! This is soooo Good!
I've done something like this before, with a dead netbook screen. However, something I don't quite understand is "Most laptops are restricted to just the single built in display". You can also just add a monitor like you can with a desktop... that's essentially all you did here...
That said, good tutorial for those who may not have known. It's a great way to save a little money if you've already got a laptop screen from a laptop that's otherwise not usable.
Portability, perhaps? Most laptop users are working on the go, after all. I can easily see someone just casually setting up the second screen in a cafe, in a hotel lobby before a meeting, or even while waiting for their flight. Plus there's the added bonus of not needing another power supply.
888SpinR There are definitely portable monitors meant to travel with laptops out there. I used one (AOC) in a computer case mod in the past, specifically because it only required a single USB cable for both video and power.
To be clear, I'm not knocking the project, I think it's sweet. I just think he tried too hard to justify it, when he could have just said "because it looks cooler" lol
***** Ahh I wasn't aware of that. Still living in the last decade I suppose. They are pretty costly, though.
What do you mean by "Most laptops are restricted to just the single built in display"?
Wait, I know what you meant now, in the vid. Yeah, that statement made no sense these days.
Its cheaper. I googled portable monitors, everything was like 90+
On this project he spent like 20 bucks on the control boards, probably like another 15 bucks on the wrap, epoxy, and wood board.
The project is for people with a spare laptop around that they can salvage the screen from. Even if someone doesnt have a spare laptop, the screens are like 55 bucks (non touch screens).
His voice is so relaxing! That makes the video enjoyable too.
Wow! Impressed and I wish I had the crafty skills to recycle my screens! well done Pal!
This would have to be one of the most useful channels I have stumbled across.
We live in a tiny place and got rid of our secondary monitors due to space issues. Yes, it's that small.
But this DIY monitor takes up such little space that I might look into it, especially since so much is done via programs like zoom, it would be super helpful to have a secondary monitor for my laptop,
Many thanks for your ideas.
Tightly epoxying the vinyl to the front side will also prevent ingress of cleaning fluids that would otherwise dissolve the standard adhesive. If you use a laptop screen the same height of your laptop you are going to use it with, you should make the stand/base so that it neatly lines up.
One word of warning for the power supply thing though. Often the PSU of a laptop is at the bare minimum of what the laptop needs when it charges its battery and runs doing something power intensive. Thus by drawing away even more power, it might not be healthy, so run some numbers for the wattage that is needed (assuming 80% efficiency of the regulator).
I know this is an old video but I did this to one of my old laptops after watching this and thanks a lot! Really stoked with how it works
That's one of the videos that inspired me the most... I found this video during the COVID-19 lockdown in spring of 2020, to fight the boredom I built my own display using a 15" LCD scraped from an old laptop (MAXDATA ECO 4500IW). What is interesting, the controller I ordered for the display is able to upscale the video in HDMI mode to 1080p - although the physical resolution of the display is lower (1280x800), the picture is surprisingly well readable. I made an enclosure out of a back of an old kitchen cabinet - it was a wood-like material of 3 mm in thickness which I sliced and glued into three layers of appropriate shape. I modified the presented project by mounting the entire device on drawer guides attached to aluminium vertical L-shaped bars. This allowed me to move the display up and down, so that it can be placed precisely above the laptop screen. I also added a Raspberry Pi lying around at the back of the device and I added the small OLED display attached to it. The entire setup works well to this day and I constantly use it for my work.
I made mine and it's turned out very well. Thank you for inspiring! Keep up the good work
Love this video. Again, how is a three-year old video only just making its way to me?? How did I not see this ages ago!!
Will be doing this with my *other* laptop lol
I thought the same thing. I should have learned about this years ago
ikr
Ikr I saw it ages ago then when I got a free monitor it all of a sudden popped up on my recommended
@Ariel 9977 i would like to do this project but i was asking my self...how can i be shure to buy the right power adapter?
Finally a use for all my old laptops, thank you thank you! I would marry this DIY if i could. Subbed!
Matt, you are as cool as a fan, mate. I'm going to build this while I hide out from the ole Coronavirus. Thanks much. Hope you're well. Tk
Todd Kimbrell were you able to find a way to make the lcd driver from the laptop parts
@@beninfarum923 No sir, I have a laptop screen and a Samsung tab screen. But i have not gotten that far yet. I was truly hoping that once I had an interface board, I'd be alright (pnp) but now you have me wondering. Lol.
What is your progress? Did you finish it? :)
@@albinoameise Fair question, i i ended up making a desk lamp out of the tab screen with a 5v .5amp source because i am a knuckle dragging Neanderthal underwear model. I have also obtained an entire set of cold cathodes from a larger tv. im hoping to do some cool stuff with those using my torch and a bag of medicinal edibles. we shall see what comes of this.
@@albinoameise never started
amazing. this video inspired me to give some use to my broken laptop. I wish I had watched it long before. thank you very much!
Nice idea. I'm thinking about a foldable double-Monitors, for a transportable 3 monitor setup with my laptop.
just buy usb monitors.
hmm... I might do that :)
the double monitors would be facing outward when folded, added ninja benefit, Hinge a clipboard over them as a screen protector when closed and a paper easel when open
Your videos just keep getting better man, well done.
ALL DONE. Completed looks great
Thanks for all the videos you do phenomenal work and actually make videos that explain the components needed and how to install. Im a beginner and definitely appreciate the detailed information. I built a voice controlled nightstand drawer lock and drawer opener using wifi wireless smart switch relay module and dc motor but am not satisfied with the build. I would really love to see a video from you on that, I haven't seen any really good videos on using the smart relay module for that application. Keep up the good work!
Loved this so much I did it myself. had a lot of fun doing it. I reused the top of the lap top instead of building a new frame. Thanks for all the tips!!
Was thinking along the same lines ... good to know someone thought of the same thing , did it and worked
I still have 3 old laptops over here, all 1366x768. Considering making a surround monitor setup. :3
Thought about this also, but maybe there is some border where this gets hella impractical :D
Also your desk needs to be way on the bigger side ;)
I'm curious if there is a way to wire the three panels into 'one' so you only need one connection to your video card.
Unless you have a REALLY nice video card. =D
R9 280x, not sure if it will be able to handle games on higher settings, but I am going to buy a second 280x so that should be alright.
you could put hinges between the mointors than you can fold it and take it with you
kenoalbatros That sounds like a great idea. :3
You professional UA-camr...
Saved the most exiting part for after the sponsorship. Clever...
Respect the creativity
with a little bit of design improvement and the engineering of the enclosure itself this is a nice project!
This is really creative!
I'll make sure to look into this project!
We have a notebook at work which really can not be replaced because of the old fashioned COM port which connects it to an older, but vital, CAM machine. The screen died and it was going to cost the company about $350 to get the part and have a Dell technician install it.
We had an old notebook sitting around which was absolutely good for nothing as it would not even turn on. Though the models were different and made in different years they were both Dell. The screens appeared to be about the same so I thought, "Why not?" My first ever attempt at a notebook monitor swap worked. While $350 is not a big deal to my company they were glad to save the money and surprised I could do the work. Made me look good.
We also had two identical PC monitors. One monitor clearly went bad and was not good any more. The other one had the bezel button break and would not turn on. Shame of it was the monitor was still fairly new. But I held on to it and eventually swapped the bezel to get one working (and fairly new) monitor.
Awesome!
I replaced the monitor in an older IBM T60 with a monitor from a broken PPC Apple iBook G4. Two different companies. Same screen, same company.
tron3entertainment I hope that you've charged your company 50% of the price.
Ha, I wish. But the monitor I fixed is now being used as a 2nd by a new guy. He appreciates the history of the fix. If I never fixed it, I had nothing to give him.
Repurpose is better than recycle.
tron3entertainment True, but it's also better to teach a man how to fish. 😄
I knew from the first moment that i wont do the build, but watching this is just so relaxing
This has to be worth a try! Thanks Matt!
Amazing! My DIY probably isn't going to be like this if I tried it. But, thanks for the Tips!
I’m about to go through your back catalogue of videos. Totally procrastinating from the Sunday lunch 🤣🤣👍
This is absolutely fantastic!!! will be doing this later for sure
I knew DIY Perks would have just what I needed!
Just finished mine and it works fantastic + looks great. Thanks for the fun to build and the pride to have succeeded to get it to work.
When are you going to build a drone ? I am sure I am not the only one to be very interested.
where did you buy the extra power supply?
gerasimos jerry I bought it from eBay, vendor called warm-tech. Cannot post a link here. It cost me € 5.5, and works perfectly. Good luck !
Frederic Martin Where did you buy the cable sleeving? And what size?
Frederic Martin imagine he collaborate with colin furze,
Can I like use a faulty screen
That actually has a better bezel than most monitors
I'd buy it if it was a ~21'' 1080p monitor.
might be an old tv pannel hack?
Love your work Mat... inspiring indeed.
Here during quarantine, I'm definitely gonna do this with my old Dell.
Wow! Very professional. This should be on Discovery Channel's How it's made.
A series of LI-ION battery packs on the back would make it self powered and will really kick this project up a notch.
Plus it saves having to lug the plug pack for the laptop around if you intend to work on battery power - most modern laptops get around 6 hours out of the battery, or even longer if doing light tasks such as simply browsing the web.
You could add a protective cover using piano hinge at the very base of the screen. This would attach to some thin ply covered in the same nylon wrap. It could be secured in place with many things - hook and loop tape, small neodymium magnets etc. A fabric loop attached to both the cover and the back of the screen would make a convenient carry handle, and make the display easy to open for use.
youd get more out of this. its just a screen, the batteries wouldnt have to power a cpu and graphics, only the screen.
Great use of old laptops. Very creative...
This is an awesome build!!! Thank you so much for the idea.
*Love this channel!*
Just figured that a sparepart screen (where I'm from) costs around usd 10-15, while the control board is about usd 50-60.
Thanks Matt for this tutorial, greatly appreciated ~
I'm going to try this but use the old Laptop screen housing after spray painting it. I'm just waiting on the controller board now. Fingers crossed I should have this done by the end of the month. Thanks for the video, it is super helpful!
I made this project years ago and I have to remake it cause, incredible as it sounds, this still isn't a thing at the price point
How much was it?
What are the specs of the power adapter for such a screen
@@pierrel8330 On the website of the manufacturer of the display controller board they sait that 12v 3-5a is good. (5a if you plan on using a 17 inch panel)
Did you use m2 or m3 pcb pillars?
Running power from USB-C would be a great option too for newer laptops
My thoughts exactly, if only there were more laptops with USB-C at the time *sigh*
darkmist255 Macbook user detected
I didn't even think about USB C, thats a great idea!
Now, I know nothing about electricity, but would it be possible to use a USB C male to HDMI female converter (like this a.co/5TEi1oi), interrupt the wire between them to take power out to the monitor? Data would be transferred to the HDMI part and power would fork off to the controller board. Would USB C have the voltage to do that? Connecting a monitor with a single USB C cable sounds neat!
Daily Cake Slice A USB C is like an HDMI and IEC cable put together. Essentially, if you have a laptop that has a USB C port, you could both power and send data with just one cable, not splitters or converters necessary. If you dont have one in your laptop, your probably going to want to go and find a splitter converter that sends power from a USB A and the data from an HDMI which would then go to USB C. So in other words, find an adapter where it has an HDMI and USB input and a USB C output. As far as USB C being able to handle the voltage, you can daisy chain power multiple monitors without a problem. Do your research on USB C cables though, not all are created equal and don't cheap out on them. The cheaper ones can fry your devices so try and steer clear of those.
Gregg Carter Gregg Carter Thanks, I actually have a desktop with USB-C, but it's a small form factor so I wanted a portable monitor. If I'm not mistaken, display outputs are usually disabled when you have a graphics card and you instead use the ones that are on the card. Do you know if I'd be able to still use the usbc port? Sorry I don't mess with this stuff much :P The reason I talked about a splitter is that I doubt any control board I buy for the screen I have would have a usbc port (it's pretty old). If I took the USB c cable connected from my computer and had the power wires power the screen and have the data wires (I assume that's how all this works, if not I'd just have things branch off) go towards the USB c to hdmi converter, and have that go to the control board, would all possibly work?
Amazing, man you are gifted
Amazing work 👏
I will use this video to make one of mine from my old laptop. Thanks!!!
You really had me fooled with the carbon fibre effect, I was about to go off and look up the prices of CF sheets. Smart use of the motherboard standoffs too. Never come across control boards like this before, will have to investigate.
Brilliant, I just spent a day fixing my old Toshiba P200 but having now got four old laptops kicking around, I'm quite excited, the possibilities are endless! I really enjoy the build, simple and I'll get came in around £24? If you told us how cheap, we would know for sure it's not cheaper tha. a second Monitor. Anyway, that'd be cheating...
Thank you so much for this. I think this is exactly what I need to do to fix my flickering screen.
Thanks for the video. I was able to reuse my old laptop monitor!
Hi @DIY Perks can you do a tutorial how to connect screen's cable pin to the board? i can't figure out hot to connect it
matt, you create such great content mate. keep up the great work!! i hope loads of people sub your channel
I've a ton of old laptops kicking about, some I've fully refurbished, some I'd parked to strip for parts for to upgrade the refurb's. I'd suspected that it might be possible to drive all these spare LCDs panels and I can confirm I've now got one working with an inexpensive LDVS controller board, thanks to this video :)
Very good video, I will be assembling my project about this as soon the parts arrive, Thanks for sharing😊
I love when he says "recycled", and starts building a Dinosaur out of an old computer
lol
I suppose everyone has their preference. I would have mounted it on a piece of acrylic. great build though!
I think that it will cause disturbing light on edges
depends on the way the monitor is manufactured Many have an outer casing
or you can make the top matte with some scratchy stuff, maybe sandpaper starting really rough and then working down to make it not scratched but matte
if you use a random orbital sander with 180 or 220 grit sandpaper, it will turn it frosted or matte. The pattern is a result of the random sanding action of the sander.
It's an old school trick to turn shiny acrylic into frosted.......
that remote media box on the left is really great
Thank you man. It's very worthy.
I mean cool and all, but with some looking you can find a good one for real cheap! One day, I was like "I wanna get a second monitor" so i went to a nearby thrift store and found a monitor. It was 1080p, pretty big, worked great, and it was 50% off at the time, so no lie, i got it for 3 dollars.
Owo
In my country we cant find one for less than $40 (1/6 of minimum wage) , really old and fat. If you need a portable one, and thin, u need to buy from china (bcs here is double the price), and it will cost so much more than $40. I've bought all i needed to this project today, already have the screen from a old laptop, and it cost me around $30-35. So i guess its worth it... I can use it in home and take it with me to my university/work/gf's house
I think you're missing the point of this video. Of course he could just go out and buy a cheap monitor, but he wanted to build one himself (badass), as well as recycle an old screen that was probably just going to end up in a landfill somewhere.
I'll certainly give you points for the portability, but it might not be as cheap as just buying the controller, because you also mention more materials that most people might not have laying around, like the MDF, the carbon fiber vinyl, PCB standoff pillars, female to female standoffs, cable shielding, piece of aluminum, fast drying epoxy, masking tape, and 12v power adaptor. Also the monitor should have some kind of cover for the display if it is to be carried around with the laptop. I'm certainly interested in building at least one of these just for the fun of it.
Great video! You are a very creative guy! Keep working. Congratulations!
Nicely done!
And whaddya know--I have a couple of old laptops laying around.
The improved appearance is really nice.
This is so cool!😍
If it is cool, why don't you use it in summer...save electricity to run the AC..
why do many screens have thick bezels when it's so easy to make them thin as seen in the video?
Companies do that from durability reasons.
The smaller a part is, the more expensive it is to manufacture and assemble, as it require more precision from the machine which build them, and the quality control is also more intensive.
doe maeries also for cooling
There are two types of lcd panel that come in market. One that is thick is normal one another comes called paper led panel which is more expensive
cuz laptop manufacturers also put wifi, camera and microphone in there
Thankyou so very much for this, I had an old ASUS Netbook which went dead on me, and I was going to throw it all out, but because of you showing me this, I decided to take it apart, and grab the screen and hard disk, and I have ordered a controller board and plastic case, just waiting for them to come now so I can use the screen as a 2nd monitor for my PC
You are the God of DIY
Nice simple DIY project!
Here's a tip for portability and battery life: Glue the monitor on the side of a car battery. Battery acts as a stand, a power source and it has a handle for moving the monitor around!
Are you joking or not.
I'm talking like a month of screen on time.
I really don't think a heavy car battery would be the best for portability or powering a monitor in the first place.
Mikko Haavisto For portability, let's glue a huge battery to add weight and size to the slim monitor.
I like this would be nice to see a v2 that incorporates a rasberry pi and touch screen and use as a portable video player
Andrew Jones can I use this to connect my xbox
@@traponion7168 yes
That's called a "computer"
Awesome diy video, I'm definitely going to recycle my old HP laptop to make a secondary screen
I think I'm gonna go for an oldstyle formica wraper, as in an old caravan :-)
I did it! But made it battery operated instead. Its sooooo cool. Thanks for the project!
Thanks for the video. With this idea, I make a portable "Banana PI" Linux PC with an old 17" notebook screen (LP171WE2-TLA2), which I still have lying around.. :-)
I recently replaced my laptop display to an IPS panel and have the old TN (1366*768) sitting idle.... once i manage to be able to build a frame for it... I'll continue to do this.
This is an awesome DIY video! Thanks I am going to build two....