Two Options if You Have a Cracked LCD TV Screen

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  • Опубліковано 20 лис 2023
  • Have you done either of these two things if you had a cracked screen TV? Or do you just throw it away?
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  • @gavinrichardson3918
    @gavinrichardson3918 6 місяців тому +2828

    I found a identical tv with a power problem! It kept turning off so i bought it for £30 put the screen in mine and boom fixed my £800 tv

    • @FrugalRepair
      @FrugalRepair  6 місяців тому +276

      Congratulations! That’s great to hear.

    • @albertdavis1882
      @albertdavis1882 6 місяців тому +119

      Transfers the screen rather than the PSU 😂 guess you needed an adventure

    • @shizzlenizzle
      @shizzlenizzle 6 місяців тому

      ​@@albertdavis1882thought same thing

    • @mixerfistit5522
      @mixerfistit5522 6 місяців тому +97

      ​@@albertdavis1882but then he'd have fixed the wrong tv, silly 😅

    • @albertdavis1882
      @albertdavis1882 6 місяців тому +44

      @@mixerfistit5522 was this a joke? Just wondering. To be clear on what I was saying. He had a broken screen and a working power supply. Then he bought a unit with a broken power supply and a working screen. It would have been a less arduous task to take the working PSU and put it in the unit with the working screen. He did the opposite.

  • @LiquidCandyMedia
    @LiquidCandyMedia 6 місяців тому +578

    The light table idea is honestly brilliant. Lights that big and that bright cost an arm and a leg where as you could get a broken tv on the side of the road for free

    • @sirob584
      @sirob584 5 місяців тому +22

      Man I was just thinking this. I have a broken tv in my garage that hasn’t went to the side of road yet and that would hang beautifully up in my barn lmao

    • @swforlife3726
      @swforlife3726 5 місяців тому +42

      Now plug in a Chromecast and you have ceiling audio

    • @matthewsunman2400
      @matthewsunman2400 5 місяців тому +12

      Hmmm wonder how long you'd have to run the TV before it would have been cheaper to just buy lights?

    • @sirob584
      @sirob584 5 місяців тому +3

      @@matthewsunman2400 seeing as it was broken and already paid off it’s literally a free light lol so it would never be cheaper to buy the lights if you have a free one. Even if only able to use for a month 😂

    • @matthewsunman2400
      @matthewsunman2400 5 місяців тому +7

      @@sirob584 so let's say the TV costs $3 dollars a month to run and a light costs $0.3 regardless of cost eventually the cost will pass each other, the closer the running margin the longer that takes.

  • @TheBaconKing32
    @TheBaconKing32 6 місяців тому +983

    I miss the old tvs where you could make a giant magnifying glass.

    • @ENDER_ELSA_1817
      @ENDER_ELSA_1817 6 місяців тому +41

      I still have a old screen like those
      I take apart tvs and keep the old screens
      My room is indeed using leds from a tv

    • @rossbrumby1957
      @rossbrumby1957 6 місяців тому +12

      Rear projection tv's.

    • @heangy4471
      @heangy4471 6 місяців тому +29

      ​@@ENDER_ELSA_1817bruh what the hell is that profile picture? 💀

    • @JoeyLindsay
      @JoeyLindsay 6 місяців тому

      @@heangy4471his about me is worse 😂

    • @djrnl2705
      @djrnl2705 6 місяців тому +9

      Or you can produce a sun's death ray from it

  • @user-se2pb5yx5p
    @user-se2pb5yx5p 6 місяців тому +562

    before opening make sure you know there are charged capacitors on the board that will shock you. So, know how to discharge and test before yoh open for safety.

    • @wanderingrenegade771
      @wanderingrenegade771 6 місяців тому +68

      At least I am alive after several discharged capacitor in the crt days of tube TV I flew across the room from the HV section,and I am here 40 years later to post on that.

    • @bennyrich7361
      @bennyrich7361 6 місяців тому +34

      Some TV capacitors could kill you... People don't understand that...

    • @DaxL_net
      @DaxL_net 6 місяців тому +3

      Only thought microwaves had power after disconnection.

    • @KekeeBlack
      @KekeeBlack 6 місяців тому +3

      @@wanderingrenegade771 Oh so it's safe then? 😂

    • @KekeeBlack
      @KekeeBlack 6 місяців тому +28

      @@DaxL_netmost electronics have capacitors in them, some have ones that hold a lot of power. Microwave capacitors can kill you, as far as modern TVs go I doubt it but I'm not sure.

  • @Willesden_Rab1_TV
    @Willesden_Rab1_TV 5 місяців тому +12

    i honestly thought you were going to show us how to replace a screen ...
    but finding alternative uses= deserves a thumbs up 👍
    we have become " throw away society "

  • @ZebbMassiv
    @ZebbMassiv 6 місяців тому +224

    The big old Plazma tvs are useful. You can harvest the giant fesnel lens and make your own solar death ray.

    • @blxxdyyy
      @blxxdyyy 6 місяців тому +9

      the king of random

    • @denverstewart8301
      @denverstewart8301 6 місяців тому +5

      Oh dear, I have one of those in the attic, this is probably not going to end well! 😶

    • @JoseRodriguez-dx4pb
      @JoseRodriguez-dx4pb 6 місяців тому +20

      Was it the plasma screens, though? I've heard it was the projection TVs that have that. 🤔🤔

    • @WolfunGarden
      @WolfunGarden 6 місяців тому

      Average Nazi Project be like

    • @escapetherace1943
      @escapetherace1943 6 місяців тому +3

      @@denverstewart8301 gonna end with a colony of dead ants

  • @zawiadowca3339
    @zawiadowca3339 6 місяців тому +46

    Just a word of caution to anyone who will take apart the back of their TV. Be carefull around powersupply, Make sure its disconnected from the wall before taking apart and be carefull what you touch as powersupplies often contain capacitors that remain charged a significat ammount of time after unpluging from the wall.

    •  5 місяців тому +2

      I was just about to write this. It can be really dangerous, especially the capacitors. And the significant amount of time that the capacitors can hold a charge for is years, so always assume it's powered. Leaving it unplugged for a while is not good enough.

    • @kadddddshad1424
      @kadddddshad1424 5 місяців тому

      You can just discharge the psu by touching the power output to a ground in the wall

    • @mrlloydval2887
      @mrlloydval2887 5 місяців тому

      What about the mercury?

  • @mellowdrifter
    @mellowdrifter 6 місяців тому +39

    I bought a control board for $50 on ebay for my $800 TV which stopped working outside of warranry. Replaced it myself and the TV works perfectly again

    • @RexZee-gc7bp
      @RexZee-gc7bp 4 місяці тому +1

      Now here's a person who shows initiative and gets it done!

  • @313matze
    @313matze 6 місяців тому +39

    If you try this at home, DO NOT TOUCH bare Power Supply circuitry. NEVER DO THIS. Even if unplugged, and left sitting for a while, you can still get a shock strong enough to hurt or even stop your heart.
    Might already been posted by someone else but still, be careful :)

    • @theniceneighbor
      @theniceneighbor 4 місяці тому

      I was shocked trying to repair a protection tv. I'm a tinkerer plenty stories to share

    • @Dan-ry7ql
      @Dan-ry7ql 4 місяці тому

      ​@@theniceneighbor I'm with ya man don't worry 😅... Annoyingly the worst one was in a situation that really shouldn't have happened.... Went auto pilot for a moment it was odd ... I was fine but damn if that didn't suck 😆...

  • @andre-n2jdh
    @andre-n2jdh 5 місяців тому +7

    Yeah. Those components can make you money. I needed one for a laptop screen. When I found it, it was over $50. I used the screen with my fire stick or raspberry pi. It’s great for Amateur radio use. Even a Dak Board. Calendars or a picture frame on a wall. So many uses.

  • @PaddyBoyBKLYN
    @PaddyBoyBKLYN 6 місяців тому +41

    My TV picture went black one day but i could still hear audio.
    I learned that there are redundant picture feeds on the circuit board. So a simple trick using scotch tape, and a exacto razor blade, places tape over the copper connectors, which is sliced away in sections until the picture returns.
    It leaves the burned out, or shorted connection covered/insulated by tape, allowing the redundant connection to supply video.
    Worked like a charm for three years now.
    I probably learned it from this channel 😆

    • @Connection-Lost
      @Connection-Lost 6 місяців тому +14

      "So a simple trick using scotch tape, and a exacto razor blade, places tape over the copper connectors, which is sliced away in sections until the picture returns. "
      This makes no sense the way you wrote it.

    • @0tt0z
      @0tt0z 5 місяців тому +4

      Yeah...ok

    • @Awesomeness4627
      @Awesomeness4627 5 місяців тому +3

      You did. He has that exact video it's like 3 years old

    • @sebimoe
      @sebimoe 5 місяців тому

      Never heard anyone make up something like this so badly

    • @Awesomeness4627
      @Awesomeness4627 5 місяців тому

      @@sebimoe what?

  • @dn7783
    @dn7783 6 місяців тому +93

    My dad punched a LCD screen and it became black in that area.
    A year later, it restored itself.
    Like some kind of SCP screen.

    • @Alejandro-vb2fx
      @Alejandro-vb2fx 6 місяців тому +15

      He punched it and never replaced it? It stayed where it was 😂😂. Lemme guess you live in a single wide trailer and your dad punched it because he had been drinking keystone ice again and lost the rent money on a UFC fight.

    • @ZedSalvatore
      @ZedSalvatore 6 місяців тому +55

      ​@@Alejandro-vb2fxoof you just described your whole life story, nobody asked tho 💩

    • @Eduardo_Espinoza
      @Eduardo_Espinoza 6 місяців тому +5

      I've seen someone actually fix a TV like that 🙂

    • @SalWare686
      @SalWare686 6 місяців тому +12

      @@ZedSalvatorefacts

    • @delmuswu-tangbroadnax9056
      @delmuswu-tangbroadnax9056 6 місяців тому +1

      Ok but why did y'all keep using it for a year?

  • @timburns9909
    @timburns9909 6 місяців тому +73

    I had about 6 broken lcd tv's from a motel, i did just what he did and make lights I mounted some of them on the ceiling in my garage and work great especially if you have the remote.

    • @user2C47
      @user2C47 5 місяців тому +5

      On all of mine, I just wired the power supplies to turn on when plugged in, so I can control them with a light switch.

    • @MadCowsProductions1
      @MadCowsProductions1 5 місяців тому +6

      How’s the power consumption compared to other lights?

    • @AdeWhite
      @AdeWhite 5 місяців тому +2

      I dunno but compare the wattage I suppose?

  • @ISTREAMSOLO
    @ISTREAMSOLO 6 місяців тому +55

    First try smacking on the back of the tv that will usually do it.

    • @user-up7ez2ve3d
      @user-up7ez2ve3d 6 місяців тому +2

      Ol skool

    • @savage22bolt32
      @savage22bolt32 5 місяців тому +5

      tell me you're over 60 without telling me you're over 60!

  • @ragnorockcookie2868
    @ragnorockcookie2868 6 місяців тому +25

    If I ever get the chance I would make it illegal for companies to make products that are unrepairable

    • @danielwilcox1911
      @danielwilcox1911 5 місяців тому +4

      It's not that you can not repair/replace a screen. It's that there is no cost-effective way to do it. It would cost as much as a new TV.

    • @danielmorton9956
      @danielmorton9956 5 місяців тому +3

      @danielwilcox1911 Screens aren't cost effective, but boards are and some people are skilled enough to do board level repair. On touch screen devices, often the entire screen assembly isn't broken.

  • @theglitch99
    @theglitch99 5 місяців тому +4

    55" work light!!😂

  • @luckywetland
    @luckywetland 5 місяців тому +2

    I miss old TVs... they used to take the beating like a champ when the antenna is not working properly.

  • @1nfern0MEH
    @1nfern0MEH 5 місяців тому +2

    I love how practical and concise this is

  • @sion.3.131
    @sion.3.131 5 місяців тому +2

    Finally, a use for every Vizio in existence

  • @anautisticdog
    @anautisticdog 5 місяців тому +2

    You can do the same with the old CRTs. Just make sure to start taking it apart as fast as possible after turning off and unplugging.

  • @adewuyivictor1174
    @adewuyivictor1174 5 місяців тому +3

    If you see a color like that, then it means your Netflix movie is about to play

  • @Mcboogler
    @Mcboogler 5 місяців тому +2

    Make sure you leave it plugged in when you examine the backlight inverter. It's a great way to test if it's functioning at full voltage

  • @JosephDalrymple
    @JosephDalrymple 5 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for this! All things that I've been able to do before, and if you're not a dkc about the price, it helps people to fix things rather than throw them out! 👍

  • @celebratelife865
    @celebratelife865 5 місяців тому +2

    Brilliant video! Wish there were more of these!

  • @ActionHank
    @ActionHank 5 місяців тому +1

    the light diffuser is brilliant. as someone that used to live stream video games and might return to it, I have a broken ultrawide and if I mounted that on the wall etc that would make for a great light source being so big. Thanks!

  • @lomakphoenix4105
    @lomakphoenix4105 6 місяців тому +1

    Awesome, finally a useful short video

  • @evapartments6938
    @evapartments6938 6 місяців тому +3

    I really was expecting you to troll us and tell us to use it as a coffee table

  • @e.r.c.3717
    @e.r.c.3717 6 місяців тому +1

    That white light, correct me if I am wrong but if you coat a sunglass with Polaroid paper then you can see the tv, right?

  • @BIGMANMUSIK
    @BIGMANMUSIK 6 місяців тому +7

    Great advice! 👊🏻

  • @miketaboo7579
    @miketaboo7579 5 місяців тому +1

    A candling table sounds good

  • @scottsimpson5398
    @scottsimpson5398 5 місяців тому

    You can also take the lcd part of the screen, if youre careful, take the undamaged parts and cut them to fit a spectacle frame, making tv glasses. When you look through them youll see the tv exactly as it was before, but anyone without them simply sees the white screen so while it isnt a fix for the tv, it is a fix that still allows you to watch the tv

  • @CpuSamurai
    @CpuSamurai 5 місяців тому +1

    dude the light table idea is fucking genius mount a thin glass top , and you have a backlit whiteboard that already has wall mount capability.

  • @thecrazypoet
    @thecrazypoet 5 місяців тому

    This is the second reason why I love and prefer projectors.

  • @stephenadams8712
    @stephenadams8712 5 місяців тому +1

    I had a job in the LG return warehouse I was surprised how easy it was to dismantle a LCD

  • @73jaydub
    @73jaydub 4 місяці тому

    Yep! I started doing that in 2001
    And several of the layers like on phones that you can play with! I'm working on finding the right one; or combination to view spirits and UFOs 😊

  • @rspanda8025
    @rspanda8025 5 місяців тому

    You can also remove the polarizing lense and buy the glasses that do that job so your tv set up is like a 3d cinema :)

  • @abab201
    @abab201 5 місяців тому +2

    Thank you

  • @creepyloner1979
    @creepyloner1979 6 місяців тому

    there's also the various sheets of plastic sandwiched together behind the lcd that can be used for other things, and in really old lcd monitors you often find up to 1/2" thick acrylic. if you're really determined you can peel the massive polarizing filters off of the lcd too.

  • @SteveSiegelin
    @SteveSiegelin 5 місяців тому

    Thank you, my lifeblood back when I was a TV repairman was eBay when these TVs were broken so I could get a new main board or HV bored. A lot of times if your TV just dies but you're not broken it's a capacitor on the main board or it is a pigtail that goes to your LEDs inside of your TV that has burned out. Hopefully these two little tricks will help someone else. Just make sure the capacitor is the same voltage and micro farad rating

  • @lordscales777thevanquisher7
    @lordscales777thevanquisher7 5 місяців тому

    You could also take a couple pieces of the lcd panel carefully cut them into a few pieces and put them on a pair of glasses so only you could see the colors while everyone else sees white

  • @romashul9672
    @romashul9672 4 місяці тому

    ⚠️ATTENTION PLEASE⚠️ while the broken lcd panel is still connected, try to navigate through the settings and turn off "screen timeout" or "power saving mode" etc.
    I did this to a tv, but it shuts off every 5 minutes due to inactivity, but pressing the menu button multiple times happens to get some kind of preloaded show trailer to play, which keeps it from timing out.
    Also, if you connect it to the same network as your phone, you can play music on it by casting youtube to it, which will keep it from timing out. But if you get out of reach of your home wifi, (like a garage or shop) then casting wont work.

  • @DH-rt3fk
    @DH-rt3fk 5 місяців тому +1

    You can buy a replacement panel, but its often cost prohibitive and a better buy to just get a new TV.

  • @SA-xf1eb
    @SA-xf1eb 6 місяців тому +4

    Good to know.

  • @georginapowell398
    @georginapowell398 2 місяці тому +1

    Light table it is! lol ty

  • @Loganedits--__--
    @Loganedits--__-- 6 місяців тому +14

    You can also take pieces of the old screen put them on glasses and you can see what the white screen are showing and have a secret tv

    • @polycrystallinecandy
      @polycrystallinecandy 5 місяців тому +2

      In this case the LCD is broken not just the polarizer

    • @MsHojat
      @MsHojat 5 місяців тому

      I've never heard of only the polarizer breaking, if that is even possible. You'd probably have to modify a 100% working TV to do what you're talking about.

  • @hamzahdumar9092
    @hamzahdumar9092 6 місяців тому +4

    The third thing you can do is to get it fixed! 🗿

  • @liberatumplox625
    @liberatumplox625 4 місяці тому

    Would be great for a photography light box, or a backlit poster or painting.

  • @savageredbeard
    @savageredbeard 5 місяців тому

    I've replaced led backlight strips from TV repair site. I don't know if you could find a screen, but maybe. These are far easier to fix that the old CRT TV's.

  • @KIINGMARLY
    @KIINGMARLY 5 місяців тому

    Wait the white lighting idea is dope!!! Bout to break my tv for some good lighting 😂

  • @joelrunyan1608
    @joelrunyan1608 5 місяців тому

    I never thought to use a busted TV as a light. Brilliant... literally

  • @Jaaxfo
    @Jaaxfo 5 місяців тому

    One thing to keep in mind is that some newer LCD TVs use a blue backlight, not a white one (These are typically quantum dot TVs). That said, white backlights are still by far more common

  • @hotasianstepsister3039
    @hotasianstepsister3039 6 місяців тому +2

    My brother made me a drawing table using the led light pannel on my broken tv

  • @davey6024
    @davey6024 6 місяців тому

    T Con boards and power boards will fetch decent money, but a 52" light seems pretty cool to have 🤔

  • @Awadhanainstitute
    @Awadhanainstitute 5 місяців тому

    Thank you for teaching me 😮

  • @Pianist203
    @Pianist203 5 місяців тому

    We had an old Sony bravia my uncle gave away due screen problem (half screen ghosting and color problems). My dad and I opened it up and found out problem was one of screen ribbon cables, bad contact. Sony had made such design flaw with casing that it caused ribbon get loose. We cut some plastic off so case wouldn't stress ribbon cable and installed small block which pushed ribbon contact to board against case. Tv lived after that without its back panel, so we could tinker with ribbon if fault came back. That fix was temporary but still prolonged tv's life quite a lot. That's probably (hopefully) a rare case since that fault was clearly caused by design flaw.

  • @Smachfest
    @Smachfest 5 місяців тому

    A useful Solar Death Ray was my 1st suggestion.

  • @Deathbyfartz
    @Deathbyfartz 6 місяців тому

    i agree with the other usecases for a broken tv, but a panel replacement can easily be purchased and installed.
    if youre comfortable lifting a couple mm thin liquid christal display that flexes and break if you breathe on it wrong xD

  • @Lloyd_Thompson_Art
    @Lloyd_Thompson_Art 5 місяців тому

    Light box, awesome idea!

  • @abucket14
    @abucket14 5 місяців тому

    I knew about the ebay thing, but I hadn't thought of turning it into a light table.

  • @OculuKabak
    @OculuKabak 4 місяці тому +1

    i would just tryna replace that black pane if i opened screen itself.

  • @LazoLad
    @LazoLad 5 місяців тому

    Always remember to lick the circuit boards after you power off the tv to make sure there is no leftover charge in the capacitors since you won't get shocked through you tongue due to the leidenfrost effect.

  • @taylorrossi4801
    @taylorrossi4801 6 місяців тому +1

    Dont touch that board if your tv had been plugged in recently, the capacitors hold a charge and i can tell you from experience it hurts like hell if they shock you

  • @vulpritprooze
    @vulpritprooze 4 місяці тому

    Crazy how such a big and open device, very open to attacks in the living room, still remains very fragile and unfixable after just a small crack.

  • @coryholden666
    @coryholden666 6 місяців тому

    I've made a few bucks selling boards, turned a curved screen into a shop lamp, and I've also pulled the capacitors from a few boards to to swap with bad ones on other tvs since those and fuses seem to be the most common problems in my experiences.

  • @sucre3165
    @sucre3165 4 місяці тому

    You can buy lcd glasses and watch what’s on the tv while it’s just white light to others not wearing the glasses. I’ve seen something like that on YT

  • @gintseine8125
    @gintseine8125 6 місяців тому +1

    Yes. Lamp. Been using one years

    • @gintseine8125
      @gintseine8125 6 місяців тому

      Still plays usb, just put some mp3 in, and play

  • @davidthomas9190
    @davidthomas9190 5 місяців тому

    Brilliant. I'll be keeping all my tv's from now on. My wife would be fuming is she knew I was watching this 😅

  • @iwontliveinfear
    @iwontliveinfear 5 місяців тому

    I had a 1080p Plasma TV I got for $600, and the image quality was by far and away better than any 4K non-OLED TV I've ever seen. It's controller died and I was able to flip the plasma display panel on eBay for like $3k.

  • @magfal
    @magfal 5 місяців тому +1

    You ahould warn people against the hazards of messing with a PSU, even when disconnected.

  • @insanisane
    @insanisane 4 місяці тому

    fun thing you can do if you rip all of the film off. Cut out 2 shapes for "sun glasses" , and you can watch whats on your tv because its not just a light, it still work. Important to notice is that you cut them in the correct alignment since it's polarised, if you turn it 90 degrees you see nothing.

    • @FrugalRepair
      @FrugalRepair  4 місяці тому

      Yes, but when the lcd is broken you aren't going to be seeing much anyway. =)

  • @bigtone7824
    @bigtone7824 5 місяців тому

    I remember being a first year apprentice, being 60ft high drilling and banging in hilti anchors. Being scared of heights shit is scary. But I was never this scared 😂

  • @IberianCraftsman
    @IberianCraftsman 6 місяців тому

    its really good for copying designs through paper, i just use an old PC monitor.

  • @waderyun.war00034
    @waderyun.war00034 6 місяців тому +51

    Those $100 dollar items never sell on eBay because most people aren't fixing tvs with parts that cost that much when a new TV is so cheap. I'f they cost closer to $30 more people would actually fix old tvs but the prices of parts and time spent most of the time isn't worth it. Especially on smaller tvs like the one in this video.

    • @FrugalRepair
      @FrugalRepair  6 місяців тому +12

      If you look on eBay sold items there are plenty of examples. This tv is 60” so not sure if you knew that. You might not fix a tv but lots of people do and they buy used boards to do it.

    • @waderyun.war00034
      @waderyun.war00034 6 місяців тому +3

      @@FrugalRepair I've tried to give away 60 inch tvs that worked but were old and noone wanted them. So I guess it depends.

    • @FrugalRepair
      @FrugalRepair  6 місяців тому +1

      I think you are right. Where I live a working lcd TV would get scooped up pretty quickly. If it was a DLP or CRT TV though, no one really wants those anymore.

    • @rse617
      @rse617 6 місяців тому +6

      ​@@FrugalRepair
      Depends on the customer.
      Alot of the higher end crt tvs in good condition with low hrs sell in the hundreds. The retro gaming space has seen a revival in recent years and all those games were designed for and look better on a crt.

    • @strhaivenswr
      @strhaivenswr 6 місяців тому

      ​@@FrugalRepairthat is true especially people are new techs starting a UA-cam channel they buy things like this literally because it's the cheapest way to buy good projects material alot of DIYers these days repurpose old PCB boards for new projects as well like myself

  • @uru5z219
    @uru5z219 5 місяців тому +1

    I didnt think to sell the parts on ebay. Havent broken lcd before but I will remember to sell the parts if it happens .

    • @Corruptedkiwi
      @Corruptedkiwi 5 місяців тому

      Yea and not to mention it also helps others with their tvs. I had a lightning storm fry my tv. And I took it to a place that did free diagnosis and they told me my main board was toast, tried to charge me $200 to fix it. Said no and they lowered it to $140.. still left. Went home and ordered the part for $70 off eBay. When I got it, it literally took all of 15 minutes to take off the back panel, remove the main board, replace it, and pop it back on. That was about 6 years ago and still works like it did when I first bought it

  • @BigyetiTechnologies
    @BigyetiTechnologies 5 місяців тому

    The light panel is best employed by fixing it to the ceiling as a fake skylight

  • @starlordpro2077
    @starlordpro2077 6 місяців тому +1

    i myself prefer to kerp the metal frame. i use it as a large tray and protect my tables when taming apart electronics and stuff. i also de-solder the circuit boards so i can reuse the components and have replacements if something i own do brake.
    yes i am a hoarder and i do care about obtaining electronics other ppl just throw away.. i need the components.. both because i do wanna learn to build circuit boards and because i can't buy the components here... too expensive.. so i just hoard until i have everything i need to do what i want.. while hoping the components are not faulty and make my stuff blow.

  • @malcolm8564
    @malcolm8564 6 місяців тому +13

    Your local recycling centre should have somewhere you can place broken appliances.

  • @nikodemgorka834
    @nikodemgorka834 6 місяців тому +1

    yes thats a good idea, but for the unexperianced you're better of not doing any of this becouse power supply's can kill you before you even realize.

  • @14megasxlr
    @14megasxlr 6 місяців тому

    If you get a pair of polarizing glasses, you can see what's being displayed on the screen while everyone else sees a fluorescent light.

  • @matthewpepper902
    @matthewpepper902 5 місяців тому

    If you take them apart, watch out for capacitors. They can hold a charge for months even when unplugged. And they can carry high charges.

  • @jhfjhfkf
    @jhfjhfkf 5 місяців тому

    Wow nice, thanks for the info

  • @wyqid
    @wyqid 4 місяці тому +2

    People will give you flat screen TVs in droves for free. Just post online that you will pick them up for recycling. I offered to pick up any electronics in my local area and I got about 15 TVs, a dozen or so microwaves, several computers, and lots of other gadgets… all in about 1 month. My wife hated it but I got thousands of parts like transformers, flybacks, capacitors, massive diodes, etc. I made some light panels, donated fresnels lenses to the local high school for solar ovens, sold several that worked fine (people just wanted matching appliances), made a few tesla coils, etc.. Made a couple thousand bucks and still have a boatload of parts.

  • @M.C.Turnt69
    @M.C.Turnt69 6 місяців тому

    I took apart an old dell monitor for the cold cathodes for a worklight!

  • @MsHojat
    @MsHojat 5 місяців тому

    Another use for this is signage. You can buy or create a design to be displayed and it will be back lit by the lights.
    It's a semi-viable business to make window signs like this for small businesses.

  • @thapelomonareng4177
    @thapelomonareng4177 5 місяців тому +1

    Hey great vid. Just wondering if you can resize the image and use the side that is not damaged. Thanks

    • @FrugalRepair
      @FrugalRepair  5 місяців тому

      Thanks! I suppose the best way to do that would be to connect a computer and move the image to the “good” area of the screen (assuming it was visible). I personally wouldn’t bother but it’s an option.

  • @povanator
    @povanator 6 місяців тому

    who knew Fred Armisen was such a handyman?!

  • @Connection-Lost
    @Connection-Lost 6 місяців тому

    Any TV or computer monitor is easy to fix if you want to buy the spare parts. If its a major brand you WILL find youtube video walkthroughs.

  • @MrKezzerdrix
    @MrKezzerdrix 5 місяців тому

    I like the table idea

  • @marklatlip3057
    @marklatlip3057 6 місяців тому

    DIY Perks UA-cam channel has a good video on what you can do with the broken TV

  • @sauluribe7082
    @sauluribe7082 5 місяців тому

    It's the same thing with the old CRT sets once the of it gets damage.

  • @johnboygunsling666
    @johnboygunsling666 6 місяців тому

    The giant light board sounds cool

  • @SaronJoy
    @SaronJoy 5 місяців тому +1

    What if the tv still works, but it's developed a shadow? Is there a way to fix that?

  • @kelvinkumar5572
    @kelvinkumar5572 5 місяців тому

    Not only is he a comedian, Fred Armisen gives you tips on what you can do with damaged TVs.

  • @NetTubeUser
    @NetTubeUser 5 місяців тому

    Wow, that’s an overwhelming amount of work and purchases to handle. I would resort to watching videos on my cellphone, tablet, and computer until I acquired a new TV. Once I do, I would simply contact the store and return it. Problem solved! Plus, I can still afford to extend the warranty for another year or two.

  • @MooseyGeek
    @MooseyGeek 5 місяців тому

    Darn it. I did crack my tcl and threw it away. Wish I knew about the components inside before. Now I know for next time.

  • @lukeboyer4071
    @lukeboyer4071 6 місяців тому +1

    i had a tv i got for free that i kept in a leaky camper for years it had a bunch of lines on it but once you got used to it it was fine… lmao

  • @wykdpyro
    @wykdpyro 4 місяці тому

    U could also use the unbroken part of the screens sticker cover to make glasses and have a personal tv No one else can see

  • @Mr.GoodBarr_Makes
    @Mr.GoodBarr_Makes 5 місяців тому

    Good to know, I have one that I was going to call for bulk pick up. Painting light it shall become instead

  • @sylaswojciechowski6895
    @sylaswojciechowski6895 5 місяців тому

    Some factories in China can now fix broken lcd pixels. It's very interesting!

  • @Sraunder.
    @Sraunder. 5 місяців тому +1

    Dude where you been before ?? I already threw away two tvs 😅😅😅 and one was really big… ohh if i had known 😂😂