Turn Your Broken iMac Into A New Standalone Display!
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Today we’re turning my broken old 27” 2011 iMac into a functional standalone display with the help of Juicy Crumb Systems and their new logic board. #imac #display #repair
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More about the kickstarter project:
"Dust off your old iMac and turn it into an external display, dock, or fully fledged computer! These "CrumbGrades" are a simple drop in replacement for the original Logic Board of your 2011 27” iMac"
This seems like a pretty interesting endeavour, check out their kickstarter if it interests you :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/juicycrumb/juicy-crumb-upgrade-logic-board
absolutely stupid pricing
you can buy a great 27" 1440p or 4K monitor at these prices! And it would have warranty and be 10 years newer tech
disappointed in your promotion of this overpriced kickstarter that will probably never ship
Thanks @Psivewri - Hopefully all the people who like the idea even those who dont have a compatible Mac can throw in a few dollars support (even a single $) to show the development team there is some love out there. We were over half funded in a week, so hopefully people see the value in this and future projects of the same style on other products
@@digitalrampage your project is bad and you should feel bad
How about the drives on the imac? Can it be connected to the board so it can function as a storage via usb?
one question do you have a macOS Seirra install usb by any chance if you do pls can u respond because i have the exact same iMac 27"
The Boards start at $386? For that money, you can buy a decent 4k or buy a Chinese board for $200 to convert 2015 images into screens.
These guys reached out to me. I was keen to cover the product but they wanted me to sign an NDA that was marked as being from "iFixit". I said I wouldn't sign anything and asked them why they where calling themselves iFixit and never heard anything more...
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thats odd, btw love your videos #righttorepair
Their "IFIXIT Australia PTY LTD" ABN was registered back in 2012. They are trading as the business "Juicy Crumb Systems" as of August 2021. Maybe it's some sort of inside joke and they registered the company name prior to the American "iFixit" company having a presence here in Australia.
Juicy Crumb and its original parent company has owned the name iFixit in Australia since 2006. Someone from Juicy Crumb will be in touch soon to re-affirm this.
Shh apple might hear
Absolutly love the idea, especially the use of existing hardware on the monitor like the webcam and the optical drive. Ive seen these macs pretty cheap that are stuffed in the motherboard, cpu or gpu area so this could be a very affordable way of getting a great monitor with a ton of other goodies.
Alas, it’s not affordable. They’re asking US$249 for the *cheapest* board.
You can buy a fancy HP 32" silver monitor - brand new - with $50 left over.
@@stevearkwright hold on there. The boards are expensive, sure, but when you add up the total costs, it can be a very good deal. You get 5k resolution, and then all the io including an optical drive, a USB hub and even a webcam. If you get the iMac for say $100, then try to find a monitor with all the same items as that.
Be very afraid of the VESA mounting option tho.
They specced the screws to self-destruct and shear apart if you look at them too hard.
@@rebelliousreptile733650$ a monitor and 10$ a webcam also with the european price that it's more expensive then American ones.
Let's hope Apple doesn't try to shut this project down because it looks promising and shows potential reverse engineering.
have they actually gone after these kind of projects though?
I don't see how they could.
I don't think they can. Controller boards for display panels have been sold for years now. There's a wealth of TH-cam content around repurposing displays from otherwise damaged laptop and turning them into external monitors. In the Apple camp, Luke Miani did something similar with an iMac, turning it into a 4k display some months ago, so I guess there is no problem.
I’m more curious as to why apple hasn’t thought of this as an available service already
Nah Apple won’t. People have done repurposing Macs for years. Swapping boards or making custom boards for older Macs.
Man those old iMacs still has some of the best resolutions for viewing around! simply amazing!
That board you inserted is a panel controller, "logic board" is the edgy name apple gave to their Mainboards...
This is amazing. I'd like to see a version for the iMac 5K as it can save people (myself included) so much money vs. buying a new Studio Display! The panel in our aging iMacs is still nearly as good as Apple's $1,600 display and it frustrates me so much that it can't be used as a standalone display, especially now with Apple's attempt to discontinue MacOS support for early models of iMac 5K. Unlike the 2011 it may not be a standard DisplayPort connector inside which is a problem though, at the time the DisplayPort standard couldn't handle 5K. I believe they got around this by using 2x DisplayPorts for the one display but I could be wrong.
Imagine dumping in the internals of a mac mini M2 pro and having a fully functional iMac pro lol
Awesome video! This is a heck of a way to prevent some huge e-waste. Do you know if it'll be available for the 21.5" models as well?
Throw us a dollar to show your support. We are planning on the 21.5 and the 2009-2010 models as well. The reason targeting this model occurred as a first was due to the significant number of dead units floating around for cheap.
@@digitalrampage your prices are ridiculous
@@a1m598 Yet we are over half funded. We respect your choice not to like the project and welcome you to attempt to build a competitor for a lower price.
@@digitalrampage (remove the ! For your website in your last public update) yo I LOVE your project but realistically, no. Preventing e-waste isn't worth over $250 USD. And I don't like the cockiness. Congrats on exceeding your goal! But a diy hack can't cost more than a brand new monitor. And if you release cheaper that's a HUGE middle finger to your backers.
I still do not understand who at apple thought it was brilliant to switch from magnets to glue.
I remember when you could do a similar thing with Target Display Mode on the pre-5K iMacs but the functionality was disabled in a later version of macOS (I think it might've been Mojave not sure)
Do u know why it was removed?
@@THEcoolGAMER60 Apple needs to make money 💰
@@THEcoolGAMER60 Apple only removes functionality and usability to make more profit for themselves. That's it. There's literally no deeper reasoning for this - they don't care about end users. If they did, they would release unlockers for older iPad and iPhone models so that they would remain usable and not just stuck wherever they happened to be the last time they were used.
@@THEcoolGAMER60 they started selling displays
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I just checked their site and they want $400 just for this board. That is an absurd price to pay... This is a $100 product which I could see people paying a $150 price for at its limit but $400 makes zero sense in 2024
Nice to see someone trying to make something out of these old but very nice iMacs. I have a 2010 27" that I put an M1 Mac mini inside along with connecting the speakers to USB amp, and installed a 2011 iSight camera. After accidentally killing the ebay display driver board, I took apart a 4k LG display and installed that instead. Just waiting on a replacement front glass panel and it'll be finished.
Hi Eric, you actually placed a MacMini inside that iMac?
@@giorgos7six Yes, just the logic board and the power supply.
@@ericbauer4559 Wow this sounds awesome! Do you have a video of this installation?
@@giorgos7six Not yet. It's pretty nice to use even though I don't get to use it daily since I just have it at work on my work bench.
I can only imagine when this product is finalized, the shape of the board would actually align with external ports on iMac chassis, making it a complete sleeper.
really looking forward to this! i have a 2009 imac with a broken graphics card and i wanted to turn it into a display for quite a while!
For 300AUD you can probably just buy another GPU and a usb capture card.
Only compatible with 2011 27 inch ones.
Disable the graphics card that one will work in target display mode.
Does this mean that you can turn any broken computer into a standalone display? That's cool. Turning a broken iMac into a tablet.
I was thinking about doing something exactly like that (well, with the cheap AliExpress-stuff that’s around, USB-hubs and a lot of tinkering) and am on the lookout for a cheap broken iMac for that.
While this kickstarter-project is pretty neat, due to budget constraints I will still stick to what I imagined.
My thoughts exactly. The product is amazing, but at a £250 buy in, Its too expensive to be viable. Im sure cost will come down with time though.
I am quite interested in a 2008 20 inch version of this mod, i have an old imac i would like to convert this way to be able to work with my m1 pro macbook pro! This would be so awesome! And i hope the G4 mod sees the light of day in the near future!
The G4 will be the next project when this crosses the line and ships. Throw some support on the kickstart with a Crumb Up if you can! Every support and dollar helps, and allows us to keep in touch in regards to the G4 project.
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criminally overpriced at over €240+tax
I love the idea of being able to reuse something that would otherwise be thrown away or recycled.
Thanks! Please throw a dollar of support in if you could to help =)
Hopefully Apple doesn't show no prying eyes to this, this is such an awesome mod.
Ha, they are using Newark / Farnell caps. nothing wrong with that, just surprising :) I use them myself.
I am currently using my 27“ 2011 iMac as a display for my 2012 Mac Mini via a 0.5m Thunderbolt cable. It would be nice to be able to use newer computers with different cables though!
That’s an incredible way to turn an old iMac into a Thunderbolt Display for a couple bucks, hope they fix the cable position in the future and manage a way to reuse the existing ports on the iMac
i have a old first generation intel imac here with a fully fried gpu. would be cool to use this to make it atleast not full ewaste.
Eventually we will. But we need your help to get over the line on this. Give us a crumbs up to help on the Kick Starter! :)
What a great way to bring new life to an otherwise unusable great screen just collecting dust
Thanks! Shoot us a Crumbs Up on the kickstarter if you can! =)
This is actually a good idea
Like I can now use more monitors for paying less and more resolution, instead of buying a cheap monitor with less resolution
I do hope they go back as far as the G4, i got one collecting dust that hasn't worked in over a decade due to a logic board issue that id Love to turn into a stylish display for my various computers
Really cool video ! I did the same thing Years ago I have an Imac Lamp / an 2011 and 2009 Imac as Displays
Would love this for a 2015 5k iMac.
Look at Luke Miani he has one 😊
Throw a dollar to support the team. The 5K iMac is likely second in line after the iMac G4 for this project.
I hope this comes out for the 2014 iMacs, as my one has a stuffed logic board. I'd love to use it as a second monitor for my m1 macbook :)
If only it cost less than a new 1440p display.
absolutely stupid pricing
you can buy a great 27" 1440p or 4K monitor at these prices! And it would have warranty and be 10 years newer tech
disappointed in your promotion of this overpriced kickstarter that will probably never ship
I was thinking the exact same thing, infact a 28'' 4k ips monitor costs as much as the lite version of this board, $250. If we include shipping from Australia which according to a comment on the kickstarter page is additional $90 to Europe, there is just no comparison. Hopefully they will reduce the price after the backing goal is met. At this price it just doesn't make sense and it's not like these 2011 imacs are worthless just because of a dead mainboard, they still cost decent money when you sell them for parts.
This is so cool - I've always been a huge fan of the displays apple use in the iMacs so to be able to repurpose computers which would otherwise be ewaste as high quality, high resolution monitors is quite the achievement
0:13 Ballarat officeworks told me they couldn't give me 3 beautiful macbooks due to "privacy concerns"
See Apple? This is how you help the environment, by not letting perfectly functional hardware go to the trash. Using the environment to remove the charge brick was just a corporate excuse to increase profits.
It's too much for a now chunky 2k monitor. For half the price it would be better to drop in a newer replacement GPU card, which will run up to Monterey.
Would've been nice if I could turn my broken iPhone XS into a standalone 512GB flash drive!
Just checked the Kickstarter, sadly it costs 386AU$ even for the lite version.
Dreams do come true! I love it! But now we need one for the iMac G3 😆😆
Throw in a dollar of support to the campaign if you can! The G3 is certainly something we would love to do one day, but its much further down the list
I’m planning on doing this with a 2006 white iMac! The idea was to use it with newer software as if it had original hardware inside of it. I have a special connection to these computers because it’s what they had in the computer lab in elementary school
I did this a while ago with an $80 board from eBay on a free, dead 2009 27” iMac, and this does everything that I had imagined I would want from the board. The one I got has a lot less features.
The benefit of this is the lack of need for soldering, a power supply and backlight driver. We use the original Apple Power and Backlight meaning you get great quality display and full brightness. Yes its more expensive, but it has more features and requires little technical experience.
Would you please advise the search keywords? I’ve been looking for a while, and wasn’t able to find anything like this.
@@maxymko I just found a sticker on the back of the panel with the model number and typed that into eBay with the phrase “driver board” or “control board” after it.
@@calvinficenec7538 Ah, I see. Thanks for feedback.
Oh wow I've got a 2011 gathering dust under my desk. If this would let me upcycle it cleanly into an m1 I'd be so happy!
It would also be nice to see support for the built-in cd player
The Pro version does support the CD Drive.
Their kickstarter ends before the end of the month. I hope they extend it.
We expect to reach the goal with more videos coming. but throwing a dollar in will help if you can!
Great idea and amazing way of keeping Apple aesthetics around!
1st view ❤
Love your videos😊
bro just called taking the mac out an :upgrade" lmao
It’s a CrumbGrade™️
This project is awesome, I will try my best to inform everyone I know with a mac that this exists and offer my help to execute the mods. This is the kind of innovation we need to avoid electronic trash and make good use of hardware!!! Thanks for the very well put video! :D
Good video. Thank you. I have a Iphone 4 WCDMA made only for China networks. It has some strange chinese writing on the back and chinese symbols. Its an original Iphone. I checked it on Apple´s website. Is it rare ?
That would be a great project if my 2017 iMac stops working in the future. It’s a excellent 5k display.
Ngl, i hope that this can support the older iMacs like the 2007 iMacs. I have one with a bad gpu and would love to connect a m1 Mac mini into it.
Throw us a dollar in support of the campaign. Next is the iMac G4, then we go with demand based feedback on which models are thereafter. We have gone for one of the most technically challenging up front. We are nearly there. The revision 5 is far more polished.
Looks good! I was really impressed! 😇👍🏻💙
Thank you! You can support the efforts with a crumbs up on the project!
I’m in the UK so will wait for postal to be cheaper
We are looking for a European distributor. Once this occurs postage will drop. It’s about £50 atm
The audio amplifier section using that tpa3116d2 without heatsink and no filter is not good. That module of AliExpress really suffers from a lot of problems with frequency response. They can copy paste the typical application circuit from Texas instruments datasheet & it's good enough.
This is a prototype. The current board which you will see in another video shortly is all on board. This is a proof of concept only to prove that it works. All of the boards shown in the video have already been re-designed and included in the board. The shipping boards will not simply be a bunch of cheap parts glued to PCB - So please throw in a dollar and support the project =)
It’s a very good up cycle.
The need to make some sort of brightness knob for the newer Apple cinema displays as they can no longer have their brightness adjusted due to it being in the os and that being removed.
This is so weird! I just today have researched how to convert my dying imac 27"into a monitor. I guess Big Brother google is everywhere. But really weird since I was already subscribed!
I would make a all in one pc out of my old laptop with this thing!
Throw a dollar in support if you can! The best thing is, eventually when this is commercially successful, the M1 bracket solution could be repurposed for any stick PC or mini PC that runs on 12V power
i really would want this. Why give up a large 5 k display? (I have 2.) Id prefer if it was solely a software or external solution.
any ideia if the 2013-2015 version will receive this kit?
I have that 27 inch iMac but when it turns on it has a gray display bought this 10 years ago; not sure if it’s worth fixing. What do u think.
Apple knew what to do with monitors...we need more with this exact design!! One piece of front glass over a screen with large bezels. Everyone thinks they want smaller bezels...this is so wrong!!! The bezel and smooth front glass are absolutely beautiful.
I have a 27 inch 2009 imac that has 32 G of ram and a 512 SATA drive. It works wonderfully, other than how it fries my external drives so I can't edit photos. Also can't upgrade OS so I can't upgrade Adobe programs. Of course XD The computer experts locally said it sounds like a power supply issue and isn't worth fixing, but having paid to upgrade this already I'm possibly in denial that this is the end of the road. You said you installed an M1 in your 2011 computer. Do you think I could do something similar with this? Thanks for the video! I am interested in learning how to work on these myself.
It's sad that it will probably take the EU to mandate that companies no longer let all in one computers be manufactured without the capability to be used as a stand alone monitor. Typical Apple. As much as I love their products their throw away attitude leaves a lot to be desired.
How to start off the video : "Today we're going to be turning my broken 27-inch"
They need to make something like this for the Thunderbolt Display and update the USB A 2.0 ports to USB C and maybe even Thunderbolt
I installed Chrome OS Flex on my 2011 iMAC and turned it into a fantastic Chromebook that will receive security updates for many years to come.
The Core i5 in my iMAC along with 8GB if RAM makes it quite a powerful Chromebook.
Bake the GPU! I've resurrected 4 2011-era 27" iMacs this way :)
I would pay $100-$150 for someone to repurpose my old 2009 iMac into a working display. That looks so cool.
Please make a video of a old laptops and pc that a good for fl studio or music production
Very neat idea to reuse these as a stand alone monitor if the computer fails .
This is worth buying a dead/dying iMac for. Those displays are still really good for just about any use (even color accurate photography and videography) other than high refresh rate gaming.
I have a dead 2011 iMac that I'd love to do this to
Give us a Crumbs Up on the kick starter to help us get across the line :)
Edit: too expensive. $250 USD just to prevent e-waste sadly isn't worth it. Plus it'll probably be more expensive once you can just buy them.
I don't think it's viable but I really wish there was an option to steal one thunderbolt port but still allow the iMac to function as normal.
The rubber grommets from the HDD mount could be used to lift the board higher.
3:03 No wonder why the GPU on that motherboard is failing!
The GPU's heatsink is poorly designed and the heatsink fins are too far away, so heat build up is a given.
The cooling fan on the GPU is also poorly optimized as the air from it has to go under (or through...) the DVD drive before it reaches the heatsink fins.
Overall, a terrible GPU cooling design and it's no wonder why the GPU was failing.
Kindly make a video that fixes an Apple LED display (non-thunderbolt) that has a flickering then black screen issue.
I have 2015 imac, i love the retina resolution and it’s in good condition like new. I would like to use as a monitor. Everything is ok only the processor and ram can’t change because it’s obsolete and welded 😫
I've got a busted 2015 21 inch imac thats just begging for this board. All the internals are busted which sucks so I've got no PSU
thank you for releasing this it's really helpful bro.
Cool idea, but 300 AUD is way to much for this card. This can be done much cheaper with just an LCD driver that supports this type of display panel. Can't use the builtin PSU, or any of the other hardware.
I have a Thunderbolt display with the front glass broken out & what looks like rust on the aluminum edges. I'm hoping to restore it if possible.
I found it while walking on the street.
using this to put a new mac mini in is SUCH an awesome idea!
Thanks! Shoot us a Crumbs Up on the kickstarter if you can! =)
Definitely overdone joke but I don't wanna miss the chance, so, "thank you for the good video! now I only need broken iMac".
Awesome! Apple should have allowed for this anyway :D
Criminal that I can't use my 27" iMac as a display for my macbook
I NEED THIS but my old iMac is a 21.5" model, does this fit in one of those??
$386USD-$588USD for this board? The idea is very good, but for this price range there are very well calibrated monitors out there. I think the pirated/clone boards will start emerging pretty soon at a reasonable price.
You've got the currencies wrong. They start at $299 AUD which is $189 USD with current exchange rates.
it's a cool idea but the price makes it a non-starter for me. like $400 (canadian) by the time it gets in my hands. that gets me a pretty nice monitor that's higher res than 1440p.
Flashing/epilepsy warning near the first 30 seconds of the video.
GPU in this series of imacs was seriously bad. It actually burned the part of my display it was under. Not meant for power use.
I can't bear to toss this beautiful monitor, but your mod costs more than a brand new monitor. I hope you can make it around $150 in volume because there are so many of these old computers lying around.
seems interesting, but it s not.
The kit costs like a new better monitor + the broken imac can be sold and has a value higher than a new 1440p screen + cables are ugly + + + and the most important thing : you can replace the broken gpu with another (or repair it for cheap)
I could not personally spend $400 to use 12 year old hardware I'd rather go buy a 4 KTV and use that as a monitor
apple next update: remove the capability of even remove anything even more and the capability of insert anything and make user pay for that
Maybe some epoxy with black color will help repair the broken bits of glass? Just as an idea.
im waiting for Imac A1312 support by your project
Great video, mate. Thanks for making it.
I want new car videos :D xD Keep up the good work!
i Have a iMac Intel late 06 17" but the screen is getting lines. The 06 iMac's are notorious for getting screen lines that are not GPU related but screen related.