00:00 Intro 00:34 The Old Dead Laptop 01:04 Taking out the screen 01:33 Screen Model Number 01:47 Buying Needed Parts 02:43 LVDS Controller Board 02:53 Parts for Screen Stand 03:22 Building the Screen 06:00 Halfway Done 06:22 Mounting it on the desk 06:49 Using it as dual Monitor 07:14 The Output
What a great find, the waste from old laptops has bugged me for years. Now it turns out I don't need to buy new monitors for my Raspberry Pi4, I will diy them from old laptops.
Great use for old laptop screens! Unfortunately the converter and power adapter seem to cost as much as a bigger/used LCD desktop monitor. Two suggestions for the cable placement: - if you make a rectangular/circular hole in the middle of the clipboard to pass the LCD cable through, it will not be visible in the bottom. - if the controller board is placed closer to the middle of the clipboard, the VGA/HDMi/DVI cable will not be visible on the side.
What converter and power adaptar do you mean? i jus ordered the controller and you can use the laptop charger that came with it to power the controller i believe, all costing me less than 30 bucks
@@Zeussxs Laptop power adapters are usually 18v to 21v, and the search I did for controller boards seems to indicate that they work with 12v. Might be wrong, tough.
It's true. I found adapters costing as much as a new monitor. I had a bad experience with AliExpress but I think they have cheaper options. Might be the way to go. Amazon prices for the adapters are sky-high.
Such a simple solution and idea. My old laptop monitor was good quality so I've salvaged it the same way. Works perfectly and saves 70/80 euros compared to buying a new screen. Thanks
The stupid thing is that every laptop i damaged is because of broken display This time was different, ridiculous specs of the laptop in this times, got bluescreens and random video failures, but the display is okay
You've gained a sub, your commentary is great, it brings life to the video, and the video itself is phenomenal, I kept looking for DIY monitors but none were as detailed as this, thank you!
Great idea! So many laptops scrapped - so many opportunities to recycle. The only downside - the cost of the controllers and transformers - but still a great idea!
ok, I had this idea in my head for some time already. Never executed it cause did not know how to. But you helped me out a lot. Thanks a lot. It is a great way to give a new purpose an old screen
Thank you I followed your video and I have successfully made my own 2nd monitor!!! I left the housing because it was mostly intact. All I have to make now is a stand..
Great video! I have at least three junked laptops around the house and you've given me a fun DIY project. Props for re-using everything you could, from the clipboard to the standoffs. Nice job 🙂
Thanks for sharing!! I am wanting to use something like this for my Raspberry Pi!!! I have replaced screens on a laptop, but never removed one from a bad PC to use as an extra monitor. This will be very helpful to me for adding a display to my Pi.
Bro so worth it!!! I have 4 laptops with functional screens but crapped out cpu, I'm a gamer as well as an electronic salvager. So any new way I can reuse components to make useful devices is a huge help.
Fantastic! ... just Fantastic. I have many of these - from many years of using and retiring (hooding?! :) laptops. Now those old screens will have NEW life. Thanks to you. Keep up the good work.
Thank for posting this. I always wanted to reuse the displays from old laptops but never new you could buy controller boards for them to give them standard hdmi/dvi inputs.
Great, I've seen many videos on this and this was the most comprehensive. I think it's a great idea I have laptops of various quality screens. I don't need a new high Res monitor o have one but I could do with a few more test monitors for example a raspberry pi, or my server. Kudos dude.
This is a great DIY video. Thanks for posting this. I will probably just look for a used monitor online though. Once i seen what the cost for these boards, its about the same for a cheap monitor. I may use this setup for another project so thanks for posting this.
@@tennishistoryandresultsdat4540 The idea for that video was to show someone how they could take a used laptop screen and convert it to a standing monitor for eother a desktop or for a laptop that has a way to connect to a external screen. I have aboit 10 screens I salvaged from old laptops that are outdated and not worth using. That board then was $25 without the power supply. I was going to build one to use with my laptop cause my screen when out. The cost of a new screen for my laptop only costed me was 46 with free shipping. Now something like this will help me to build arcades since I have been hoarding screens and parts for them for the past 3 years. This would make them light weight and cheaper for me to build cause I could have them up and running for only $25. My intentions were to build bartop arcadesl. I just never started it when all the stuff hit the fan back in 2020 and shut everything down. Great video though.
Great video. Was searching for something else but somehow landed here. Glad to see now i reuse my old laptop's screen which was sitting and piling dusk. That screen will become my travel secondary monitor now :-) Thank you!
I have three laptops you gave me such an amazing idea of how to upcycle the screens and I'm going to make it in a way that people are going to love it and I'm going to sell them. I'm going to turn mine into a picture frame a monitor I'm going to have all types that uses for it. I'm going to design it in a way to where would be a decoration thank you for putting this out there really appreciate this
This is an awesome idea. I have an old all in one that i want to use the screen from to map an RPG map display case for easy light travel! I’ll use some light weight wood to make a holding case.
I absolutely love it when a crazy idea I get in my mind , eg I had a Toshiba laptop , not worth replacing the screen,but it still served a purpose when Im doing a PC build , then I had a Fried Laptops motherboard where it was polorised with some Wally adding 240 volts 🙄 into the main CPU , asked if I could repair a literal bonfire ! Cut a long , this Advent and my Toshiba in my shack worked perfect using this tech , so it's awesome when ya wild thoughts actually aren't ,and it proves it ere , great video buddy , today's tech , manufacturers DONT want us able to repair nowadays , wel tough Sxxt Toshiba , I don't need to spend £100 quid yet !!! That's the going rate of a ok Upgradeable W7 satellite Pro,,, good job man 🙏🙏
The idea is fantastic, excellent but my opinion instead of passing the cable through the front of the screen, you would have made a hole and pass the cable behind so that it is not visible and for the electronic card use an acrylic box for mounting on the wall, for protection of the same circuit.
nice video - i acquired an asus laptop on facebook that was working but dated, slow and no longer wanted - i took it apart and got the working 15.6" screen off of it. The laptop lid is still in good order and I am planning on keeping the LCD in the ASUS lid. I have the parts on order now including the tablet stand - neat idea - thanks. I am planning on fixing this up and being able to carry it on trips with me so i have a 2nd monitor when working from hotel rooms or otherwise on the road. Wish me luck - I'll see if i can share a photo or two of it when i have it finished!
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00:00 Intro
00:34 The Old Dead Laptop
01:04 Taking out the screen
01:33 Screen Model Number
01:47 Buying Needed Parts
02:43 LVDS Controller Board
02:53 Parts for Screen Stand
03:22 Building the Screen
06:00 Halfway Done
06:22 Mounting it on the desk
06:49 Using it as dual Monitor
07:14 The Output
Nice video btw put this timeline in description so it shows up in the video .
What is source of Power? Is any power adapter needed? If so then which adapter suitable for it?
Will this work for touch screen monitors?
@@Eduardo_Espinoza If the LVDS controller you get is touch screen capable and the screen as well then it should not be a problem IMO.
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What a great find, the waste from old laptops has bugged me for years. Now it turns out I don't need to buy new monitors for my Raspberry Pi4, I will diy them from old laptops.
so, whats the progress?
@@socrates1701 Trash to monitors
Did you manage to do the same? no failures?
Just what i was thinking about
He got zapped by the electricity unfortunately, and are no longer with us.
its really a good way to re use parts saving the environment great idea bro
Great use for old laptop screens! Unfortunately the converter and power adapter seem to cost as much as a bigger/used LCD desktop monitor.
Two suggestions for the cable placement:
- if you make a rectangular/circular hole in the middle of the clipboard to pass the LCD cable through, it will not be visible in the bottom.
- if the controller board is placed closer to the middle of the clipboard, the VGA/HDMi/DVI cable will not be visible on the side.
What converter and power adaptar do you mean? i jus ordered the controller and you can use the laptop charger that came with it to power the controller i believe, all costing me less than 30 bucks
@@Zeussxs Laptop power adapters are usually 18v to 21v, and the search I did for controller boards seems to indicate that they work with 12v. Might be wrong, tough.
@@wettuga2762 yeah actually you’re right, i didn’t check that
@@wettuga2762 i found a 12v power adapter though for 13 bucks
It's true. I found adapters costing as much as a new monitor. I had a bad experience with AliExpress but I think they have cheaper options. Might be the way to go. Amazon prices for the adapters are sky-high.
Such a simple solution and idea. My old laptop monitor was good quality so I've salvaged it the same way. Works perfectly and saves 70/80 euros compared to buying a new screen. Thanks
Awesome clean build! Great idea to reuse a working lid on an otherwise old/unused/damaged laptop! Thank you!
The stupid thing is that every laptop i damaged is because of broken display
This time was different, ridiculous specs of the laptop in this times, got bluescreens and random video failures, but the display is okay
The tip on how to find the control board alone is worth the view! Thanks.
0:31 It's like an Eco friendly monitor haha love your enthusiasm and it does look cool like this indeed.
i´m looking to do a progect just like this, and your video is just what i needed to head in the right direction.
You've gained a sub, your commentary is great, it brings life to the video, and the video itself is phenomenal, I kept looking for DIY monitors but none were as detailed as this, thank you!
I love his reaction when his project is successful.... This is a wonderful project that I like... Keep it up bro
The most simple DIY monitor build I've seen. Salamat!
Thanks for being fast and informative, some people talking alot before they get in the topic
I have just set aside the screen from an old laptop I'm discarting and intend to do this with it! Very excited, thanks for the amazing video!
finally a outbox idea for what I need.
Great idea! So many laptops scrapped - so many opportunities to recycle. The only downside - the cost of the controllers and transformers - but still a great idea!
ps I really like your presentation style.
literally googled this for use on my raspberry pi lmao, thanks youve been a huge help to my small project
ok, I had this idea in my head for some time already. Never executed it cause did not know how to. But you helped me out a lot. Thanks a lot. It is a great way to give a new purpose an old screen
Thank you I followed your video and I have successfully made my own 2nd monitor!!! I left the housing because it was mostly intact. All I have to make now is a stand..
Great video! I have at least three junked laptops around the house and you've given me a fun DIY project. Props for re-using everything you could, from the clipboard to the standoffs. Nice job 🙂
GENIUS!!!! This is the answer to my gaming problem.
Sound nice but depends on what sort of gaming u after.. might be laggy tho if shooting game :)
Thanks for sharing!! I am wanting to use something like this for my Raspberry Pi!!! I have replaced screens on a laptop, but never removed one from a bad PC to use as an extra monitor. This will be very helpful to me for adding a display to my Pi.
That's absolutely amazing brother! Thank you! I have about 10 laptops laying around. I'm going to see if I can use this as a camera monitor.
I have two laptop screens left from some old laptops and now I can add them to my existing setup and have 3 screens :D Thank you
Bro so worth it!!! I have 4 laptops with functional screens but crapped out cpu, I'm a gamer as well as an electronic salvager. So any new way I can reuse components to make useful devices is a huge help.
AMAZING VIDEO U just brought purpose to my old laptop ;)
That is very dope! I love how simple it is. I thought it would be more complicated. Thanks for the video!
What a great build, well done. Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic! ... just Fantastic. I have many of these - from many years of using and retiring (hooding?! :) laptops. Now those old screens will have NEW life. Thanks to you. Keep up the good work.
Great job man. Simple and efficient explanation
This would be a good project for my old laptop. Now I need something for its speakers as well. Thanks this is an inspiration.
god damn now i have to Google that too for speaker haha
great video. gave me all of the needed information and was not too long
Thank you for the video! Much more clear than the other one I watched. Although I’m still confused with the wiring, adapters, and converters
Me also
love the Reclaimed backing. :D this is my next DIY project
Love it bro! I might use this idea to add a screen to my workbench when working on builds and attach it to the pegboard itself.
Great video. I have a broken laptop with a large screen which I'm now going to do this with.
Did it work ?
@@fadizaidi2081 Yes, although the controller board wasn't the best quality. I may need to buy another one.
Thanks used it for my streaming chat screening im very thankful to you!
I'd like a video on how to turn 9 old monitors into an 80s movie style big screen. You're tutorials are top notch!
thanks for the tutorial.. now I know what items are needed for modification. it's lvds for certain type of lcd thumbs up
I have couple of laptop that is lying around.. I will try this diy..Thanks bro
thank you bro i've searched method like this
Nice share Bro... Will do this with my oldie goldie laptop
Great video bro. Will try this also..big thumbs up on this
Freaking amazing, thanks for this. I knew there was a reason why I was holding on to a couple of dead laptops!
This is genuinely amazing.
Thanks mam, I am searching for this kinda videos which help reusable parts ... Really happy ...
Awesome, im new in this DIY stuff so as my new project i was looking for something to recycle my old laptop
Thank you for this video! Nice to useing old components! You are very clever!
Have a nice day! Arpi from Hungary!
Nice sir guaki another brilliant idea 👍😁
Thank for posting this. I always wanted to reuse the displays from old laptops but never new you could buy controller boards for them to give them standard hdmi/dvi inputs.
Wow, this is nice. Great idea dude
It's midnight and you made me look at my old laptop. Thank you for this video.
this is incredible, I have an old laptop that has a 4k screen. Gonna try this so that I can have a high res monitor
Direct recycling. Genius. Love it.
I still have an old 17” screen I must look up a controller board. Nicely made video 👍😊
I love this video, clear tasks and explanations, and the visuals tell me everything I need to know. Thank you and I will definitely try that out.
It's very worth it and keep it up the great work.
DAMN, straight to the point brother, love the content, you made it look like a kid's lego game ♥♥
Thanks for this. Gonna try for this with my old laptop
...Looks like an eco-friendly monitor .... (fun-part)! Super cool man !!
I love the idea of using clipboard as chassis, was looking for an idea. I can find one for $1 at a dollar store.
congratulations on reaching a goal of 100K
Excellent stuff mate!
I didn't realize it was that simple. Shaking my head at all the laptops I brought to eco stations with so much usable hardware wasted.
Great, I've seen many videos on this and this was the most comprehensive. I think it's a great idea I have laptops of various quality screens. I don't need a new high Res monitor o have one but I could do with a few more test monitors for example a raspberry pi, or my server. Kudos dude.
This is definitely worth it.. I just wanted this video thanks !!
Clear and concise. New subscriber here. Keep it up
This is a great DIY video. Thanks for posting this. I will probably just look for a used monitor online though. Once i seen what the cost for these boards, its about the same for a cheap monitor. I may use this setup for another project so thanks for posting this.
I think that the idea of this video is that you ALREADY HAVE this screen, so it comes with no extra cost.
@@tennishistoryandresultsdat4540 The idea for that video was to show someone how they could take a used laptop screen and convert it to a standing monitor for eother a desktop or for a laptop that has a way to connect to a external screen. I have aboit 10 screens I salvaged from old laptops that are outdated and not worth using. That board then was $25 without the power supply. I was going to build one to use with my laptop cause my screen when out. The cost of a new screen for my laptop only costed me was 46 with free shipping.
Now something like this will help me to build arcades since I have been hoarding screens and parts for them for the past 3 years. This would make them light weight and cheaper for me to build cause I could have them up and running for only $25. My intentions were to build bartop arcadesl. I just never started it when all the stuff hit the fan back in 2020 and shut everything down. Great video though.
Great video. Was searching for something else but somehow landed here. Glad to see now i reuse my old laptop's screen which was sitting and piling dusk. That screen will become my travel secondary monitor now :-) Thank you!
Thats awesome! Ive had a 17” for sale for $1 all year, no bites and so glad I found this video ❤
great content. making something collecting dust, useful again. love it.
Really helpful video. I know what I'll be doing with my 6 year old LCD screen now. Thanks so much.
i did it using the original notebook body as the monitor body, thanks for the video
How you did it? Thinking of doing the same with my 2004 XP laptop...to connect to my Window 10 broken laptop screen
very clever - I like it !!
this is the kinda diy i like!
Awesome. I plan to use an old screen, 3d print a bezel with a swivel mount and use it as a full monitor lol
Very clear, understandable, and well-explained. thank you for the useful skilling videos.
I have three laptops you gave me such an amazing idea of how to upcycle the screens and I'm going to make it in a way that people are going to love it and I'm going to sell them. I'm going to turn mine into a picture frame a monitor I'm going to have all types that uses for it. I'm going to design it in a way to where would be a decoration thank you for putting this out there really appreciate this
Yo this is freaking excellent!!
Great!! I am going to use the same idea for my Pi4s.
Thanks
Excellent content. Keep it up!
That's the real diy 🎉 I'm on the way to have one soon 😁 thanks for such for great Idea
This is an awesome idea. I have an old all in one that i want to use the screen from to map an RPG map display case for easy light travel! I’ll use some light weight wood to make a holding case.
hi bro... I'm watching your lcd transformation video. It's Amazing, I have an old laptop in my hand. I will try too
Ima try and do this wit my crappy laptop and use as a monitor for my iPhone se
I absolutely love it when a crazy idea I get in my mind , eg I had a Toshiba laptop , not worth replacing the screen,but it still served a purpose when Im doing a PC build , then I had a Fried Laptops motherboard where it was polorised with some Wally adding 240 volts 🙄 into the main CPU , asked if I could repair a literal bonfire ! Cut a long , this Advent and my Toshiba in my shack worked perfect using this tech , so it's awesome when ya wild thoughts actually aren't ,and it proves it ere , great video buddy , today's tech , manufacturers DONT want us able to repair nowadays , wel tough Sxxt Toshiba , I don't need to spend £100 quid yet !!! That's the going rate of a ok Upgradeable W7 satellite Pro,,, good job man 🙏🙏
Great job! I just built one myself 👍🏼👍🏼
Great idea!
My only concern is how to make sure that the lcd is really 100% working.
The idea is fantastic, excellent but my opinion instead of passing the cable through the front of the screen, you would have made a hole and pass the cable behind so that it is not visible and for the electronic card use an acrylic box for mounting on the wall, for protection of the same circuit.
your awesome so happy i found your channel ":)
Very well explained video. Thank you, I have some ideas for my own laptop in the coming days
nice video - i acquired an asus laptop on facebook that was working but dated, slow and no longer wanted - i took it apart and got the working 15.6" screen off of it. The laptop lid is still in good order and I am planning on keeping the LCD in the ASUS lid. I have the parts on order now including the tablet stand - neat idea - thanks. I am planning on fixing this up and being able to carry it on trips with me so i have a 2nd monitor when working from hotel rooms or otherwise on the road. Wish me luck - I'll see if i can share a photo or two of it when i have it finished!
Thanks for sharing. This is a great video
Great video. This will help me build out display panels for a flight sim cockpit I'm wanting to do. Great work!
I think its a brilliant idea rather then keeping a old damage or outdated laptop that is on shelve collecting dust 👍
Now i can reuse my old laptop lcd, thank you bro
This seems great. Can I use my 2011 macbook air display, which is fine still despite the rest and make somthing like this too?
im planning to buy a second monitor then i see this video
great video sir
Awesome idea. Thanks very much!
This is rad. Love it.