Oh shit it’s nerdforge! I love your channel too! I want you both all the time I wish I was smart enough to do the projects that you do with electronics but they’re really cool thanks for doing what you do
Just Google the jargon you don't understand. With time, you need less and less of that, until it becomes just natural. You won't depend on companies making the product you want, if you can just build it yourself to your exact liking (and often for much cheaper)
Tip: you can tie a knot on the 3.5mm headphone cable inside of the speaker. This will almost always avoid damage to the circuit/soldering when the cable is yanked.
Put magnets on the back and mount it anywhere in your house, because you know, we live in the future! Ha but really, coming from someone born in 1992. Love your channel, never lose that passion for creating! 😊
"attach this wire like this.... and this wire goes here like that - and voila, a particle accelerator." Yes mate, you might have to go over a few more steps here and there.
DIY Perks great video! I have a similar screen setup but I have powered it using an external battery charging pack. the pack is heavy but powers the screen for more than 4 hours. It has a USB jack as well - so you can use that to power the Chromecast no idea though on how it could be modded to power the speakers and amp Besides that it is a simpler plug and play for some one untechy like me :D
nice extension of the original display video, thanks Matt. The bass response tweak isn't something you see often even in videos on making bluetooth speaker sets, a great extra touch
You are pretty much the only person I know whose videos are time-consuming, complicated and ridiculously high quality who actually uploads regularly. You are super amazing, I love what you do and will always continue to watch your videos. With the highest respects, Sinok.
Definitely gonna adapt 18650's to this project. Much easier to get my hands on, plus much higher power and battery capacity. Thank you so much! I've been trying to figure this out how to go about this for a while now!
@@NavinBetamax Yeah but English isn't only spoken in England so he has a British accent as he is from England... English accent could mean way too much so you instead specify which English accent...
@@DIYPerks do you have a more detailed tutorial (or know a tutorial) on how to build speakers with recycled drivers? My UE megaboom died but the drivers are perfectly fine, I do not know how much Watts and Volts etc. and I don't know anything about electricity but it feels like a waste not to use these drivers and passive radiators.
Don't make low pass filters from regular electrolytics, you need at least a bipolar elec or better yet a proper film cap! You'll get a huge improvement if you redo that filter.
Yes that filter seemed extremely primitive to me. The result is what matters guess. And in the end a lot can be done diferently, better but sometimes would go beyond simple diying. I recall hearing on a forum that I neeed a 10K Ohm logarithmic potentiometer for audio input attenuation rather than a 500ohm linear one for ideal control, to avoid the immediate jump in sound levels as well. They said it had to do with audio levels being logarithmically scaled. So the higher voltage would raise volume too fast compared to a logarithmic one (it uses the bottom part of a logarithmic graph to more slowly raise power levels, of course after that the log pot will raise levels faster than a linear one).
Just finished making this. Had to change some things for what I had but it looks great! Thanks! First soldering job too! Just as I finished I saw the new video about the brass touch screen monitor. A little upset I didn’t do that but then I saw the price of some of those screens and control boards and felt better again. Lol Thanks a lot!
@@vikkidyer hey it’s been a while since I made it so, it’s hard to remember what I changed without watching the video again. I think it might have been that I used some speakers from a TV and the cavity that I made was shaped differently(and cut one sheet at a time then glued). Your batteries should work as long as to set the voltage for your batteries. I also remember that the way the circuitry worked (according to video) the batteries had to have charge to work even if plugged in to the wall. Basically if you watch it while charging it the batteries drained slower so it was best to charge overnight.
if you replace the screen with touch IPS panel, and slimmest design or components, you'll beat microsoft surface for sure. this also suite for mobile or in-car usage. or just add wireless keyboard with trackpad on it
@@brunolopes2205 Yeah but couldn't anyone just mount a Raspberry pi model 3 B+, with Ubuntu Core, or Raspbian OS, onto the back of the display using the same mounting screws? Then use a bluetooth keyboard and mouse? Hell if they wanted they could swap the sd card with one loaded with retro pie and use some bluetooth controllers and make it a portable retro emulation machine they could take with them on the go!!!! That's what I'm working on. :D The only thing to make sure is to add a good heat sink and a good fan, to ensure proper heat dissipation, and no thermal throttling. Not to mention they could also make it a web server to host their websites from!
Hi DIY Perks - If I may, I'd like to make a video request that can be very helpful for farmers in developing countries like India. The request is to create a centrifugal water pump that runs on the concept of sterling engine, powered by heat from concentrated sunlight using fresnel lens. So to simplify, the fresnel lens concentrates sunlight and generates heat to run the sterling engine, where the wheel of the sterling engine is the wheel inside the water pump itself. This can really help farmers in India who have limited access to power to water their fields. Thank you so much in advance.
Aah! Man,that's gonna be ineffitient.the amount of materials used for focusing such huge amount of light,and size if land covered could have been used for high voltage power line instead. There is gonna be a huge loss of energy ,by reflected radiated heat.
Hey Suraj, I don't think the system would be inefficient or occupy large space. You can generate as much as 2000 F with a 50 inch single point focus fresnel lens. Combine that with the centrifugal pump, it hardly occupies much space. If you intend to put it in your living room then yes, it does occupy lot of space. But if you install it near the wells in farm lands, which is my motive, then the space wouldn't be a constraint. As long as we get the right amount of energy to run the sterling engine, I don't think we need to worry about the rest of energy. In fact, some loss of energy or dissipation into surroundings is good as it prevents overheat and damage of materials.
neoqueto coz he didn't design anything. He just bought parts to put together . If he needed to make a real product, he needs to make his own custom boards and everything. Not buy them from ebay
joshua lotion That's basically what companies do anyway. They buy parts from Chinese manufacturers, put them together in a product, then slap a brand name label on it...
Perfect timing, I am making all my christmas presents this year, and following my (relative) success with the diy mushroom lights I extracted the screen from a hp pavilion g6 just last night to make my boy a second screen. Now I am going to make this!
I worked 1 week for this thing, in fact I'm an engineer and I was thinking something like this...when I saw this video I found it helpful... well I think it works good and thank you for help:)
I did this a couple of years ago but mine looks like crap compared to yours. Yours looks amazing, like it's an actual product. Now I'm jealous and probably gonna try it myself
Tbh, I think it's easier than it looks. You just need the courage to try. After all, trying is the best way of learning. I've gathered a few screens from laptops and are going to try to make one extra screen based on his video.
I removed the lcd from an old laptop and waiting on the board. looking forward to the challenge. will be adding a power bank instead so I don't have to do all that extra work. thinner neater
these videos are so inspiring to me. i love to make things myself and often think of ways i can make the things i need rather than buy them but when i think about technology, its hard to imagine anyone actually making these things.its always seemed untouchable to me so watching you do this with such confidence inspires me to think about things differently. thank you
"Next week I show you how to add a foldable keyboard to our home made computer" I expect we will go full circle any day now and we just end up with a laptop. 😂😂
+山寨卡屁 Lithium cells are nearly as safe as long as you keep them above 3v, keep them under 4.2v and don't short them out and although it costs more there are also LiFePO4 cells which are even safer. As for the cost, AAs are certainly cheaper but not by very much, especially when 18650s last longer (roughly 400 cycles vs about 1000 cycles) and have way more capacity so I'd say that easily more than makes up for the price difference, but if you go on ebay and buy cheap laptop packs you can get good deals on 18650s at around $1 per cell and are usually decent cells, last couple packs I bought, I received cells that were roughly 2000mah and 2400mah. (9 cells and 12 cells) for me the cost was closer to $1.25 per cell so let's calculate the cost difference using that. $11 and $15 for both packs, now rechargeable AA tend to go for about $20 on an 8 pack at local stores and $35 for 12 pack of quality pack of eneloops makes them $2.5 and $2.9 per battery, now that's an unfair comparison since the 18650s are used but new cells only cost $3-$5 and offer over double the capacity and at least double the lifespan, without counting the added charging and discharging circuitry they are an insanely good value compared to AAs. I'm guessing he went with AA because people are more likely to have them lying around their house and/or merely prefers them for some reason.
One thing you're wrong about, Eneloop Ni-MH AA cells are rated for 2100 charge cycles, which is much better then cheap 18650 Lithium cells. They hold up to 60-80% their charge for well over a couple years and have a VERY low internal resistance. a.co/cfeNtl3 Price per unit is about $2.65. The new line of Eneloop cells are very impressive in terms of specs. I think they're working on a 2500/3000 cycles 3AH version to be released 2018.
theLuigiFan0007 Well I meant more so in general terms, obviously if you get some quality 18650 cells and limit their charge to only 4.1v or there about you can get 2000-3000 cycles on those too, but yeah those eneloops are pretty great aren't they? Plus they don't even cost much more than some of the poor quality batteries sold in local stores.
vgamesx1 Rayovac used to have Ni-MH 48 packs for $70 and 24 packs for $40 on their site. They were 2400mAH and rated for 500 cycles or 1350mAH and rated for 1000 cycles. That's not too either for the price, but I can't find packs those size anymore. I bought a 16 pack of Rayovac Ni-MH batteries a couple years ago (1350mAH version), and last year got a 16 pack of Eneloop cells. Still use the Rayovac batteries quite often, but more for things like flashlights and game controllers.
I have your skills, but I am glad I have you for the creative bit. I can't say enough good things about this guy. He is brilliant and creative and shares his ideas with the world. He even goes as far as showing you step by step. You are awesome sir! Thank you for the diy ideas and the hard work you put into making the videos for us as well.
Interesting build. (You're quite a prolific builder!) I know it would alter the contour of the build, but it might be worth looking into "C"or even "D" cells for a longer amp/hour. I like the idea of the Chromecast. That might be a way to send the signal from camera mounted on a crane to a nearby monitor. Finally, the bendy arm at the end. As a DIY-er, you might look at a photo item called a "Gorilla Pod" by Joby. That would give 4 bendy arms, add a few croc clips on the ends ...
How did you learn all the information concerning resisters and microelectronics? You run through the stuff with ease and I wish I had that knowledge. I look at this and your other videos and wonder was I missing from class on the day this was taught.
Tech has changed, you can probably simplify the whole thing with a PD power bank and PD trigger cables to get the voltage you want basically removing a lot of parts and soldering.
i feel stupid man and shit bcus i finished highschool studing electronics and basically idk shit bcus well i know damn well i skiped classes like an idiot but by seeing this projects i feel like "why i did that why ?? this could be awesome if i took part and learned it fuckkk"
Dude, I thoroughly enjoyed the video! I do have a legit question about the bass speaker/chamber/port. I realize we're not designing/building for the New York Philharmonic, but does it change the characteristics of the sound when the port length is determined, then you effectively shrink the space by putting the amplifiers in that chamber? This may be an acoustic 'red herring' on my part, but that's why I'm asking. I know just enough to be dangerous. ;-) Thanks mate, and again, great work!!
Yeah, it will affect things very slightly. Whether you'll notice is a different matter! I did my testing with the amps inside the enclosure just to be sure.
DIY Perks I'm surprised you designed the speaker factoring the box in. When designing a sub the box is probably the most important part of it. You should partner up with barevids lol.
It's be cool if you made a second channel that goes more in depth into the electronic side of things, because I think you need a basic knowledge of voltage and how electricity works etc to even attempt this.
This video is enough to guide you with a big picture direction! If you're serious about following a build like this, go do the extra research elsewhere on the internet to nail the details down. A little more involved than just 'do exactly this', but only a bit, and far more educational. :)
Fantastic project, Mr. Perks! The only thing that i would change is putting the battery meter on the front, such as in the sound bar. Still being impressed by your videos! Glad i found you!
You r really awesome. I didn't know that making an additional screen nd also a tv would b this easy. I will follow this process nd create 4 additional monitors nd add them together to create my own big gaming monitor. Thanks for showing d path of getting a better gaming experience by saving lots of money. Hats off to you...
Matt/DIY Perks please explain what is your educational background, or what sort of education would one need to take to gain the expertise you have acquired?Did you study computer/electronic engineering or electrical engineering?If I was to enroll in either a 4 or 2 year institution what would I have to major and minor in or what courses would I have to apply to accumulate the knowledge of technology you have displayed with this channel?And these questions are also open to anyone who knows, please feel free to offer your wisdom as well.
can you in any chance provide us with a circuit map.. because you skipped some of the wiring process, please if you can that will help me a lot. thank you this project was awesome.
this is why I love watching your video I'm so glad I'm subscribed to your channel as well as many other channels that like to invent and get creative you are the people that I look up to in the future to show all the generation that don't know about the tronic cool inventions thank you very much for your videos
hi. i have made the same project but i used the universal TV board its more cheap and also no need to add audio amplifier, also i used LI ION 12 volts batteries ( old laptop batteries ) with protection board and the TV works for 3 hours with 50% sound volume, and 6 hours if connected with external sound system in my case i used my DIY portable Bluetooth speaker. thanks for the idea i have made it coz i have watched your project and am happy with my project.
@@vikkidyer Hi. Sorry I don’t have video for it. was long ago and I moved to another country. The batteries you just find out on TH-cam how to make 2S battery and for the wiring it will be same as DIY Bluetooth speaker for example no different. Good luck
Could you drop the voltage on the two step up converters to just be enough to power them then giving you a better battery life. Just a thought absolutely love your videos
Great video! I took my old laptop monitor and turned it into a smart tv using a Raspberry Pi. I control the Raspberry Pi with wireless using my laptop. For my speakers, I bought some cheap wireless speakers. Although, mine monitor does not look even close to this nice and I love the speaker set up. Thinking I could combine the wireless speakers with your speaker system to get surround sound. Gonna have to do some sprucing up to do this weekend.
map of Mexico that's exactly my point. tablets can do everything this thing van do, and better too. on top of that tablets can also do plenty of other things that this thing can't. my point is that this thing and smart tvs have pretty limited capabilities compared to tablets. the only real pro smart tvs have are their huge screen size. so why make a "portable tv" that can only do so much and is only slightly bigger and bulkier than a tablet when a tablet can already do everything a smart tv can do and more? the answer is that you wouldn't cuz no one would really buy them because they could do more with a tablet.
Q.T. Productions of Utah you have a really good point, but i still think it's a good idea, the reason I would buy something like this instead of a tablet wold be the price, if it costs 90$ and I need a portable second monitor, this would be better than buying a tablet for that price, a good quality tablet its minimum 175$ I´m talking of the nexus 7, and is only 7 inches, I don't think you can find a good quality big tablet for less than 350$.
gabrysur I'm not saying this thing he built isn't a bad idea. I built something a lot like it myself actually, I even made a video about it. I just bought a galaxy tab a for $90 and it outdoes anything this can do. its screen is just not as big. again this thing isn't a bad idea, it's just not practical enough for a company to try to make, distibute and sell. yes some ppl would buy it like yourself but not enough to turn a profit,
I absolutely love this project! I've seen this online before but with the batteries of a large power bank. What made you choose to go with re chargeable AA batteries instead of a power bank?
I was wondering if you by any means could update the material list as the one you’ve posted has products that are no longer available. I’d like to try building this project
Hey Matt, I am a huge fan of your project and I absolutely love the quality of the outcomes. I am currently planing on doing a DIY 2.1 PC Audio-System and can't find a "cheap or good value" Amplifier. I thought maybe there is one that can handle the two channels and the subwoofer but they seem to be pretty expensive (>100€). Can you help me out with your experience? I also need some good speakers to handle the juice ^^.
you should try build this same wireless tv and make it a custom All-In-one Pc's with low power consumpion but powerful enough to say do medium to light gaming, like minecraft, or counter strike go or half life , etc. something id love to see
I'd be curious to know if voltage regulation could be used in a build I am working on. Its a wireless table lamp. But instead of using a 12v or a 5v lightbulb, as many other DIY channels have used, I'll be powering a smart bulb that has an operation range of 100v to 255v. Its a tricky build and I'm facing a few snags as an AC power bank is quite large and expensive.
Humm.. I made a portable solar gen in a case for camping. I think I'll try to do this but instead I'll add the screen to the inside of the case and us the gen for power. Thx for the idea 👍
very well arranged channel & professional looking. you always have cool projects & make them look class!! its amazing what can be done out of stuff you think is no good anymore with just a little imagination, ya can do wonders...
Great content, congratulations, could create one with battery of the notebook itself or a tablet, I believe it would give more autonomy of use, again thanks for the great work ...
Dude, you literally have the best projects!
Natural Nerd hey natural nerd, I watched a lot of your video's, they're awesome too😊
Hey, didn't expect to be recognized, that's awesome! Thanks mister :)
Natural Nerd yeah, just one tip... the light box, I wish it would have been more opaque, because you could see the LEDs inside... (just call me pol)
Natural Nerd so do you!!!
You two need to do something together. Please?
Oh shit it’s nerdforge! I love your channel too! I want you both all the time I wish I was smart enough to do the projects that you do with electronics but they’re really cool thanks for doing what you do
Anyone else want an ASMR of just Matt talking gently? Or maybe an audiobook narration.
This project series went from, "Yeah...I can do that," to, "well..shit," pretty damn quick.
Ben M Which part is hard? He explained it so well, step by step.
Difficulty is relative.
aiklarung Mostly the sound portion, for me at least, was bewildering. Got lost in the jargon.
Just Google the jargon you don't understand. With time, you need less and less of that, until it becomes just natural. You won't depend on companies making the product you want, if you can just build it yourself to your exact liking (and often for much cheaper)
I understood the jargon mostly because it overlaps with music production jargon but yeah i feel you
Tip: you can tie a knot on the 3.5mm headphone cable inside of the speaker. This will almost always avoid damage to the circuit/soldering when the cable is yanked.
Put magnets on the back and mount it anywhere in your house, because you know, we live in the future! Ha but really, coming from someone born in 1992. Love your channel, never lose that passion for creating! 😊
"attach this wire like this.... and this wire goes here like that - and voila, a particle accelerator." Yes mate, you might have to go over a few more steps here and there.
Rolica now you just gotta make it blow up and become flash
I was thinking a wiring diagram might assist.
*In the future:* Just plug in your 3D printer to the file in the description and voila, a particle accelerator in just a few minutes. 😁
Dude your sick , i feel like i am in a wrong field of studying . Doing this is so satisfying , and your voice make it more pleasurable .
I FEEL SMARTER JUST BY WATCHING THIS VIDEO.
why?
The you must be pretty stupid
Same
You know when it matters to your heart...
Zuksplaplayto
Crikey, you guys have obliterated that like button! Thanks a lot!
Great video! I think you forgot to link to the third arm though.
DIY Perks great video! I have a similar screen setup but I have powered it using an external battery charging pack. the pack is heavy but powers the screen for more than 4 hours.
It has a USB jack as well - so you can use that to power the Chromecast
no idea though on how it could be modded to power the speakers and amp
Besides that it is a simpler plug and play for some one untechy like me :D
Every video of you gets a instant like from me. love your work and phenomenal video editing in every one!
DIY Perks np
You deserve it man!
nice extension of the original display video, thanks Matt. The bass response tweak isn't something you see often even in videos on making bluetooth speaker sets, a great extra touch
You are pretty much the only person I know whose videos are time-consuming, complicated and ridiculously high quality who actually uploads regularly. You are super amazing, I love what you do and will always continue to watch your videos. With the highest respects, Sinok.
What a compliment - thanks!
how__to__minecraft Darude Sandstorm
Naikōmusic I thought you were complaining at first! lol 😂
@@DIYPerks helloooo good day I think you should try a website called SparkFun
Its a electronic website you can order from
@@DIYPerks old Sony Mobile display to monitor it's your next test (exclude capturecard)
Definitely gonna adapt 18650's to this project. Much easier to get my hands on, plus much higher power and battery capacity. Thank you so much! I've been trying to figure this out how to go about this for a while now!
So have I. Did you figure out how to wire it up xx
Your British accent really adds to the video.
I thought he is from New Zealand. Is he not?
Not BRITISH its ENGLISH accent
@@ZooperPlayz Well technically speaking, England is part of Great Britain, so what's your point?
@@chriswade9616 ............FYI..........England is name of Country........English is the Language spoken.......?!......
@@NavinBetamax Yeah but English isn't only spoken in England so he has a British accent as he is from England... English accent could mean way too much so you instead specify which English accent...
next video: I COVERED MY HOUSE IN CARBON FIBER VINYL WRAP
....now there's an idea ;)
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@@DIYPerksA video on making a touch screen pen would be appreciated, thanks
@@DIYPerks you haven’t done it yet it’s been 3 years
@@DIYPerks do you have a more detailed tutorial (or know a tutorial) on how to build speakers with recycled drivers? My UE megaboom died but the drivers are perfectly fine, I do not know how much Watts and Volts etc. and I don't know anything about electricity but it feels like a waste not to use these drivers and passive radiators.
Don't make low pass filters from regular electrolytics, you need at least a bipolar elec or better yet a proper film cap! You'll get a huge improvement if you redo that filter.
Thanks for the tip - will do some experiments for next time.
Yes that filter seemed extremely primitive to me. The result is what matters guess. And in the end a lot can be done diferently, better but sometimes would go beyond simple diying. I recall hearing on a forum that I neeed a 10K Ohm logarithmic potentiometer for audio input attenuation rather than a 500ohm linear one for ideal control, to avoid the immediate jump in sound levels as well. They said it had to do with audio levels being logarithmically scaled. So the higher voltage would raise volume too fast compared to a logarithmic one (it uses the bottom part of a logarithmic graph to more slowly raise power levels, of course after that the log pot will raise levels faster than a linear one).
Jan Metdepetop could you explain more
Just finished making this. Had to change some things for what I had but it looks great! Thanks! First soldering job too! Just as I finished I saw the new video about the brass touch screen monitor. A little upset I didn’t do that but then I saw the price of some of those screens and control boards and felt better again. Lol
Thanks a lot!
Hi Just wondering what you changed for your screen. I want to do this but I was thinking about using 18650 batteries xx
@@vikkidyer hey it’s been a while since I made it so, it’s hard to remember what I changed without watching the video again.
I think it might have been that I used some speakers from a TV and the cavity that I made was shaped differently(and cut one sheet at a time then glued).
Your batteries should work as long as to set the voltage for your batteries.
I also remember that the way the circuitry worked (according to video) the batteries had to have charge to work even if plugged in to the wall. Basically if you watch it while charging it the batteries drained slower so it was best to charge overnight.
Can you guys please help me the links in the description do not work
why did you use aa batteries instead of 18560 li-ion batteries
Martin Očko meh
i think because they are less dangerous and easier to deal with in terms of circuitry.
Martin Očko My thought exactly
id be more curious why not Lithium polymer batteries from example a RC car, they can be made quite a lot thinner :)
Easier charge circuit (since he can simply buy an adapter)
You're like an OCD Collin Furze its awesome!
if you replace the screen with touch IPS panel, and slimmest design or components, you'll beat microsoft surface for sure.
this also suite for mobile or in-car usage. or just add wireless keyboard with trackpad on it
Just missing the cpu, fans, storage, camera aaaand.... oh yeah software
@@brunolopes2205 Yeah but couldn't anyone just mount a Raspberry pi model 3 B+, with Ubuntu Core, or Raspbian OS, onto the back of the display using the same mounting screws? Then use a bluetooth keyboard and mouse? Hell if they wanted they could swap the sd card with one loaded with retro pie and use some bluetooth controllers and make it a portable retro emulation machine they could take with them on the go!!!! That's what I'm working on. :D
The only thing to make sure is to add a good heat sink and a good fan, to ensure proper heat dissipation, and no thermal throttling.
Not to mention they could also make it a web server to host their websites from!
@@rehmanarshad1848 Yeah not in the class of a surface by a longshot.
@@diegotheslinger the surface is garbage tho and i think the orginal poster ment the screen would be better
bruno lopes lol
Hi DIY Perks - If I may, I'd like to make a video request that can be
very helpful for farmers in developing countries like India. The request
is to create a centrifugal water pump that runs on the concept of
sterling engine, powered by heat from concentrated sunlight using
fresnel lens. So to simplify, the fresnel lens concentrates sunlight and
generates heat to run the sterling engine, where the wheel of the
sterling engine is the wheel inside the water pump itself. This can
really help farmers in India who have limited access to power to water
their fields. Thank you so much in advance.
That's a pretty good idea. I will add it to my list!
Thank you :)
DIY Perks check out the tesla valve.
Aah! Man,that's gonna be ineffitient.the amount of materials used for focusing such huge amount of light,and size if land covered could have been used for high voltage power line instead.
There is gonna be a huge loss of energy ,by reflected radiated heat.
Hey Suraj, I don't think the system would be inefficient or occupy large space. You can generate as much as 2000 F with a 50 inch single point focus fresnel lens. Combine that with the centrifugal pump, it hardly occupies much space. If you intend to put it in your living room then yes, it does occupy lot of space. But if you install it near the wells in farm lands, which is my motive, then the space wouldn't be a constraint.
As long as we get the right amount of energy to run the sterling engine, I don't think we need to worry about the rest of energy. In fact, some loss of energy or dissipation into surroundings is good as it prevents overheat and damage of materials.
Been in the leigh industry along time and the last part about the Handy third arm is the best thing ever made even wit coolant inside.... thumbs up!!
Would love to see a smart touchscreen coffee table project. Love your vids and project very inspiring 👍👍👍
I think that you have to work for Samsung as their main engineer!!! The design is great , minimalistic simple and modern!! love your videos !!!!!!
Wow can't wait to see this video! i bet will be awesome as always!
Nice Led Ring Light dude, i always wanted one , now i am considering to make it myself
yes.. but still learning how to make a lot of stuff , thousand of years away from the level of DIY perks xD
You're commenting with your second channel ...And you aren't even hiding it. Wow...
excuse me? what?
I think Yonatan24 is suggesting that you're Matt of DIY perks using a second channel to big himself up.
As a Mechatronics teacher this has easily become one of my favorite channels! Cant wait to have my students do a bunch of these projects next year!
Why hasn't a big, professional consumer electronics manufacturer hired you as their chief engineer yet?
neoqueto How do you know they haven't?
neoqueto coz he didn't design anything. He just bought parts to put together . If he needed to make a real product, he needs to make his own custom boards and everything. Not buy them from ebay
You know there's jobs doing exactly that? Product design? The boards are then made by another department.
Lennart Fuchs This is true, most companies buy the parts from other manufacturers or have them built on specifications like Apple using Samsung parts.
joshua lotion That's basically what companies do anyway. They buy parts from Chinese manufacturers, put them together in a product, then slap a brand name label on it...
Perfect timing, I am making all my christmas presents this year, and following my (relative) success with the diy mushroom lights I extracted the screen from a hp pavilion g6 just last night to make my boy a second screen. Now I am going to make this!
I was like, perfect way to recycle stuff
Then I immediately said, _”yes i CAN’T do this”_
I'm glad I came across this. I've been literally trying to do this exact thing with the screen I have but it's much slimmer than what I had planned
Nice video, it was deffinately worth the wait. Keep up the original projects and awesome quality
I worked 1 week for this thing,
in fact I'm an engineer and I was thinking something like this...when I saw this video I found it helpful...
well I think it works good and thank you for help:)
Mat:*makes a project*
Vinyl wrap:MY TIME HAS COME
I did this a couple of years ago but mine looks like crap compared to yours. Yours looks amazing, like it's an actual product. Now I'm jealous and probably gonna try it myself
0:50 I like how he said the extended monitor project was pretty basic, dude... for the rest of us human being it's not LOL
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Tbh, I think it's easier than it looks. You just need the courage to try. After all, trying is the best way of learning. I've gathered a few screens from laptops and are going to try to make one extra screen based on his video.
Christian Persson hello cristian have you had any luck on making one? I am going to try to do it too but its just really hard to follow this guy lol.
I removed the lcd from an old laptop and waiting on the board. looking forward to the challenge. will be adding a power bank instead so I don't have to do all that extra work. thinner neater
@@osnaldov How did the project go? Did you find a good working power bank with enough wattage, volt, amp, and mAh?
these videos are so inspiring to me. i love to make things myself and often think of ways i can make the things i need rather than buy them but when i think about technology, its hard to imagine anyone actually making these things.its always seemed untouchable to me so watching you do this with such confidence inspires me to think about things differently. thank you
i mean a lot of this stuff is still over my head but it makes me want to learn more about them
7 years on I came across your video. And subscribed too. 👍
"Next week I show you how to add a foldable keyboard to our home made computer"
I expect we will go full circle any day now and we just end up with a laptop. 😂😂
I dont know anything about electronics but i like this, so 1 subscriber added to you sir.
Any reason why you went for a load of AA over a few 18650s ?
cheap and safer to work with
+山寨卡屁 Lithium cells are nearly as safe as long as you keep them above 3v, keep them under 4.2v and don't short them out and although it costs more there are also LiFePO4 cells which are even safer.
As for the cost, AAs are certainly cheaper but not by very much, especially when 18650s last longer (roughly 400 cycles vs about 1000 cycles) and have way more capacity so I'd say that easily more than makes up for the price difference, but if you go on ebay and buy cheap laptop packs you can get good deals on 18650s at around $1 per cell and are usually decent cells, last couple packs I bought, I received cells that were roughly 2000mah and 2400mah. (9 cells and 12 cells) for me the cost was closer to $1.25 per cell so let's calculate the cost difference using that.
$11 and $15 for both packs, now rechargeable AA tend to go for about $20 on an 8 pack at local stores and $35 for 12 pack of quality pack of eneloops makes them $2.5 and $2.9 per battery, now that's an unfair comparison since the 18650s are used but new cells only cost $3-$5 and offer over double the capacity and at least double the lifespan, without counting the added charging and discharging circuitry they are an insanely good value compared to AAs.
I'm guessing he went with AA because people are more likely to have them lying around their house and/or merely prefers them for some reason.
One thing you're wrong about, Eneloop Ni-MH AA cells are rated for 2100 charge cycles, which is much better then cheap 18650 Lithium cells. They hold up to 60-80% their charge for well over a couple years and have a VERY low internal resistance. a.co/cfeNtl3 Price per unit is about $2.65. The new line of Eneloop cells are very impressive in terms of specs. I think they're working on a 2500/3000 cycles 3AH version to be released 2018.
theLuigiFan0007 Well I meant more so in general terms, obviously if you get some quality 18650 cells and limit their charge to only 4.1v or there about you can get 2000-3000 cycles on those too, but yeah those eneloops are pretty great aren't they? Plus they don't even cost much more than some of the poor quality batteries sold in local stores.
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Rayovac used to have Ni-MH 48 packs for $70 and 24 packs for $40 on their site. They were 2400mAH and rated for 500 cycles or 1350mAH and rated for 1000 cycles. That's not too either for the price, but I can't find packs those size anymore. I bought a 16 pack of Rayovac Ni-MH batteries a couple years ago (1350mAH version), and last year got a 16 pack of Eneloop cells. Still use the Rayovac batteries quite often, but more for things like flashlights and game controllers.
I have your skills, but I am glad I have you for the creative bit. I can't say enough good things about this guy. He is brilliant and creative and shares his ideas with the world. He even goes as far as showing you step by step. You are awesome sir! Thank you for the diy ideas and the hard work you put into making the videos for us as well.
Hey Matt, have you considered building your own (DIY) Projector, using those lovely 100W LEDs of yours?
There's actually quite a good guide on an 4k projector on instructables if you're interested
Marcus Octavius I be interested in that if you don't mind, could I get a link please?
garrett gaddy
I assume he meant this instructables.com/id/World-First-DIY-Real-4k-UHD-Beam-Projector/
Marcus Octavius thanks for the tip, the guide is actually very detailed and exactly what I was looking for.
Juan Pretorius That is the one I meant. Glad to help :)
Interesting build. (You're quite a prolific builder!) I know it would alter the contour of the build, but it might be worth looking into "C"or even "D" cells for a longer amp/hour. I like the idea of the Chromecast. That might be a way to send the signal from camera mounted on a crane to a nearby monitor. Finally, the bendy arm at the end. As a DIY-er, you might look at a photo item called a "Gorilla Pod" by Joby. That would give 4 bendy arms, add a few croc clips on the ends ...
This guy sounds just like my character on Dragon Age: Inquisition. Excellent build!
Nice workmanship & nice videography. I would've put a direct voltage display rather than levels.
I love this project, I'm thinking about making one myself
How did you learn all the information concerning resisters and microelectronics? You run through the stuff with ease and I wish I had that knowledge. I look at this and your other videos and wonder was I missing from class on the day this was taught.
Remarkable how his explanations "sound" so much more complicated than the actual words/sentences are.
@@ryanlightle373 ..take my clothes off.. ?? Perv! Okay
No silly, it's the prosody of his speech.
Can someone tell this guy that he's a genius?
I SUGGEST USING FUSE IN CASE OF OVERVOLTAGE FROM THE STEP DOWN!
I have seen alto from you but this this is what I call legendary
Its a shame u didnt use lithium-ion 18650’s
Kevin only real ones use them for everything.
EXACTLY what I was thinking!
20000mah power bank?
Li-po is better.
Tech has changed, you can probably simplify the whole thing with a PD power bank and PD trigger cables to get the voltage you want basically removing a lot of parts and soldering.
Not from scratch - already had ready parts that I have no idea about
I feel stupid every time I watch your videos. :(
Me to
i feel stupid man and shit bcus i finished highschool studing electronics and basically idk shit bcus well i know damn well i skiped classes like an idiot but by seeing this projects i feel like "why i did that why ?? this could be awesome if i took part and learned it fuckkk"
Nice job with the low pass filter +DIYPerks, that one was a nice touch.
i wanna get these skills. this guy probably saves a bunch of money by making things like this
Stunning idea and could it looks much better hiding those bolts are in the front panel.
Dude, I thoroughly enjoyed the video! I do have a legit question about the bass speaker/chamber/port. I realize we're not designing/building for the New York Philharmonic, but does it change the characteristics of the sound when the port length is determined, then you effectively shrink the space by putting the amplifiers in that chamber? This may be an acoustic 'red herring' on my part, but that's why I'm asking. I know just enough to be dangerous. ;-) Thanks mate, and again, great work!!
Yeah, it will affect things very slightly. Whether you'll notice is a different matter! I did my testing with the amps inside the enclosure just to be sure.
DIY Perks what is the camera that you use in your video's?
DIY Perks I'm surprised you designed the speaker factoring the box in. When designing a sub the box is probably the most important part of it. You should partner up with barevids lol.
Man, this is freaking awesome, I love your videos... wish you all the best and continue teaching us :)
It's be cool if you made a second channel that goes more in depth into the electronic side of things, because I think you need a basic knowledge of voltage and how electricity works etc to even attempt this.
This video is enough to guide you with a big picture direction! If you're serious about following a build like this, go do the extra research elsewhere on the internet to nail the details down. A little more involved than just 'do exactly this', but only a bit, and far more educational. :)
im sorry but that speaker set up is mad amazing.
TV companies hate him!
Fantastic project, Mr. Perks! The only thing that i would change is putting the battery meter on the front, such as in the sound bar. Still being impressed by your videos! Glad i found you!
Loved watching this. but I can't make this stuff myself 🙄
Why?
yes, you are capable, we can all do it, just have willpower and love for wanting to learn, force my friend ...
You r really awesome. I didn't know that making an additional screen nd also a tv would b this easy. I will follow this process nd create 4 additional monitors nd add them together to create my own big gaming monitor. Thanks for showing d path of getting a better gaming experience by saving lots of money. Hats off to you...
MattGyver
why does your comment has 33 likes for no reason , or are you just testing some like hacks here
lol
Matt/DIY Perks please explain what is your educational background, or what sort of education would one need to take to gain the expertise you have acquired?Did you study computer/electronic engineering or electrical engineering?If I was to enroll in either a 4 or 2 year institution what would I have to major and minor in or what courses would I have to apply to accumulate the knowledge of technology you have displayed with this channel?And these questions are also open to anyone who knows, please feel free to offer your wisdom as well.
I would love to see more about the charging of the batteries
I got the tenergy charger, i cut off one of the ends to fit the charger port. plug it in then that's it.
Why not 18650 batteries and a charging port?
They're like 20 bucks a piece
@@NibNa5ty no
@@d3tach3d I literally just bought four for my face so tell me they're not $20 you're wrong
can you in any chance provide us with a circuit map.. because you skipped some of the wiring process, please if you can that will help me a lot.
thank you this project was awesome.
What I've learned: with a soldering iron and glue anything is possible
this is why I love watching your video I'm so glad I'm subscribed to your channel as well as many other channels that like to invent and get creative you are the people that I look up to in the future to show all the generation that don't know about the tronic cool inventions thank you very much for your videos
Subscribed. Cool DIY projects! Thubms up, dude!
hi. i have made the same project but i used the universal TV board its more cheap and also no need to add audio amplifier, also i used LI ION 12 volts batteries ( old laptop batteries ) with protection board and the TV works for 3 hours with 50% sound volume, and 6 hours if connected with external sound system in my case i used my DIY portable Bluetooth speaker. thanks for the idea i have made it coz i have watched your project and am happy with my project.
Do you have a video of your screen as I want to use 18650 but I'm not sure how to wire it up xx
@@vikkidyer Hi. Sorry I don’t have video for it. was long ago and I moved to another country. The batteries you just find out on TH-cam how to make 2S battery and for the wiring it will be same as DIY Bluetooth speaker for example no different. Good luck
Awesome! You could use LM1875T's instead of TDA2030's, they have much better sound quality imho, and are also pin-compatible ;-)
5:05 "Free svg files for this are in the description" ommm nop?
Could you drop the voltage on the two step up converters to just be enough to power them then giving you a better battery life. Just a thought absolutely love your videos
Why not use li-ion?
you can
I understand that you can. I was asking why not use them. Is there are reason that he went with AA rechargeable instead of using li-ion?
Maybe because you can replace them easily
This is video i was wanting! Thanks diy perks!
Great video! I took my old laptop monitor and turned it into a smart tv using a Raspberry Pi. I control the Raspberry Pi with wireless using my laptop. For my speakers, I bought some cheap wireless speakers. Although, mine monitor does not look even close to this nice and I love the speaker set up. Thinking I could combine the wireless speakers with your speaker system to get surround sound. Gonna have to do some sprucing up to do this weekend.
I bet you a Sony portable smart TV, that after this video, portable smart TVs ar going to be a thing.
They kind of ready are, they're known as tablets.
not really. since tablets have functionalities other than just displaying
map of Mexico that's exactly my point. tablets can do everything this thing van do, and better too. on top of that tablets can also do plenty of other things that this thing can't. my point is that this thing and smart tvs have pretty limited capabilities compared to tablets. the only real pro smart tvs have are their huge screen size. so why make a "portable tv" that can only do so much and is only slightly bigger and bulkier than a tablet when a tablet can already do everything a smart tv can do and more? the answer is that you wouldn't cuz no one would really buy them because they could do more with a tablet.
Q.T. Productions of Utah you have a really good point, but i still think it's a good idea, the reason I would buy something like this instead of a tablet wold be the price, if it costs 90$ and I need a portable second monitor, this would be better than buying a tablet for that price, a good quality tablet its minimum 175$ I´m talking of the nexus 7, and is only 7 inches, I don't think you can find a good quality big tablet for less than 350$.
gabrysur I'm not saying this thing he built isn't a bad idea. I built something a lot like it myself actually, I even made a video about it. I just bought a galaxy tab a for $90 and it outdoes anything this can do. its screen is just not as big. again this thing isn't a bad idea, it's just not practical enough for a company to try to make, distibute and sell. yes some ppl would buy it like yourself but not enough to turn a profit,
I absolutely love this project! I've seen this online before but with the batteries of a large power bank. What made you choose to go with re chargeable AA batteries instead of a power bank?
I was wondering if you by any means could update the material list as the one you’ve posted has products that are no longer available. I’d like to try building this project
OMG - THanks for the third arm....
Not really ready to take on "this" project just yet, but that arm is going to come in handy.
Bless you..
Please please please do an updated video of this using 18650 batteries and an amazon firestick i would love to know and see if it will work xx
Hey Matt, I am a huge fan of your project and I absolutely love the quality of the outcomes. I am currently planing on doing a DIY 2.1 PC Audio-System and can't find a "cheap or good value" Amplifier. I thought maybe there is one that can handle the two channels and the subwoofer but they seem to be pretty expensive (>100€). Can you help me out with your experience? I also need some good speakers to handle the juice ^^.
you should try build this same wireless tv and make it a custom All-In-one Pc's with low power consumpion but powerful enough to say do medium to light gaming, like minecraft, or counter strike go or half life , etc. something id love to see
I would never do this but was enjoy to watch :)
This guy is amazing he makes it look so easy
I'd be curious to know if voltage regulation could be used in a build I am working on. Its a wireless table lamp. But instead of using a 12v or a 5v lightbulb, as many other DIY channels have used, I'll be powering a smart bulb that has an operation range of 100v to 255v. Its a tricky build and I'm facing a few snags as an AC power bank is quite large and expensive.
Put a 2 rubber tubes on display back stands, or, at least, paint them in black with some paint =) That will add a finishing touch to the project.
Humm.. I made a portable solar gen in a case for camping. I think I'll try to do this but instead I'll add the screen to the inside of the case and us the gen for power. Thx for the idea 👍
you putting the battery meter on the back of the display reminds me of that apple mouse that has the charging port on the bottom
wow how do you make it look so easy. great to watch though. good work
i just love that he used assassins creed as the example video!
Nothing is true, everything is permitted!
Love your stuff. everything you build is all stuff ive tried to build before or have always wanted to.
very well arranged channel & professional looking. you always have cool projects & make them look class!! its amazing what can be done out of stuff you think is no good anymore with just a little imagination, ya can do wonders...
I usually don't take the time to comment nice things on DIY stuff, but dang!
This is some next level shit yo!
Great content, congratulations, could create one with battery of the notebook itself or a tablet, I believe it would give more autonomy of use, again thanks for the great work ...
Always amazing DIY projects! Very inspiring!
very cool build & clear explanation,