DIY Dual Screen Laptop! (100% DIY!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2019
- In this video I'll be showing you how to make a DIY secondary laptop screen so you can get some serious work done on the go! Links to the required parts below. Also, visit NordVPN.com/DIYPerks and or use code DIYPERKS to to get 70% off a 3 year plan.
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Slim USB-C power bank: amzn.to/2lNDS0F
USB-C Power Board:
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Recommended Screen + Display Adapter:
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eBay UK: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-534...
Recommended Screen Only:
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Driver [only] for Recommended Screen:
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eBay UK: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-534...
Hinge 3D Files: drive.google.com/open?id=1MI4...
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shout out to the kid who tried this on their mom's laptop and actually succeeded
Mom: Daniel why is there a extra screen on my laptop?????
Im always getting scared when some random dude on the internet randomly says my name, that isn't used so often
@@DanLo daniel is a very common name, you arent the only one named daniel
@@MetallicDZN He's talking about his name being used in comment section memes. Like what d3bug did.
R u shouting yourself out
you're gonna scare people at Starbucks
😂😂😂
Ive gotten scared at starbucks but not by something like this... XD
They're gonna think I'm coordinating a tactical nuke.
@@TyrDrum Precisely! Some sort of remote control for some WMD lol
shubhankit gautam That's because they can't handle the flexing of your lifestyle
I can't even imagine a woman seeing your apartment for the first time.
"How do I turn on the lights?"
"Well, all you have to do is stand here, raise your hand for 5 seconds, and a linear actuator will come out of the wall. Take note on the EL wire around the borders. Their are 17 easy to use compartments containing switches, which open hidden drawers. Once the drawers are open, you'll notice it can get quite dark, note the "natural" light illuminating the area I made from a broken laptop screen. Once you've made your way into the hidden drawers, simply connect your cell phone via this easy to use USB type c dongle. Once connected, connect to the wifi and download the app, "light-switch". And, that's all. P.S. Take note on the carbon fiber wrapped mdf board holstering the USB dongle".
Two words: what the?
🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂 Don't know whether to laugh at this or cry that I'll never be able to flex that hard
I read this in his voice 🤣🤣😅😅
@@jimhouse9961 yep!!! That's what I was hoping!
Why I am reading it in his voice
I saw an ad for a multi screen attachment earlier, but the price sent me here for a DIY approach.
I'm getting some of the problems ironed out in advance thanks to your tutorial.
Flawless ad segue, btw.
9:16 When youre working on a school group project alone
Hahahaha
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAH
HAHAHAHAHA this made my day
@@LegendzGG
hahahahaahahhahahahaha...
No.
@@nieznanyprzesladowca120 hahahahahahahaha
Ok boomer
I love the way you show your trial and errors in the videos.
Envious Fred hi
Word up
@Mikael I mean, if you can do it better you can always link us to your video...
Yap, I loved that too..
You read my mind! Helps us relate to the dude instead of feeling we have to be perfect to take such things on. I want to try this!
I'm so happy! You saved my project! I was struggling with power delivery and that board will be perfect! Im going to buy a million of those!
Thank you!
This is so underrated. Cool design, also you have really thought about different ways of reusing it.
9:15 you should make a collab with him, imagine the possibilities!!
L😂L
@@EnglishLaw r/woooosh
@@thegiantratthatmakesalloft9415 wow you use reddit, you are very cool!
@@thegiantratthatmakesalloft9415 how did that require a woooosh with 4 o`s u are clearly new to Reddit
@@thegiantratthatmakesalloft9415 you dont woosh somebody who is clearly laughing at the joke XD
DIYPERKS: MaYbE a MaNuFaCtUrEr WiLl cOmE aLong aNd MaKe iT.
Asus: *attaches the screen to the keyboard*
It's already been out for over 2 years. It's called the DUEX Pro and the TRIO
@@DoomFinger511 look at the think pad w700ds from 2009
_"Well we put the second screen on keyboard though"_
@@DoomFinger511 And Razer's Project Valerie (triple screen laptop)
Slidenjoy and packed pixels are similar screens to this too
Never knew Theon Greyjoy was an engineering genius.
Also, I thought he was killed by John Wick....
You were really ahead of the curve with this one. Now coming out this year is the Lenovo Yogabook 9I dual screen which does alot of what you got here with some extra tricks up its sleeve.
Matt I just have to say that I love your personality and passion for these projects! I don't love your work because of the things you make, but because of the message you deliver with them. It shows that we don't have to purchase a lot of equipment or material and that we don't have to be afraid of experimenting with salvaged or "broken" technology. I mean we have to be cautious of electricity etc. of course :D, but that shouldn't hinder us to use our imagination. Please keep on going and inspire people, thanks!
Notification from this channel is like getting a gift😍
yup!!
thats true.
Well it is a gift.
A gift from God
Nothing's free
@@HoloScope well said buddy.
Random Projects hi
This is amazing! I am very impressed on how Matt constructed the dual screens on a laptop! I truly believe this innovative idea will catch on.
Very slick!
I have a laptop with a 2nd display as well for art work. I overlaid my Huion Kamvas pen display over the 17" laptop's keyboard and use the laptop screen as a reference display while drawing on the Kamvas. So, I can just glance up at the reference instead of to one side. Since the keyboard/trackpad is covered, I use a wireless keyboard/trackpad on the desk in front of the pen display.
Great project. I haven't seen anyone do anything like this themselves. You've earned yourself a new subscriber, a like and this comment. I hope the TH-cam algorithm treats you well!
8:56 I thought that was a sponsor segue 😂
You watch too much ltt
@@jaideesasaki ikr 😂😂😂
segway* :D
@@jaideesasaki was gonna say the same thing haha
@@TragicAyk "Segue is sometimes confused with Segway. Segue is a verb that means "to move without stopping from one topic, song, etc., to another." Segway, on the other hand, is a trademarked name for an electric transportation device."
- Merriam-Webster.com
Only found this channel a day ago and have subbed & binged, unashamedly.
You're a talented guy, amazing channel, it's very entertaining to watch. Clever and resourceful -- not your typical DIY stuff you usually see, real, useful stuff - amazing.
For the border, *maybe* you could use car door bumper trim, or some kind of pre-existing gasket from car or house opening. It all depends on the thickness of the screen+backing that you are trying to cover.
I did something similar to this years ago with my old netbook monitor and some 3d printing, it was the first semi complicated design project I did I was really proud of it.
your voice is very unique and appealing to hear, doesn't interfere with the video presentation itself. quality narrator.
He should give the guy with Strange Parts voice lessons.
I just realized: he sounds almost exactly like the narrator in the Kurzgesagt videos
This is a great video. Informative, clear, and well filmed . . . like all of your videos. Well done!
You explain things i always wanted to know and make things look easy to fix with confidence.
patent this idea before apple "innovate" it
Too late, Microsoft already did lol.
Side car apple is more than this I think 😂😂😂
Already exists as a product, it's called DUO and TRIO depending on how many screens you want to fold out.
@@UniSolJeroen Link please bruh
@@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm3153 Just google DUO screen, ya lazy git
This is brilliant, I've always wanted something like this but never thought about how (technically) easy it could be.
Just plug an LCD monitor into the laptop and make a stand of the proper height. Plug and play dual monitors. You can get 24" monitors cheap now.
I love the way you talk so smoothly.
For the hinge, could you use a piano hinge and use spacers/washers to create the spacing you need? Also, for the new monitor edging, I bet you could use car door trimming. They come in colors and chrome. Great video!
When you made your first diy secondary screen for laptop I took apart my old laptop with intention to make exactly what you did now. I stopped the project because I didn't know how to figure out the hinge so I don't damage my main laptop. Thanks to this I think I'll return to my idea :D Thousad times thanks!
Do it man! You learn all sorts of things along the way :)
If you are going to use a power bank and you don't provide more support than a kick stand (or relocate the bulk of the weight to the base of the notebook) you will still damage your hinges. The amount of added pressure and torque from attaching this to the back of the screen will far exceed their design.
Doesn't matter for his hinges, they are already blown. But while the kick stand will help with the added rotation load on your main hinges, it will not support the weight pushing down. Adapt a stand that will support the added weight (or move it underneath the base of your notebook), and you'll be fine.
@@damionlee7658 That's exactly how the DUEX Duo screen you can buy on Amazon works. It just slides out the side of the laptop instead of above the screen.
A tip to make your 3D prints smoother: in cura, enable the option called "ironing". it makes it really really smooth on top! also, bottom layer pattern to concentric instead of zigzag makes it waaay nicer!
And calibrating your printer also helps.
what about "baking"?
I have seen a lot of other videos, how ever this is absolutely fantastic idea... keep up the good work....i have started a project based on 1 off your videos.
I love your projects and your way of thinking.
By far the best DIY multi screen laptop on the internet.
great video as always.
I feel like USB C makes a lot of projects like this possible. Now that there are portable monitors with video AND power through USB C, you could make a removable hinge for one of those displays and when you need it just attach it to the top of your laptop and plug it in via usb c.
Samsung: "We made a phone with extra screen real-estate"
Matt: "Hold my Cloud unit"
Honestly though Matt, you push expectations.
NEVER CHANGE dude.
Never settle ;D
@@natangurfinkel that too.
Making this screen is so difficult and so much work. I like the idea and vid but im sure not even 0.1% who watch this vid will make or try to make this screen
@@luukverhoek4243 you can say this about any diy tech project on TH-cam
th-cam.com/video/YeyAG-CMKCs/w-d-xo.html
Actually Intel already build this as a concept device
I had two old laptops and an original Xbox that i took apart apart recently and have alot of goodies to make things with and glad i found this channel
You will be a magician now... love your DIY projects
Lol :) this man is amazing. I love how the smile never leaves his face!!!!!!’ He’s always happy. Which makes every second of his videos so interesting. Lol
Is it me or I would happily watch a new video everyday just to hear the voice and see this warm smile as much as possible.
Lol
Not necessarily. He have a great voice and he seems to enjoy very much what he is doing. So judging by your response you live a life that you don’t like so you spit your poison everywhere. So my dear get a life. Mine is fine. I see the good in people. You???
@@vasileiostsalkos6174 will he say the same if was Morgan Freeman? I doubt it
Vasileios Tsalkos hello
Morgan has a spectacular voice so I do happily. Also Sean Connery Antony Hopkins Benedict cumberbatch aaron from who’s the boss jack savoretti Christian la vouax. I’m a sucker for a good voice and a great accent.
Bro i literally love you. I cant wait to start on this project this weekend! Thank you!
There are a bunch of manufacturers now that sell portable laptop monitors that comes with a handy mount. I'm glad you made this
Asus Zenbook Pro walks around the mouths of tech enthusiast as a game-changing laptop; Microsoft event in 2019 has been cited as "maybe one of the most exciting tech events of the last years"... Please, this man just made it better and open source to the world, and I Iove you.
MS had just shown how 2 big folding screens can be well manufactured and inserted in a useful workflow and your form factor won't need to be bulky in that case. This would be SO COOL and you are perfectly right: ergonomics wise would be a blessing!
Sir, I can't say how warmly I like and respect you.
That's really incredible, I love this channel
Found it lately. Many congrats for such a seriously amazing channel.
Thanks! I just finished the dual screen setup and it's amazing!
Can you attach photos by uploading them to somewhere
9:14 playing Battleship game without cheating XD
Very nice... congrats for this idea
A other idea is, to use a slide instead of hinges...
So is the display a bit saved from scratches.
Your Ideas are so unique, just love it :)
your channel is so inspiring :D Thank you for all your work
This is awesome I can finally have multiple screens for my use, thanks.
fairdav hello
I love your projects, how you invent things and document it! Just want to say: Thank you :)
I actually built one out to succession and used it for a couple months....THEN I SAT ON IT!!! Great video though, it was such a productivity boost that I'm going to try again
It's a good idea I've been thinking about doing something like this for a while. I Wouldn't need the powerbank because I only really use my laptop plugged in to the mains so I could easily get the power from the USB C. Then you could easily just 3d print a housing for the driver board and have it on the desk connected by cables. As to mounting it on the top, that's a great Idea but I think I'd rather just have it clip on or have a much thinner hinge. Thanks you've given me a lot of ideas.
Awesome and bonkers at the same time, well done, this is one of the best inventions yet, a friend of mine is already using led TV screens as lights based on your videos 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Well done sir! I've been thinking about doing this exact thing for a long time, for the same reasons. It should absolutely be a thing. Asus' "Zenbook Duo" thing is no good because it requires looking down even further to see the secondary screen.
I think it's worth mentioning that you can buy a "portable monitor", which is basically a laptop screen + controller board. This would be a good starting point to building a monitor that sits on top of your laptop screen (you could strip it down to just the display and controller board, and go from there)
just buy a portable monitor and with a foldable 30cm high stand.
Do not try to create this abomination.
Completely removes the portability of a laptop!
Sensational! Congratulations on the excellent work!
Smart fella, good ideas, fascinating implementation. Keep going the good job!
I literally enjoyed with this such a brilliant idea!
Literally?
Great build! I would love to see your take on a DIY motion-simulator seat for flying/driving games! How would get a little tilt/roll in an ordinary chair for minimal $$
Thank you for this video.. The world is a better place when people share information without greed
brilliant and elegant solution
This is going to be one of my greatest projects ever!
how did it go
@@shashvatverma5673 It went okay
@@super4543 did you keep it/nah
Your videos are the only videos I dont skip at all❤
Dev Watts hello
of course you do, backwards... :P
By the way, we love you so much. Keep diy spirits alive!
I'm not an electrician but I'm going to try this! I have two old laptops sitting on my shelf eating dust, couldn't sell it because of its value, but didn't want to throw it away because they caused me a month of wages each when I bought them.
Neat.
The hinge design folding backwards seems interesting as a presentation option.
I'd be a bit concerned about damaging the screen while transporting it though, as it's exposed constantly to the outside.
I would consider the merits of a pop-up/slider design as an alternative to the hinge design. You don't get the neat presentation mode, but I suspect it would be sturdier. Additionally, the top and bottom screen angles would always match... for better or worse.
I was cringing about this throughout the video ( typing this on a laptop with a smashed screen right now haha)
just put a glass on it, I'll do it on my primary screen because yes
@@arnie0199 I mean, if done from a large manufacturer, something like this would probably have hardened glass screens like tablets do. Could be interesting from a compact/productivity point of view
@@wiggenvan yes definitely a cool concept. Just wouldn't be safe with me lol
Kid: Can we get a dual monitor setup?
Mom: We have a dual monitor setup at home.
*Dual Monitor Setup at home.
Alexander Black this is arguably just as good
@@void3923 nope
Alexander Black hello
@@void3923 lol. not even close.
@@void3923 it's a fun and easy project if you have spare parts laying around but it's definitely not just as good.
This guy is literally the very definition of a product engineer / designer. Samsung, Apple, Lenovo, Dell, HP...whoever...just some tech company out there would definitely want to hire this guy.
I am in the process of making one of these screens. Just received the controller board. I have discovered that a PSU from an old Virgin Media router powers the screen fine. The PSU is very compact - the sort where the transformer is built into the plug housing. It only takes up a bit of space and will save me wiring up a USB-C power board and using a power bank.
The background music on 5:20 reminds me of good ol' days of DigitalRev.
Mikel S yes lmao
Would be cool to add four things: 1. Use an old laptop screen and retain its bezel / casing. 2. Have the screen slide up instead of fold out. This way it would have a smooth back and a professional look. 3. Hide the controller inside the laptop by removing an unused optical drive to make space for it. 4. Power it from the laptop battery.
Amazing! I have too many dead laptops to remove the panel, and will try to do this ♥ ️
Awesome! Thanks for sharing sir and for your time.
Now, I'm definitely going to do this.
If I were you, I would pantent this. It's an original idea, ain't it?
Lenovo seems to have liked your idea with their new laptop!
I love this idea, I do think it needs a bit of work though, as the reason laptops work so well is that they shield themselves. Perhaps if it folded inwards as well as outwards and the inwards one was to close it in the case and clasp it shut, then the opposite for mirror mode and if you only want one screen.
Very innovative and interesting matt
I love people who’s like to try new things that have been there for ever
just when you think everything's been done.....
DIY Perks:
Already exists as a product, it's called DUO and TRIO depending on how many screens you want to fold out.
TehBunnieh i like to call it: REZAR PREJOCT VOLVERIE
you are a genius, i love all your videos
This man is inside my brain stealing my ideas😂 Great vid!
After watched several content creators in youtube, i found out that this accent really helps to easier understand tutorial videos. Not sure if that make sense...
Great video, and accent.
Cheers
I also have a similar British accent and was told by an Italian at university that it is particularly easy to understand. So might be something common to the accent
I wager it has something to do with specifically how the words are enunciated, although I may be incorrecct in that assumption
Brilliant idea!
(Sidenote: you need to work on your printer calibration, it's nowhere near as clean as it could be)
awesome things I can do during the lock down.
yep... gonna be doing this one... thankyou for the idea!!
Linus Tech Tips just did a video of a recycled laptop screen as a second monitor, he used 3d printed parts for a nice bezel but otherwise pretty similar.
friend: do you have a dual monitor desktop or a laptop by itself?
me: YES
Hi.
I did this. It worked great for about two days until the screen got bumped. Then it got screen cancer and died miserably.
I recommend upcycling the old bezel so as not to permanently weaken the panel.
If I ever do it again, I'll do that.
This is gonna be a cool project
bruh, its so nice to find something nice on the internet, makes a person feel like a grown ass kid again
Hi, would be nice to see projects with salvaged smartphones.
Please do
Yes please. Like can we use the LCD of a dead tablet and make it as a portable monitor, similar to a broken laptop screen?
Really cool project! I'm concerned about damaging the screen in transport though. This is really why laptops fold the screens inwards, so unsure how to tweak this project in similar regard.
Loved this concept!
Very nice Idea! I would just assume that your Kickstarter was the Asus Zenbook Pro Duo!
Dev Watts hi
Improvement ideas:
1 Thinner power solution:
1.1 Connect in parallel phone batteries
1.2 Connect them to a USB power module
1.3 3D-print them a housing and place them all in a housing
2. Thinner, smaller and stronger hinges:
3D-print a hinge with a smaller circular axis, and longer arms. Benefits:
• They can be thinner,
• They can support the weight of the plate over a bigger surface area (for better weight pressure distribution)
• If casting them from some metal: use liquid metal to connect them to the big aluminium plate (for heat transfer - combine with connecting the screen to the plate, too)
3. Use a cog-wheel/spring-based hinges
Advantages:
• They can support more weight (for heavier screens and extra and for being on the go - to survive quick movements that push the screen back)
• They could be adjusted to be toggleably-locked, for more viewing angles, and keeping the angle you want (like in folable phones nowadays)
4. Combine 3 additional screens in total:
Take advantage of the other 3 sides of the laptop's screen, and add 2 additional screens, for a total of 3 additional monitors
5. Even more screens (more difficult to execute, need to be stackable):
Find a way to stack more screens such that they're foldable and lock them all in place, to a rectangle shape, for a total bigger screen size (like it's done for TVs) - might need extra hardware
Excellent DIY ! Useful and effective
Subscribed.Good luck with your channel.
the belgium startup "slidenjoy" did it with 3 laterals screens
They haven't released that yet so they have not done it
9:13 Give a like for Matt explaining things to Matt.
Sounds a lot like me, actually...
Also, can we take a moment to appreciate that this is not a meme or photoshop, but an actual build? Great work as always.
You're the best, it's a rewarding design
Genius!!! Love your work.