Build Your Own 5K Monitor: Part 1

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@james.a Жыл бұрын

Part 2 video out now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioPbcquYfb6NhsU For those wondering I was able to get this panel to do 3840x2160 @ 120Hz without issues using Nvidia Control Panel to make a custom resolution. 5K seems to be limited to 60Hz.

@korsame 3 ай бұрын

Currently researching how to build my own OLED monitor and I stumbled across this. Amazing project!

@setevoi1 Жыл бұрын

Good project! By the way, the Chinese make a copy of the apple studio display on this board, the model is called Kuycon G27-X

@james.a Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know this existed! Looks really cool. Wish I could just buy their enclosure… Also my driver board has 1 USB-C, 2 DP 1.4 and 2 HDMI 2.0 ports so that’s a little different.

@ibawon Жыл бұрын

This is what I call a DIY

@james.a Жыл бұрын

🔨☺️🪛

@lindsay.newman 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate getting so much hands-on informations about the R1811 v4 board which I have ordered

@arnaugarcia97 Жыл бұрын

Nice work, looks amazing! Congrats!

@james.a Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It will look even better once I make the actual enclosure to replace the plywood :P

@fusionid6647 Жыл бұрын

Looks amazing! - if it utilised old imac displays, this could save up to thousands of dollars and probably lots of possible e-waste! - If you ever have a time to make a tutorial thread, please do! It would be insane to make your own studio display from a imac 5k!

@james.a Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Would be really cool to CNC mill an aluminum enclosure but unfortunately not very cost effective. Still thinking about what kind of enclosure to make for this though.

@fusionid6647 Жыл бұрын

@@james.a Honestly, i would make a dark oak wood enclosure, might look nice with the light oak desk. Or Epoxy? Foureyes has some good epoxy resin tables that might be some inspiration.

@james.a Жыл бұрын

This is a great idea. I've never seen a monitor with a wooden enclosure…

@fusionid6647 Жыл бұрын

@@james.a i think you have alot of room to experiment there too, also got some ideas for an ikea based enclosure with a pegboard at the back or some plants at the back of the enclosure too! Might bring some nature to the old desk setup!

@washbuns Жыл бұрын

@@james.a you might be able to fit it in one of the old cinema display enclosures.

@nonenobody5272 Жыл бұрын

Would love to see a follow up to this with a case.

@james.a Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Working on it!

@david-y2h8e 29 күн бұрын

@@james.a any update?

@sebtje10 Жыл бұрын

Hi, awesome project, I was hoping to do the same! You mentioned you used an Ultrafine 5K display. Aren't they still a lot more expensive than an outdated iMac. Doesn't that defeat the cost-effective purpose a bit? Or is there a way to get your hands on the panel only for a low price? Also, if it was an Ultrafine 5K display to begin with, why take it apart to then connect it to a plywood board instead of just using the monitor? Thanks in advance!

@james.a Жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for the kind words. About the panel, I bought it from Aliexpress so it was much cheaper than buying an old LG Ultrafine Monitor. I have the links in the description for the parts I bought (panel and driver board).

@GajendraJena 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful. A DIY that everyone would dream of doing. What is the Macbook Display Driver Board you have used for the Macbook pro LCD screen? The link you have mentioned is not working.

@james.a 10 ай бұрын

Yeah unfortunately you can’t buy the driver board for the MacBook Pro laptop display anymore.

@cutback443 11 ай бұрын

hahaha this is amazing. I've been thinking about doing exactly THIS alll day

@davidalmeida3129 Жыл бұрын

Looks awesome!

@baconroll69 Жыл бұрын

nice work 🎉

@james.a Жыл бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

@MartinStrazynski 15 күн бұрын

So the LG 5K Ultrafine has a known issue with their control boards dying - which was handed over to me to 'revive' - I'm wondering if it's worth trying to resuscitate a dead one with this v4 board mod (and taking it out of the chassis)? Hmmm.

@james.a 15 күн бұрын

Would probably work but the board is different size with different ports so it wouldn’t fit perfectly without modifications to the display enclosure. On the plus side though it would add HDMI and and DisplayPort in addition to having Thunderbolt.

@MartinStrazynski 15 күн бұрын

@james.a oh wow, appreciate the quick reply and input. Happy new year! Old link to the board is OOS, have you by any chance found an alternative seller?

@caiosimonbreda Жыл бұрын

Great project, very well executed. Looking forward to see what you come up with for the casing/overall packaging! I read some stuff online about the Ultrafine 5k having image retention/burn-in issues - is that something you're worried about using the same panel?

@james.a Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. I haven’t had any issues with burn-in and I’ve been using it daily for a while now.

@DustySeven7 7 ай бұрын

I saw MST mode in the settings, does that mean one of the displayport inputs changes to output for daisychaining? if so that is very nice

@james.a 7 ай бұрын

I didn’t know what MST support was until you pointed it out. Interesting… 🤔

@DustySeven7 7 ай бұрын

@@james.a MST is Multi stream Transport. A unique feature of Displayport, allows multiple display signals from 1 output on a computer. It's a very cool thing

@cutback443 11 ай бұрын

very cool

@vadonfit9269 Жыл бұрын

Great project! Is it a keyboard Keychron K2 pro, how is it? )

@james.a Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah that's a Keychron K2 and I'm using a 3D printed cover on my laptop so I can put the mechanical keyboard on top without pressing the laptop keyboard buttons: www.printables.com/model/171235-macbook-keyboard-cover/comments The keyboard is fine considering its cost. I know there are better ones available but you can modify the Keychron to be pretty good with new switches and some internal sound dampening.

@KaveTheKid 7 ай бұрын

I want to make a 24in 240hz oled monitor any idea how that journey starts?

@james.a 7 ай бұрын

First, I’d look for an existing monitor with those specs. Then search only for info about the panel that monitor uses. If you can get the model number of the panel try and find it on Aliexpress. If they sell the panel there then they probably also sell a driver board that works with it. Order both parts and you should have a working monitor. Then you just need to build an enclosure to hold it all together. My first one was literally just screwed to a piece of plywood and worked fine like that until I decided to build a better one for fun. Good luck! Let me know how it goes.

@Zero_Zero_Zero_Zero Жыл бұрын

This is proper nerd sh*t right here and I respect it

@james.a Жыл бұрын

🤓 👍

@jakehuntoon3848 7 ай бұрын

Is there a way to do a similar project just to make the display capability more convenient like just hdmi and keep the factory display?

@james.a 7 ай бұрын

Yeah. Just get the panel and driver board and you have a 5K monitor with HDMI

@jakehuntoon3848 7 ай бұрын

@james.a I have an old thunderbolt display already. But I use pc so im looking for a way to use it without upgrading the display.

@james.a 7 ай бұрын

Is yours the model A1407 Thunderbolt Display? If so, there are driver boards available that, if swapped in, would give you an HDMI port but it wouldn’t be a simple drop in replacement to get it to fit inside the enclosure. This board for example would work on that display: www.aliexpress.us/item/3256802367606863.html And then I’d follow this guide to take it apart: www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Thunderbolt+Display+Teardown/6525 You’ll definitely want to get a couple of those suction cups to pull the glass off. It’s only being held on by magnets and it's not easy without the suction cups.

@jakehuntoon3848 7 ай бұрын

@james.a yes sir A1407 not super concerned with the work involved. Just want to be able to connect it to my pc via hdmi. Your project is pretty sweet but it out scales the budget for my needs.

@james.a 7 ай бұрын

Then that board I linked above should work just fine. Let me know how it goes!

@KierownikBarczak 11 ай бұрын

what an awesome project! where can I get controller board for Macbook display? The website seems to be down :(

@james.a 8 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the guy who made it doesn't make them anymore. I'm probably going to get a different display that runs on USB-C to mount on the right side instead of another MacBook Pro Display. Will share the files for that mount as well.

@anthonyquintal3145 10 ай бұрын

Are you able to use the same keyboard on both PC and laptop? Did you connect through a hub/dock?

@james.a 10 ай бұрын

I’m using a thunderbolt hub to connect the 2 displays with 1 cable but using a Bluetooth keyboard to switch between PC and Mac for my keyboard. For mouse, I have one for my PC and a trackpad for my Mac that are separate. I can switch between PC and Mac via keyboard shortcuts.

@anthonyquintal3145 10 ай бұрын

@@james.a Haa! Makes sense! Thanks for the reply :)

@JamesWilliam-kx3kz 6 ай бұрын

Dayum

@giridharpavan1592 Ай бұрын

i thought you would build and assemble that monitor, but nice

@CuzzinCoo 10 ай бұрын

Mad science 😂 this is dope!

@tsunammie Жыл бұрын

Have you tried overclocking the monitor in windows/macOS to see if it would push 5k 120hz or 4k 144hz? via DP 1.4/USB C or even HDMI? Would love to know as I am interested in doing a 5K DIY.

@james.a Жыл бұрын

I didn’t even know that was possible. Where do I start if I want to figure out how to even do that or test it?

@tsunammie Жыл бұрын

@@james.a Not too familiar on how to overclock it via macOS. But for Windows 10/11 right click and go to Nvidia Control Panel>Change Resolution>Customize Then type in the Resolution and Refresh rate you want to test out, etc 3840x2160 100/120/144hz etc, test it out slowly. Test each resolution and refreshrate 1 by 1 slowly to see how it handles. Same thing with 5K Resolution go slowly 100/120hz etc. The screen may flash and go blank for a few seconds after enabling the new resolution and refreshrate. If the screen goes blank for a second time and reverts to default refresh rate and settings, then that just means your last tested resolution/refreshrate isn't supported. Hope this link helps. kzbin.infoCxSH_NaWjJ8 Let me know how it goes! Cheers, Lam

@james.a Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! I also have a Win10 PC connected to the display using an Nvidia GTX 1080. By default it's able to do full 5120x2880 @ 60Hz through Display Port cable. When trying to go to 5K @ 100Hz the test fails. Tested making other custom resolution in the Nvidia Control Panel and so far it seems to work fine with these settings: 1. 3840x2160 @ 100Hz 2. 3840x2160 @ 120Hz 3. 3840x2160 @ 144Hz For some reason when I try to create more custom resolutions it doesn't save them even though it says the test was ok. It seems to switch to 2k @ 144Hz but the resolution dropdown doesn't include that option in the custom section like it did with the 4k custom resolutions.

@tsunammie Жыл бұрын

Seems like 4K 120+ works out of the box, 5K 100hz + may require a stronger displayport cable. If you're unable to push anything over 60hz is my assumption. I also think if you wanted to game do so at 4K or 1440p 144hz. I think 5K will work at 120hz if you have the right cable, however if new cable ends up failing, then I would suggest sticking to 1440p 144hz + for gaming as 1440p is half of 5K. Which is a resolution most people prefer to game on. So in my conclusion I think this DIY 5K is amazing if you can pull off 4K 144hz out of the box that just means you can hook up your console and game on the monitor at high refreshrate without needing a 4K 120hz tv or even a seperate gaming monitor. @james.a Hope that helps and let me know how it goes.

@tsunammie Жыл бұрын

I may have found a solution for overclockign monitors on macOS, running custom resolution and refreshrate. But have not tried or tested, the apps you could try taking a look at that's similar to what Nvidia Control Panel does is. BetterDisplay and DisplayBuddy, not all too familiar but it looks like a solution, you could try using for overclocking. Hope that helps and let me know if it was possible to run 4K/5K at 120hz, via macOS.