How to turn Old Laptop Screen into External Desktop Monitor

[@torogipro]

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

[@xboxgamer9216]

Nice video btw put this timeline in description so it shows up in the video .

[@ayanadhikary6860]

What is source of Power? Is any power adapter needed? If so then which adapter suitable for it?

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Will this work for touch screen monitors?

[@Mayhem2019]

@@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.

[@waheedahammad8255]

Ć0

[@markhellyer3407]

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.

[@socrates1701]

so, whats the progress?

[@bioemiliano]

@@socrates1701 Trash to monitors

[@Alephbeth17]

Did you manage to do the same? no failures?

[@silencedmonkeyyy]

Just what i was thinking about

[@Santor-]

He got zapped by the electricity unfortunately, and are no longer with us.

[@SeperSuzu]

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!

[@praisepastorstewart1107]

its really a good way to re use parts saving the environment great idea bro

[@naayagan]

Awesome clean build! Great idea to reuse a working lid on an otherwise old/unused/damaged laptop! Thank you!

[@arsizhifenerprozhod]

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

[@T.J]

0:31 It's like an Eco friendly monitor haha love your enthusiasm and it does look cool like this indeed.

[@aqilah0]

I love his reaction when his project is successful.... This is a wonderful project that I like... Keep it up bro

[@wettuga2762]

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.

[@Zeussxs]

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

[@wettuga2762]

@@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.

[@Zeussxs]

@@wettuga2762 yeah actually you’re right, i didn’t check that

[@Zeussxs]

@@wettuga2762 i found a 12v power adapter though for 13 bucks

[@AristarcoPalacios]

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.

[@drnick990]

i´m looking to do a progect just like this, and your video is just what i needed to head in the right direction.

[@LucasFerraz88]

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!

[@jredapple]

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

[@ziamura8095]

Thanks for being fast and informative, some people talking alot before they get in the topic

[@nathandtanner]

What a great build, well done. Thanks for sharing!

[@noorud-deenmavundla9973]

AMAZING VIDEO U just brought purpose to my old laptop ;)

[@robertbinkowski]

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

[@christianestonilo1430]

The most simple DIY monitor build I've seen. Salamat!

[@flaviokauling1436]

The tip on how to find the control board alone is worth the view! Thanks.

[@giovannifaraone5472]

Great job man. Simple and efficient explanation

[@bluessette]

great video. gave me all of the needed information and was not too long

[@dravenravenloft3257]

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.

[@ZeldaGamer1049]

literally googled this for use on my raspberry pi lmao, thanks youve been a huge help to my small project

[@laurielbing7379]

GENIUS!!!! This is the answer to my gaming problem.

[@Merzdaman]

Sound nice but depends on what sort of gaming u after.. might be laggy tho if shooting game :)

[@PatrickVaras]

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 🙂

[@destroyerofworlds2239]

That is very dope! I love how simple it is. I thought it would be more complicated. Thanks for the video!

[@salbanks1967]

Thanks

[@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures]

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.

[@Aty3Studios]

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.

[@davyraeder]

finally a outbox idea for what I need.

[@igieusz]

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

[@Soapy-chan_old]

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.

[@DJZofPCB]

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..

[@aprilfulls9371]

Wow, this is nice. Great idea dude

[@aghavaliyev6288]

thank you bro i've searched method like this

[@iamthevadeee]

Great video bro. Will try this also..big thumbs up on this

[@robertswoodyearthree303]

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!

[@robertswoodyearthree303]

ps I really like your presentation style.

[@electrious_46]

DAMN, straight to the point brother, love the content, you made it look like a kid's lego game ♥♥

[@ytuser4562]

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

[@Dasun4856]

Me also

[@sk8erdmc]

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.

[@OrionsAnvil]

Freaking amazing, thanks for this. I knew there was a reason why I was holding on to a couple of dead laptops!

[@mosespeacehlatshwayo3694]

It's very worth it and keep it up the great work.

[@CsepiTube]

Thank you for this video! Nice to useing old components! You are very clever! Have a nice day! Arpi from Hungary!

[@adesh_kustwar4927]

Thanks used it for my streaming chat screening im very thankful to you!

[@Jayhard24]

Nice sir guaki another brilliant idea 👍😁

[@LucaBlightOfHighland]

This is genuinely amazing.

[@stuartjohndawes3155]

love the Reclaimed backing. :D this is my next DIY project

[@trippinwolf9592]

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.

[@baulninoel]

This would be a good project for my old laptop. Now I need something for its speakers as well. Thanks this is an inspiration.

[@jaksparrow4546]

god damn now i have to Google that too for speaker haha

[@rafiqa1621]

great content. making something collecting dust, useful again. love it.

[@N8ive]

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!

[@jawadnaseef9457]

This is definitely worth it.. I just wanted this video thanks !!

[@jakemcgowan7928]

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

[@aziladip]

Nice share Bro... Will do this with my oldie goldie laptop

[@chetanpaul1]

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!

[@gromit0818]

Great video. I have a broken laptop with a large screen which I'm now going to do this with.

[@fadizaidi2081]

Did it work ?

[@gromit0818]

@@fadizaidi2081 Yes, although the controller board wasn't the best quality. I may need to buy another one.

[@theganeshpatil]

congratulations on reaching a goal of 100K

[@ae171092]

Clear and concise. New subscriber here. Keep it up

[@gotham4u]

...Looks like an eco-friendly monitor .... (fun-part)! Super cool man !!

[@sherwinbactat4179]

I have couple of laptop that is lying around.. I will try this diy..Thanks bro

[@9595887885]

Thanks mam, I am searching for this kinda videos which help reusable parts ... Really happy ...

[@Steerpike07]

Direct recycling. Genius. Love it.

[@3fxz483]

I love this concept I think I may try it myself

[@legendarycuber9205]

this is the kinda diy i like!

[@amar.mohamed]

Thanks for this. Gonna try for this with my old laptop

[@djstr0b3]

Excellent stuff mate!

[@muhammadaliyyailmi4426]

thanks for the tutorial.. now I know what items are needed for modification. it's lvds for certain type of lcd thumbs up

[@Khadjs1804]

It's midnight and you made me look at my old laptop. Thank you for this video.

[@AngelFloresOchoa]

Yo this is freaking excellent!!

[@SomtimesHeron]

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.

[@DarranJHankey66]

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 🙏🙏

[@captainc1152]

very clever - I like it !!

[@The_Joker_]

I still have an old 17” screen I must look up a controller board. Nicely made video 👍😊

[@Shibu11229]

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.

[@GeraSanz]

Awesome, im new in this DIY stuff so as my new project i was looking for something to recycle my old laptop

[@RafaCoringaProducoes]

i did it using the original notebook body as the monitor body, thanks for the video

[@kimau8960]

How you did it? Thinking of doing the same with my 2004 XP laptop...to connect to my Window 10 broken laptop screen

[@cranexdragon1046]

Awesome. I plan to use an old screen, 3d print a bezel with a swivel mount and use it as a full monitor lol

[@John-jr4jl]

im planning to buy a second monitor then i see this video great video sir

[@bbay1977]

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]

I think that the idea of this video is that you ALREADY HAVE this screen, so it comes with no extra cost.

[@bbay1977]

@@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.

[@RNFC091]

Excellent content. Keep it up!

[@macdsky2614]

your awesome so happy i found your channel ":)

[@petervela2785]

Exactly what I was looking for, excellent job!!!

[@universityrepairFL]

Thats awesome! Ive had a 17” for sale for $1 all year, no bites and so glad I found this video ❤

[@Death-chill]

That's the real diy 🎉 I'm on the way to have one soon 😁 thanks for such for great Idea

[@jazzskunk91]

Really helpful video. I know what I'll be doing with my 6 year old LCD screen now. Thanks so much.

[@alexpassive]

Thanks for sharing. This is a great video

[@itsapollo6267]

Now i can reuse my old laptop lcd, thank you bro

[@bretvanausdall7633]

This is rad. Love it.

[@Terry-7]

Great video. This will help me build out display panels for a flight sim cockpit I'm wanting to do. Great work!

[@johncarlogeron8427]

mayat! i'm gonna try this, salamat po sa tutorial 😊😊😊

[@leandersmith6184]

Perfect exactly what I was looking for, thanks man. good luck with your channel a new subscription is added.

[@tambuchalinux]

Awesome idea. Thanks very much!

[@m_5373]

Awesome video!

[@ericerto8250]

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

[@futuresomalileader]

Very clear, understandable, and well-explained. thank you for the useful skilling videos.

[@cemmas]

Thank you , this was very useful.

[@Bikergirl-gp8gr]

I think its a brilliant idea rather then keeping a old damage or outdated laptop that is on shelve collecting dust 👍

[@g.s.6255]

Very good video, thanks!

[@cryptoboy1461]

Great job! I just built one myself 👍🏼👍🏼

[@DirtyDangleDaryl]

Very well explained video. Thank you, I have some ideas for my own laptop in the coming days

[@vichuhrtz_the_photographer]

hi bro... I'm watching your lcd transformation video. It's Amazing, I have an old laptop in my hand. I will try too

[@dion4037]

Love this project thank you so much for the idea!