I built a WINDOW using TVs

[@chrisgraham2904]

Many people hate the claustrophobic feeling of basement living, particularly where basement apartments are concerned. This is a great solution to psychologically trick the brain to remove that "living in an underground hole" feeling.

[@BabyNightfury01]

I live in a flat that was once the cellar of a pub, my bedroom, the actual cellar has one window, the barrel shoot! So my big tv regularly has a different outdoor scenery on it for this very reason

[@rkulla]

Creative idea! A lazier solution is to just mount a 70"+ modern flat screen like normal and play a scene with a digital window frame like you can find on youtube. Just requires a youtube premium subscription to avoid ad interruption. Not as portable but i can't imagine moving that huge thing instead of just adding more single TV's to other rooms anyway.

[@KeithDecent]

7:38 when I built French cleat cabinets into a van, so many people told me they were just going to slide around while we drove. Thanks Dave for demonstrating in this moment why they never did. Awesome project bud. Super fun!

[@MakeSomething]

Ha! Thanks Keith!

[@FoxwoodCreative]

Fun video ! Can you please edit yourself onto the screens super big like King Kong looking in the window and play it in the background of a future video and take no notice of it at all. Comments section would be pretty funny. Also just wanted to say thanks for all the videos. You have been inspirational to me to make stuff over the years and now to start making KZbin videos ! So thanks !

[@MakeSomething]

Great idea! Ha! And thank you! ♥️

[@DrunkInPublic]

This idea is 🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂

[@MrErViLi]

Love this! You could add some wooden slats down the frame to hide the bezels and make it look more like a multi pane window.

[@TheGreatestJuJu]

Pretty obvious. Surprised he didn’t. It almost works but it lacks that last piece de resistance

[@SJUnion]

Your attitude makes me smile Dave. I'm very happy that your leaning into making these videos with that spirit. Thank you.

[@deanage1983]

Has the day come where it's cheaper to buy TVs than lumber huh?

[@itwasrightthere]

I chuckled. Thanks.

[@jaymzx0]

When he said 'baltic birch' I thought, "Oh man here we go. What's next? The gold chains and Rolex?" Go back to that scene in Pulp Fiction when The Wolfe asks Jimmy "If he's an 'oak man'" when offering to buy him a new bedroom set. If I were Jimmy, I would have said, "I'm more of a 13-ply guy." I bet The Wolfe would have told him to not get too carried away with his generosity.

[@kevinfager.]

Probs. Especially if the tv is like 2 years old.

[@edheldude]

Yeah we'll be building our house from TVs yeehaw!

[@matthysloedolff]

This is such a cool project, David. I heard about this project on the podcast and couldn't wait to see it

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

It’s pretty much becoming cheaper to cover your walls with TVs rather painting them 😂 Great project David. I’ll keep saying it you could make anything and I’ll watch it your channel has always been personality’s based. We are here for you.

[@MakeSomething]

I appreciate this!

[@mrjroeder]

My favorite game is guessing what movie/tv show David is watching while building. Awesome build! I was excited to see if after it was teased on the Making It podcast.

[@jaymzx0]

Beavis and Butthead Do America!

[@EvanDunville]

This is such a cool build and i find seeing how your transforming your shop into what you want is inapiring. My shop is very utilitarian but as i have been adding more desorative elements its made it a lot more enjoyable.

[@MakeSomething]

Thank you!

[@reillystsb]

That looks awesome.. I would like to do a few smaller screens to convert the bedroom to give it the effect of flying through outer space or whatever

[@pazmaniaoh6341]

Thank you for continuing build videos. Many others have given in to the affiliate link and sponsor game.

[@IVAN_ENT]

You could add some fancy routed wood framing with some glass even over the bezels to look like a "victorian sash window" and it would look even more real

[@evanharriman5352]

Your voice is so lovely, especially when you hit those high notes

[@X3WorkshopDesigns]

My man!!!! I was totally gonna do this in front of our kitchen sink since we don't have a window there, but I wussed out. This helps a ton! Thank you so much David. Keep on kicking ass dude!

[@davidlowe5192]

Great project but did anyone else notice what happened to the Air Conditioner. :)

[@ericcastle5704]

I watched your chair video the other day where you mentioned being a big fan of Ryan Trahan. I dig the subtle nod to him with your ‘The Game Plan’ sequence!

[@MakeSomething]

Great eye! Thank you!

[@sgsax]

Cool project that looks great! Unnatural nature is better than no nature. And big digital displays are just cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@mrfrenzy.]

Very nice build on the frame. For the electronic side you could just plug the TVs directly into any PC with three HDMI ports and tell Windows they are vertical. It would be cheaper and you get higher resolution.

[@johntaylor2489]

Did something similar years back for a Holiday sales company. Had the sea washing up over the beach behind fake sash windows. Back in the day before 4k so the resolution was not great but the effect was .....effective. Biggest problem was allowing for the gap they wanted between the 'windows'. Great build. Enjoyed that

[@Slugsie1]

Great build, but where did the AC unit go?

[@jlm08742]

Might be cool to actually have a camera oriented outside that you could project live footage from your own property onto TV if you wanted?

[@STILLWILLPHOTO]

Saw that video lol. It was cool diy racing sim wall with outside vision.

[@imm311]

Great build! God bless you and yours! Praying for you!

[@chrisman3166]

Awesome job. I didn’t realize I needed one of these till now… Thanks for the new project😂

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. Cool project. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@madst7521]

Nice upgrade would be to hook it up to a local camera - just to get the weather and the rising and setting of the sun displayed.

[@Itsdirtnaptime]

This was always a good way to bring nature into a basement. Make it not so gloomy.

[@kmcg101]

I love the workmanship. Great job. I've been experimenting with making a 1:3 portrait video wall for about a year now. I'm surprised that a 4k video stretched across what is now about a 110 inch display looks good enough from a few feet away. My most recent experiment was with a matrox quadHead2Go box and a single portrait tv to see what it would look like with 3. I was not happy at close range so I abandoned that and am now working with 3 32" displays. But if you are happy with it I may rethink my project

[@gizanked]

Dave PiTwoto: squarespace ambassador.

[@IronGordon]

0:30 famous last words 😅

[@daydream4days]

Sweet build! I built a desk/table with a similar monitor setup but I did a small mullion in between to cover logos and the gap. Then fortunately had a pc with a proper graphics card to avoid the output matrix fight. As always great work!

[@TheDradge]

Your rebates (rabbets) go all the way along those side members and you can see a gap because the rabbet should be stopped short of the end of the wood. Did you overlook that? Great end result btw.

[@bobd3330]

Tampa, Florida check-in love what you’re doing

[@BrianBoniMakes]

Loved this project. I wonder if it would make it lighter/cooler if the screens were removed from the plastic boxes?

[@NorristopianKnifeGuy]

I am going to try this weekend to remove the frames

[@GeekBuildersNet]

The end result looks great! I wonder if the light from the LED TV's can actually help with some seasonal depression that sets in during the winter months.

[@jamesthomas4080]

I'm surprised you din't extend the wires so you could mount the on/off button underneath the frame. Doing that later on?

[@MakeSomething]

Was going to but had trouble finding the correct size 5pin cable needed to extend them. I could have soldered extensions but my soldering skills are not up to par.

[@MarkkysLife]

For the power button - you could solder extra wire to make the button come out further. Then, place it on the underside of the frame. I love this build and most likely will steal your measurments and save me a hassle of wasting wood. Just getting into woodworking. Like to do things right from others knowledge and learn that way over just kinda doing it myself and seeing if things works.

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

Damn Dave! You must really be terrified of your router table or dado stack LOL!

[@helifynoe9930]

I have TOTAL RECALL of this kind of thing before. Yep, it was somewhere around the year 1990.

[@jimrosson6702]

So very cool it looks great

[@RobDucharme]

3:45 Pocket screws work best if you run them in away from the edge of the receiving piece.. 4:33 Just to show that I'm not some sort of know-it-all troll (I actually do not know it all - at 47 a guy should know his limitations.. lol), I want to give huge props for showing this technique. I've seen it done before (I think I've even done it). It's a super handy tip. 8:13 lol Nice project. Thumbs up.

[@MichaelElstien]

Great Project. Wondering if mounting the TVs might have been easier also using he french cleat idea. Each could be lifted indivdually and then slid together. It would add no additional depth over how you did do it.

[@MCsCreations]

Beautiful work, Dave! It looks incredible!!! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@MRMcCormick]

Flashback to "Total Recall", Schwarzenegger version!

[@shanebreitzke6057]

This is yet another cool build. Not a big commenter on here, but wanted to say you have been crushing it

[@MakeSomething]

Thank you!!

[@busomite]

Maybe hang the curtains higher so it looks more like a window? Weird that the top edge of the curtains are right at the top edge of the window. Also, maybe add framing around to make it more like a window?

[@EthanCarterDesigns]

Such an amazing idea and project!

[@zachc1]

You’re a stud. Great content and inspiring for my builds.

[@Toyotajunkie]

Awesome build!

[@woogaloo]

That's an awesome build. I wanted to do something in my last shop, but since we just moved to Italy a month ago that will be put on hold for 2 years lol. Heard about it on the podcast, but think it turned out better than I even pictured (pun not intended)!

[@vernsteinbrecker3759]

Great job,like that

[@dandavis5832]

Looks so good Dave!!

[@ScottBaietti]

Where did your A/c go in the final shot?

[@RPRsChannel]

*_I forget what it's called, is it parallax? You can (easily) make the screen sync with your camera(PC needed), so it looks more real. Like how The Volume works on The Mandalorian._*

[@Urban_Geek]

lost for words Great build love this project

[@BobMuir100]

Great video, maybe one of your best!! Bob England

[@mikededmon]

Awesome as always!

[@justlikealullaby]

this is dope, you and drew builds stuff should do a video on the window tvs

[@richardbenson4750]

With the power buttons you could cut the switches off and solder on more wire and link them all into a single power switch.

[@garfcat1982a]

What a lovely project!!! Now, i want to do it for my home!

[@AshiqurRahmanpothik]

Amazing !

[@elmono3939]

Super Cool !!!

[@smiffy5467]

What happened to the mini split that was above the tv’s earlier in the video?

[@DrunkInPublic]

This was a fun one!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@majjanami28]

Can we set it up with all kind of smart tvs in any size to show vertical ? And how many tvs we can connect this way ? Max 3 or we can do more ?

[@madt0wn1]

As an AV industry vet, I’d point out that, technically, you should buy TVs that specifically state they’re designed to be hung in portrait orientation. If not, they’re much more prone to overheat and you’re voiding the warranty. But that would probably at least triple the cost of your project. Awesome build!

[@AnthonyLoPrimo]

Wait.. can you elaborate? Why would orientation change the fan? Just from rising heat?

[@madt0wn1]

@@AnthonyLoPrimo Correct. A lot of the cooling is passive, designed for the heat to rise away in a certain direction. When you turn the display, it may cause heat to dump right into sensitive components and shorten their lifespan. It was way more of an issue on older sets, but it can still cause issues.

[@jackson_a95]

@@AnthonyLoPrimo as someone who just has access to google, I’d point out that, there’s nothing online to substantiate the claim that mounting any tv vertically will make it more prone to overheat lol

[@DrunkInPublic]

@@jackson_a95My man 😂😂

[@5280Woodworking]

⁠@@jackson_a95you don’t need google, just knowledge in thermal dynamics. If the vents are at the top of the TV then it may not vent properly. BTW your google kung fu is pretty weak considering I found several provisos as the OP outlined.

[@JonathanRansom]

Nice build! Thanks for sharing all the ways you can't make the TVs work together! Just buy a bunch more TVs and make more fake windows in the orientation that those other boxes work. 😂

[@jackson_a95]

Something I’ve always wanted to do! Sweet build 👊🏽

[@ga5743]

Your brain is working overtime these days…..awesome project Dave. 👍

[@Mr9ballin]

I wonder if something like dakboard could be used with multiple monitors? I know they run on raspberry pi but they only have 2 hdmi outputs so that could limit the capabilities. Awesome project!

[@steveferguson1232]

That is so cool, you have just got me in trouble with the wife. Lol😂

[@DumpsterMarcus]

Definitely looks cool!!! 🤙

[@Yusufmasron]

very nice

[@linsen8890]

Okay, I need this in my office/den. Now I just have to convince my wife that I need it. 😂

[@codyschwoch5451]

And since the same drywall, and if you do not have a magnet or a stud finder knocking on the wall, you can find the stud just by knocking and hearing the difference of that Luan versus the Luan and the 2 x 4 studs in the wall

[@jeffreyardelji7586]

I was wondering if you still have your mini metal lathe? if so are you satisfied with it and is there anything that it can't do that you wish it could? Are there any accessories that you wish you purchased immediately?

[@nasfat]

Were you able to get a true 6k resolution with that HDMI splitter? I have a TV matrix at the office (8tvs, 4x2, 32:9), we had to use multiple pieces of encoding and decoding hardware to handle that many TVs and those cap out at a 4k combined resolution, looks rough up close.

[@dan.w.hoover2556]

Cool!

[@MichaelLebor]

Thanks for the video. Quite helpful. Please advise which software program you are using or that you recommend that shows the scenery and the views. I would love to find a solution that can switch scenery and is also sync'd to the time of day.

[@zebraloverbridget]

I know part of this was using cheap tvs, but have you seen some of the new tvs these days? I'm not talking about the screen quality, but how thin they have made them AND how they've improved the way they mount them on the wall. Someone I know recently got a new tv and got one that is so thin and so close to the wall that if you put a frame around it and set it to display a single image and mess with with image and brightness settings it would pass as a large framed photo or painting. It would be way more expensive, but I could see some people using those types of tvs to make some fake windows that are also still very usable as a tv, or if they go the hard route they could make it look like a photo when not in use. It isn't my tv so I don't know how much the built in settings allow you to change the brightness and if you could ever reduce it enough to make it look like a convincing photo or painting but making it look like a window would be super easy.

[@maximinocastro]

What would happen if you put edge banding on the black frames of the tvs

[@БРАТСТВО_РУСЬ]

Привет! Очень оживляет атмосферу в глухих комнатах без окон. Спасибо!

[@_Woody_]

Real nice. I wanted to do this for a gaming room later down the line. But I plan on using only one bug screen, the triple solution here is not really my cup of tea. But great nontheless.

[@Qoonutz]

The“Insignia” logos are a little annoying but overall it is very good!

[@Sweepear]

Can you open the window for some fresh air? 🤓

[@marcodhaene]

Wasn't there an option to remove the bezels and replace them by smaller strips (of wood)? There would be even less of a bezel between the screens.

[@MetalJoe101]

Thank you for inspring me to do to my new house

[@spotoncam3640]

❤

[@SuperCacahuete93]

Bonjour, c'est superbe !

[@MusicWizardry]

the matte texture on the screens makes the reflections look non-window like. More glossy screens might add further realism.

[@savage6394]

A project like this is almost worth boarding up the windows in my Living room 😂

[@davebauerart]

I’m here for the 70s (80s?) paneling.

[@edixonjoel1]

Excelent project 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@rutgerhoutdijk3547]

Why not cover the bezels with some wood to make it look like a window frame?

[@CJRoe]

Where did the mini split head go!???

[@ConnorLuhn]

Cool window

[@IXISSV]

Where did the aircon unit go? 🤔 With a PC with a graphics card, could've utilised the 3 maybe 4 outputs. Looks good tho 👍👍 Oh, cant you angle the top down a bit? Wouldn't get the reflections off your studio lights then 😉

[@fudpukker]

Hey David, awesome build, but you leave me confused. What happened to the aircon above the frame? Disappointed that you did not show the lifting process. thestruggleisreal...

[@EveryCitizen]

This was a fantastic build, but I'm surprised it wasn't easier (or cheaper) to just buy an 85" 4k and build a removable grille to mimic the panes that you could remove when its movie time.