I built a WINDOW using TVs

[@SJUnion]

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

[@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.

[@matthysloedolff]

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

[@bobd3330]

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

[@davidlowe5192]

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

[@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!

[@AshiqurRahmanpothik]

Amazing !

[@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!

[@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.

[@MCsCreations]

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

[@Slugsie1]

Great build, but where did the AC unit go?

[@IronGordon]

0:30 famous last words 😅

[@Qoonutz]

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

[@Urban_Geek]

lost for words Great build love this project

[@jackson_a95]

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

[@Sweepear]

Can you open the window for some fresh air? 🤓

[@maximinocastro]

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

[@user-cd2zt7yc2t]

this is awesome. someone quoted me $17,000 for a printed scene with some borders and this could be done at a fraction of the price. Maybe I'll see if some handyman wants to take it on for me. thanks for the idea! btw, I'm sure you caught it on post edit but at 3:58 "it's heavy as AF" is "it's heavy as as F" double as.. maybe heave ass F? :)

[@linsen8890]

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

[@_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.

[@daveturnbull7221]

I've got no idea why but when you said 'using basic tools' I immediately got a mental image of caveman Picciuto with some flint tools hacking away at whole trees....I may need to go get some counseling. Definitly a cool looking project though.

[@steveferguson1232]

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

[@davepratt9538]

First off, I love you your videos. I am going to be pedantic for a second however. The holes you opened up for the mounting hole screws are technically counter-bored not counter-sunk.

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

All I could think, besides this is cool, I would have added a strip (to the wall) under the piece bolted to the TV's. That's where all the weight is. The French cleat will hold it to the wall and share the load with the additional block, but it would take a lot of load off the frame. Just a thought. Also, maybe a face frame, instead of the edge banding, to make it look like window casing? Just another thought. And what happened to your table saw, bro? I swear I could see it under the track saw? Great stuff, as always.

[@bradley3549]

100% This is the way.

[@davidtaylor1046]

Don't you ever think about a power feed for your router/table saw and band saw

[@MakeSomething]

I have one for my table saw but rarely need it

[@compunurse]

So what was the SAF? You know, the spousal acceptance factor.

[@spitt0110]

all while beavis and butthead do america plays in the background

[@dcfegan]

I like to make things difficult lololol

[@pepemartinez1829]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👌🏻

[@jeffkowalski4936]

You really really …….really do not like dado blades.

[@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.

[@MRMcCormick]

Flashback to "Total Recall", Schwarzenegger version!

[@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!

[@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

[@savekillqqpsounds8473]

Now place a camera on the other side of the wall on the outside and connect it to the big ah screen window to have an actual window without ppl being able to look inside😂

[@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 🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂

[@davebauerart]

I’m here for the 70s (80s?) paneling.

[@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?

[@rutgerhoutdijk3547]

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

[@makeitkozi]

Nice view! “Ahhh, this is god’s country…BWAAAHH!”

[@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!

[@wittworks]

I was going to smash the like button for THE GAME PLAN, but I didn’t see any awkward laughs, you didn’t slap a burrito, and you didn’t use the McDonald’s app for breakfast. You’ve left me no choice. I’m going to hit the dislike button twice.

[@MakeSomething]

Hahaha! My nod to one of the best!

[@wittworks]

@@MakeSomethingone of!?!?! How dare you dp. He could be the best right now. ❤

[@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._*

[@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

[@helifynoe9930]

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

[@garagemonkeysan]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@thancrus]

You know you have to make it outer space … say a scene from aliens if you can

[@MakeSomething]

❤️

[@pazmaniaoh6341]

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

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

A cheap Windows PC would have been much easier with regards to making it vertical and fit all 3 screens.

[@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.

[@ScottBaietti]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@karenorgan6203]

What kind of video sources out there? I saw a fake window that had really cool places around the world that they did a high definition video for, but they never got back to me and their minimum window is $7000 and then subscription. I’m thinking I might just do like a G3 OLED so is there a subscription that could get somewhere, or some paris action or forest or what have you? I moved back into my mobile home that I’ve allowed my son to move into a few years ago and so we’re gonna live here together after the separation room so it would be nice to have a wall of the world make me feel like I’m a lil less in a tin can. At least the place is paid for so that’s doing better than the $400,000 house which the mortgage was about to balloon welcome to Canada.

[@pteddie6965]

I could not understand why you were worried about the weight of the combined tv's. After all, you had dangerous Dan there to lift them! He's always got your back and we all know how buff he is. I didn't know that he has to hide his face. Is he in the witness protection program? Is he one of the aliens who have recovered from UFO's in the recent past? Does he have three eyes as result of being raised in Russia near Chernobyl? Will we see Dan on TMZ this week? (BTW: I enjoyed watching this build. Thanks for sharing it.)

[@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.

[@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.

[@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...

[@jerrylittle2726]

Ok I have a million dollor question because I'm gonna be building this soon is there a seasonal thing where it will turn from day to night with sum and moon effects weather just like outside you don't wanna be looking at nice sunny weather them wall outside into a freezing blizzard lol please answer me back

[@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.

[@johndoe6032]

Nice build. If you and your subscribers like this kind of build you should check out DIY Perks. That guy makes some really fantastic electronics builds natural light skylights similar to your build, 4K projectors, mirror screens for the bathroom, a PC and monitor entirely hidden in a desktop, home made battery pack similar to Eco Flow and tons of other amazing builds

[@scottjacoby2594]

The only thing I’d do differently than Daniel is to make the frame look more like a real window. I’d face frame over the bezels to look like grilles and add a sill. If you’re worried about the face frame interfering with the receiver for the remote, I’m sure someone out there makes an external receiver…though I’ll admit to not researching that.

[@itarry4]

Yhea honestly I'd want to get 3 that had skinnier bezels as well so the gap between wasn't as bad. It'd make it far more useful but again cost.... I'd also probably go for computer fans and control of the system as most people already have a computer and buying specific controller to do the job seems unnecessary. Also give you a huge computer screen to use.

[@MusicWizardry]

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

[@666HellsAngels]

I'll give him a citation because someone left a 💩 on his front porch. Pst. It was me 😂

[@jepito29]

You can get a new 75” for $600 at Costco . A decent window that size is $1000+

[@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 ?

[@itarry4]

Why pay extra for "entertainment fans" simple computer fans would probably do a far better job.

[@darrenkairis9733]

I want to make a portable window for people who live in basements. Comes with a heater and sun lamp. Hit me up!

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

"I like to make things difficult"... Are you changing the channel name?

[@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.

[@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

[@NominePatris]

Those were some fat TV's lol Maybe why they were cheap, I guess...

[@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

[@8308776]

could this bring in artificial sun light to a room. To simulate day light?

[@Worldit-z6z]

No, you used three tools...you used a screw driver! Goof!

[@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!

[@t.j.postal8309]

I give this project " Five Picciutos". Hanging the project; two Picciutos. He he he, see what...never mind.

[@MakeSomething]

hehe!

[@BenNawrath]

Are you watching beavis and butthead do America?

[@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

[@karenstein8261]

Now . . . how about showing us how to incorporate a camera so the "window" actually shows us what's outside? Or, a source for recorded backgrounds to play?

[@MakeSomething]

My sources are all from KZbin. There are a ton of 8 hour long videos.

[@mattkent655]

So..do you need the power buttons? Can't you just use the remote?

[@smiffy5467]

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

[@jrmr6282]

I think with tv's being so cheap now days, and with the total you spent on everything. The wood, tv's, video controller. It would have been the same price or cheaper to buy one large tv.

[@MakeSomething]

Agreed but way less fun

[@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.

[@chrisman3166]

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

[@evanharriman5352]

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

[@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.

[@obong1]

It's been decades since I saw a Tsquare

[@19woodworks]

Very cool! And of course Apple would have to have the most expensive solution. Lol! Question, after you spent all that money of TV and accessories. Wouldn’t it have been cheaper or perhaps similar cost to just buy a bigger TV and frame that?

[@allenherinckx4474]

Translation. Heavy as as fuck

[@DavidPlass]

Wait, what happened to the minisplit?

[@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.

[@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

[@JoshuaRilliet]

Hi, it's true that it's visually appealing, but given the power consumption of just one of these TVs, I can't imagine the monthly cost of running these 3 TVs together. It's a nice idea, but at a time when everyone's trying to save energy, this kind of setup would be a waste of money. For a KZbin channel, why not, but for a home, certainly not.

[@РУССКОЕ_БРАТСТВО]

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

[@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.

[@mikededmon]

Awesome as always!

[@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 😉