Salvaging parts from a free cracked LCD TV - Make money from a broken TV!

In this video I take apart a free cracked LCD TV and try to salvage as many parts as possible. These parts can then be sold online for profit. In the end, I saved the following:
Power Supply
Main Board
LED Driver
TCON Board
LED Backlight
Speakers/Wires/Small PCBs
TV Stand
Prices for these parts vary from TV to TV so I recommend looking at sold listing on eBay for your particular model so that you can determine pricing. Keep in mind that it sometimes takes months to sell a part depending on demand, so I recommend cutting you prices below everyone else to increase the chances of selling.

[@vikrumtalks857]

No cuts, perfect explaining, and gives me confidence! That's why I subscribed.. Keep up the good work..

[@MikkiM33sh]

Best unboxing ever lol. Thanks for taking the time to explain everything to us!

[@thomassmart590]

You did good clear precise with a good pace and a load information I'll never pass up another TV on the side of the road again thank you buddy keep up the good work don't be gone so long

[@RobSoprano83]

Great video guy! I just dismantled a TV in similar shape last night and it was useful to see how you've valued the individual components, keep it up!

[@randomtech3533]

Glad the video helped!

[@brandonlaragirl]

You did an awesome job bro, I enjoyed the video. I just picked up a flat screen and two Bluetooth speakers off the side of the road yesterday LOL not so much with the idea to sell the parts but mostly to use in projects but now that you say this I may look into doing so I see TVs laying around all the time

[@omnibowzack4298]

Noice, glad I found your channel, best of luck fellow picker! 😁👍

[@keithmcguire1448]

You did a great job and it's not always easy for me to understand one of these videos

[@gilgameshboy5086]

I like the way you explained the purpose of all the components inside the TV nice video.

[@endtimeknowledgethinkbigger]

Great job.. I've been collecting tvs for a bit so it's time to get back to stripping them. Nice refresher vid 💫

[@MeewBeew]

especially these foil is very useful fro some other projects

[@brandopapo7633]

Great video and very informative. Now not to nitpick but more of an FYI, on your screwdriver it looks like the type that has the spinning end. You can rest it to the inside ball across from your knuckle (idk name of it but where the end usually hits your hand). theres an indent on the spinner usually. Then just add a little pressure and you can spin the screwdriver with one hand and it will spin instead if other hand helping spin. Hope this isnt too confusing like I said Excellent Video!

[@NitrosDen]

I concur. A great video! I was on here to find vids regarding salvaging electronic parts i.e transistors, capacitors, IR sensors etc (because I don't have the money to waste buying them for my little projects) and I was throwing out a small LCD TV and didn't want to zap myself in the process. So all in all this was educational and great content. Plus, now I have a better understanding of some TV components. Be Proud!!! Thankyou for uploading.

[@brandonlaragirl]

Any of your projects involve radio?

[@2gosurf]

Great video. The quality was fine. My son broke my new 70 inch LG TV while playing with his new Oculus Quest VR. Luckily they still sell the same one, and we bought another. Going to take out the boards and goodies to save for spare parts. Can't wait to take it apart tomorrow. I expect it to be similar. Obviously we will need to take a little longer and more careful look at screen removal if we plan to repair the new-newer one some day. Maybe we will make a video and post it (and my quality will likely be much worse, but help someone someday).

[@markissboi3583]

After a few years pulling tvs apart i usually BIN it - i only kept the plastic film thick perspect sheet handy . lots old Hdd's for Magnets that sit my Shiny Lamp until used

[@MrFaren123]

Do you think you could spare a few minutes and help me out? I'm looking for a specific piece of a TV, I'll link a video down below with the time stamp if what I'm talking about, but basically the guy in the video uses different diffusers and such to diffuse the light from LED's. I tried re-creating this effect and bought an old monitor, however was unable to find all the components. Here's the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWeZc4uMh513pZY Go to 1:25 and you see him salvage a clear plastic sheet along with a white non-bendable sheet. I'm wondering if you could lend your expertise and give some insight into which TV's may have those, because from my experience not all of them have those layers. Any help would be much appreciated!

[@user-hy4jl3uj9e]

So there's someone here local giving away pallets of these cracked screen LED TVs. Yes pallets, and he said about 4 truckloads worth.

[@interesting2491]

For free? Did you take up the offer

[@conkgord]

very very helpful. well explained and filmed.

[@nicciwh]

This was good. Reminds me of some laptop tear downs. I do have a few specific questions…

[@barzeen]

fire away

[@C3PO_]

Clear explanations and walk-through - thank you for such a nice video! I have a 37 inch LCD TV, which stopped working for unknown reasons. I'm thinking of either taking it apart and sell the parts as you suggested, or recycling the LCD panel for a smart mirror project, both or which are new adventures for me!🤣 Do you know if I want to reuse the LCD panel with a Raspberry Pi, what boards I would need to keep?

[@BeverleyW]

This is a really helpful video, thank you.

[@oscarcotto6916]

First time I seen your video but I think you real good keep it up

[@MikeAllyn]

Thanks for the video. It was very informative!

[@nickc7494]

Excellent video

Great job. Thanks

[@kirillsmirnov247]

Thanks so much for your video. I got couple of SONY TVs as well and have some of its parts removed already. However, I would like to know how to remove glass shield panel that are sticked to a metal internal rear panel. Thanks

[@MeewBeew]

same here pal i found and nobody takes it since 2 months and it lays there and rot...

[@Hin10ct]

Yea use a tripod so you don't have all that movement while you're trying to work on things. If you have to stop and move it to another spot, cut and edit still frame,thats all you need to improve my man.but other than that you got it

[@gumbo64]

oh wow I found a dell U2719D monitor in its box with the screen busted and I thought it was done for. I looked online and it costs like $630 AUD new so the parts might be worth a bit (or maybe even replace the screen?). They say dell don't sell spare parts so I doubt I'd be able to get a screen for a reasonable price but seeing this I might look into selling the parts even just as a learning experience

[@ELY-SI-UM]

I have a 55 inch Vizio TV I can't log into my Wi-Fi and it freezes when I try to log in. I have to power off and back on to get it back to normal but when I try to log into wifi it freezes again. Is there a part I can replace on it? TV works fine it's been on the wall so it's not physically damaged in any way. It's probably some internals gone bad but I don't know much about fixing TV's.

[@WilliamAshleyOnline]

how did it go did the parts sell

[@jaymesjmathias9390]

You rock!

[@alinrai2937]

How much money we can get from that parts of smart tv?

[@jackyflowers7159]

Just stick to your guns n keep at it. The more videos you put out the better.

[@TKD187]

I have two little TVs one is a 25 in and the other is a 22 the one that is a 22 has a cracked screen but you can see the upper half the 25-inch will come on and you can see the backlight but can't see the picture I can hear it but I can't see it when I press the menu button the menu doesn't pop up so I'm watching this to try to figure out if I can take one TV and put parts in the other to make the TV that doesn't have a cracked screen have a picture again? I mean they're like$100 at Walmart but I like messing around with stuff like this but at the same time I'm electrician and I know the hazards of putting electrical parts where they shouldn't be, I'm not trying to burn my house down just trying to fix my TV lol I think I can do it if I figure out what all the parts are and what they do and just change that out.

[@rolandotorres9741]

Light diffuser panel?

[@kurbads74]

Is it possible to use motherboard from a smart TV to get audio signal from computer HDMI port and convert it to optical? Or would that require to connect actual screen to motherboard and making some selections in its settings? You see, my old Samsung C750 just simply died on me. It does not turn on at all. Anymore. It does not even show the red light in a corner when powered off.

[@Jonawolff15]

Did you have the TV connected to the laptop? Program??

[@frantzimbert7516]

Can you fix cracked screen tv?

[@quinnmaloney6528]

this is good quality

[@ocayaro]

Thanks. $20 is a lot.

[@MihailTronin]

How much did you earn on this TV after all?

[@joshuajopp2896]

gonna pay more to have someone recycle it these days!! haha

[@cackleberryfarm4598]

Apparently throwing them on the side of the road is the new recycling program people have come up with 🤣. On a serious note, if you take all the components out, is it still an issue of disposal or have you removed all the toxic elements? Or is it the screen itself that is toxic?

[@interesting2491]

How much is that all worth if sold?

[@917073]

Thank you for the video!

[@_THANEDAR_]

We have big LCD 75 inch same crack on display do you want ?

[@redfonzie21]

I was hoping to see some info about the lens as that is what I was specifically looking for, to be honest. However, aside from that, I liked the video. Your audio is clear and easy to understand so that's a plus. I would recommend a tripod or some kind of mount but one that articulates easily to new positions as you don't have a partner doing the shooting. Also, from information I've learned from other sources, the lens can be put into a frame and used for heating things and even starting camp fires. You might have an opportunity to do a project like that if you kept it. Hope you are keeping up with the production, I don't see anything wrong with what you're doing.

[@Bl00dYtW3aK3r]

Buy a cheap fresnel lens, they sell thin plastic ones at craft stores. Only cost a couple dollars and they're flexible, so they won't break. Same thing lighthouses use, but you can diffuse or concentrate light, all you gotta do is flip it over.

[@redfonzie21]

@@Bl00dYtW3aK3r At the very least you need a 36" fresnel lens, and a spot lens at that, in order to do the cooking and things I'm after. The "cheap" ones are just that - "cheap."

[@workoutwitharu]

What a great video! About to do it to my TV! How much would you recon I can get out of 4K 55 inch Visio that I broke dancing at home? Thank you!

[@randomtech3533]

Thanks for the comment! It depends on the model, a budget 4k TV may only have $100 in parts while a high end Sony may have $500+. It's definitely worth a try though

[@barzeen]

really cool!

[@frantzimbert7516]

Can you fix my cracked screen tv?

[@j.lietka9406]

Would that have been worth it to you to replace the screen? I got a hold of an LG 43" 4K, & a Vizio 50" 4K. Think both are Smart TVs. The LG may have a backlight problem & the Vizio does work but the screen is messed up. Not sure if it's really worth the $$ to replace the Vizio screen. Walmart (Best buy too) has some similar 43" & 50" 4K TVs for affordable prices!

[@rickeydobbin6875]

Cheaper to buy another TV.

[@j.lietka9406]

@@rickeydobbin6875 yeah, that's the norm! Disposable technology!

[@coincapton6663]

Thanks for the info

[@ddddddd5425]

man, i'm just trying to find more info about the lenses, and how to buy the lenses, and every video and article just doesn't mention these things.

[@Soren_Skarsgard]

It's a Fresnel lens.

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

Smart kid

[@Rajendrar2111]

I also have sony Bravia 43 smart but broken so I just wanted to sale whole Tv but all said crack screen so only 8 to 10 dollar you can sale all. But I just wanted speaker so I will convert into bluetooth . And all other items I will give it for free . My mom is just giving in the scrap for 5 dollars 200 rs . I said no. Hahahahah. Thanks bro

[@LucillesParadise36]

Good vedio worth it to watch done subscribe...

[@GaryYoung-eq1ph]

Hard 2 sell parts.

[@the.reel.mccoy.]

I wish it was easier to simply purchase a new screen. I'm looking to convert my old 32 inch samsung lcd tv to a smart tv using my Samsung Smart TV with a broken screen.

[@mechtech6500]

Hows that going ?

[@GaryYoung-eq1ph]

Most genius parts r the cheapest!? Why not buy screen 4 this?!. Don't forget the remote every bod. Sell or reuse.that. hardest part disassemble and reassemble perfectly.!!