Frame for an Old Laptop LCD
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I am building a frame to put an old LCD screen from an old laptop
I also made a video for this, hope you enjoy, i will soon hope to make a better quality-more details video soon
LCD
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I used an 17' LCD from an laptop that died a few years ago, you can use almost any LCD used by laptops.
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After many ideas i decided to go with Ikea and i bought a Ribba frame 30x40 cm
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i opened the frame and decided how i wanted to position the screen inside the frame
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I used a cardboard to measure the screen size and make some measurements for the best positioning and looking, and marked where the cables will enter under the frame
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Positioning the LCD controller board according to the lengths of the cables and cutting the whole to connect the LCD
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As next step i measured the white cardboard to be cut according to the needs and to be able to fully use screen
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Before putting all together i clean the glass of the frame since it wont be open soon
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i connected the LCD to the controller and stared to position the components acoordingly.
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As a final step, for the cables not to fly around i had used tape for cable management
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as a final product, im very happy how it turned up to be and i wont keep this gorgeous LCD deposit anywhere else