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Portable External Monitor

A LCD panel salvaged from a dead laptop gets turned into a portable external monitor.

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This project was created on 08/09/2017 and last updated 8 years ago.

Description

What does one do when gifted with a dead laptop? Here's one answer: salvage its perfectly functional LCD panel and turn it into an external monitor that can fit in a backpack for portability.

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Enclosure 3 v41.iges

IGES format CAD file exported from Fusion 360

iges - 2.06 MB - 08/09/2017 at 23:07

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  • 1 × LP154W02 1680x1050 LCD display panel salvaged from an old Dell 15" Inspiron laptop
  • 1 × Panel driver circuit board set Searching on LCD panel model number will return Amazon and eBay vendors selling driver boards turning it into a HDMI monitor
  • 1 × Acrylic Sheet, 1.5mm To be laser-cut into front and back pieces of the enclosure.
  • 1 × Acrylic Sheet, 3mm To be laser-cut into the core component spine holding the screen and circuit boards.
  • 1 × Acrylic Sheet, 6mm To be laser-cut into the edge components providing structure to the enclosure.

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    Roger • 08/09/2017 at 23:23 • 0 comments

    Select highlights from the project build blog will be cross-posted here in the future. 

    In the meantime, the full verbosity is available at this link.

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jawn6704 wrote 11/02/2022 at 15:54 • point

LG monitors give a premium look, and they are easy to use. We have carefully examined all the products from the latest and old collection and got lucky to find the best LG monitor for MacBook Pro featuring an HDMI port for a seamless connection. best lg monitor for macbook pro

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jawn6704 wrote 11/02/2022 at 15:53 • point

LG monitors give a premium look, and they are easy to use. We have carefully examined all the products from the latest and old collection and got lucky to find the best LG monitor for MacBook Pro featuring an HDMI port for a seamless connection. best lg monitor for macbook pro

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jiminjoe209 wrote 04/25/2022 at 17:11 • point

this is really amazing project. i am also working on a monitor. here you can check all types of monitors. 

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Les Orchard wrote 03/03/2018 at 01:58 • point

For what it's worth, I did something similar and ended up with an laptop panel in a custom-ordered metal picture frame attached to a mic stand with a laser cut set of mounting plates https://blog.lmorchard.com/2017/01/09/diy-monitor-v12/

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