Customize Your Monitors
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2017-05-06
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1,189 words · ~5 min read
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once you start down the path of Hardware modding you quickly come to terms with a
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simple truth nothing comes out of the box in an ideal State even the highest
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end product can be tweaked to run faster
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or quieter or assuming it's already perfect in those regards at least look
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better not to mention the appeal of making every component you own fit your
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personal preferences whatever those might be after all if you work at your
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computer like I do you probably interact with it more than you do your family or
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friends so what's a few hour investment in some modding in this sponsored video
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from I Fixit we'll be showing you guys how to transform a simple thre monitor
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array from boring to Beautiful by dezz
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each monitor then remounting it in a custom housing
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for this project we wanted to remove the LCD panels from these three monitors and
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remount them in this handmade wooden housing but lonus you might ask why
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bother with that there are cheap stands on Amazon that you could use to achieve
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the same objective and without voiding your
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warranties so our first step is to safely get the LCDs out of their plastic
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casings and to Aid in our disassembly efforts will be using the Protek tool
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kit to void our warranties in the smoothest and most professional way
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possible and while I might feel confident in my ability to pull off this
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mod by just freeballing it I'm trying to cut down on the frequency with which I
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am brought Low by my own hubris so I'll be referring to this iFixit Community
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guide for step-by-step instructions step one unscrew and remove the stand
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attached to the back of the monitor okay that I could have figured out on my own
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step two lay the monitor flat and begin to loosen the bezels the display bezel
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is held to the rear of the case by a few plastic clips that should come free
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relatively easily you'll want to use a light Gentle Touch and avoid prying with
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any tools in order to avoid damaging the LCD this is good advice for modders and
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proctologists though the similarities end at step three grip the edges of the
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bezel in the center of each side and gently pull directly upwards you should
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hear a slight pop as the clips come free
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if you hear a snap or a crunch it's likely you've damaged your screen So to
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avoid confusion from ambient noise it's best not to perform this step as part of
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a balanced breakfast moving on the corners are held on a little tighter so
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to get them started you'll need to insert a Jimmy into the lower left
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corner and pop the first clip the reason
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we use this point on the casing is that on this particular model the HDMI logo
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gives us a good reference point for where to find the clip behind the bezel
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though if you're exceptionally keen on squeezing every possible ounce of
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excitement out of your day feel free to pick any other corner and just fiddle
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about blindly after that the other corner should simply come off with some
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gentle twisting but if any prove especially stubborn don't hesitate to
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slip them a quick Jimmy now that we've removed the LCDs from their housings we
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can set them aside and work on our custom frame we assembled this by
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building two boxes out of 2x4s one to
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hold two horizontal monitors and one to
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hold a single vertical unit then we attach them at a slight angle we just
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used a chop saw to cut to the right length and to get the angles on our
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joint pieces once the LCDs are a fixed
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inside we'll attach some decorative boarding to make it look classy wood
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paneling kids it's not just for Vans anymore so to make these we just
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measured from the edge of the frame to the edge of the screen and then cut
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strips out of a sheet of Balsa and stained them it's time then for final
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assembly we're going to use these existing holes that happen to be on the
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sides of our monitors to mount brackets
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which will then be screwed into our main assembly note that if you don't use
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correctly sized screws when doing any custom mounting with a debezel monitor
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it is very easy to inadvertently damage the screen then with each LCD firmly in
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place we lift the control panels from the backing and thankfully the
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pre-attached wires are long enough we reattach them onto the face of our frame
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we want the controls to match our aesthetic so we're going to mount them
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behind a panel between the LCDs and drill a series of holes over each button
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then we 3D print some button extensions paint them a brownish Hue and insert
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them through the holes and there you
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have it whether your goal in removing your monitor's bezel is to decrease the
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the overall space between your displays in a multim monitor gaming setup or if
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your final product is something more esoteric the guides and tools from
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iFixit can help you minimize the risk involved in modifying your Hardware so a
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shout out to ASUS for providing the monitors for our Frankenstein Project
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and I fix it again for sponsoring this video if you're planning any upgrades
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DIY projects or fixes be sure to check out their awesome guides and tools over
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at ifixit.com Linus and use offer code
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sandals to save $5 on any purchase of $10 or more and especially a third and
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final shout out to all the contributors who make their amazing Community guides
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iFix it refers to their Community guides as the Wikipedia of repairs because like
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Wikipedia the content is open for anyone to add to or edit also like Wikipedia
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all submissions are carefully reviewed by a cabal of super editors to ensure
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that they align with the site agenda of course at the iFixit community site that
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closeted political bias masquerading as neutrality wow that's a strong uh strong
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statement from our writer I didn't write this one today folks anyway thanks for
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