Iv'e always wanted to have a dual monitor setup with a screen embedded in my desk. Well, I have done it! The project is a one day project, so make sure to put time for it.
What you need:
1 X 17" LCD monitor (any size will do, i have some lying around..)
2 X meters of black sticky paper (for covering the desk + the lcd bezel, Iv'e thought of all the posiblities: glass, perspex, acrylic - this is the ceapest!)
1 X DVI/VGA connector (i got 5 meter for $7)
!! Update: I added touch sensitivity via Wiimote and IR-pen. visit: http://www.wiimoteproject.com/index.php?action=downloads;cat=3 to download files and try it for yourself!
What you need:
1 X 17" LCD monitor (any size will do, i have some lying around..)
2 X meters of black sticky paper (for covering the desk + the lcd bezel, Iv'e thought of all the posiblities: glass, perspex, acrylic - this is the ceapest!)
1 X DVI/VGA connector (i got 5 meter for $7)
!! Update: I added touch sensitivity via Wiimote and IR-pen. visit: http://www.wiimoteproject.com/index.php?action=downloads;cat=3 to download files and try it for yourself!
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Signing UpStep 1: Cutting the border out of the wooden desk
Remove the top panel of your desk and place the bezel of the LCD on the place where you want to make the cut. Make sure you make the cut a bit larger than the bezel.
Then use a pencel to mark the outer border and make 4 holes with a drill saw. I found that is the best and easiest way to cut a rectangle in a piece of wood.
finish the edges with a sander.
Then use a pencel to mark the outer border and make 4 holes with a drill saw. I found that is the best and easiest way to cut a rectangle in a piece of wood.
finish the edges with a sander.
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Krayzi99
says:
Jul 19, 2012. 6:43 AMReply
touch screen via webcam? why not just a tft touch layer? i'm sure it will work with your screen size, and it's really cheap. anyway, great ible. i plan on doin this.
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yoniharris (author)
in reply to Aug 5, 2012. 2:34 PMReply
Just added touch via Wiimote + IR, works great!
salexandridis
says:
Jul 15, 2012. 12:48 PMReply
I think that you forgot to attach the backlight of the LCD screen. It seems pretty dull in the photos you've taken...
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yoniharris (author)
in reply to Jul 15, 2012. 1:20 PMReply
It is a bit dul,l but no i got both CCFL's connected. the reason its dim is because i removed the back panel of the lcd so it's a bit transparent, for a future touch webcam module.
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Krayzi99
in reply to Jul 19, 2012. 6:46 AMReply
wouldn't the webcam pick up more that fingers, stylus, etc. ie. cursor movements, black windows, etc.?
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