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How to take didgital pictures with a crt monitor

How to take didgital pictures with a crt monitor
This is not a joke!!! You can really take high quality (up to 8mp) digital images with any old crt monitor! There is no complicated wiring required. It will take you five minutes. Just follow theses eazes instuctables to make your own crt monitor camera.
 
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Step 1Get an old crt monitor.

Get an old crt monitor.
1. Make your own crt monitor by clicking on this link and then typing "how to make your own crt monitor" into the search box that will appear at the center of the page.<a href="http://www.google.com">Link</a>
2. Go to a nearby recycling center and take one home: crt monitors are very easy to find in recycling centers because they are sooooo bad.(crt monitors are generally about 3x lighter than lcd monitors, so carrying one home shouldn't be a problem(I walked 5 miles home with a 30" crt monitor, so you can too))
3.Find one inside an internal pata hard drive, these types of hard drives usually have 15"-22" crt monitors inside of them. you can find this type of hard drive inside a computer dating earlier than 1995 only.
4.Break apart the computer you are using to view this instructable to find a 55" !!!!WOW!!!! crt monitor
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Jan 31, 2012. 1:42 AMwestonism says:
Anyone who thinks they need to inform us that this is a joke, probably shouldn't be using an electrical device. They can be dangerous . Life is too short to have a stick wedged that far...... You know the rest.
Jan 19, 2012. 12:26 PMbrivera-1 says:
this guy lied!! i pushed a good 13 megapixel photo of my dog with mine! =D....r.i.p my dog nikki >.<
Jan 19, 2012. 12:22 PMbrivera-1 says:
almost done!! =D
Nov 28, 2011. 7:49 AMturbotonic27 says:
DUDE, i have a problem on the conector for the I82801Gs/GR/GH (ICH7 FCR pack- Serial ATA Storage &Controller-27C0InExpress Port

THERE'S a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous in the

way
I CANT reach the C8-9=10.000uF 63V For dual Amplifier*

any help?
Nov 28, 2011. 6:49 AMpdee-1 says:
utterly useless, remove this post and ban the user for such garbage
Nov 27, 2011. 5:16 PMapender says:
ha
Nov 27, 2011. 7:28 AMredorchestra says:
there is an easier way to use a monitor as a camera.
Someone developed a java applet to take pictures with a monitor.
http://www.bored.com/monitorcamera/index.htm
Mar 7, 2010. 10:33 PMangryfeet says:
Thanks, this worked nicely.

I just took a photo of my goldfish.

I used my computers monitor to make the camera, so now I must borrow my friend's one so I can have a look at my photo.
Nov 25, 2011. 12:48 PMZibodiz says:
LOL
Mar 23, 2010. 5:31 PMdigitrunner says:
I'm having a hard time getting mine to focus on those close ups!
Jan 23, 2011. 10:37 PMredfoxtrystman says:
ok i and most of the people that have posted a reply here believe and know that this is fake and therefore is spam RIGHT? so lets do what needs to be done and FLAG IT on the top right you will see a flag link. its very small and looks like a yellow flag. please flag this before some kid kills him or her self. PLEASE FLAG. AND LETS HOPE THEY BAN THE POSTER.
Nov 24, 2011. 12:52 PMaccount3r2 says:
Spam is defined as
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Spam
  [spam]

Disruptive messages, especially commercial messages
posted on a computer network or sent as e-mail.
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but I agree, this is dangerous and fake. Too bad there isn't a flag button for "dangerous" or "fake."
Nov 16, 2011. 4:18 PMLuziviech says:
the hamster so awesome, i HAD to download it and use it as wallpaper on my desktop.
Oct 16, 2011. 10:46 PMnoingwhat says:
One legitimate question I have though, is I am aware this article is totally bogus, but if you were to go down to a recycling center and ask if you could bring home any of the equipment they had, do you think they would let you?
Feb 13, 2011. 2:40 AMuberdum05 says:
This instructable needs deleting...
May 15, 2011. 12:32 AMJavaNut13 says:
I agree. Theres fun and funny, but this doesn't fit either.
Oct 16, 2011. 10:45 PMnoingwhat says:
agreed
May 27, 2011. 9:49 AMvideogamemaster says:
Yeah....
Jul 29, 2011. 4:53 PM64bitgenius says:
8mp isn't great resolution. what i call great resolution is at least 1tp.
May 1, 2010. 11:49 PMacedia says:
Ok I plugged the blue cable in and then I went blind what happened
May 2, 2010. 12:07 AMzack247 says:
look at the middle of the diagram. the 5v positve and negative are connected together. whatever they may be for. seems like a short circuit. also, everyone knows crt's weigh more than a lcd, and every circuit board inside a crt is different. then, look at the photo with the keyboard. IT HAS BEEN PHOTOSHOPPED. look at the stand of the monitor and the background and you'll know that it is
Mar 25, 2011. 7:28 AMsqrtman says:
the 5v positive and negative are connected to a transformer
.... which is not a straight short.....
Jan 13, 2011. 10:42 PMwhiskymonster says:
just make sure you discharge the caps inside.
you cna do this by attaching the ht lead by means of a long length of wire, to your penis.
pillock.
Dec 8, 2010. 3:38 PMDeathstick says:
A joke is something that is funny? This is just stupid and should be taken down.
Nov 18, 2010. 7:32 AMclockdryve says:
Where the "HECK" is the BAN button? Stuff like this shouldn't be allowed...before you know it this site will be like youtube, and you won't know WHAT page to open that you won't get SCAMMED on with a FAKE. This is not only DANGEROUS it cause's negative emotions. I Vote for it's immediate removal...........................
Dec 2, 2009. 4:12 PMtigerdog330 says:
 you got a lot of damn gaul posting something like this. my little brother just almost smashed up our computer and monitor with the keyboard because he saw this. 
Sep 11, 2010. 9:04 PMJuCo says:
"gaul" is a region, you wanted "gall"
Feb 13, 2010. 11:55 AMthe_burrito_master says:
LOL!
Oct 9, 2009. 7:53 AMludionis says:
I shall again mention that a CRT monitor (or CRT TV for that matter) requires proper discharge before being opererated on.  The components inside them can/will store lethal amounts of electricity for days or weeks after being unplugged.  Please do not attempt to dissasemble a CRT monitor without taking appropriate safety precautions and unless you know what you are doing.
Jul 27, 2010. 6:33 PM-max- says:
bla-bla-bla, nag-nag-nag!
Mar 1, 2010. 6:52 AMstudent.mckinney says:
I have a feeling Furious Jorjes and Xellers are the same guy. Just a thought...
Jun 17, 2010. 6:45 PMDesick says:
i think the same.
Jun 4, 2010. 9:19 PMconrad2468 says:
Yeah, I built it...when i tried to take a picture of my dog...it kinda killed him...
May 18, 2010. 10:34 AMmaoriveros says:
Hey - it works nicely!  Thanks for the tuto!!!!
May 2, 2010. 12:01 AMzack247 says:
ok guys... DOESN'T WORK. THIS 'IBLE IS BOGUS
Mar 19, 2010. 9:49 PMsolarmatrix says:

if you are going to go to the effort of making an Instructable wouldn't you get much more gratitude from posting something unique that really works? 
after viewing this I started looking at other Instructables with
Scepticism which is a shame for such a great site. 
there are other sites for "jokes" where this sort of thing would be better appreciated as you can probably tell from other readers comments including the ones that point out the hazards of which you may not have been aware .  Btw, my comments are intended in a constructive manner.
Mar 11, 2010. 6:03 AMchikenf00t says:

that worked pretty well thanks!

Mar 8, 2010. 9:00 PMhjartland says:
Guessin you've heard this one before...Dude you took the joke too far. I'm not going to chastise you. What ever you get from taking it too far is your thing. Laughing your butt off at people's reactions. Kinda sad man.

The beauty of this site is finding out what you can do with everyday stuff. Some of it seems way too good to be true. But its not. Except for this kinda thing.
Mar 3, 2010. 3:40 PMmrmarshall1 says:
 come on, to make a camera you need a light sensor, this Instructable has no light sensor. also someone could die beacuse this post has no warnings, and that leaves excuse for you to be sued, i advise you to change this post or take it off.
Mar 4, 2010. 11:43 AMamando96 says:
 yeah man, i knew better, but still clicked this to not be an ignorant, you can die by touching the flyback transformer...

also you forgot to mention you need a keyboard to dismantle the monitor LOL
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