Regarding LCD Monitor Light Box

What would I have done ? I would have kept the LCD panel, combined with a RPI, and thereby have had an digital lightbox, where you could import pictures from USB to draw from.

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Former Member over 11 years ago +3

What would I have done ? I did this: Turn a broken laptop screen into a portable light table for drawing I explain in details how to do it, including how to reverse engineer the inverter pin out.
knight_rider1977 over 11 years ago +2

Adding to that idea with the RPI. Since 2 screen were used one could be just the light box and the other connected to RPI. This would give different options built into the same table. Then add a couple…

knight_rider1977 over 11 years ago

Adding to that idea with the RPI. Since 2 screen were used one could be just the light box and the other connected to RPI. This would give different options built into the same table. Then add a couple of speakers and the art desk is now a multimedia desk designed for the artist.
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Former Member over 11 years ago

What would I have done ?

I did this: Turn a broken laptop screen into a portable light table for drawing
I explain in details how to do it, including how to reverse engineer the inverter pin out.
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neilk over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

Hi victornpb that is awesome! I have a broken laptop.....now I have an idea of how to re-cycle it.
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kidiccurus over 11 years ago

Alas, hooking up a laptop LCD to a pi requires an expensive and often hard to find driver board. If you want to do something like that then I recommend just finding an appropriate standalone monitor and converting that. They don't always cost a lot, especially used. In fact, the one I am using to type this up was completely free from a local museum.
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Former Member over 10 years ago in reply to kidiccurus

Hi Samuel Doye, would you please be kind enough to provide details as to how you converted the standalone monitor to a computerized light box?
I was researching the internet to see how to obtain/make one, but I am not educated in the field of electronics, so I will need help.
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