If there is an old, unused monitor and I want to save on buying a new small TV in the kitchen, into a garage or car, then you can turn a regular monitor into a LCD TV.
There are several ways to turn the LCD monitor into TV. The easiest is to buy a special television setup, which a large number are sold on the market for acceptable prices. This is also included in the not so long ago that appeared Android-stand-up, which turn the monitor not just into TV, but into a full-fledged Android device with all the functions that arise from this. Thanks to China, the price of such prefixes ranges from 30 to several hundred dollars, depending on the filling and technical capabilities of the device. Even more expensive, but still less costly than buying a new TV is the purchase of a mini-computer. Such devices are often installed in large offices where computers do not need high capacities, and the main selection criterion is the savings of consumables and electricity. Such a prefix is enough to view TV channels or multimedia files.
Another, much more radical method, installation in the decoder monitor. Almost every modern LCD monitor has a specialized LVDS interface, through which, using a special extension board with a built-in video signal decoder, you can modernize the monitor to the level of a conventional analog or even digital TV.
Analog board with a decoder is the cheapest option, the digital will cost a little more, but will have wider possibilities. After the purchase of fees, the monitor and the monitor remains to the nearest repair service of the audio -Videiotechnical technician, in which for a small amount the fee will be mounted and configured. The antenna cable is brought to the new TV, and it is completely ready for use.
If there are minimal radio engineering skills, then the fee can be installed on your own. To do this, you need to remove the rear cover from the monitor and turn off the standard expansion board, disconnecting it from the train. During dismantling, you should record the marking of the matrix, since then you will have to look for a firmware with the appropriate voltage to it.
The new board is connected through a similar train, if there was no one, you will have to solder manually at your own peril and risk. The pinout is different for each specific model, so it will have to look for it on the relevant forums or in the technical passport of the device.
The new fee may not fit into the housing. In this case, you need to make a hole in the plastic cover of the monitor, the hole will also be needed to withdraw new connectors.
After installation, it remains to decide on the voltage that the board needs, and set the appropriate parameter using the jamper in accordance with the instructions for the device. It is easiest to install power from the external unit, but if there is a desire, then the fee can be connected to the source of the monitor itself, thereby getting rid of extra wires. As a rule, a voltage of 12 V is required.
All modern expansion boards with decoders have a built -in infrared receiver and remote control. Some models will require the receiver output to the front panel of the monitor.
How to make a TV out of an old computer monitor
Such modernization of old monitors is more than justified. The price of a finished device will be much cheaper than an analogue even in the secondary market, while the image quality will not be inferior to the usual LCD TV, the only minus can be a limited angle of view, which is corrected by the competent selection of the installation site of the television monitor.