chaksq
03-08-2009, 11:40 PM
I was digging through my box of semi-broken electronics:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030690.jpg
Has old cell phones, cd players that skip, bricked mp3 players, and this:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030691.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030692.jpg
My old portable DVD player which after one too many drops will no longer read DVDs. However the A/V in functionality still works.
So I decided to gut it an make it a stand alone monitor. I am removing any components is does not need to make it as slim as possible. This includes the dvd drive assembly, the speakers, and a board with some buttons on it that control the dvd functions.
I started disassembling the unit:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030693.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030694.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030695.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030696.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030698.jpg
I then tested it hooked up to my PS2:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030699.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030700.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030704.jpg
It also has a battery, which I would like to still be able to use:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030705.jpg
Working on battery power only:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030706.jpg
I also decided since I dont need the speaker in this to split the A/V cable:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030707.jpg
And I now have a dedicated video cable for this and an audio adapter i can use for something else like my MP3 player:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030708.jpg
Possible uses could be my Mac Classic project:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030697.jpg
A little too small though.
Or I could put it in a case:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030709.jpg
Roughly the space of two drive bays.
The plan for now is to make or modify a cheap picture frame and mount it in that. I might hook it up to my desktop rig and set a slideshow of photos on it.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030690.jpg
Has old cell phones, cd players that skip, bricked mp3 players, and this:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030691.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030692.jpg
My old portable DVD player which after one too many drops will no longer read DVDs. However the A/V in functionality still works.
So I decided to gut it an make it a stand alone monitor. I am removing any components is does not need to make it as slim as possible. This includes the dvd drive assembly, the speakers, and a board with some buttons on it that control the dvd functions.
I started disassembling the unit:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030693.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030694.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030695.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030696.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030698.jpg
I then tested it hooked up to my PS2:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030699.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030700.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030704.jpg
It also has a battery, which I would like to still be able to use:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030705.jpg
Working on battery power only:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030706.jpg
I also decided since I dont need the speaker in this to split the A/V cable:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030707.jpg
And I now have a dedicated video cable for this and an audio adapter i can use for something else like my MP3 player:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030708.jpg
Possible uses could be my Mac Classic project:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030697.jpg
A little too small though.
Or I could put it in a case:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/chaksq/P1030709.jpg
Roughly the space of two drive bays.
The plan for now is to make or modify a cheap picture frame and mount it in that. I might hook it up to my desktop rig and set a slideshow of photos on it.