From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid   
      
   On 12/15/2025 3:58 AM, brian wrote:   
   > In message <10hn322$1bvet$1@dont-email.me>, Don Y    
   > writes   
   >> I repair a lot of LCD/LED TVs -- to keep them from the land fill.   
   >>   
   >> But, there are only "so many" people/places you can find who   
   >> are willing to give a home to said rescued kit (free).   
   >> Particularly as screen sizes get more and more outrageous!   
   >> Inside the home, there aren't many places for a second   
   >> (or third or fourth) "big screen".  And, garages and back   
   >> porches pose similar limits.   
   >>   
   >> [I could probably find homes for 30 inch screens (e.g., bedrooms)   
   >> a lot easier than 85 inch screens!  Sadly, the latter are now far   
   >> more common in the scrap pile!  :< ]   
   >>   
   >> So, looking to the mantra "Reuse, Refurbish, Repurpose, Recycle",   
   >> I'm looking for ideas on how to repurpose them to give them   
   >> more life (they almost ALWAYS die due to power supply issues;   
   >> simple fixes that almost make the effort to do the repair seem   
   >> "inconvenient" -- why not "works-in-a-drawer"?).   
   >>   
   >> But, as the screen is the most significant part of the product,   
   >> any such "new-purpose" would need to make use of that!   
   >>   
   >> I'm at a loss.  *Projectors* I can find homes for (XMAS   
   >> decorations, "outdoor theaters", etc.) but screens are too big   
   >> or nowhere near large enough (e.g., for "decorations")   
   >>   
   >> I thought of just using them as large "light panels" but   
   >> LED lamps are cheap and ubiquitous and much easier to   
   >> mount than a large screen!   
   >>   
   >>    
   >>   
   >> Any ideas>   
   >   
   > I'm using an old 24 inch Technika non smart TV as a computer monitor as we   
   > speak. It's at my holiday location, so I just leave it here  with a mouse   
   and a   
   > keyboard and bring along the box . It does the job   
      
   I'm doing the opposite with the 24" TV in the kitchen -- replacing it with a   
   24" AiO to do double-duty as a TV, multimedia player (and teleconferencing)   
   *and* computer (cordless mouse and keyboard that can be stowed out of the way).   
   I've installed it on a swing arm so we can see it while cooking or eating.   
      
   > I'm always on  the lookout at the local re-cycling for a bigger one ( but   
   not   
   > too big) .   
      
   I have found I don't like "monitors" beyond about 30 inches, prefering multiple   
   displays over ones with larger sizes or more resolution (my main desktop is   
   ~8K x ~2K... I forget the actual dimensions)   
      
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