EEVblog 1700 - Do Dumpster LCD TV's Make Good LED Light Panels?
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Can you convert a dumpster LCD TV into a light panel? HP320 Spectrometer: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_okJifdp LED LCD Panel Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdtyxt9OLlU Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1700-do-dumpster-lcd-tvs-make-good-led-light-panels/ Papers on blue light and eye health: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014483524003646 https://eprajournals.com/IJSR/article/15776/abstract https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332220307708 00:00 - Dumpster Samsung LCD TV 01:02 - A cool bit of kit, a HP320 Spectrometer and CIE1931 plot 04:53 - Sumsung LCD TV teardown 06:55 - Removing the LCD panel 08:02 - Dave sings Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport 08:16 - The Brightness Enhancement Film 11:10 - What does the backlight look like powered on? What is the spectrum, colour temperature and CRI? 12:41 - Why do LCD backlights have HORRIBLE colour temperature? 14:11 - It relies on the LCD colour filters to shift the colour temperature 15:43 - Getting to the LED strip 16:30 - The light guide 17:47 - The light guide lit up 18:25 - Power consumption 20:43 - Testing LED strips on the back panel 22:22 - Demonstration of the Brightness Enhancement Film + Couch Feet 24:28 - Conclusion Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com Hardware Store: https://eevblog.store/ Merch Store: https://eevblog.dashery.com/ If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/eevblog Or with crypto: BTC: 33BsprBQNBtHuVzVwDmqWkpDjYnCouwASM ETH: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8c BCH: 35n9KBPw9T7M3NGzpS3t4nUYEf9HbRmkm4 USDC: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8c LTC: MJfK57ujxy55su4XicVGQc9wcEJf6mAoXF Other channels: EEVblog2: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 EEVdiscover: https://www.youtube.com/eevdiscover #ElectronicsCreators #dumpsterdiving
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