Faking the classic/se30 curved screen

spoonie1972 · Sep 2, 2012, 09:18 PM

I've seen the post on instructables (and i think that's awesome).

link here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Upgr...ca-CRT-screen/

if i go with a super-thin lexan instead of the 6mm or 3mm the author is suggesting, do you think i'll have a superior result?

would i have to vaseline the back-side of the lexan to stop the lexan from sticking to the original monitor?

Has anyone else here done something similar?

spoonie1972 · Sep 11, 2012, 10:58 AM

well i gave this a shot with clamps and a heat gun and the desired effect was...

pretty crappy.

i'll try again w/ a different product.

spoonie1972 · Sep 26, 2012, 11:05 AM

well, my screen finally showed up:

8" at 4:3 is hilarious!

this is 800x600, but allegedly does something to fake 1024x768.

should be fun!

mobo etc still to be decided. might even just buy a mac mini.. but building is more fun, to be honest.

spoonie1972 · Sep 27, 2012, 06:08 PM

roughed in. need to get some tint to hide some of the black mask used to round out the acrylic.

spoonie1972 · Oct 9, 2012, 02:35 PM

not sure anyone cares, but here's the screen from the back.

i've test-wired the 12v display into a switching ATX power supply and it powers up into VGA mode, which is great!

going with a Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB3 mobo, some GeForce 210 passive (no fan) card, a celeron 530 core processor (not fast, but not slow), and probably 4 gigs ram. it wont need more. unsure if i'll just set it and forget it at 10.6.8 or try something newer.

GermanyChris · Oct 10, 2012, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spoonie1972

not sure anyone cares, but here's the screen from the back.

i've test-wired the 12v display into a switching ATX power supply and it powers up into VGA mode, which is great!

going with a Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB3 mobo, some GeForce 210 passive (no fan) card, a celeron 530 core processor (not fast, but not slow), and probably 4 gigs ram. it wont need more. unsure if i'll just set it and forget it at 10.6.8 or try something newer.

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This I like! You should post it on tonymac

vintageapple · Oct 10, 2012, 09:26 PM

Looks awesome, thanks for the update!

Macboy123456 · Jan 16, 2013, 09:34 AM

Where did you buy the screen? Lightake.com?

Sep 2, 2012, 09:18 PM	#1
spoonie1972 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Toronto	Faking the classic/se30 curved screen I've seen the post on instructables (and i think that's awesome). link here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Upgr...ca-CRT-screen/ if i go with a super-thin lexan instead of the 6mm or 3mm the author is suggesting, do you think i'll have a superior result? would i have to vaseline the back-side of the lexan to stop the lexan from sticking to the original monitor? Has anyone else here done something similar? __________________ 2012 MPB 15, 16GB, 512SSD, Geek 11941 - Logic Audio 2009 Mac Pro, 64GB, 5,1 Firmware, X5570 swap x2. Geek 18185 - VEP5, Kontakt, etc.
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Sep 11, 2012, 10:58 AM	#2
spoonie1972 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Toronto	well i gave this a shot with clamps and a heat gun and the desired effect was... pretty crappy. i'll try again w/ a different product. __________________ 2012 MPB 15, 16GB, 512SSD, Geek 11941 - Logic Audio 2009 Mac Pro, 64GB, 5,1 Firmware, X5570 swap x2. Geek 18185 - VEP5, Kontakt, etc.
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Sep 26, 2012, 11:05 AM	#3
spoonie1972 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Toronto	well, my screen finally showed up: 8" at 4:3 is hilarious! this is 800x600, but allegedly does something to fake 1024x768. should be fun! mobo etc still to be decided. might even just buy a mac mini.. but building is more fun, to be honest. __________________ 2012 MPB 15, 16GB, 512SSD, Geek 11941 - Logic Audio 2009 Mac Pro, 64GB, 5,1 Firmware, X5570 swap x2. Geek 18185 - VEP5, Kontakt, etc.
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Sep 27, 2012, 06:08 PM	#4
spoonie1972 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Toronto	roughed in. need to get some tint to hide some of the black mask used to round out the acrylic. __________________ 2012 MPB 15, 16GB, 512SSD, Geek 11941 - Logic Audio 2009 Mac Pro, 64GB, 5,1 Firmware, X5570 swap x2. Geek 18185 - VEP5, Kontakt, etc.
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Oct 9, 2012, 02:35 PM	#5
spoonie1972 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Toronto	not sure anyone cares, but here's the screen from the back. i've test-wired the 12v display into a switching ATX power supply and it powers up into VGA mode, which is great! going with a Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB3 mobo, some GeForce 210 passive (no fan) card, a celeron 530 core processor (not fast, but not slow), and probably 4 gigs ram. it wont need more. unsure if i'll just set it and forget it at 10.6.8 or try something newer. __________________ 2012 MPB 15, 16GB, 512SSD, Geek 11941 - Logic Audio 2009 Mac Pro, 64GB, 5,1 Firmware, X5570 swap x2. Geek 18185 - VEP5, Kontakt, etc.
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Oct 10, 2012, 09:26 PM	#7
vintageapple macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2010	Looks awesome, thanks for the update! __________________ http://vintageappleproducts.blogspot.com
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Jan 16, 2013, 09:34 AM	#8
Macboy123456 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2012	Where did you buy the screen? Lightake.com?
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