Amazing Secret Monitor!
(How To)
This demonstration is 100% real. It's relatively simple to create your own.
This video shows you how to create a secret LCD monitor. The first time I read that you could do this, I just had to try.
Before
you attempt this, please note that I've only tried this with an LCD
monitor. I don't know if it will work with any other type. Also, it may
not work with certain LCD monitors. Also, the results may not be as good
as the results I got. I recommend doing this project with a monitor
that you don't care about losing.
The results are amazing. If you
are going to try and make your own, there are a few things to keep in
mind. First, I would recommend using a monitor that you don't care about.
I bought mine from a pawn shop for $20 dollars.
Once you remove the
polarized layer, you've pretty much made the monitor useless as to
normal use. If you are good with repairs and that sort of thing, I'm
sure you could buy a replacement filter to fix the monitor. So
basically, just make sure you are OK with modifying whatever monitor
you've chosen to use for this project.
Once you have your monitor you
need to remove the top layer, which is the polarized layer. It helps to
remove the plastic frame from the front but it's not 100% necessary.
Once you remove the plastic front, use a hobby knife to cut on the edge
around the whole monitor. Press hard enough to make the cut but don't
press too hard. That's one thing to keep in mind during this whole
process is that you can completely destroy the monitor by damaging the
actual LCD part of the screen.
Once you make the 4 cuts, then pick a
corner to start peeling the polarized layer. I used a hobby knife to
"dig" under the layer so I could get a big enough piece to grab onto.
Now, every monitor is different so you may experience this part a little
different than the next person.
You want to peel slowly to try and get
the biggest pieces possible and also not to put too much force on the
screen. This part could take several minutes to get all of the polarized
layer off. Most LCD monitors have an anti-glare layer "attached" to the
polarized layer and both of those layers are glued to the hard surface
of the LCD. So you may see these extra layers as you are removing them.
If you're lucky you will be able to remove all 3 layers by just pulling
it off. But it's likely that some glue will be left over.
It's also
possible that you will lift the polarized and anti-glare layer but leave
most of the glue. If you look closely in my video, you can see a few
spots where the contrast is different. These are spots where the glue
came off. If there are a lot of glue spots and it bothers you, it is
possible to remove the glue by using paint thinner.
But you have to be
very careful.
If you use the paint thinner, apply it to the glue spots
and use a piece of plastic to gently scrape it off. Don't press too hard
or you will destroy the monitor. Overall, I would recommend to stay
away from the paint thinner and just live with the glue spots.
Next
you want to grab some glasses. I used a pair of the 3D glasses you get
at the cinema. I never throw them in the recycle bin :). Anyway, you can
open these glasses up and remove the "lenses".
I ordered 2 - 6"
X 6" sheets of polarized filters from a popular online science store. I
traced the shape of the area where the lenses on the polarized sheets. I
cut them out and placed them inside the frames.
Before you cut the
shape, make sure to note the proper angle of the polarized sheet with
the monitor. I had to turn my sheet 45 degrees to get the correct angle.
So when I traced the lens shape on the sheet, I turned the sheet 45
degrees and cut them. (In the video the sheet wasn't turned 45 degrees,
but that was just a video mistake)
So now you're ready for
action. If you hook your monitor up to a computer and put on your
glasses you should be able to see the screen just as normal. Anyone
standing behind you will only be able to see a blank monitor. If you
move far to the sides you can see a little bit of a negative image on
the screen, but it's still very hard to make out.
Check out some extra footage here: http://youtu.be/09_Cda9Rl5o
Thanks to DxDutch for all of her help on this video and many others.
Be sure to check out her channel http://www.youtube.com/dxdutch
The kitty in the video is Hyder. She has her own channel:
http://www.youtube.com/hyderkitty
Be sure to check out these videos demonstrating the same concept:
The kitty in the video is Hyder. She has her own channel:
http://www.youtube.com/hyderkitty
Be sure to check out these videos demonstrating the same concept:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgN4r1...
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e-HMj...
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du_AX7...
Check out some extra footage here:
http://youtu.be/09_Cda9Rl5o