Touch Screen LCD Window Mod

Butcher9_9 · 28th July 2008, 1:40 AM

I have done a lcd mod in my old case but the lcd was a very low res monitor (480 X 234 or something like that ) and was not good for any thing other watching movies

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=578958

now i have changed cases and im looking for abit of an upgrade

instead of putting the lcd in the top of the case i shall be putting it in the lower half of the window of my case. there are 2 reason this is : A. there is not space on the top of my case nor the front B. thats about the right height and position to use at a lan with the pc on the desk.

im planning to do this mod in a modular design

im going to cut a large hole in the plexi window almost whole width of the window and a bit larger than the height of the monitor, then over this a slightly larger bit of plexi which will the be attached to the window with bolts of some sort

im going to make 2 of the cover plexi panels , in one i will mod the touch screen lcd and into the other 2 X 120mm fans ( which is y the hole will be very wide)

for lans i will use the lcd and at home i will use the fans ( my case sits on the floor at home which makes the lcd useless not to mention that i use dual monitors at home as well and there will not be a connection for the touchscreen lcd)

i have this touch screen on order and will have more updates when it arrives
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWN:IT&ih=003

i want to try and get the plexi laser cut so the lines are really straight and have a clear finish and just wonder if any one knew of a place that did laser cutting in perth and how much it would cost ?

Butcher9_9 · 3rd August 2008, 1:41 AM

rousing response guys

any way because i could not find anyway near me that did small laser cutting jobs i have decided to do the mod the easy way until i do

i got the monitor a few days ago

here it is in pieces

testing after fitting into plexi ( cut hole in the same way that i did last time)

cut some holes in the back of my case for the cables ( i might mod the usb and power into the case later )

bios post with screen fulling working

in windows fully working ( which toke a bit of effort as the provided drivers where dodgy and the link on the manufacturers site was dead )

Jolly-Swagman · 3rd August 2008, 1:02 PM

That looks pretty cool mod ,, and well done too

jruisan · 3rd August 2008, 1:28 PM

So touch screen works through the DVI? Or through USB?

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 3rd August 2008, 1:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jruisan

So touch screen works through the DVI? Or through USB?

Looks like just a vga connector, while using a dvi to vga converter on the video card. And i assume a USB cable for the touch system.

Butcher9_9 · 3rd August 2008, 10:36 PM

yeah both vga and usb are used

vga for video and usb for the touch

Neviss · 4th August 2008, 12:04 AM

that's pretty sweet man. Turn out as good as you had hoped?

G51 · 4th August 2008, 12:10 AM

looks great, im confused what the point of this is tho?

s3kemo · 4th August 2008, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G51

looks great, im confused what the point of this is tho?

No external monitor required for the system, so no extra lump sitting on your desk. No keyboard required either. Less clutter, so it's a sort-of headless system, but sort of not.

I think it's great - well done OP.

renel · 5th August 2008, 8:32 PM

looks awesome

what about... a 15inch version on a sidepanel... feasable?

ford ftw · 5th August 2008, 9:13 PM

I wanted to do this a while ago i had a 15 inch laptop monitor with touch panel but the video and touch controller were pretty rare and expensive.

ir0nhide · 6th August 2008, 2:35 PM

Integrate a keyboard into the roof of the case for a headless (and tailless) system!

ford ftw · 6th August 2008, 9:26 PM

Integrate a power station in the case NO CABLES!!!!

Butcher9_9 · 6th August 2008, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ir0nhide

Integrate a keyboard into the roof of the case for a headless (and tailless) system!

on-screen keyboard solves that problem

Quote:

looks awesome

what about... a 15inch version on a sidepanel... feasable?

my heat sink is too big ( not enouph room between the heat sink and the case panel )

i would have done this as its cheaper to find a 15 lcd and a touch panel kit than a 8" touch screen

Quote:

Integrate a power station in the case NO CABLES!!!!

thats the next step ( i want to find a dead plug that will fit as i dont want to butcher the one i have)
i have a usb header so i can plug the usb into the mobo but i still need to find a useless usb cable

Captain Kermit · 7th August 2008, 5:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Butcher9_9

thats the next step ( i want to find a dead plug that will fit as i dont want to butcher the one i have)
i have a usb header so i can plug the usb into the mobo but i still need to find a useless usb cable

I think he was joking, and meaning something along the lines of putting a small coal fired power plant inside your case to produce power for the computer.

Awesome mod, nice and straight foward too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by G51

looks great, im confused what the point of this is tho?

Funsies. I'd say it was one of those "I wonder if...." moments that sparked this mod.

28th July 2008, 1:40 AM	#1
Butcher9_9 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Perth , East Vic Park Posts: 1,676	Touch Screen LCD Window Mod I have done a lcd mod in my old case but the lcd was a very low res monitor (480 X 234 or something like that ) and was not good for any thing other watching movies http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=578958 now i have changed cases and im looking for abit of an upgrade instead of putting the lcd in the top of the case i shall be putting it in the lower half of the window of my case. there are 2 reason this is : A. there is not space on the top of my case nor the front B. thats about the right height and position to use at a lan with the pc on the desk. im planning to do this mod in a modular design im going to cut a large hole in the plexi window almost whole width of the window and a bit larger than the height of the monitor, then over this a slightly larger bit of plexi which will the be attached to the window with bolts of some sort im going to make 2 of the cover plexi panels , in one i will mod the touch screen lcd and into the other 2 X 120mm fans ( which is y the hole will be very wide) for lans i will use the lcd and at home i will use the fans ( my case sits on the floor at home which makes the lcd useless not to mention that i use dual monitors at home as well and there will not be a connection for the touchscreen lcd) i have this touch screen on order and will have more updates when it arrives http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWN:IT&ih=003 i want to try and get the plexi laser cut so the lines are really straight and have a clear finish and just wonder if any one knew of a place that did laser cutting in perth and how much it would cost ? __________________ I7 3820 ,X79 UD3, 4X8GB@1600mhz, GTX680, 3X Dell 3008wfp 30" LCD/ Spyder3Express , Adaptec 51645, 256gb Vertex 4 , 61.56TB Internal, 750GB External & 40TB Backup Sever, Z2300, G19 and M950 Acer 1430 11" notebook with 4GB DDR3 and 500GB HDD Sales $3200+, Purchases $500+

3rd August 2008, 1:41 AM	#2
Butcher9_9 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Perth , East Vic Park Posts: 1,676	rousing response guys any way because i could not find anyway near me that did small laser cutting jobs i have decided to do the mod the easy way until i do i got the monitor a few days ago here it is in pieces testing after fitting into plexi ( cut hole in the same way that i did last time) cut some holes in the back of my case for the cables ( i might mod the usb and power into the case later ) bios post with screen fulling working in windows fully working ( which toke a bit of effort as the provided drivers where dodgy and the link on the manufacturers site was dead ) __________________ I7 3820 ,X79 UD3, 4X8GB@1600mhz, GTX680, 3X Dell 3008wfp 30" LCD/ Spyder3Express , Adaptec 51645, 256gb Vertex 4 , 61.56TB Internal, 750GB External & 40TB Backup Sever, Z2300, G19 and M950 Acer 1430 11" notebook with 4GB DDR3 and 500GB HDD Sales $3200+, Purchases $500+ Last edited by Butcher9_9; 3rd August 2008 at 1:55 AM.

3rd August 2008, 1:02 PM	#3
Jolly-Swagman Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Victoria, STH Gippsland Posts: 239	That looks pretty cool mod ,, and well done too __________________ My PC\|CASE-Custom-CM690\|E8500@4.5GHz(470x9.5)\|EvGA-GTX-295 1792MB+ Palit9800GT-1GB\|DDR3-4GiB Gskill Ripjaws 1333 -8-8-8-27-2T\|M/B-GA-X48-DQ6\|PSU-Antec-750W\|DVD-RW LiteonSata \|HDD's sata-Seagate-320+2x250Gig-Baracuda\|\|BenQ-T2200HD 1080p\|Win-7-Ultimate-64bit Tech Bench \| Q6600@ 3.6GHz (400x9)\|GA-P35-DS3L \| 4GB Corsair Dom 4-4-4-12 Win-7-Ultimate-64bit (Team32-Folding-GPU x10 + SMP x 5)

3rd August 2008, 1:28 PM	#4
jruisan Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 275	So touch screen works through the DVI? Or through USB? __________________ Successful Trades with High1ander, Sleeping, Poopehz, Kevwann, Tomas64, Fedevor, Pangit, PeppeX, FatBoyNotSoSlim, miniJB, Loop Goose, xosfear, Serpico, aeolus11, bape, PeppeX, mustkill, Elfanger, crepuscular, knightfall88, MiniDisc

3rd August 2008, 10:36 PM	#6
Butcher9_9 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Perth , East Vic Park Posts: 1,676	yeah both vga and usb are used vga for video and usb for the touch __________________ I7 3820 ,X79 UD3, 4X8GB@1600mhz, GTX680, 3X Dell 3008wfp 30" LCD/ Spyder3Express , Adaptec 51645, 256gb Vertex 4 , 61.56TB Internal, 750GB External & 40TB Backup Sever, Z2300, G19 and M950 Acer 1430 11" notebook with 4GB DDR3 and 500GB HDD Sales $3200+, Purchases $500+

4th August 2008, 12:04 AM	#7
Neviss Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Willunga, Adelaide Posts: 336	that's pretty sweet man. Turn out as good as you had hoped? __________________ "It's an impossible choice...Walls, thermometers, I'll just have to hope that when I flip the coin it somehow explodes and kills me" [ASUS P8Z68-V PRO GEN 3 - Intel I7 2700K - 16GB Corsair Vengenace 1600MHZ - 1x OCZ Agility 3 120gb - 2x Seagate Barracuda 1TB - 1x Western Digital 1TB - HIS 6970 - Corsair Hx-620]

4th August 2008, 12:10 AM	#8
G51 (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Posts: 9999 Posts: 1,642	looks great, im confused what the point of this is tho?

5th August 2008, 8:32 PM	#10
renel (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 2768 Posts: 360	looks awesome what about... a 15inch version on a sidepanel... feasable?

5th August 2008, 9:13 PM	#11
ford ftw Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,442	I wanted to do this a while ago i had a 15 inch laptop monitor with touch panel but the video and touch controller were pretty rare and expensive.

6th August 2008, 9:26 PM	#13
ford ftw Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,442	Integrate a power station in the case NO CABLES!!!!