Maybe someone can help this guy:

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1260376

Found this bad boy next to the dumpster. 32" Samsung. Anything I can do to salvage it? Or is it too expensive to fix? (I’m pretty handy)

Or could I use it as is and somehow only use the working portion of the screen?

  • Stanwich@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Are you into photography? I used to take the screen off and use the soft led backlight for lighting up sets. I know in TVs there is a nice soft white panel being the screen. Perfect even lighting

    • netrom@infosec.pubOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Hi. I was actually just posting to give the original poster more exposure to the question. That’s a nice idea though!

  • CorrodedCranium@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Depending on your graphics card there seems to be several ways to crop the screen to your liking. I would look into those. I think there are several posts on Reddit about people going about that.

  • tallwookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    if you have the model #, just need to look up the bom (bill of materials) & get replacement parts. looks to be the LCD panel that’s cracked.

    alternately just tape over that part of the screen & use the rest of it as it seems to be displaying fine