Comments on: How to make a digital picture-photo frame

By: Fahad

Fahad — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:16:13 +0000

Very Nice. Now, i am going to do this project with my Uncle’s old Hp Laptop and i am pretty sure i am going to get awesome results and masterpiece frame hanging in my Guestroom 😀

By: dgitts

dgitts — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:04:40 +0000

lol, this looks like a fun project, I would have removed the screen hinges, turned the lcd backwards on the laptop and bolted it to the bottom of the laptop leaving leaving enough room for the fans, then punched holes on the top where the keypad is for wall mounts and voila! Although I would add that replacing XP with a lite linux distro (maybe DSL Linux) would help in running a thin os and will definitely save on boot/load times and may save on electricity too.
I have a few other ideas for old laptops although they are all for small business/office setups, like running a dedicated print server, or a small network Intrusion Detection System, or even a wifi radius server.

By: akash

akash — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:50:07 +0000

very nice

By: nancie

nancie — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:40:00 +0000

as comment to KK.(LOL,) I believe this section is called “fun things” and not the most spectacular or even reasonable! I Hate discarding electronics, recently dumped 4 monitors and all I could think of was what fun stuff fo the house, including security uses. Sure it looks bit ungainly and chunky but…what fun..I like it!

By: DWAYNE

DWAYNE — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:02:15 +0000

That is just AWESOME, I will have to look into that!

By: KK

KK — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:38:57 +0000

Why not just hang the laptop on the wall .. c’mon folks .. folding a laptop on the back of a frame isnt a digital frame .. so why not try this .. buy a conventional TV and make a hole to the wall enough to fit this in and make it look like a flat screen, on the room behind, you will see the remaining but not from the living room 😉 Sorry but i did not like the idea. ..

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:44:16 +0000

Excellent idea, well implemented, but wouldn’t this use a lot more electricity that a dedicated photoframe? Just something to be aware of with the price of electricity increasing sharply every year.

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:02:08 +0000

In reply to SSG Losoya, Michael. Michael,

I can rip these things apart and put them back together with ease, but never thought about makeing one of these..Thanks for sharing this projectâ€¦

You are welcome. I really glad I made the frame. It still works great and have it on the wall.

By: SSG Losoya, Michael

SSG Losoya, Michael — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:03:08 +0000

DIY Tech Guys,

I was just trying to get more information on opening my D820 and came across this great idea. I work in a computer shop in Iraq and had to get rid of a lot of broken down laptops, well instead of throwing the next one out I plan on doing this project with my spare time. Hard part out here will be finding the frame. I will be attempting this with a Dell 610/610. Wish me luck..I can rip these things apart and put them back together with ease, but never thought about makeing one of these..Thanks for sharing this project…

SSG Losoya, Michael
1st Cav Division, 3BCT
FOB Marez, Iraq

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:10:53 +0000

Gilson,
I doubt that you can connect your laptop display to the picture frame.