EEVblog #1261 - Dumpster Diving 55" LCD TV

[EEVblog]

Another LCD TV in the dumpster!

[thinkfat]

The little wifi antenna is a quite common center-fed quarter-wavelength dipole design. The metal sleeve acts as the second half of the dipole. It's connected to the outer shield of the cable. It's better than just using the cable shield itself as the ground plane, hopefully keeping the cable from radiating itself and feeding the radiation back into the PCB.

[johnlsenchak]

Perhaps  sell that television  locally in your area  to a family  in need

[Syntax Error]

Dave mate, the only free thing you'll find in a dumpster in my neighbourhood is a dump.

I noticed when you were doing the upgrade, were those Raspbian logos? So would it possible to hack into the Kernel via a telnet connection? Maybe try the old trick of logging in as user root, password root?

Informative and entertaining

btw We hope your air isn't too toxic from those devastating bush fires in the Sydney area.

[jancumps]

I think those raspberries were there because a Pi was used to provide the HDMI test signal.

[EEVblog]

I think those raspberries were there because a Pi was used to provide the HDMI test signal.

Correctamundo

[VK3DRB]

Perhaps  sell that television  locally in your area  to a family  in need

Perhaps  sell donate that television  locally in your area  to a family  in need.

Some things in life should not have a price.

[edpalmer42]

Perhaps  sell that television  locally in your area  to a family  in need

Perhaps  sell donate that television  locally in your area  to a family  in need.

Some things in life should not have a price.

A family "in need" does NOT need a 55" TV.  However, it would be a great idea to build a turnkey A/V system around this TV and then donate it to a charity that runs some kind of shelter, either for women & kids or homeless people.

Ed