To start our build we will need to get to some of the parts we will need. First of all we will be tearing apart a monitor. The process will be summarized here but you can see our other articles for more detailed breakdowns.

To start our deconstruction we will be removing the outer shell and pedestal to expose and remove the internal frame. Save any parts you may be interested in for future projects. If the LCD is still functional you can build a basic projector out of it.

With the back casing removed you will usually find a few modules. Power supply, LCD Driver, some sort of controls for the display, and finally the cold cathode tubes in the panel and the inverter for it. We will be discarding the whole of it for this project, but its especially important to point out that as with almost all florescent tubes they will contain mercury and mercury vapor. This is super dangerous and doubly so if you have kids in the house. Dispose of with great care.

With most monitors you will either have a tube in the bottom and top, or 2 in the bottom. The lcd and backlight will be contained in a metal frame. To safely disassemble it remove the tube. The tubes will be contained in some form of a reflector, this needs to be saved for reuse.

Here we arrive at our end goal. The lcd panel is removed from the frame. Some panels will not stay together well with the frame that held the LCD panel removed. Ultimately this is easily fixed by removing the lcd and reassembling the panel.