What to do with a broken monitor?

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What to do with a broken monitor? - Lemmy.world

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?

If you no longer care for using it as a monitor, you can turn it into a fancy lamp. With some minimal electronic knowledge and diy skill it can be made into a collimated lamp that simulates sunlight from a window.