Does all 24" panels have the same dimensions?
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Hi all,
I build my mirror 3 years ago and it was very useful all this period. Unfortunately monitor died and I have to replace a panel now. Problem I’m in is how to make sure that panel of new 24" monitor will fit into a frame I have? Friend told me that all panels (without chasing) of 24" monitor are the same dimension but I couldn’t find any confirmation on google.Does anyone here had the same experience and is this statement true? Can I find any 24" monitor, disassemble it and replace the faulty one?
thanks all
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@misk0 Hi! Unfortunately, it is not accurate to say all screens with the same inch-measurement have the same dimensions. When a screen is listed with 24" it means that the screen is 24 inches across the diagonal.
This means that the a screen can be short and wide or tall and narrow, but with the same diagonal measurement. However, most computer screens use the 16:9 format, and all displays with the same size and format have the same screen size. Older screens may use the 4:3 format (more square-shaped).
As you said, the casing may still vary, so be careful if the screen has a tight fit in your mirror.
I hope you are able to find a screen that fits
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Thank you for you answer @magmar While I’m limited on height I have some space on width of the monitor. The problem I have is I can’t find dimensions of the panel of the monitor so I was wondering if anyone here had a similar problem and how it get solved.
Of course I’m considering only 16:9 monitors because this is ratio of my broken one. -
@misk0 Ok, I think I understand. Through some detective work (and a little bit of stalking
) I assume you used the Samsung Syncmaster 2494 monitor?I found the manual here with some of the dimensions listed on page 44 and 45. However, all of them are including the casing which I assume you have removed. My best advice would be to measure the monitor yourself with a tape measure or a folding rule. Then do something similar for the new monitor you are considering. If it is off by a really tiny amount you can try to remove some of the frame with a chisel.
Alternatively, I found this on Amazon, but I haven’t got any experience with buying used stuff on Amazon and don’t know the chances of getting scammed.
Again, I wish you the best of luck finding a new screen
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@magmar hey, you’ve done great detective work
Yes, I removed the frame to be able to attach monitor as closest as possible to the glass.
As you know, casing could be very different from solid 1-3cm wide borders to frame-less with almost no edges.
I agree best solution would be to find the same monitor I checked local classifieds but I can’t find the same model so I’ll choose one which has closest dimension and give a try. If height is smaller than my wooden frame I’ll find a way to fix it. If it’s larger then I’ll have to sand down if it’s possible.
