The poor man’s Apple Studio Display…

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As a frugal tech enjoyer, when I first saw someone switch out an old 5k iMac with a board that essentially turns it into an Apple Studio Display (all while costing less than $400)… I knew that I had to try that one day. This is now that day.

Video tutorial:
iFixit guide: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Turn+Your+iMac+2015+into+a+monitor/181638
iFixit iMac teardown: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iMac+Intel+27-Inch+Retina+5K+Display+Teardown/30260

Luna Display: https://astropad.com/product/lunadisplay/
Logic board I bought: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805852214105.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt
Screwdriver bits: https://amzn.to/4dW7QHc
Spudger tools: https://amzn.to/4ohmnR9
Adhesive strips iMac: https://amzn.to/3RS8Aog

Monitors:
My MSI 34″ ultrawide: https://amzn.to/4vUvB8K
Sceptre 34″ ultrawide: https://amzn.to/43QMR2J
LG 32″ 6k: https://amzn.to/4eZtYzV
Samsung 49″ 240hz: https://amzn.to/4eRPt6F
Dell 27″ 4k: https://amzn.to/4f1PMMg

Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
0:30 – Why the iMac
1:08 – How to monitor-ify it
3:18 – Pricing
3:39 – The operation
6:37 – The 5k iMac monitor experience
9:21 – Another device with a cool display
10:58 – The downsides of the iMac monitor
12:52 – Size vs quality
14:53 – The value…
15:25 – Who should do this?
16:56 – Am I keeping it?
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