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I took apart a giant projection TV and there were a bunch of these lining the screen mount. (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by AFaithfulNihilist to c/whatisthisthing

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I feel like they probably have something to do with light level detection or infrared signal receiving but I genuinely have no idea. They could just as likely be part of the sound system for all I know.

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[–] AFaithfulNihilist 2 points 9 months ago

There are a lot of really useful components in there that I already understand. The speakers, the lenses, even the cooling oil used on the projector tubes can be repurposed.

I use the actual shell of the TV as a rolling cabinet since the wheels are still in great shape. I'm working on a water heater to take advantage of the massive fresnel lens. There was a great deal of junk in there though.