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I made a small LED panel

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154 points Brajeshwar | 4 comments | | HN request time: 0.202s | source
1. foofoo12 ◴[] No.45655831[source]
For the diffuser, there's a nice one or two in all LED/OLED monitors. More stuff in there too, acrylic/polycarbonate glass and a Fresnel lens. Worth scavenging if you come across a broken one.
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2. stavros ◴[] No.45656381[source]
Oh that's a great idea! This also reminds me of the video where the guy took out the LED panel and used just the light and the Fresnel lens to make a window with very natural-looking light.
3. mortenjorck ◴[] No.45656807[source]
I think you mean "LCD/LED" monitors (where "LED" is commonly used to mean an LCD panel with an LED backlight, and "LCD" is used to differentiate old CCFL-backlit LCD panels).

OLED screens do not have a backlight and thus don't have a diffuser.

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4. foofoo12 ◴[] No.45657500[source]
Whoops, guilty as charged. Thanks.