Fun projects to do with an old 17" LCD Monitor

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Published on 2009-08-27T01:11:13Z Indexed on 2010/04/18 5:23 UTC
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I've got an old 17" LCD that I've had for nearly 9 years now but still works pretty well. It's been my secondary monitor for a few years, but I just got a new 24" monitor, so my current main LCD (19") will become the new secondary screen.

Any good suggestions of interesting (and preferably cheap/free) hacks, etc. I could do with this old monitor? I don't want to just throw it out.

For example, is there an easy way to turn it into a touch screen or something?

I'm open to suggestions

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