$300 big screen projector project

Troubleshooter · 03-31-2005, 12:31 AM

http://www20.tomshardware.com/howto/20041113/index.html

Supersize Your TV for $300: Build Your Own XGA Projector!

Conclusion: The Fun And Fascination Of Building Your Own Projector

This article was inspired by offers on eBay for home projector construction manuals for around $20 that, on closer inspection, proved to be thoroughly useless.

The result was all the more pleasing: the projector we built convinced even the notorious skeptics at the THG lab in Munich. Despite daylight flooding the room, the luminous efficiency of 3,500 ANSI lumens made it possible to screen DVD films and images onto a white wall. Perfect display quality can be achieved in a completely darkened room. But why not just download our new video (#13)? It will give you an idea of what you can expect from the final product.

Happy Monkey · 03-31-2005, 06:45 AM

Damn... I wanna do it...

Troubleshooter · 03-31-2005, 10:00 AM

Yeah, I think I've found my first real project in a long time.

Happy Monkey · 03-31-2005, 10:17 AM

I see a market opening for 15-inch high-res LCD monitors...

OK, maybe not. But a 1600x1200 15-incher would kick ass.

Elspode · 03-31-2005, 11:36 AM

Anyone know where *just* the TFT panels and supporting boards can be purchased, as opposed to having to disassemble anything?

russotto · 03-31-2005, 12:28 PM

You won't find the TFT display + supporting boards any cheaper than you'll find entire monitors.

I wonder how many LCDs they ruined attempting this...

Boo-Yah Chan · 04-03-2005, 01:24 AM

Hi, I am a newbie.

This is pretty sweet, I am almost tempted to tear apart my monitor. Another cool project to think about:

"Build your own Cintiq Tablet". I will trade artistic services for this.

03-31-2005, 06:45 AM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Damn... I wanna do it... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-31-2005, 10:00 AM	#3
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Yeah, I think I've found my first real project in a long time. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

03-31-2005, 10:17 AM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I see a market opening for 15-inch high-res LCD monitors... OK, maybe not. But a 1600x1200 15-incher would kick ass. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-31-2005, 11:36 AM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Anyone know where just the TFT panels and supporting boards can be purchased, as opposed to having to disassemble anything? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-31-2005, 12:31 AM	#1
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	$300 big screen projector project http://www20.tomshardware.com/howto/20041113/index.html Supersize Your TV for $300: Build Your Own XGA Projector! Conclusion: The Fun And Fascination Of Building Your Own Projector This article was inspired by offers on eBay for home projector construction manuals for around $20 that, on closer inspection, proved to be thoroughly useless. The result was all the more pleasing: the projector we built convinced even the notorious skeptics at the THG lab in Munich. Despite daylight flooding the room, the luminous efficiency of 3,500 ANSI lumens made it possible to screen DVD films and images onto a white wall. Perfect display quality can be achieved in a completely darkened room. But why not just download our new video (#13)? It will give you an idea of what you can expect from the final product. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

03-31-2005, 12:28 PM	#6
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	You won't find the TFT display + supporting boards any cheaper than you'll find entire monitors. I wonder how many LCDs they ruined attempting this...

04-03-2005, 01:24 AM	#7
Boo-Yah Chan Definetly a New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: at least 50 miles away from my ex-wife Posts: 4	Hi, I am a newbie. This is pretty sweet, I am almost tempted to tear apart my monitor. Another cool project to think about: "Build your own Cintiq Tablet". I will trade artistic services for this.

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