Tom's $300 DIY video projector

After figuring out that those $20 multimedia projector plans available on eBay are completely bogus (what a shock), Tom's Hardware decided to just make their own with a used computer LCD monitor and our favorite high-tech school learning device (when we were in school that is): the overhead projector. They took apart a $200 15-inch iiyama LCD, placed it onto a $50 Liesegang overhead projector, and voila, you've got a six-foot display on the wall. It's probably the cheapest way to possible get in on that large screen TV action. 

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:47AM]

first post, not bad.. I really wonder what the quality stats are of this thing compared to other leaders such as the infocus x1.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:47AM]

this is all good and well for watching movies and such through a pc and what not but what about the big game ? I mean last time I checked it was nearly impossible to get an hdtv signal from a digital cable box to my pc

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:47AM]

waaaaaaay back in the day. (and possibly even now?) they used to make a device just like this.

actually predated normal LCD projectors if i am not mistaken. i remember using one that when combined with an overhead projector and a Mac II would let you show a brilliant 640x480 black and white image of the computer desktop. the thing was pretty big and heavy too.

it was *awesome* at the time and i soooo wanted one.

in fact... ebay seems to have a few of them... for even cheaper than $300.

http://search.ebay.com/projection-panel

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:47AM]

Very good results for an OHP hack, but Tom lumped the $20 plans you can get from:
http://www.lumenlab.com
in with the rest.

Lumenlab's creator has come up with a cabinet design using an inexpensive Metal-Halide bulb and some very high quality custom lenses to throw a big, bright, beautiful image from a stripped LCD monitor. I've got one, and the site is crammed with un-retouched photos of other builders' results. It even has a thread with comparisons between the X1 and one builder's results (verdict, X1 is brighter but feels more like a TV, less like film)

If you want a _really_ nice DIY bigscreen, lumenlab is the way to go.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:47AM]

To Harry K - I currently use a Viewsonic NextVision N6 box to get a signal from my Comcast cable box (which has crippled 1080i-only DVI out) to my InFocus LP350. http://www.viewsonic.com/products/tventertainment/tvvideoprocessors/nextvisionn6/

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:47AM]

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[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:47AM]

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