SirAdrian Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Have any of you created your own projector? I was thinking of buying one and came across this: http://www.diyprojectorcompany.com/ Comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 This may be legit, but I can't help thinking it looks like a science project I did in middle-school. It also reminds me of those projector "lenses" you could buy for like $20, put in front of your TeeVee, and they'd magnify an image of dubious quality onto your wall. Again, these may be legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAdrian Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Well if they did suck (or it was a scam), they wouldn't have forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAS Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 There are a few of these sites floating around. From the snapshots in some of the forums they appear to be better than I would expect.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffy06 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I have not built my own projector, but I found some articles on Toms Hardware about how to build your own. http://www.denguru.com/2004/11/13/supersize_your_tv_for_/index.html http://www.tomshardware.com/2004/12/01/build_your_own_xga_projector_ii/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAdrian Posted January 17, 2006 Author Share Posted January 17, 2006 I'm gonna give it a shot, I'll let you guys know how it goes. Besides, you can't really go wrong with a <400$ projector. Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efzauner Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I read thru the first link and there is quite some detail. I love to DIY on many things, but I still stick to stuff that I cannot buy at a reasonable cost. Some things are for DIY others not. I dont know if a projector is the right DIY project. Things to consider: 1: Used projectors just 2-3 years old are on ebay for under $500. Compare that to the cost and effort of making your own. 2: Can you really make a better one yourself: The overhead projector route seems to leave a lot of stray light out. That will destroy your contrast ratio. The thing is kludgy and not very portable. Taking an LCD panel appart is risky, there are thousands of fragile contacts on the egde that have to be mated perfectly. 3: OK, so you got good resolution, but what is going to take care of the deinterlacing, scaling, etc etc. Cheap DVD players do this well already. You need a darn good graphics card in a PC to do this well. DVDs are 720x480 only anyway, and many very good projectors such as the infocus 4800 have no more than this. Why do you need more? 4: What about keystone and other setup issues. 5: How will you handle component video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I love to DIY on many things, but I still stick to stuff that I cannot buy at a reasonable cost. Some things are for DIY others not. I dont know if a projector is the right DIY project. Things to consider: 1: Used projectors just 2-3 years old are on ebay for under $500. Compare that to the cost and effort of making your own. 2: Can you really make a better one yourself I'm with efzauner on this one... as much as i like DIY, projectors don't seem to be a good candidate. By looking at the DIY versus retail units, the DIY projector's biggest advantage is the use of inexpensive bulbs in exchange for eliminating most of the fine tuning and user friendly features a retail unit has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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