Home Made LCD Projector

The always enlightening Tom's Hardware Guide has an article on how to build your own XGA LCD video projector for $300.  LCD projectors are the bomb and the fact that someone has figured out such a clever home brew solution means that giant screens are accessible to most people.  This is hacking.
Tom's has posted an update as well.

Comments

[Adam]

I am about to build an LCD projector, like the ones on lumenlab.com. But I do not like the heat and energy required. So I propose using an extremely bright screw in Flourescent from 1000bulbs.com and using many mirrors. If someone has tried this please let me know. thetruthhurts1281@yahoo.com

[dhpmet]

PORTABLE, FOLDABLE and COLLAPSIBLE CRT PROJECTOR with excellant single element

projection lens(Also with flexible angle of projction) available in india on

request

dhpmet@yahoo.co.in, jenideys@rediffmail.com
or call 00919843145073

[PORTABLE, FOLDABLE and COLLAPSIBLE CRT PROJECTOR]

HI, PROJECTOR ENTHUSIASTS !!!!
WITH EXCELLANT SINGLE ELEMENT PROJECTION LENS(ALSO WITH FLEXIBLE ANGLE OF PROJCTION) AVAILABLE IN INDIA ON REQUEST. ALSO I CAN PROVIDE COMPONENTS FOR DIYS LCD PROJECTOR IN INDIA .
dhpmet@yahoo.co.in, jenideys@rediffmail.com
or call 0091-9994288723 (latest mobile number as on 25-03-2006

[charles oliver]

this seems like a cheeper way to build one .

[dhpmet]

DIYS LCD PROJECTOR! OR TV PROJECTOR !ASSEMBLE YOUR OWN LCD PROJECTOR IN INDIA HOME MADE LCD PROJECTOR COMPONENTS IN INDIA  is made available now in INDIA. LENSES, LCDS,TUNER CARDS, METAL HALIDE LAMPS AND KNOW-HOW !!! CONDENSER LENSES ,MINISCUS LENSES,THREE ELEMENT TRIPLET  PROJECTION LENSES AND FRESNEL LENSES Contact dhpmet@yahoo.co.in, jenideys@rediffmail.com mobile: 09994288723 links:
http://tv.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/DIYProjectionTV/photos/view/2fcf?b=6&m=f&o=0
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[Jerry]

A Flourescent bulb will never work right, it would never put out enough light to projct an image na the colo is all wrong, a mtal alide light is the way to go, Iused a metal halide in my DIY pojector (email me for some pics) and it runs cool uses ess power than a regular incandescent becase they are amoung some of the most efficient ligh sources available and produces a ver bright pcture with awesome color rendering.

[dhpmet]

DIYS Enthusiasts ! COLLAPSIBLE PORTABLE AND CHEAP CRT
PROJECTOR

This is a Real Handy CRT projector or TV projector and can be called Dark Room Projector which was devised by me combining different techniques available. It saves alot of energy by avoiding high wattage lights and even making us to switch off the light in room !. In my(DIYS) projector a
10" dia large round Fresnel projection lens(or twin lenses) makes use of the whole light of the TV in to large screen theatre.Very handy and portable because the BOX is light weight collapsible bellow with collapsible link.You have to use Silver screen (painted or sheet)with high GIAIN for better Picture Capture on the screen.It will be fabricated as per requirement such as TV size which is very important. Or i can supply lenses and design Know How free. Seeing the attached illustrative pictures you can fabricate one of your own. Mail me or call for development stage pictures and components
dhpmet@yahoo.co.in
Mob: 09994288723 INDIA

[chad]

I used a 15" porta scribe $12,
7" portable dvd player used $30
had A/V & s-video inputs it gives me a 48"x60" display great for movies fuzzy for x-box360.a 15"xga lcd would do well for games,but the portable dvd player makes it more of a freestanding unit(dont need pc connected)

[syed]

DIYS LCD PROJECTOR! OR TV PROJECTOR !ASSEMBLE YOUR OWN LCD PROJECTOR IN INDIA HOME MADE LCD PROJECTOR COMPONENTS IN INDIA is made available now in INDIA. LENSES, LCDS,TUNER CARDS, METAL HALIDE LAMPS AND KNOW-HOW !!! CONDENSER LENSES ,MINISCUS LENSES,THREE ELEMENT TRIPLET PROJECTION LENSES AND FRESNEL LENSES Contact dhpmet@yahoo.co.in, jenideys@rediffmail.com mobile: 09994288723 You can vcall me free at: www.jaxtr.com/dhpmet

[dhpmet]

TURN YOUR IPOD OR SMART PHONE INTO A PROJECTOR

TO GET THE OPTICS
IN INDIA ONLY
CALL OR MAIL dhpmet@yahoo.co.in

call 00919994288723

http://www.4shared.com/file/72885473/f61ccc7a/IPOD_PROJECTOR_OPTICS.html?

[LCD Projector]

The appeal of the DIY LCD projector is that many people like to get their hands into the tech.