Made It: The Homemade Projector, Up And Running!
By
Frank Völkel,
published on November 13, 2004
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: supersize, your, tv, for
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: supersize, your, tv, for
Contents
- 1. Giant Wall Display
- 2. Giant Wall Display, Continued
- 3. Overhead Projector: 3M, Elmo, WolfVision, Liesegang?
- 4. TFT Display: Resolution, Color Intensity, Response Time
- 5. Step By Step: Removing The TFT Panel
- 6. Step By Step: Removing The TFT Panel, Continued
- 7. Assembly: The Projector's LCD Panel
- 8. Very Important: Permanent Cooling For The LCD Panel
- 9. Made It: The Homemade Projector, Up And Running!
- 10. Fine-Tuning: Adjusting The Graphics Card And LCD Panel
- 11. Projector Boom 2004: Market Growth Of 50%
- 12. Gray Theory: Brightness, Contrast, Color Temperature
- 13. Video To Download: The Fascination Of A 6-Foot Display
- 14. Conclusion: The Fun And Fascination Of Building Your Own Projector
9. Made It: The Homemade Projector, Up And Running!
After about six hours' time assembling and tinkering, our homemade projector is ready to go. The following pictures should give you an impression of what the ambitious user can expect.

The LCD panel works - now the input source can be connected.

To illustrate proportions: Arnold and Arnold in mini-format. Courtesy Artisan/Lightstorm

Picture from the THG lab: the homemade projector during testing.

Also possible: projection with the light on. Courtesy Artisan/Lightstorm
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I was thinking about trying this, but I only have a Laptop monitor to use. Any advice on not breaking it?
I'm trying to do this project with a laptop monitor. I paused and decided to seek advice before I took off all of the tape that said "no touching"
any advice?
how do you insulate the LCD screen from the ohp?
Has anyone tried working with a Infocus 97600ws display, mine has no cables.
Phil
I followed this tutorial, it worked great but when i powered it off, and then back on the screen was black, any sugestions?
How about using an array of ultra bright LEDs? that would solve the heat issue
Has anyone tryed it with a lower watt projector?
Like a 350 Watt, according to specs its 3200 Lumens.
if so how low could you go? 250watt