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Home Made Video Projector

for only $57

Started by morpheus · 9 Mar 2008 · 8 posts survive (7 recovered from printable/lo-fi copies) · Wayback

morpheus9 Mar 2008, 3:10pm

well i made a home made video projector out of an old overhead projector from a school, and an LCD computer monitor.

here is a link to a video i made of it. the picture of the image on the wall looks a bit dull but thats the video camera.

http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b365/mor...t=Projector.flv

and here is a picture of it taken with my phone. as u can see. its totally watchable.

let me know what u think.

overdoser9 Mar 2008, 8:10pm

How does it work?

morpheusr9 Mar 2008, 8:22pm

i pulled a 15" LCD computer monitor apart and placed the LCD panel over the overhead projector. the projector beams the light through the panel and the video is displayed on the wall, just like a normal projector.

so i just plug it in to my laptop and watch DVD's on it.

overdoser9 Mar 2008, 8:23pm

Nice...

Smart thinking. Does it heat up the monitor fair quick though?

morpheusr9 Mar 2008, 8:27pm

it does @ this stage. thats why in the photo you might see the fan pointing at the panel. BUT when i can be bothered, im gonna mount some fans inside the box. my theory is that if i can get the hot air out of the box quick enough. i might not need a fan on the screen.

and while its not as good as a propper video projector, its still very watchable. and its way more random and cool. and cost me $57 instead of $3000

overdoser9 Mar 2008, 10:01pm

nice thinking

{Bunny}r9 Mar 2008, 10:52pm

That's a heaps smart idea!

Shane's well impressed

morpheusr10 Mar 2008, 12:30am

thank you..