DIY Video Projector

[contrapasta]

... although I will admitt that the thread is somewhat bloated, and the newbie questions on stuff covered in depth long ago is annoying.

Maybe closing the thread will force people to write a definitive FAQ or at least post on for specific threads.

I still don't see the point in closing the thread, but I'm not blind to the threads shortcomings either.


EDIT: *GASP * I can only imagine the newbie questions on a new thread! The horror! Someone write a FAQ quick!

[jiggersplat]

i don't know if this has been covered or not, i searched through the thread and didn't see anything referring to it directly, but what if one were to use a white laser and two scanning/rotating mirrors to direct the light through the panel? is laser light polarized? i'm thinking combine the light of the laser projector with the color/contrast from the lcd projector.

dan

[fender4]

I would like to thank everyone that has actively contributed to this thread. I have been following it since the beginning, and I agree with Vince. He had the insight and ingenuity to get this thing going, so it is only fitting that he brings it to an end.

The only practical way to search the thread now is by using the "show printable version" link and Ctrl-f searching. This is in itself cumbersome to say the least...a single thread is NOT an effective way of discussing the various aspects of this project.

So let the website wars begin! It looks like many of you have done some impressive work so far. I look forward to following everyone's progress.

If anyone needs to get in touch with me about the project, my email is nadyleets@hotmail.com . Good luck to everyone, and thanks for giving me something to play with for the last 6 months!

-Fender4

[daveb]

Vince,
Shutting down the thread means
A) no new posts
b) it's gone for good ?

I hope it's only A). It'd be a shame to lose the info that's already been collected.

Granted, culling some of the more recent "off topic" posts might be considered good housekeeping, but who am I to say...

Thanks to all contributors. I'm hot on the heels of maklar and undream, but I'll have to find a different venue to gloat about my success or cry over my failure.

dave.

(Oh, these are the Daves I know, I know, these are the Daves I know...)

[Marklar]

Well I have been watching my big screen for about 3 hours and I dont think I need the low-e glass between the light and the fresnal lens. The lens is staying very cool the fan and vent on top seem to be getting the job done. The projected image is about three times as bright as it was on the dukane 680. I am so proud of my project it cost $300 and took about 12 hours to build. If I watch it 8 hours a day every day I will have to buy a new $25 bulb in 3.5 years thats 10,000 hours, half the bulbs actul life but over time it does lose light output so thats why I will get one sooner. I hope everyone has as much luck as I have had and I will be sad to see this thread die it has been the most helpfull part of my project. Last night I had a dream about my next one, I want to make it about the same size as this one but make it stand on end so its tall but for a case I want to find an old grandfather clock or something like that to make it hidden. Well I guess I bid thee farewell.

[Atomos]

will someone make a new forum so we can all move over there and continue this. i
am getting close and would like a place to still get help and offer advice (if i have any
that would help). i have also thought about copying the "printable version" to a text
file for reference through my project if this thread gets deleted.

[xblocker]

May be a good idea, Atomos, to copy the printable version, rip out the crap and make out a kind of lexicon of it !
Everything (nearly) which has to be known about projectors has been said here.
Now good luck to everybody and thanks for the party !
The show must go on....!!

xblocker

[multiplexor]

Originally posted by Marklar
Am I the only one that thinks "Hey why don't someone start a new thread"?

funny, but that's the same thing i thought... it's the end of a thread, not a forum

Start a new thread called DIY Video Projector Part II

Thanks vince for keeping it open this long
Though i think a new thread should have been start a post 100 hehe

anywho, very informative thread for sure. congrats to those who have completed there projects. It's not the end, it's the end of this thread.

[Gunawan W]

Thank's to everyone who joined this forum and contributed a lot of positive thinking to make the best diy LCD projector.
we'll see in another forum, I agree with multiplextor to start new thread: DIY Video Projector Part II.
Now, I downloading printable version of this thread before it gone.

Good luck everyone.

[Jason]

There may have been some miscommunication but I can assure you that the thread is not going to 'dissapear' or go anywhere. That would be a really (rooolly?) stupid thing to do.

If it's agreed that closing the thread (which means "the thread does not accept new posts anymore") will result in people starting multiple "on topic" threads and everyone will benefit from it, then that may be what happens.

An index to this thread has been already been created. Hang tight a few days.

In the meantime, business as usual. The commitment to keeping Video alive and well on diyAudio is only getting stronger and stronger as each day passes.