DIY Video Projector

[Type-E]

So, I'll walk in any walmart and I'll be able to find LOA worklight?

[fender4]

I'm in the USA, and I haven't seen them in Wal-mart...but I probably didn't look hard enough. I have found them at Home Depot, and that was after checking back several times over the span of a few weeks. They were usually sold out. Next time I go, I will write down the exact info I have from the store.

The Lights of America website has a link called "Store Locator" that lists many stores that sell their products. Maybe some of these are outside the USA...I'm not sure. It might be worth it to e-mail some of these stores to see if they can ship overseas.

I'm not sure if it is the bulb or the ballast that makes these Fluorex lights so nice. I think that the bulb and ballast are proprietary, so that doesn't leave much room for experimentation. If it is the ballast, then a "standard" power compact (PC) bulb could be used with a higher power ballast that could deliver 65watts or more. Fulham Electronic Ballasts might be a good start for something like this. If you are interested in this possible route, read this. It is a link to a post on a DIY reef aquarium bulletin board that talks about overdriving fluorescent bulbs. There are also several useful links within that page. Keep in mind that overdriving bulbs is NOT an intended use, and COULD BE DANGEROUS. Be careful. You can expect the bulbs to be brighter, but they will most certainly burn out sooner (most fluorescent bulbs have a long life anyway).

Does anyone have the specs on the LOA 65W ballast? Just curious.

Here is a picture of the worklight from the LOA website. I'm not sure if this packaging is consistent with what is in the stores.

Good luck! And please post the name of any LOA sellers outside of the USA. Thanks.

-f4

[zark]

My LOA claims to put out 8255 lumen. The one on the website calims 6825 lumen???

[fender4]

I have no clue. A newer model, maybe? The LOA 65watt light I've seen at Home Depot is one you mount on a wall, not the floor stand model. I haven't seen it on the website (only a 27watt model, or something like that).

-f4

ps - Hey zark, VH fan?

[zark]

You know it dude....

It would take another fan to know what it was.

[vdi_nenna]

5150! Please.... "What is understood, need not be discussed." ~S.H.

[zark]

I hear ya.........

I'll put some pics of what I have setup so far on the website this weekend. If there's enough space I'll put an mpeg of it. I haven't replaced the LCD yet, but you can still get an idea of whats going on. I'm probably going to get another LCD at the first of the month.

[Bitch]

Okay, I took some free web space thing and uploaded some pics so check it out!

Note: This site has transmit limit so if it doesn't work, use one few posts forward!

[fender4]

Study break...quick post:

Check this light out:

Luxlite Reflector

It looks like a standard socket PC bulb in a reflector housing. Too bad there's no data on it. I sent them an e-mail...I'll post when/if I get a reply.

-f4

[John_in_Az]

Hey Guys,
This is my 1st post here. Nice thread. I'v like most ppl on here watched awhile before making a post. I too started this project with the 100" TV plans that were posted on http://bstvcentral.b0x.com/ "the big woody"

They offer free plans, but will sell you the fresnel lens. This project got me started on my DIY projector. The image is WAY to dark and blurry to do anything with so I searched for alternate ways of brightening the picture, and thats how I found you guys. Anyway, I'm convinced that you are all on the right track. I'v worked on, and cleaned up a few rear projection t.v.'s. The lcd projection systems seem to get the best results in terms of brightness and contrast.

Curious about what you guys were doing, so i opened up my old IBM Think Pad 760 ED, and decided to do a light test to see if i could somehow use the LCD from it in a projector. While it is possible that I can use it, I'm just not sure how I would interface it to anything but a PC ? pin outs ? R. G. B. ?

I'm confident I could get this project up and running in no time, just not sure what i should use for an lcd.

If any of you have any specs for porting a laptop LCD to RGB composite video, im all ears.
If not, sources for LCD Projection Panels would be helpfull as well.
Preferably cheap used units.
I'm not ready to sink lots of $ into this unless I can get satisfactory results.

Take Care and thanks !!!

John