diy projection tv

bluefly2202 · 16th June 2004, 06:57 PM

Hello all, I feel kinda like a peanut salesman at a hot dog convention! In reading some of the threads, it's plain that I am so far out of my element it's ridiculous. Anyway, let me just ask: I bought a fresnel lens on ebay based on the guy saying that info to build a really big tv was readily available and easy to do. The guys handle is jaymays1204 and he says info is readily available by surfing for diy projection, but I didn't come up with much. Anybody shed any light on this?

Schaef · 17th June 2004, 01:01 PM

Yes, you take your normal TV, turn the brightness way up, put the lens in front of the screen, x distance away, put a box around it to cut down the light bleed, aim it at a wall or screen. You have probably the crappiest projection TV ever.

Sorry, he took advantage of you. You're not going to get anything high end or even mid-end, we're talking bottom end, wouldn't show it to my friends if they paid me end.

Sorry.

bluefly2202 · 17th June 2004, 05:08 PM

Thanks Schaef; you prob'ly saved me a lot of aggravation and disappointment. I'm grateful. Does there exist an effective way to diy a projection tv? I mean without ANY electronics knowledge? Is his process feasible with better components?

Schaef · 18th June 2004, 11:44 AM

There are some options, but I'm not sure where things stand now. Take a look in the video section of the website. I followed it for a little while, but lost interest. I just happened to remember that particular "cheat".

16th June 2004, 06:57 PM	#1
bluefly2202 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lamar, Mo.	diy projection tv Hello all, I feel kinda like a peanut salesman at a hot dog convention! In reading some of the threads, it's plain that I am so far out of my element it's ridiculous. Anyway, let me just ask: I bought a fresnel lens on ebay based on the guy saying that info to build a really big tv was readily available and easy to do. The guys handle is jaymays1204 and he says info is readily available by surfing for diy projection, but I didn't come up with much. Anybody shed any light on this?

17th June 2004, 05:08 PM	#3
bluefly2202 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lamar, Mo.	DIY projection tv Thanks Schaef; you prob'ly saved me a lot of aggravation and disappointment. I'm grateful. Does there exist an effective way to diy a projection tv? I mean without ANY electronics knowledge? Is his process feasible with better components?

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17th June 2004, 01:01 PM	#2
Schaef diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Yes, you take your normal TV, turn the brightness way up, put the lens in front of the screen, x distance away, put a box around it to cut down the light bleed, aim it at a wall or screen. You have probably the crappiest projection TV ever. Sorry, he took advantage of you. You're not going to get anything high end or even mid-end, we're talking bottom end, wouldn't show it to my friends if they paid me end. Sorry.

18th June 2004, 11:44 AM	#4
Schaef diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cuyahoga Falls, OH	There are some options, but I'm not sure where things stand now. Take a look in the video section of the website. I followed it for a little while, but lost interest. I just happened to remember that particular "cheat".

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