What you need to buy:
-Elmo - HP-A305SD
-flat panel monitor (with no cicuits behind lcd panel)
the Elmo is an ultra high lumen OHP- at 7300lumens!!!! a standard lcd absorbs about 90% of all light passing through- almost like sunglasses if you look through it. This leaves only 10%, but with this OHP, you would theoretically get about 730lumens making it through- a good result. Also, the stage on the OHP is 11.5"x11.5". this means only a small portion would be cropped from the image on the horizontal, as it is about 12" across on a 15" lcd, unless you modufy the ohp stage to fit the whole bit, or get a small screen, such as an nView, or whatever.
The elmo uses a 575 double ended MH at 6000k color temp- a little above the 4000k, making the image with a slightly bluish tint, but that's no prob. it is also a point source, and is rounded as ywh describes. you can get a flat panel for about $250, while there are Elmos available here: http://www.invsol-inc.com/store/depts.asp?Search=elmo&SortBy= ranging from $100-175 dollars- all used for rental. The same site has some auctions on ebay, and this is the cheapest one they had: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3400697265 3 days left, was gonna bid on it util i bought an actual LCD pj from my friend for a cool 500- its a new mitsubishi- great specs, but that's another story.
by this solution, there's not a whole lot of the DIY element involved, but it's sill a great solution for those who simply need a quick and value-based solution, especially when factoring in time spent on the project. i say there's less than 4 hours of work involved, cumulatively, including searching and buying the components.
given the fact that i haven't actually done this, it is only theoretical, though i feel it shows promises. for example, ywh's results are the best i've seen on this forum, and he uses on OHP, with a bulb he retrofitted, which has the same shape and similar spec., except, it is already fitted for you with professional precision form Japan (Elmo is a japanese brand). I hope this encourages more peple to give the DIY lcd pj a shot.
I am considering doing this myself just to see what i can get in comparison to the lcd pj i have. ofcourse, i have to pay off my friend still - he can wait a couple of weeks.
good luck to all who trek this solution, remember though, i have no results or promises it will be what you're lookign for.
🙂 🙂 🙂
-Elmo - HP-A305SD
-flat panel monitor (with no cicuits behind lcd panel)
the Elmo is an ultra high lumen OHP- at 7300lumens!!!! a standard lcd absorbs about 90% of all light passing through- almost like sunglasses if you look through it. This leaves only 10%, but with this OHP, you would theoretically get about 730lumens making it through- a good result. Also, the stage on the OHP is 11.5"x11.5". this means only a small portion would be cropped from the image on the horizontal, as it is about 12" across on a 15" lcd, unless you modufy the ohp stage to fit the whole bit, or get a small screen, such as an nView, or whatever.
The elmo uses a 575 double ended MH at 6000k color temp- a little above the 4000k, making the image with a slightly bluish tint, but that's no prob. it is also a point source, and is rounded as ywh describes. you can get a flat panel for about $250, while there are Elmos available here: http://www.invsol-inc.com/store/depts.asp?Search=elmo&SortBy= ranging from $100-175 dollars- all used for rental. The same site has some auctions on ebay, and this is the cheapest one they had: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3400697265 3 days left, was gonna bid on it util i bought an actual LCD pj from my friend for a cool 500- its a new mitsubishi- great specs, but that's another story.
by this solution, there's not a whole lot of the DIY element involved, but it's sill a great solution for those who simply need a quick and value-based solution, especially when factoring in time spent on the project. i say there's less than 4 hours of work involved, cumulatively, including searching and buying the components.
given the fact that i haven't actually done this, it is only theoretical, though i feel it shows promises. for example, ywh's results are the best i've seen on this forum, and he uses on OHP, with a bulb he retrofitted, which has the same shape and similar spec., except, it is already fitted for you with professional precision form Japan (Elmo is a japanese brand). I hope this encourages more peple to give the DIY lcd pj a shot.
I am considering doing this myself just to see what i can get in comparison to the lcd pj i have. ofcourse, i have to pay off my friend still - he can wait a couple of weeks.
good luck to all who trek this solution, remember though, i have no results or promises it will be what you're lookign for.
🙂 🙂 🙂
Official Elmo Specs
http://www.elmo-corp.com/presentation/pdfs/HPA-305SolarDlx.PDF - need Adobe PDF
if not, use this:
http://www.elmo-corp.com/presentation/webspecs/HPA-305SolarDlx.html (hard to read, but you should be able to manage)
http://www.elmo-corp.com/presentation/pdfs/HPA-305SolarDlx.PDF - need Adobe PDF
if not, use this:
http://www.elmo-corp.com/presentation/webspecs/HPA-305SolarDlx.html (hard to read, but you should be able to manage)
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