DIY Video Projector

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Cowan is the winner of $5 US bucks!

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actually, your really cute cowan!

(not that cute though, he-he)


You have a paypal thingy setup at your email?

Cheers! I'm doing a double shot of rum as the sun's arisin!

oh, that feel's kinda good! he-he-he

but , you got the doe!!

No, BS!!!


....here come's side-kick, he-he-he. Oh, rum is good. I just jokin! LIttle fuzzy this morn with my 1/5 of rummie dumm-dumm almosssssssst gone. I gave cowan $5 already, damn! Stand or Deliver!! Yer money or your lcd!...

You could have reaped the $5 buckaroo's also. Goodmornin Uk! You think it's gonna be Uk vs Bz or Us or It or what? Let's make a public pool!! Gates will be here in a few!.... I got 20$ on the Yanks for Final's!
 
I would like to straight up some item:
First, please use printable version to search this huge thread, I know it was mentioned several times, just to remind you, because I read repeated subject that already discussed before and to avoid buying wrong parts you can't use at the end.
Lamp:
must use single point light source as small as possible, why:
right now I use 300W double ended halogen bulb, with about 5cm long filament. When the bulb in horizontal position, the left and right parts of projected image was blurred, but up & bottom was sharp. Vice versa in vertical position.
Conclusion, IMO don't use more than one point light source.
LCD panel:
Common LCD panel pixel size is: 0,29 - 0,30 mm, you can make simple calculation to know how big your LCD panel size, example: you want 800x600 resolution, so your LCD panel size width is: 800x0,3mm=240mm=9,6" and high is:
600x0,3mm=180mm=7,2" or 12" diagonal size. If you can find LCD panel with smaller pixel size than 0,30mm, the price will enormous high!
Guys, I think we should concentrate on the technical matter in this thread, and if someone wrote with offensive words, just don't reply or answer, leave him alone in the corner. Keep this thread full of useful information and enjoyable to read.

Stay cool.
 
Well Im back from vacation I see yall have been very busy fighting and partying while I was away. Oh well I had fun this weekend.
As for cooling in the projectors you need 1 thing a peice of Low-E glass from home depot and a few 80mm fans to circulate the air by the bulb and reflector. I have installed many 400w and 1000w MH light fixtures in bank parking lots and I will tell you heat will not effect these lights or ballasts. The fixtures on the poles get about 80 C thats hot enough to burn you if ya touch the side. As long as you have the low-e glass seperating the light and the LCD and other parts you dont really have to worry about anything but make sure you got good ventelation by the bulb to prevent a flash fire.
 
its a glass that blocks heat. rather reflects heat, while allowing light to pass through. so they panel behind it wont get hot.

its commonly used out where i live because the sun is so intense. so, its used for windows, because the UV here is INSANE. so, you put it into a window pane, and all the light comes through, but it doesnt heat up a room like it does normally. it just blocks the non-visible UV light, which is the stuff that creates heat. it does block a LITTLE bit of visible light, but not enough to worry about compared to the benefit.
 
can someone help me out quick. I think i'm gonna be "upgrading" my OHP in a little while. I have a feeling that the short bulb life may get irritating. I have sourced a place that sells metal halide ballasts and lamps in the UK.

My questions are .

1. Is a lamp and ballast all i need? what is an ignitor? do i need that as well?

2. How hot do these things get (250watt/400watt)

3. Are they easy to wire?

cheers, any help appreciated.
 
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