Looks complicated. The only good feasible DIY project I can think of is a mini-DV reenactment of the Office Space printer scene except I'd still need two white guys and an arab.
thats gona be a really hard project plus its never been dun 2, but hey theirs a 1st time 4 everything 😛
I'm not so sure that's a foolhardy or complicated project to look into. I mean, it has everything! The DLP, the color wheel, the lenses, the power supplies, I even see a VGA and video inputs. The only thing they say is missing is the light source. And if any community is qualified to scrounge up a cheap light source for a projection system, it's right here.
The only questions I have would be A: does it even turn on, and B: would the quality even be acceptable. Early DLP systems SUCKED, much like early LCD projectors did. Especially some of the color wheel projectors. If this system is capable of making a decent image, it's no more than some are paying for an LCD monitor to put in their projectors.
I admit to being curious, but not curious nor solvent enough to take the risk to buy one of these without knowing more.
The only questions I have would be A: does it even turn on, and B: would the quality even be acceptable. Early DLP systems SUCKED, much like early LCD projectors did. Especially some of the color wheel projectors. If this system is capable of making a decent image, it's no more than some are paying for an LCD monitor to put in their projectors.
I admit to being curious, but not curious nor solvent enough to take the risk to buy one of these without knowing more.
At $175.00 I would definitely pass on this and stay with something a little more surefire, they say that it hasn't even been tested.
yes, the early DLP's werent so hot, but after seeing just about everyone's project on this site, i can say its still far better than the results using LCD's.
the bulbs are easy enough to get also...
lastly, ive never seen a DLP chip go bad. ive sold hundreds of them to customers and they are pretty bulletproof. the boards might be toast, but the dlp chip should work fine. i would say it wouldnt be a bad idea if someone could risk $175.
the bulbs are easy enough to get also...
lastly, ive never seen a DLP chip go bad. ive sold hundreds of them to customers and they are pretty bulletproof. the boards might be toast, but the dlp chip should work fine. i would say it wouldnt be a bad idea if someone could risk $175.
From the DLP's that I have seen, basically the models in the $2,000 range and I would say that the projector I built was very comparable if not better. But I haven't seen tons of them so I can't really say which looks better.
cowanrg, out of curiosity what would you do with the DLP chip if the board was fried? I would think that it would become cost prohibitive to find a replacement board and stuff. I honestly don't know a lot about the inner-workings of the DLP projector so fill me in please. I'm not joking just curious. 😕
cowanrg, out of curiosity what would you do with the DLP chip if the board was fried? I would think that it would become cost prohibitive to find a replacement board and stuff. I honestly don't know a lot about the inner-workings of the DLP projector so fill me in please. I'm not joking just curious. 😕
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