STOP ! You have never seen this DIY LCD with Results !!!

[bodgy]

Hello, most lcd screens including this one, are powered with an A/C cord that plugs into the wall and also plugs into the LCD either directly or on the cord

ac cords that convert to dc.

 

[ancorp]

impressive! truly impressive. With a total cost of only 37$ US?
I might look into this. My father wont let me put a big projector into my bedroom, perhaps I can talk him into such a small one. Plus slide projectors are really cheap on ebay, you can get a decent one cheap, with autofocus and everything.

 

[[Sv3]]

I just bought the hip gear controlled for only 20 canadian dollars, and now I need to know what is the brand of the cable needed to make the RCA input.

By the way, thanks for this great idea!

 

[getafix]

any chance of posting an inside look of the projector?

 

[dale cooper]

Hey no budget, here is the photo from walmart of the style of cable needed to preform this lcd magic, also, the brand is insignificant, others make it for le$$, Also I forgot to add the DaLite "Jet" glass-beaded projector screen , $ 4
> Just a note, the autofocus feature for mine was disabled in order to expand the slide slot where the lcd fits,
Thanks for your interest, please post your project pics too !!!

 

[dale cooper]

Hello, I will re-open and photograph the inside of the slide projector and take pics of the lcd assembly, sit tight...

 

[JohnSacksW]

Simply Amazing

I am completely amazed by what you have done. My roomates and I have every intention of trying to replicate what you have done. This is just simply amazing. My utmost respect to you and the rest of the diy-ers out there. I look forward to trying to do what you've done and hope you wouldn't mind me doing so. Any tips on how to get the screen to stay in place for a noob? And also look forward to the pictures of the interior.

John

 

[tetutigre]

Hi,

Exactly what I've been thinking about.... just needed someone to step up first I guess.... nice work !!!

Couple of questions, what is your light source? Do you need or use a heat glass or something of that matter? And, do you need that cable specifically to use it -I mean, could you just use a RCA-mini jack style cable from the DVD player to the screen?

Thanks.

 

[PackerBacker]

1. The light source is the OEM engine from the carasoul slide projector

2. No need for heat glass, an lcd panel melts at a higher temp than a plastic slide 😉

3. Umm yeah, you need that cable thingy so you CAN use regular rca jack, unless you just want to play games.

 

[ace3000_1]

2. No need for heat glass, an lcd panel melts at a higher temp than a plastic slide

Sure thing, but they stop working at a lower one😀

Trev 🙂

 

[PackerBacker]

Right you are, but this should be EXTREMELY cool, the carasel has a almost seperate lightbox.

 

[ace3000_1]

Right you are, but this should be EXTREMELY cool, the carasel has a almost seperate lightbox.

And heat doesnt travel in light?

Ive edited your post as we dont see it apropiate to joke with others names in this forum.

Trev🙂

 

[ace3000_1]

Dale, while i get the chance, great work on your projector, as they say, "the simple things in life are often the best".

Keep up the great work
Trev🙂

 

[JohnSacksW]

One other question is where did you find your projector and screen?

 

[[Sv3]]

Hi again!

I still need to find a projector, but I was so exited about this thing that I opened the controller so I could see how to strip-it. From this point, I learned two thing: Number One, I totally suck when it comes to electronic equipment, and Number Two, I don't have any dawn clue about how to connect this thing.

So I wonder (and I hope i'm not the only one) how do you pull this off? Do you need to cut any wires, and if so which ones?

I know this is really newbie stuff, but that's all I am, so the most info I can get, the better it is for me. You know I just don't want to ruin my LCD...

Thanks in advance!

 

[will1384]

Yep I tried a long time ago same setup
with a slide projector but - I used a old casio
hand held TV - I think it was TFT - but low end
the tv was made in 1998 - I was able to get a projected
image but it was blocky as heck - the pixels looked like
the size of lego blocks or biger at about 4 foot by 4 foot
- Ugly - but then I broke the LCD connector and chunked it

image was upside down - I was trying to get it right side up
when I broke the lcd cable - just not long enuf, cable cracked

I got my idea from someone else that had done it years before me
and posted in a forum

Good work - looks cool - I guess LCDs are getting better

 

[Moose]

Heads UP! Future Shop has hip gear controllers on sale at the moment for $19.99 CDN, and shipping is free for Canada.

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&dept=0&WLBS=fsweb22&sku_id=0665000FS10023467&catid=&newdeptid=2

 

[ap0the0sis]

cheap LCD

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/prod...77&sourceid=1500000000000001466120#long_descr

 

[ancorp]

Moose, Thanks for the heads up, ill try to get down there before the sale ends (21 of october) and pick one up. Will it yeld similar results as the lcd used in this project?

 

[[Sv3]]

For those of you who are interested in buying the screen pad, here is something you might find helpfull....

IGN's Review of the Hip ScreenPad

Hope this helps!