![]() ![]() Ceramic Mogul Base $10 from Lumenlab (We scored an extra with our ballast).Pro Lens Kit (2x Fresnels and projection lens) $199 from Lumenlab.Samsung 940MW-SV $330 from NewEgg (We spotted them at Sam's Club too).Let's recap all the parts we bought so far: ![]() (And we're hoping to build something worthy of replacing a venerable Sony VPH-1272Q CRT projector.) There are plenty of ways to save money on this project, but we're feeling sassy. No, the HDMI-DVI cable wasn't that expensive.īefore we add up all our parts, keep in mind that this is an Engadget build. A 25 foot HDMI to DVI-D cable for our TiVo and a new 25 foot SVGA cable for the HTPC. We picked up a pair of new cables to get our video signals to the new photon gun. Alternatively, The DIYaudio forum users have some interesting ideas. Lumenlab recently made access to their forums free. If you're hell-bent on doing all the research yourself, there are couple of places to check out. The real question: is it worth it? Since you might be a little leery of dropping several hundred dollars on parts and gutting a nice display because people you don't know on an online forum said so, we're going to do it for you. Disassemble a desktop LCD display, put a really, really bright light behind it and add some optics and voila! you've got a projector. This isn't one to be missed.īuilding your own projector isn't a new idea. In Today's how-to, we'll start taking a look at building your own HD projector. But if your wallet is a little light from your last Engadget inspired shopping session you might dig our how-to latest project. We're not going to feel guilty for it either, we know what we like. Been eyeballing those sweet new high definition projectors? So have we. ![]()
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