Have you always wanted a BIG TV?

Well I can show you how to build a projection TV where you can have an image of over 7 feet across. In this site you will see how a projection system works and some different ways to make your own projector for about $300 and cost about $10 a year to run. Some of the store bought projectors can cost from $2,000 to $10,000 and cost about $1.50 an hour to operate because the bulbs in them have short lives and replacements are about $400. If your like me and can't afford a price tag like that this is a perfect alternative.

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Thanks, Jake

New Forums added to site

Check out the new projector forums I have added, post all questions and ideas there Im hoping this will help because I get alot of emails and I am not able to help everyone but Im sure theres someone out there that can help.

Ebay Auctions

Im selling 2 of my extra sharp QA-1650 Projection panels so I can get some parts for my next project, these are great to start out with. Both include all cables and power supply and one has a remote and a hard carrying case.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3434447329 SOLD
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3434448657 SOLD

Theory Update

Check out the theory page for a little how to write up, I keep getting emails asking the same questions and I hope this will help answer most of these questions.

Attention Ebayers!!!!!!!!

I have seen a few people selling plans for LCD projectors on ebay and if you have bought one that included instructions from this site please contact me ASAP I will not allow these plans to be sold they are ment to be free for everyone who wants it.

Site Update

I have been getting alot of questions about what kind of parts I am using so over the next week I will be adding info on all the parts I have used for my projector. One thing that I am not happy with is the brightness of this projector I will be changing the light out soon Im going to use a 1000W Metal Halide that should be plenty of light but the bulb is bigger than the 400W that's in there so I may have to modify the reflector. I am off work for a week so I will be able to go out and find some new parts for my next projector.

Small LCD Update

Well I talked to Bob and he said he has a perfect LCD for projection, it is .7" SVGA and comes with a driver board that has s-video and composite connections. I told the guy, "Yea that would be perfect now how much is it?" $4000 if I buy 1 and $2200 each if I buy 100. You can see that with that kinda price if you want a small high quality projector you may just want to go buy one, but as fast as technology is growing in a few more years we will see these getting cheaper. Beta 2 is gonna sit on the drawing board untill I get rich or LCD prices come way down.

Small LCD

Many thanks go out to Brian Greaves for finding a place to get the perfect LCDs. Here is a link to the site.

http://www.crlopto.com/products/index.php#

Brian,
You came to the right place. We are the distributors for CRL Opto products
in North America and we deal with quantities from 1 pc. up to 10,000 per
year. Are you interested in reflective or transmissive LCDs? Please feel
free to give me a call at 661-295-5770. I will be leaving the office at
4:30 today, but will be available all day Tues-Thursday this week.

Thanks for considering CRL Opto products.

Regards,
Bob

Its about time someone wants to sell just 1 LCD and not just a bulk like all the other companies.

Beta 1 Projector

I finally built my first projector it was a little bigger than I thought it was going to be but small inexpensive parts are hard to come by. Check the gallery for photos of beta 1. I am very satisfied with the results of my first one so IM going to start planing on my second version soon that will be brighter and in a much smaller or less noticeable enclosure.

Where it started

I have wanted to build a projection TV for about 2 years now I even bought that crappy big screen thing on ebay but it was just junk. In my search of others who are wanting to do the same thing I found this site DIY audio this is the site that really got the ball rolling there you will find a huge thread about building projectors there is alot of helpful info there. The wiki page has links to all the sites posted in that thread and links to other DIYers building their own projectors.