Video Projector for Home Theater?

ZeLonewolf writes "I'm thinking about setting up a movie-style home theater system. I've already got the room set up and I've obtained a nice sound system. The last step is to acquire a video projector. I'm considering a few options: Projectors on eBay run from $300 to the tens of thousands. On the other hand, being an electrical engineer, there are plans online to build your own (Google cache), that are potentially as cheap as $200. What are Slashdotters' experiences? Will a $300 projector do the job? How about a home brew?"

Comments

McFly?

[Superliminal]

Not to be curmudgeonly, but why the hell even *bother* posting a link to geocities on slashdot? Hello? Anybody?

The $300 model is more than good enough

[Anonymous Coward]

Plus I have a 5-star rating and ship super fast so go right ahead a click in that bid.

"Movie-like?"

[sulli]

Why not go with the real thing? Super 8 all the way!

Re:Ask elsewhere for better info...

[infinite9]

gotapex.com

You scared the crap out of me. I first read that as goatsex.com.

.........pssssst

[rjelks]

Hey, come here. If you want "homebrew", I'll sell you plans to make a 100 inch projector for $10 worth of parts.

Seriously, has anyone ever bought one of those "fresnel lens kits" off ebay? You can post anonymously to tell us about it.

Re:DLP: Bright, clear, and did I mention bright?

[isaac]

I'd been so used to projectors losing brightness proportional to their distance that the brightness of this thing took me by surprise.

I'd be pretty surprised if any projector, DLP or otherwise, did not decrease in intensity as the inverse square of the distance.

-Isaac

Re:Slashdotted

[Aero Leviathan]

Yes, and here is a link to the eBay search. Oh, and this is the submitter's website. Oh, and why not this here, it's a link to this very story!

C'mon, if the parent deserves +3 informative, so do I!

fun for mame?

[enrico_suave]

This might be fun for a 50 foot space invaders romp!

=)

e.

Obligatory penny-arcade ripoff

[IthnkImParanoid]

"This $30,000 projector has better picture quality than yours."

"Oh yeah? My picture is awesome, since it's framed by $28,000 dollars in cash."