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DIY Projector Plans Released

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the better-than-pay-to-play dept.

vroom writes "Lumenlab, a rapidly-growing website dedicated to the art of building LCD projectors, has just released its guide on how to build your own projector. The guide used to sell for $19.99, along with entrance to the "Premium Forums," where like-minded DIYers work together to constantly push this obsession forward. Not sure if building your own LCD projector is for you? Not a problem anymore. Just download the official torrent file of the guide and you're good to go. If you want to roam with the others in the Premium Forums, however, you'll still need to buy a membership."

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  1. Could you please specify? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Minor carpentry and electrical skills are required for this project."

    What do they mean by "minor?" Why can't there be a rating system?

    MINOR (Carpentry/Electrical)
    Drunken Redneck/Three Month Old Chimp
    Middle-Age-Crisis-Ridden Father-in-Law/Community College Electrical Engineering Dropout
    Bob Vila/Uncle Ben
    Jesus/Ben Franklin
    MAJOR (Carpentry/Electrical)

  2. easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Here is the list of basic equipment

    1. lcd
    2. strong light source
    3. lens
    4. case
    5. smoke
    6. mirrors
    7. done
    8. profit

    WhatMeWorry!!!

  3. Marketing b*llshit filter! by Chaffar · · Score: 4, Funny
    The following comments were blocked!
    - For just $19.99, a Lumenlab Premium Membership will show you how! - When you build it yourself you save big money! - You can do it! - If you've been thinking about buying a rear-projection television forget it! A Lumenlab projector blows them away for a fraction of the cost! - Build your own custom designs! - Your gaming experience will never be the same! - Your friends and family will love watching films, sports and television on a giant 10 foot screen! - This is a great project for the entire family. Maybe you're looking for a science fair winner? This is it! - This project is FUN. You'll have hours of enjoyment building, and YEARS of enjoyment watching your projector. And WOW what a sense of accomplishment! - Don't go to the movies, bring them home! The popcorn is cheaper and there's never a line for the bathroom!

    For a 1-page article that's a lot of exclamation marks! Somebody count them! I counted 21 !'s ! That's lot when you take into consideration that the whole article is like 15 sentences ! Seriously it becomes annoying after a while ! Somebody should tell these marketing morons that .!=! !

  4. Re:Since when is this news?? by dorkygeek · · Score: 2, Funny
    I just heard that police seized their brand new servers because they've paid with DIY money. They then had to resort to their old 386.

    HTH

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  5. DIY Network Error by digitaldc · · Score: 1, Funny

    Just click here: http://www.lumenlab.com/

    It doesn't cost a thing, except for 3 seconds of your time. You may wish to try again at a later time.

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  6. You need to engage your market-speak filter by Mille+Mots · · Score: 2, Funny
    It might just be that I spend too much time with various programming languages, but any time I see marketing/ad copy with exclamation marks I mentally substitute 'not' for the exclamation marks. So, the copy you posted would read something like:

    • For just $19.99, a Lumenlab Premium Membership will show you how. NOT.
    • When you build it yourself you save big money. NOT.
    • You can do it. NOT.
    • If you've been thinking about buying a rear-projection television forget it. NOT. A Lumenlab projector blows them away for a fraction of the cost. NOT.
    • Build your own custom designs. NOT.
    • Your gaming experience will never be the same. NOT.
    • Your friends and family will love watching films, sports and television on a giant 10 foot screen. NOT.
    • This is a great project for the entire family. Maybe you're looking for a science fair winner? This is it. NOT.
    • This project is FUN. You'll have hours of enjoyment building, and YEARS of enjoyment watching your projector. And WOW what a sense of accomplishment. NOT.
    • Don't go to the movies, bring them home. NOT. The popcorn is cheaper and there's never a line for the bathroom. NOT.

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  7. Damn by eno2001 · · Score: 3, Funny

    What the hell kind of question is, "not sure if it's for you"? Why is that even being asked on Slashdot. This is supposed to be the place where DIYers congregate and talk about technology. But I see that ever since the sheeple have been admitted things must have gone downhill. You wouldn't have seen this kind of thing on Slashdot in 1957. Back then it would have been a bunch of guys with nicknames like "Buzz", "Jupiter" and "Mousemeat" working on a project like this. And they would have been happy to share the info just for the sake of how cool it is to share instead of profit. And they would have all been members of the ARRL (American Radio Relay League to you greenies who don't know anything about REAL technology) who were excited about their QSL card collection. THAT was the REAL geek. None of this namby-pamby "for a fee you can join our club and get access to the good stuff" tack that these people are up to. Truly a sad day and age we live in. The 50s were much better. At least every kid knew how to build a crystal radio set and knew what a "cat whisker" was.

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  8. Re:Same basic idea, but the execution is different by chris+macura · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude... this is someone who builds their own LCD projector. What wife?