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DIY Projector Plans Released
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."
"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)
It's a lot of work, there is some risk involved, and there are areas that don't come close to a commercial projector. Commercial projectors can pump out a lot more light than a diy pj... but the catch is that their bulbs are rated for only a few thousand hours and cost many hundreds of dollars to replace. Spending half the cost of your projector every year or so to replace the bulb, doesn't sound like much fun to me. Or you could keep it in it's box and only use it once a year to conserve the bulb... but then you're not getting your money's worth then either.
:)
:D
DIY pj's use metal halide HID lamps that last for upwards of *twenty thousand hours* and cost anywhere between $50 and $150 each. Have the thing on all day every day if you want
And there's no understating the worth of boggling the minds of your friends and family when you tell them you made it yourself
Dude... this is someone who builds their own LCD projector. What wife?