Build your own projection TV for $300

[wacki]

I love tech heads.

http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20041113/index.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20041113/images/beamer_kino7_s.jpg

[astroglide]

some people at work got excited over this a while ago. the image is dark, the unit is clunky, overheating is a huge issue, and the bulbs last less than 100 hours. it doesn't take too long for a cheap dell, infocus, panasonic, epson, etc projector to actually beat it in cost-efficiency on the bulbs alone (without issues in the other areas).

[wacki]

That sucks.... I wonder if you could replace the bulb with a metal halide? The warm up time would be a bit long, but those things are bright and have a super long lifespan.

Even so, it probably isn't worth the time....

To bad, it would be kind of fun to build your own projection TV.

[ThaSaltCracka]

yeah, this has been around for a while. There are always people on ebay selling the lenses.