TV projection kit

[dRaNo]

Has anyone tried this before?
These are plans for turning your regular TV into a 175" projector.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1467&item=5557201583&rd=1

[GHOST]

Has anyone tried this before?
These are plans for turning your regular TV into a 175" projector.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1467&item=5557201583&rd=1

If only we could get the new release movies before the theaters do we would have it made.

Cool idea Drano!

I have never had good dealings with Paypal though, it may be a scam.

Ghost

[Cid6.7]

I've seen the actual setup & dude you need a big ass room to set this up in..You have to build a bigass box that some how reflects a mirror image of your tv screen through a lens then onto the wall..They used to have pic's of them on ebay & the scematics...I almost laughed when I saw it..

[pizzi]

This was three years ago when it started to show on fleabay. I was part of a forum where we would build our own projectors out of lcd panels with some good results. But the kits on fleabay are not even worth it. It is just a fresnel lense built into a box then placed in front of your tv. It is not bright enough at all. If you think about it three years ago and if it worked I think the tv industry would be in the toilets by now. I own a real mitsubishi dlp projector now for 2 years still loving it like my second wife. Nice projectors are now under $1000 new so save your money dont waste the 10 bucks or whatever the kits cost now.

[wtp]

I did buy a kit from ebay. Mine was not from this guy and mine was 4.99 and 4.99 shipping. They sent me this plastic lens and had to build a box for it. Didn't sound bad until I kept reading. Down at the bottom, one of the last steps it said now attach the box to your tv and turn the tv up side down. To adjust how large or how small you wanted the picture you had to move the tv closer or farther away from the wall. Not sure about this unit but thats how mine was. It was about 2 months later I seen the same guy selling one of them homemade outdoor cookers. Here it was the same thing. You had to make a box and mount this same lens on the top. It would magnify the sun and cook the food that was inside. Have to say this seller must have been making alot of money selling this crap.

[dRaNo]

I did buy a kit from ebay. Mine was not from this guy and mine was 4.99 and 4.99 shipping. They sent me this plastic lens and had to build a box for it. Didn't sound bad until I kept reading. Down at the bottom, one of the last steps it said now attach the box to your tv and turn the tv up side down. To adjust how large or how small you wanted the picture you had to move the tv closer or farther away from the wall. Not sure about this unit but thats how mine was. It was about 2 months later I seen the same guy selling one of them homemade outdoor cookers. Here it was the same thing. You had to make a box and mount this same lens on the top. It would magnify the sun and cook the food that was inside. Have to say this seller must have been making alot of money selling this crap.

Was the picture quality any good?

[wtp]

I was not gonna turn my brand new 36" tv upside down.

[dRaNo]

I'm gonna go ahead and order it, make it one of my weekend projects. I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

[wtp]

I guess for the money your really not out anything.

[wtp]

any new news on this?

[dobermanz]

Tried this once about a year ago with a lense bought on ebay, doesn't work worth a flip. Waste of time and money, beware.

[smilingjack]

These things have been out for 30 or 40 years.

1. The first one is a big fresnel lens that you set in front of the TV. A fresnel lens magnifies things so the picture is bigger, as big as the plastic. If you move from side to side or stand up it is distorted. you have to sit just where you aimed it at.
cheap big screen of the 60's and 70's


2. Projection Kit. It works, but;

A. The picture has to be viewed in a darkened room because it loses the brightness in the translation.

B. The TV has to be turned upside down because it is magnified by the lens then reflected off a MIRROR.

C. What nobody mentioned, even the people who said they GOT ONE is that you have to take the set to a TV REPAIR and have the picture REVERSED. Being reflected by a mirror it is NOT ONLY upside down but BACKWARDS (SDRAWKCAB)
DUH !! MIRROR IMAGE, (But while you are getting the TV man to reverse the image he can make it upside down as well so you don't have to turn your TV upside down)

Had them both years ago, then were fine toys then, but kind of silly now. In a dark bedroom for porn though..........giant xxxx's

[dobermanz]

I'll send you one of the lenses for the cost of postage if you'll PM me your address.

[tbelisle]

C. What nobody mentioned, even the people who said they GOT ONE is that you have to take the set to a TV REPAIR and have the picture REVERSED. Being reflected by a mirror it is NOT ONLY upside down but BACKWARDS (SDRAWKCAB)
DUH !! MIRROR IMAGE, (But while you are getting the TV man to reverse the image he can make it upside down as well so you don't have to turn your TV upside down)


Sorry to disagree with you but no you don't!

and, yes, they technicaly work but are not worth it as the light emited from the set is not enought to get a clear picture. As SJ stated.

Do yourselves a favor and buy a cheap projector with a dead circuit or bulb. have it repaired for half the cost of a new one.

I buy these off e-bay or elsewhere, almost always a dead bulb (Aprox 600$ for the bulb)

I modify the circuitry and replace with a special order 500 watt halogen for aprox 45$

My customers all know the modification and truly love it as it can be replaced cheaply and easily. Lasts around 2000 hours if lamp is well cooled.

Bye the way... not to piss off anybody, but my basement tv (projected) is 10 feet by 7 feet and is crystal clear for a total cost of 500$
Anybody with a soldering iron and basic electronics skills can do it.

[sfg]

Bye the way... not to piss off anybody, but my basement tv (projected) is 10 feet by 7 feet and is crystal clear for a total cost of 500$
Anybody with a soldering iron and basic electronics skills can do it.[/QUOTE]


I'd be interested to know what you did here. I am currently working on building my own lcd projector.

sfg

[tbelisle]

I buy many used units from auction sites. the bast to get are the ones stating dead bulb. Many people sell their units once the bulb blows as the replacement bulb itsel ranges between 400 - and 600 for cheap units (Epson) up to 500-1000$ for high quality units as infocus.

No matter what brand, I rip out the ballast and stock light ($$$$) and replace with a special order 110 volt 500 WATT hallogen light (47.00Cdn$) (Similar to the ones on outside fixtures, but not as long and bigger in thickness)

All I do then is trace the input 110 source and tap it in. depending on some units, some have a 110 point on board and others I just add an extra switch for the light itself.

I like the second setup as I can turn the light off and keep unit running a while in order to cool the bulb off before a complete shutdown.


DOWNSIDE OF THIS CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE

Stock light bulbs are mostly all Metal Halide, hence the high cost associated with them. By using a cheaper bulb, there will be a sligth... and I mean slight yellow hue in the white backgrounds compared to stock bulbs as the light emited is not as crisp (White)
If you are not used to operating a high value "stock" unit, you probably would not know the difference.

I always give this alternative to customers of mine, at first, they are hesitant but after seing the final product, they are never disapointed.

BEWARE>>>
Some idiots advertising have automotive headlanp bulbs installed as a cheap replacement.
DO NOT DO THIS AS IT WILL BLOW UNDER THE EXTREME HEAT CREATED IN THE UNIT.

AND REMEMBER TO KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM HALLOGEN BULBS AS THEY TOO WILL CRACK OR BLOW.