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Everybodywantstowatchtherefavoritemoviesorsportsonbigscreen.
Sotheyareplantobuyvideoprojector.Ialsocrazyaboutprojectors.Butthere
aretoocostlyHDprojectorsavailableinthemarket.Ifyouarelookinghd
projectorinthemarket,thereisstartingpriceapprox30,000/INR.Itisveryover
budgetforme.SoiplaningtomakemyselfHDprojectorthatprojectabout100"
screen. (http://cdn.instructables.com/FKX/0U45/I4MMQ9XW/FKX0U45I4MMQ9XW.LARGE.jpg)
AfterlotofresearchonGoogleidecidedtomakepjwith100whighpowerled
and7"1280*800LCDpanel.TheLEDconsumeverylesspowerandmuchlife.

Step1:HereistheVideo"HowiMadeThisProjector"
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Step2:Thingsthatiusedinmypj.

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1. Playwood(mdf)sheettomakebox
2. Fresnellens.Iused120mmfland185mmfl
3. Tripletlens.Iused200mmfl
4. Condenserlens
5. 100whighpowerledwithdriver
6. LCDpanelanditscontroller.Iused1280*8007
HDlcdandcontroller.
7. 12vadapterforexhaustfanandlcd
8. Cpuexhaustfantomakeprojectorcool
9. CPUheatsinkforled.

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Step3:Thebasicconceptofmakingpj

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Step4:LensarrangementinProjector

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Step5:FinalProjectorReadyForAction

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FrontandBackViewofProjector

Step6:ComponentDetailandtotalcost

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Afterlotofcommentsiupdateherecomponentdetailandtotalcosttomakethis
projector

1.100wledanddriver:Onecaneasilyfind100wledanddriveronebay.com.I
boughtmineonebay.in@1500/INR.
Highpower100Wwhite
Chipsize:24*40mil
Colortemperature:60006500k
Luminousintenity:80009000lm
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Forwardcurrent:3000mA

Drivervoltage:3036V
Lightangle:160deg
Integratedscheme:10inseries,10inparallel
2.FresnelLenses:Itisveryhardtofindperfectcombinationoffresnellenses
inIndia.Luckilyifindperfectsetoflensesonebay.in.Thetotalcostof2fresnel
lensoccuraround1500/INR.
FresnelLenses:
FocalLength:F120mmBackFresnel,
FocalLength:F185mmFrontFresnel,
Material:PMMIMaterial
GroovePitch:0.3
Size:180mmX130mmwithmountingholes.
3.TripletLens(projectionlens):Thetotalcostoftripletlensis3600/INR.It
isalsoboughtfromebay.in
200mmProjectionLens
Description
FixedFocalLength:F200mm
Outerdiameter:90mm
LensDiameter(Aperture):75mm
Focusrange:45mm
Material:StrongAluminiumandStrongPlastic
CoatingMaterial:Coating420680nmmultilayerbroadbandantireflection
coatings
ControlStandards:Diameter:+0/1%.FocalLength:+/1.5%
4.LCDpanel:IuseN070ICGLD1HDLCDPanelandControllerKitinthis
projector.ItisthebestavailableLCDin7"sizeandcontrollersupportallinput
likeHDMI,Pandrive,AV,TVinandVGA.Itisalsocomewithremotesoeasily
cancontrolpjremotely.ThetotalcostofthisLCDwithcontrolleraround6000/
INR.
LCDFeatures:
N070ICGLD1isa7inchHDLCDwithnativeresolution1280X800Itdelivers
asharperimagewithgoodcolours.ThisisveryuniqueLCD.
Size:7"
Backlight:LED
Resolution:1280X800
Ratio:16:10
Colours:166Bitdithering)
GlassThickness:0.25mm
Make:Innolux
ContrastRatio:800
Pin:40
Surface:Glare

OperatingTemperature:20to+60degrees
ControllerFeatures:
HDController,willworkwithN070ICGLCD.Thiscontrollercomeswithremote
andyoucanoperatealmostallwithremoteitself.TheUSBportcanPlayMost
oftheVideosFormatflawlessly.
5.CondenserLens:Ialsousecondenserlenstoincreasebrightnessofscreen.
ThisRectangularAsphericCondenserwhenused,thebrightnessthroughoutthe
cornersarebrighter.Thislenscomearound650/INR
DIYProjectorRectangularAsphericCondenserLens
Description
Overallsize:62X52
FocalLength:70mm
SuitableLCDs:7"andbelow
SuitableFresnelLens:F120BackFresnel.
Mounting:CondenserbacksurfaceAreashouldbe1mmAwayfromLED
surfaceareaforbetterresults.
TotalCostOfProjector:
100wledanddriver1500/
Fresnellens3000/
Tripletlens3600/
LCDandControllerKit6000/
CondenserLens650/
12vadapter,2pcs.cpufan,boxmaterialetccost500/
NowfinalcostofProjectoris14800/INR

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telorand(/member/telorand/)

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16hoursago

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DidyoueverconsiderusinganarrayofRGBW(red,green,blue,white)high
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powerLED's?IreadsomewherethatwhiteLED'sdon'tproducethesame

spectrumoflightasanincandescentbulb,andsosomecolorsmaynotlook
asintense.Doesthepicturelookwashedoutatall?

macrumpton(/member/macrumpton/)

17hoursago

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Iwonderifyoumightmaketheprojectorsmallerifyouusedalcdfroma
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phone.Itseemstomethatthesmallerthescreenthesmallerandcheaperall

theothercomponentslikethefresnelwouldbe,

suresh060979(/member/suresh060979/)

yesterday

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kehaldoshiareyoufromIndia.Canyouletmeknowtheprojectcost.Iwantto
makeoneunitformyselfforthePanchayatschool.Ifyouarepleased,Iama
(/member/suresh060979/)
laymanforElectronics,Iwishyoucansendeverydetailformyuse.Hopeyou
understand.

kehaldoshi(/member/kehaldoshi/)(author) suresh060979
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macrumpton(/member/macrumpton/) kehaldoshi

17hoursago

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suresh060979(/member/suresh060979/) kehaldoshi 21hoursago

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Hisureshyesimfromindiaandiboughtall
componentfromebay.inMytotalcosttomaketjis
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projectoraround15000/indianrupee

15000IndianRupeeequals
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239.328USDollar

ThankQforurresponse,Iamnotatechsavvy,canuprovidemethe
specificationsformakingoneunitlikedimensions,measurements,and
(/member/suresh060979/)
anyotherknowledgealaymanneedforbuildingthisunit.

yesterday

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xUNMERITEDx(/member/xUNMERITEDx/) rocker2031
22hoursago

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rocker2031(/member/rocker2031/)

Whatisthefinalcost??
(/member/rocker2031/)

He'ssayingthatthecompleteprojectcosthim:
(/member/xUNMERITEDx/)
15000INR=203.33EUR=239.94USD

yesterday

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xUNMERITEDx(/member/xUNMERITEDx/) Davak72 22hoursago

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Davak72(/member/Davak72/)

Verynice!Whatwasthetotalcostoftheparts?
(/member/Davak72/)

He'ssayingthatthecompleteprojectcosthim:
(/member/xUNMERITEDx/)
15000INR=203.33EUR=239.94USD

klindner(/member/klindner/)

yesterday

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Thisareallycoolproject,andyougotagreatresult.
(/member/klindner/)

However,knowingwhatevenafewofthecomponentscostoffthetopofmy
head,thereisnowaythiswouldcostlessthanbuyingoneformostpeople.
Fresnelsaren'tcheap,andalenswhichcovers7"...donerightthere.
Nothating,juststating.

xUNMERITEDx(/member/xUNMERITEDx/) klindner

22hoursago

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He'ssayingthatthecompleteprojectcosthim:
(/member/xUNMERITEDx/)
15000INR=203.33EUR=239.94USD

So...thatsnotreallycheapnoP
Stillitisveryhardfindingsomethingwiththesameimagequalityand
lumenatthispricepoint...

jasonwebb(/member/jasonwebb/)

5daysago

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Canyousharesourcesforanyofthepartsyoulisted?Specificallythelenses
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and100WLED+driver?

kehaldoshi(/member/kehaldoshi/)(author) jasonwebb5daysago

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iboughtitfromebay.in
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gthompson20(/member/gthompson20/) kehaldoshi

yesterday

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Ididaquicksearchonebayandwithoutyoursearchtermscouldnot
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findanything.:(

kehaldoshi(/member/kehaldoshi/)(author) gthompson20
yesterday

lookhere

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http://www.ebay.in/sch/ProjectorsAccessories
/172677/i.html

ykgarg007(/member/ykgarg007/) kehaldoshi

4daysago

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4daysago

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tryaliexpress.comthatmuchcheaper..
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awaismughal(/member/awais+mughal/) ykgarg007

pleasesharethatlink
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jasonwebb(/member/jasonwebb/) kehaldoshi

IfIwantedtoreplicatethisproject,Iwouldneedtoknowthe
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specificationsofthepartsyouused,likethediameterandfocallength

ofthelenses,thesizeoftheheatsink,andsoon.Forexample,I've
neveruseda"triplet"lensbefore,soitwouldbehelpfulformetosee
whichoneyouboughtsoIdon'tgetthewrongone.Ifyousharepart
numbersorURLsforthethingsyouused,thenaprospectivemaker
wouldn'tneedtohuntthemalldownthemselves(ineffectremakingthe
projectintheprocess).

AgentRed1(/member/AgentRed1/)

4daysago

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Recommendingagrammarpassonyourwriting.Coolproject,otherwise.
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deltafour(/member/deltafour/) AgentRed1

yesterday

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There'salwaysthatonepersonwhohastobetheGrammarNazi
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Satinpunintentended(/member/Satin+pun+intentended/) deltafour
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yesterday

andit'susuallyatotalCaptainObvious.
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deltafour(/member/deltafour/) Satinpunintentended

You'reright,IforgotallaboutCapt.Obvious.
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synchronous0987(/member/synchronous0987/)

yesterday

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yesterday

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Thiswebsitehasalltheresourcesyouneedpeople,checkitout!
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http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/diyprojectors/
(http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/diyprojectors/)
Thethreadsarealittledatedbutnonetheless.

SkilorL(/member/SkilorL/)

yesterday

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InterestingwriteupbutIwouldlikemoreinformation.Iwouldassumethatthe
(/member/SkilorL/)
graininessisduetotheLCD?IfsoisthereabetterLCDorotherdisplayor

anyotherwaytogetasharperpicture?Wouldliketoknowmoreinformation
IE:parts&costperpart(Evenifyouboughtitoffofebay),linkstosaidparts
etc...

evlampi(/member/evlampi/)

yesterday

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Nicejob.
(/member/evlampi/)

WouldYouliketoevaluatetheluminancelevelofthescreen,forexample,
fromadistanceof3or4meters?Whatwillbescreensizefromthisdistance?

MattH2(/member/MattH2/)

yesterday

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Agreedthatmoredetailandcostinfoareneeded.Otherwisethisismoreofan
overviewthanarealInstructable.Niceworkthough!!!
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elima2(/member/elima2/)

yesterday

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verynice!noticedthathasplentyofdiffusedlight.triedtouseacondenser
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lens?

DavidP19(/member/DavidP19/)

yesterday

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Thisisareallyinterestingideabutwithsolittleconstructiondetail,it'snotvery
(/member/DavidP19/)
effectiveasanInstructable.

davereiser(/member/davereiser/)

yesterday

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Awonderfulproject.SomethingIhavealwayswantedtodomyself.Thankyou
(/member/davereiser/)
verymuch.

nvasilev1(/member/nvasilev1/)

yesterday

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OMGGreatworkthanksforsharing,nevertaughtyoucancreatedissent
(/member/nvasilev1/)
qualityDIYprojector.

Iwanderwhatcontrast100wLEDisdelivering?

BillytheKid55(/member/BillytheKid55/)

yesterday

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Iknoweverybodyknowthis,BUTthisisnotanLEDprojector,It'saLCD
(/member/BillytheKid55/)
projectorwithusingaLEDasthebacklight.Nicejob.

ikhan26(/member/ikhan26/)

Whatwasyourtotalexpenditureonprojector?
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ThendralUmal(/member/ThendralUmal/)

3daysago

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Verynice
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baustin2(/member/baustin2/)

Awesomeprojectman,reallysimpleandeasytounderstand.Whatwasthe
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finalcostoftheproject?

awaismughal(/member/awais+mughal/)

5daysago

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lensdetailsandcanIusetabletLCDforthisprojector
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omnibot(/member/omnibot/) awaismughal

YoucanuseatabletLCDbuttheinterfacewithanexternalvideo
sourceisgoingtobetricky,unlessyou'reusingthewholetabletandan
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externalpointingdevice.

kehaldoshi(/member/kehaldoshi/)(author) awaismughal
5daysago

yesyoucanuseyourtabletLCD.iused2fresnel
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lensesoneof120flandanother185fl.and200mm
Triplet(projectionlens).

krissko(/member/krissko/)

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Niceworkdude!
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Chanit0(/member/Chanit0/)

simpleanduseful!niceproject.:)
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