Homemade Projector


This is an Overhead Projector (remember math class?) and a TFT LCD panel. Simple to make, and best of all, cheap. Total cost for this project including all cabling, LCD, fan, Overhead and the laptop was under $200.

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Overhead Projector, 2200 Lumens AVOHOPN-BLACK

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25 Responses to “Homemade Projector”

  • animielover2010 says:

    i can make one …
    i can make one under 200 dollars >.> like $140 and defiantly will be better and longer life and brighter including lifespan and including parts are cheap to replace and and easy to replace

  • purity4your11 says:

    i have a projector …
    i have a projector that i bought at a pawn shop for 200….

  • ornumdivad says:

    you mask off the …
    you mask off the edges of the monitor screen with tape and then use a program called powerstrip to resize your desktop to the new screen size

  • smrtsTV says:

    Hi, I’m making the …
    Hi, I’m making the same type of DIY projector with an Overhead Projector but I can’t Find a over head projector that has more than a 11″ x 11″ display and any LCD’s i find are bigger, advice??

  • miirkat says:

    ive done this …
    ive done this myself, works great!

  • bompratos says:

    Very good, buddy. …
    Very good, buddy. Congrats.

  • jancom777 says:

    Oh, sorry… I was …
    Oh, sorry… I was just really tired and had had bad day, that’s all :)

  • Deadpool601 says:

    I’m not blaming you …
    I’m not blaming you. Don’t get all defensive and don’t use your age and nationality as an excuse. Although thumbs up to that.

  • jancom777 says:

    So what? I make ONE …
    So what? I make ONE little mistake, and that’s bad compared to all of his?! Besides, as mentioned before, I’m thirteen and Norwegian; I can’t be blamed for not typing perfect.

  • Deadpool601 says:

    It’s advice in this …
    It’s advice in this case not advise. Don’t start teaching grammar when you can’t use it correctly.

  • jancom777 says:

    Lol, I take that as …
    Lol, I take that as a compliment, as I’m thirteen and from Norway^^

  • dmix910 says:

    You Sound Like My …
    You Sound Like My English Teacher. NERD

  • jancom777 says:

    Good thing you …
    Good thing you corrected the error, but still, I’m not the one who should be taking my advise, you are.

  • EuthanizeReligion says:

    I will say it again …
    I will say it again, take your own advise.

  • jancom777 says:

    Correction: I will …
    Correction: I will say it again, take your own advise.

    -OR-
    I will say it again; take your own advise.

    ————–

    I think you should consider shutting up, and stop complaining about other people, when you’re not in any way better than them. In fact, you’re a lot worse.

  • EuthanizeReligion says:

    I will say it again …
    I will say it again take your own advice.

  • jancom777 says:

    Shut up… You make …
    Shut up… You make mistakes too!

    Example: “Your Grammar”

    The “g” in “grammar” shouldn’t be capitalized, since it’s a common noun, not a name. Same goes with “College”, “Rich” and “Maybe”, although that’s not a noun.

  • EuthanizeReligion says:

    Take your own …
    Take your own advice.

  • jancom777 says:

    You really …
    You really shouldn’t be complaining about other people’s grammar, your own suck!

  • uofm97 says:

    That………is one …
    That………is one of an idea! I wish I’d thought of it. Now I just have figure out where to get an old projector and what a TFT LCD screen is and get’em. My torpedo projector’s okay, but your idea is MUCH better!

  • jorgegaribay says:

    awesome dude, I …
    awesome dude, I admire people who are inventive. Im sure you could’ve got a cheap lcd projector but nothing beats the feeling of doing something with your own hands. that’s what makes life worth living and I respect you for that man, good work

  • Bryanx89 says:

    no it doesnt.. all …
    no it doesnt.. all that matters is the light behind the screen and the magnification lense and the mirror is there to flip the image the right way.

  • Michaelmyers says:

    40 year old virgin …
    40 year old virgin hahah

  • EuthanizeReligion says:

    Your Grammar is so …
    Your Grammar is so horrible i could not understand your comment, Maybe if you would learn how to write correctly you could get a better job.

    I never claimed to be Rich you umed that was when i am not, I just know how to invest and save money.

    Also by the way i am a High School plus a College a drop out and i do not make much money but i make the best with what i have.

  • emrahakaenzo says:

    yh but most people …
    yh but most people anit got the money like some people so shut ya mouth you little rich dick

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