Jorsher

not to mention 1080i really isn't that great. You're really only getting 540 lines per frame, and with motion you'll see the feathering you see on standard def tvs, although it'll be improved since it's 540 lines a frame as opposed to 240 in standard definition.

720p/1080p, or bust

imburne

Yup thats some of the downfall, but, you gotta see all the highlights. Plus some of the og's on there sell premade boxes that might be a little sexier for your setup. They also use mirror tricks to make things fit in smaller boxes. I think they did that with the ps2 mini screen. If size is the issue, there has been many people who have made a smaller enclosure with a bounce/reflection or whatever.

MAJORAHOLE

there are budget dlp's that go for $1000 and under, the bulb $ is a bitch tho.
i will be getting a projector for my basment, i'm in the long process of finishing it now.
i just want something that looks clean. i dont plan on staying in the house for long after my basement is done, so i'll sell the projector and all my home theater ---- along with it.

sunboost

for some reason i cant see a lot of the pictures on LL, pisses me off. im registered and everyting but cant see attachments, its quite the annoyance.

Jorsher

http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9993
http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4907

http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index...howtopic=10363 <- one of my favs. Sure does look like the quality is lacking

Weird, I haven't been on the site since they revamped it. It looks like a lot of the pictures that used to be included in the post are now attached, that does get annoying.

crx2fast

i've been a member on Lumenlab for years.. i have one of there first projectors.. i have it at about 100 inches, its ok for the price. but there (you can get new bulbs for $30) is kinda bullshit.. because its pretty much impossible to find them.

i was going to make my own projector.. but the fact that there way way to large, and would cost more money then you think you would pay building it yourself. and there not easy to build and most likely would ---- it up. the kids on that site that have some nice DIY projocters where very costly to them, and are on there 2'nd/3'rd and fourth trials just to get it right.

you have to remember when buying a projector is you still need: a screen=very expensive, some type of home audio equipment wich can be super expensive, a ceiling mount (cause just having it on a shelf or table is anoying and gay, need lots of long/good cable for veiwing/power, then mount all that on the ceiling using wire hiders and ---- from homedepot.. when having a projector you really need a dedicated room just for it.. any type of light kills the image.
and thats just a few things.
having a projector tv is not cheap i'll put it that way.

i was almost looking into getting the "Epson Home Cinema 1080 Projector" but when it comes down to doing it all over again. i think i'll just stick to a large rear projector unit like the "Samsung 67" L.E.D. rear projection TV" or possibly the "Mitsubishi 73" DLP rear projection TV" or just wait a few years till the LCD tv's come down in price.. cause right now anything over 52" in an LCD is just ridiculous in price.
the big thing is ounce you have been watching anything that large you will never want to go back to a smaller tv.

my buddy just got a 40" LCD (he had a 46" plasma before) and the LCD just blows it out of the water.. watching Rambo on blue-ray is like watching a brand new movie for the first time. very fluent tv also

---- and who knows what there gonna have in a few more years..


i always do my homework on tv/home audio its what i live for

Jorsher

All good points.

The bulbs they use in the DIY ones aren't hard to find at all. They're just MH lights, which you can buy at lowes or home depot. Of course, the more expensive $50 ones from lumen lab have better color gamut, but still relatively cheap.

Home theater systems are cheap, and most people probably have one.

Here's what's been spent on parts so far:
$300 - 450w eballast, bulb, mogul base, pro fresnels, pro triplet
$50 - 1280x1024 2ms 17" monitor
$0 - couple pc fans

All I need is the enclosure and time to build it, and I'll have a 720p projector. Sure, it'll be bulky and look like crap, but I'll be able to replace the bulbs for cheap, if the LCD goes out or something ***** up, it can easily be replaced/upgraded. If I want better brightness or color spectrum, I can simply change the lighting. If I want 1080p or better contrast etc, I can replace the panel.

They aren't really that hard to build. I built one with tape, cardboard, and the parts in a few minutes. Sure it looked like ----, wasn't focused well, brightness sucked, and so on...but it was also thrown together using no tools or planning, no alignment, etc. The triplet was sitting on a broken piece of styrafoam on the end of a board of wood resting on the top of the couch and weighted in place with a free weight...

The DIY guide has a guide that walks you through getting the correct measurements. The hardest part is just planning how you'll build the enclosure.

It's good for cheap bastards who can find the components for a good deal, and prefers to spend hours putting something together instead of working twice as many hours to buy one.

Tom-Guy

Sounds like they're building turbo Hondas.

You sure that site isn't right up our alley?

j3w

it's fitting that he would say something like that, turbo automatic supra and all.

Tom-Guy

Wrong guy. This is Noel from the NE Crew, OG CRX guy. Super nice dude, unlike the scam artist you're thinking of, crxmatt or something?