This is what I want to start out with:


Parts list:


BULB
1000W Venture bulb: http://www.goodmart.com/products/243362.htm
spec sheet: http://www.venturelighting.com/LampsDataSh...alide/15332.pdf
(81 mm arc is acceptable as long as I use the lenses listed below I believe)


BALLAST
http://goodmart.com/products/243338.htm

MONITOR
Hyvision MV177 / 17" / 8ms / SXGA / 1280x1024/500:1 contrast http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...7&Sku=M333-1716

FRESNELS
550mm FL field
330mm FL condensor (may also try 220mm but I'm worried about heat and also too much magnification of that already huge arc)

PROJECTOR LENS
18" EF opaque projector

Just so you know, the 18" opaque lenses usually don't work well with 17" panels. Although some people say that you only really notice it on full screen and not so much on wide screen.

David.

Thanks for the input David. Are there any other lens options for 17" panels that might work better for less than $100? I've read about having doublets ground from eyeglass blanks...

I do not know for sure of any alternatives for under $100. There are some 22" FL opaque projector lenses floating around that might work with a 17" panel but I have not seen anyone try it yet.

If you are feeling really brave, one guy from Spain took his 18" lens apart and changed the spacing between the components to make it work. His user name was something like diyeitor. That is what I plan to try.

David.

Unlesss you've got some serious cooling, (both for the PJ AND the room that it will be in!) I'd be sticking with the 400W setup. Standard LL triplet will work with 220 & 330 lenses from 3dlens and it will allow you a bit of lens-shift also.

You're probably right about how I should just go with the standard 400 Ushio...