A rear projection television Joe2000chevy and I have been working on. Here we use a folded path projector inserted into a folded RP enclosure. Plan is to make the frame out of box channel aluminum covered in black canvas that snaps onto the frame. The whole unit can be broken down for portability. We are testing several screen materials that look promising. The projector head is removable from the RPTV.

Here is the projector being used in the RPTV. This projector will lay on its back, and also can be removed and used as front projection.

more of projector.

Here is the frame work of the actual Unit as shown in drawing above, you can see three wood blocks on the sides which house hinges to allow the sides to fold in and the unit to be transported. Choose to use steel wall studs, which make the unit very light.







And here is the Rear Mirror used for now 1/16" thick 30"x40" as calculated in Cadd.

These are the 1st Screen Shot tests. The RP Screen Material (9'x12' Da-Lite) is just draped over it and also the Unit is not sealed up, you can see light bleading onto screen, Also this screen material has a slight hot spoting, not to happy with it, so some of the light is not captured at the screen.

I am Ordering a better RP Screen material which is slightly thicker and better material.

finished the LL Vert. Projector for the RPTV, (Does not have to be the prettiest because it will be inside the RPTV, However, it can also double as a Front ptojector, as the pictures to follow will show.

another view.

Screen shots Projector being used as Front Projection.

nemo (Normal test shot for color)

I-Robot (to show even lighting across image).

oops, here it is

The starting of skin covering of the RPTV Unit. will be a Grey color and the RP Material will be streatched over a frame and just slide in open area. then a Black trim boarder will frame it out. When finished no light will get inside of unit to disturb the image quality.

Satalite TV (stewart Little 2)

OK started back on the Unit now. here is the Professional RP Screen material mounted on a frame ready to slide in unit.

Screen in place, you can kinda see what the unit will look like now.

Have you tried a white vinyl shower curtain for the screen material?

I use it for my screen and looking behind it looks really good.
Could solve the hot spot issues for $8

http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?s...0&gopid=106624&

I have tested it already and yes it was brighter than the comercial material i tested,

http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?s...opic=1885&st=20

But I was still not satisfied with it, but see my newest test material, i posted about a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?s...20&#entry105000

Joe

this is with a standard 15" ? or a 17" ... standard lenses also? whats the cost on a big mirror like that?

joe2000chevy

What is the specs in terms of dimenions and lens, etc used to build projector for the RPTV

I used the standard LL lens kit.

Joe

VERY NICE RPTV, MAY I SEE THE IMAGE?