alright im fixing to start a new build , i can feel the excitement......time for #2. you know it is simply astonishing just how engulfing these projectors can be, and just how much you learn on your first builb...the do's and the dont's......on that note.....the materials

i plan on doing a vertical enclosure because my HT is getting a very intense overhaul
14.1" samsung sxga panel & control board bought off ebay, both still on the way
LL 400w bulb & huge coil ballast
ikea reflector thingie
standard lenses(frezzies and triplet)
fans, wires, mess, and so onnnnnnnnnn....

i plan on detailing this build quite intinsively, since i haven't done so in the past please bare with me, i will probably start the build in the next few weekends, maybe not because i am about to get married in march, but whatever time i get i promise lots of pictures and such

i could not resist the urge to go ahead and post this, i just got a new plunge router and i am pumped(does that sound kind of 80's?), sorry to get off subject, but hopefully i can supply everyone with a little entertainment
hope to update soon
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here we go with update #1, finally got my panel in.......the controller came today too, but since no one was here to sign for it i will have to wait until tomorrow to pick it up...but here is the panel(pictures taken with my cell phone so they are rather fuzzy)

heres the model # and the beautiful letters SXGA

and one more showing no ffc's to extend(bonus points)


i will pick up the controller board tomorrow and put some pics up of this thing in action!! hopefully everthing will go as planned
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alright stripped the monitor down....only four screws, finally got to test the controller(sort of) and ended up with this

and with the 360 via vga cable at 1280*1024

here is a pic of the controller


i have started on the box, but hopefully i can finish it up in the next week or so, but i dont want to rush anything....... more pics to come of AG removal....hopefully tonight
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here we go on another AG removal.......going to try the water soak first...from what i have heard the water soak seems to work well on samsung panels......here goes nothing!!
plain dry shop towel(seem to hold plent of water and they dont dry out fast)

here it is wet with tap water......never had problems in the past using tap water

and finally some plastic wrap to retard evaporation


i will check back in about 4 or 5 hours and see what happens!
edit: i did push the rest of the air bubbles out after i put the plastic on
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AG removed..soaked for about 4 hours and it came off very easily in one piece..pics below


AG itself

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Bimp, you are doing so well, it doesn't look like you need any help or comments, but we are watching.

A cheer for Bimp

Rah!

Rah!

Rah!

Yaaaaayyyyy Bimptacular !

Yooouuu're spectacular!

Bimp!!!!!


Good job, man.


Tawny

Yes, i would also like to congratulate!!

That controller there, thats the one from Japan, right?
Keep At it!

Scott

Please tell us a little more about the controler. It has all the inputs , can it drive alot of different panels? Cost?

I was looking at a bunch of laptops the other day and all of the screens look like they might be better than a 17" LCD if we can find a good cheep controler for them.

the controller was bought from ebay...here...shipped from hong kong....$80 shipped, and has vga,s-video-rca-and built in tv tuner......all with remote control........like i said i have not really had time to truly test it, but it seems to be compatible with almost every make of lvds lcd......mine was not on the list of supported panels...but i have tested it to make sure it works, and it does flawlessly and supports up to 1280*1024 ....sxga, duh to myself

i just emailed the guy to see if we could get some type of group buy if anyone is interested

Thanks

So your panel is 1600x1200?

Do you know the contrast of the 14" Samsung LCD?

Was it cheep?

I see a lot of the Dell 15.4" panels, is the Samsung a better LCD?

I really like that setup.

Nice job.

the panely supports 1440*1050 natively....if anyone would like to help me find the contrast ratio i would sure appreciate it, because i cant find it........i got it for 50 US dollars shipped....so all together i got my lcd and controller for..................$130 shipped, tada........nice price for a 14.1 sxga setup, i would say

as far as the panels go, im not sure which one is better....but i got mine pretty cheap because it was scuffed from the keboard....but when i stripped the AG the scuffs were on the it and not on the polars, you can find most of the panels on ebay for about $50-75 shipped

i finally started the enclosure......just rough cuts but you get the picture......made it to lowe's tonight and bought the rest of my supplies, so i hope to get the enclosure done tomorrow and get everything except the lcd mounted...........heres a pic of the rough enclosure


tell me what you think
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Hey BIMP! Nice job! That enclosure sure looks nice It isnt HUGE like some other ones i have seen lately.

Cant wait until you finish, it wont take long at the rate your going!

so, what is the basic layout going to be in that box? is the curved side the top? or will it be a vertical PJ with a mirror? Also, what light source do you intend to use?

Nice work!

Scott

thanks for the reply.....it is a vertical build, and i am almost finished with the enclosure......just took a break to eat some lunch and check the forums......hopefully the whole thing will be finished today....or i should say that it will be finished unless something happens to slow me down
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COOL! Its gonna be finished today!

i just stripped an LCD from a laptop and i need a controller. i think i will do some research on the controller you used, but i also need some FFC extensions for a smaller 20 pin connector, maybe ill post a pic. later.


Good Luck!
Scott

i have a spare 20 pin .5mm pitch ffc extension, if you want it pm me......its not doing me any good
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heres the FFC i need to extend, any reccomendations?



heres the mating connector (for reference)



heres the LVDS? connector???
(sorry, out of focus, its the beige thing with the little dots (pins) right below the black IC in the pic.)
[EDIT: there are 20 pins there]



thanks, Scott

P.S.: these pics. were a biotch to upload. i used "all you can upload"

yeah, it need a ffc extension just like the one i have with a zif connector(think that is what its called), but if you want you can have it......i have no use for it

Thanks for the offer.. ill keep it in mind, but i dont want to jump on anything until i know that this LCD will work
with the eBay controller.

Scott

some more progression from thus far today..........right after i cut the fan holes


got everything mounted already!!!!!!!!!!..........well almost


WE HAVE LIGHT

edit: so the usual happened, i have now been sidetracked.....my parents called and want me to go to their house and eat supper....i just cant turn down steak, but i hope to make some more progress tonight...i hope to get the fresnels and lcd mounted
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Cool!
You are making great progress.
nice quality too.
looking foreward to some screenies
Cheers P

thanks pun15er...but im not done yet..........so this morning i have made the mounts for my fresnels and lcd........and im fixing to cut the "frames".....the only minor setback i have right now is the fact that i dont have a fs mirror......but i got a mirror cut friday at a local glass shop at 1/8".....so im hoping that it wont be too bad........i just want to see a projected image........and we will before the day is over
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Go Go Go!
I don't think you will loose anything by using a nonFS mirror for your first projection.You may want to swap it at a later date,but for now it should do fine!!
Cheers P

Hey Bimp!

Nice progress! While anticipating your finish (as i have nothing better to do..haha), i have been boring myself to death learning the basic cellular technology of the 80's. All while chatting with the Verizon computer by dialing 611 on an old Panasonic EB-1118 of my step dads i found in the garage....

Amazingly, it has a better voice quality and gets better signal than my LG VX8100. too bad verizon wont activate it....

ok, off topic.. lol

Cant wait for your finish! I keep putting off ordering that controller, just cuz i am lazy...lol.

what is the real difference between a FS Mirror and a non-FS mirror?

Scott

well a little progress report...i did finish most of the box today, and got up a test image...but due to its horrible nature(quality) i will not be showing it tonight.......i have to make a LOT of adjustments, but it is my first horizontal and to be honest i just feel drained right now......so my progress has been put off until tomorrow night....but dont worry i have not given up by any means....just have many improvements to make.....i think most of it is just bulb placement, and i need to remount my triplet......and i dont have my lcd mounted yet......but that will be the absolute last thing that i do, surely more pics tomorrow night....hopefully some worth showing

the only thing that i can notice with the regular mirror vs the FS mirror is that the image is doubled slightly due to the image reflecting off the glass and the reflective surface behind the glass........oh well, it really is not bad enough to notice unless your looking for it.....but more to come tomorrow, so to you i say good day ...........ahhhhh what the hey, ill show you guys anyway
dont laugh too hard....im working on it


now that that is out of the way......look forward to something worth seeing tomorrow
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YAY light!! lol i had to wait along time for my light .i was watching my Projector with a 75 watt house light.it was interesting .well hang in there and look forward to more pics.

so maybe im a little die hard......but i could not leave you with that pic.....after a little bit of adjustments on bulb position i came up with this...........not much, but its better than what i had


and on that not<----SPELL MUCH?(edit: note) i say goodnight
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that's an awesome deal for a panel with that resolution..half as much as the 10.6", higher resolution, and still smaller than a 15".

well.....time to order a new lcd......1 down, who knows how many to go

You broke your LCD??? and you were doing sooo well...

its too bad.

My condolences to your loss..LOL.. but really.
you will do better next time!

Scott

another progress report.....i am selling my commercial pj to fund the rest of my diy.......if that is not dedication i dont know what is.....not much though, it is a infocus litepro 220, i have a guy that is going to buy it locally, and my screen for $120......i think its a fair price, but enough about that.........im about to be back on track so dont give up on me yet, because i have not given up!!!!

Yeah Baby.
Thats the spirit.
If I didnt have this stuff to play with,I'd be sweeping the yard,or putting another coat of paint on the cat or stuff like that.
This is the place to be,
My man Man parish and cool Raul,cooler than the water in a swimming pool,like the R to th A, the U to the L,pushing more power than a duracell.
(Meltdown)

mass confusion has set in

new partses and peices have been ordered..............YEAH......i got some new screen material and new lcd on the way!..........i also am going to rework my lcd and fresnel frames, hopefully this weekend and ill put up some pics, hopefully
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Just curious how did the lcd get damagedN and are you still going to use the controller board that you bought I didn't see if you said it worked or not?

DM

i am not sure just how i damaged the last lcd, i just know that i did, as for the controller i am still going to use it and i got another lcd same model # as the last one.....the controller i know worked using the vga but that is all i ever used, hopefully more progress soon
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Okay I just wanted to make sure the controller seemed like a nice idea so I started looking around at panels myself it's a shame it didn't come with component though

DM

it does suck, but really all i want to use it for is my 360, and id rather us vga with it....so it all works out
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i finally stained and urethaned my box......i figured i would share a picture while we wait....once again it is blurry because i took the picture with my cell phone, i really need a new camera! i am also still waiting on parts, but they will be here before you know it


thanks for lookin,
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small update............new screen material is here, got it from here, fixed my bulb position.....still could use a couple tweaks, but here some images

Your doing a great job there!

That controller looks alot like the Realtek boards that used to come with the 10.6"(i have that one)
I cant make out the letters in the chip, but they might be the same.

Keep up the nice work man!

thanks for the kind words.....i find it is VERY easy for me to get frustrated with the whole project, but i have taken about a week off and im ready to dive back in...im not sure about the controller, this is the first controller for laptop panels that i have actually seen in person....the only chip i can make out says N2VATEK

Looking good,Bimp.
These can be really frustrating,sometimes you have to step back and go do something else fro a while.
But it is so amazing when you sit down for your first movie.
I like the box!!
And the projection looks pretty bright and even.
Nice work.
Cheers P

thanks pun, well the projection looks WAY more even in person, im really surprised that it looked that even taking the picture with my cell phone! we will have projection sometime this week......just hang in there please .......and thanks for stopping by my thread, i really like words of encouragement
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Bimp.........I loved your old avatar. Why the change?

Hey Bimp,

It's looking good, I really like the spaulded look of your wooden box. We have a maple over here in CA. that gets the same look as that wood.

I have a few questions The panel you bought is it a laptop panel? And if it is, does the controller you have connect directly into it ? And does the controller come with a power supply or do you have to get one from some where else. I have been looking on ebay for some laptop panels and I took a peek at the hong kong web site. But before I get stuff I thought I would ask you about your setup.

Sorry for the spelling I'll blame it on the splinter I got in my typing finger.

ndnjoeh


Dang I liked it too

<---------------back by popular demand

yes it is a laptop panel..........samsung model #LTN141P2-L01
the controller i got off ebay, and it came from hong kong.......has its own power supply and just plugs into the panel......oh, and it has a remote also supports 1280*1024.....and the panel is sxga so i will be able to get the boards full supported resolution natively!

Thanks Bimp,

I ordered one today, I already have a old matsushita 12.1. It only has 800X600 res but that will be okay for my taste. I will only be projecting 7ft When I ordered it He wanted to know what type of panel I would be using it with. Does that mean that he will be installing firmware and will only be able to use it with that brand of panel or will I be able to test it with other ones. questions questions I got a email from him within and hour that was fast considering that it is ebay and he is in hong kong.
Well guess I'll have to get fresnels now. I'm almost ready to start my own plog

ndnjoeh

I like that one.......But I like the one of someone jumoing up and down

the reason he asks what panel it its is so he can send the right type of cable with it to connect to the controller. but i guess that doesnt mean that you cant try other panels. not sure though, you could probably email him and ask what panels that cable will work with.
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