Hey folks,

I'm going to attempt to build my first projector, but have no idea where to track down lenses or a ballast. Help!

Engadget.com did their own DIY projector with a 19" LCD, and referenced Lumenlab a lot for lens parts. They used a 6500 Kelvin color temperature 400w metal halide bulb with a 400W MH Digital Ballast both from http://www.hidhut.com/
They mentioned that the digital ballast was better because it didn't produce a humming sound.
As far as lenses, I'm still looking.