Hey guys,
so I worked the entire weekend at my projector ...
What I still have to do is
- install buttons voor the control panel from the lcd
- install the reflector
- and a little bit of tuning.

But ... IT WORKS !!! .... the picture quality is really incredible ...
I must say , the most stressfull (very) was installing the lcd panel in the case. It was not really the stripping. I was really scared of damaging the edge connectors... but the first time I turned it on ... it still worked. I never felt so relieved
I will be posting results as soon as I have the blackout cloth.

Excellent.

great job fiberoptix, got mine running as well. how do you spell relief?

better ?

Good Job, yea people have to be cardful not to bind or put stress on the ffc'c or connectors.

As promissed .. some pictures

stripping my lcd

the box ... the insides

the box .. the outsides

the results ... they are much sharper in real life ...

Finding Nemo :


Live TV :



With lights on !!! :

I'll post more results as soon as I have more time ...

Very nice looking box, and good job on switches connections and also labeling each lcd panel buttons

What type of paint did you use? It looks like perline the stuff they use to referbish counter tops?????

very durable....

which type of paint ? euh the cheapest

Fiberoptix...

Awesome. Bravo!

Watched a full film on it yet?

I watched tv on it the entire evening (3 hours) ... So I think it's working fine
The TV quality is really excellent .. much better than I expected

Man that looks awesome, I think you've got the best looking box (aesthically) I've seen yet!! Puts mine to shame...

What bulb is that? What about the LCD? Look awesome. The TV pictures look great. What are you using for a TV tuner?

nice job

good job fiber,
way to go!!!

The lcd is a Benq 557s v1 and the bulb is a Philips HPI-T Plus 400w
As TV tuner I used Avermedia TVBox5

Here is another screen shot .. we watched Face/Off last night




Thanks everybody for the nice reactions

nice and bright picture

do you have edge to edge viewing of your screen?

Good god that last pic is sweet! Really shows what you can achieve.

yep it's edge 2 edge ... the screen is 3m x 1.7m ...

wow, your pictures look awesome!!

A few questions:

What camera are you using?
What is the projected image size (diagonally)?

the camera is a Olympus C5050 , 5.2mp.

The screen is 3meters width and 1.7meter high ...
so the diag is ...

125 inches diag.

yeah...that one is quiet big...how about buliding ur own cinema..

Really spangly pictures. Quick question - what projection screen are you using? Looks like a real one (very nice).

I used 2 pieces of blackout cloth taped together .. and nailed it on some wood

Very professional looking job. Thats what I intend to do, I just hope mine looks as good.

that part was really easy ... just use some white tape for the best results ...
you will really need that size of screen, if you wanna get some distance between the pj and the screen

another screenshot from "Moulin Rouge"

That is soo cool. I want to get my pictures looking like that!

x2

If I get results like that, I'll be very happy.
Good Job

Nice job on the projector! The exterior looks great and the projected images are really nice. Your projector fits right in with other modern furnishings and decor in your house.

A real nice projector, I'm going to use exactly the same material So I hope I can achive the same result. Very nice!

Hey Fyberoptix,

Nice pictures indeed. I gather from the 'Persil' commercial that you are from The Netherlands, like me. May I ask you where you got your 'blackout cloth' and what it is called in Dutch (I tried asking for 'verduisteringsgordijnen', but it was the wrong stuff (very expensive...)).

Many thanks,

Sardonis (not a customer).

Haha I'm from the Netherlands too, More dutch guys than I thought.
Fyberoptics is from Belgium but that doesn't matter

Fyberoptics: Kun je mij misschien een zip file met wat meer detail foto's sturen over de bouw/lcd en andere? Ik ga namelijk bijna dezelfde componenten gebruiken, daarom verzamel ik eerst zoveel mogelijk informatie.

Biotom .. you got PM

Sardonis ... I think there called "zonnewerings gordijnen" but I'm not sure.
I got mine at Makro ... They have different sizes going from 70x180cm to 210x180cm. I tapped one from 90 cm and 210 cm together, giving a nice 16:9 ratio ... btw .. You should buy the guide ... having access to de private forums has been very very usefull to me. It's only 17 euros ... you are gonna spend a lot more on the components ..

Hello,

First of brilliant pictures of a brilliant projector. I am building one too. Box is finished, have the lenzes,I ordered the hpi-t philips 400 watt. I will buy the lcd if almost everything is finshed.

I allready have all the electronics (ballast) for a philip son-T light,
Do you know if I can use this for the HPI-T light?????
If not what do I need.

Bram182

Nicee!! Like the outside design as well.
Cant wait to start on mine..

Dutch: Zou graag je msn adres willen hebben.

Just to let you know if my output is as good as yours I'm going to be in home theater heaven.

P.s. Is there any reason you removed the circuit boards from the metal case and grounded them that way?

good job... hope mine turns out as bright and nice as yours did...

Wow! I am totally excited about this pj project now. I just put up my screen today, I started all this out as a 16mm film buff, but after paying $150 bucks for a really old faded movies, I want digitally mastered stuff that was filmed in the 21 century! A friend of mine is a master cabinet maker so he is going to make the cabinets and I am going to do the guts! Any secrets you want to share on making your optics and LCD work so well?

Thanks, Teffy

Tell me what brand is your flat screen? it looks easy to connect inside the box.I bought a brand wich is A-F-A and it's a Chinese brand and it's very difficult to connect inside the box.I ended up messing it up but I see that yours looks simple to install.What brand is it?How much did it cost?

this was in page one with the big picture of the skinny guy's head in a face-off movie

Great Job fellow dutchmen

Helaas is het een belg die nederlands praat

WOW! This is one project to aspire to...nice work!

Very, very nice!

A question did you use material from the lumenlab site? but most of all where did you get your reflector (Ik ben immers Nederlander en belgie is niet heel ver weg...)

I used the lenses from lumenlab.

De reflector heb ik gekocht bij de plaatselijke Xenos (geeft geen hotspot)