Supersize Your TV for $300: Build Your Own XGA Projector!

Video To Download: The Fascination Of A 6-Foot Display

The video's main purpose is to give an idea of the fun and fascination involved in building your own devices.

Like previous videos, we have attempted to achieve optimal picture quality at a comparatively low data rate. For the first time, the video uses the brand-new Divx-5.2.1-Pro codec. The older videos can be downloaded here . In addition, the file is zipped, leading to a download size just over 19 MB. At a play length of 3 minutes and 36 seconds, including stereo sound, the average data rate is 5.3 MB/min or 89 kB/s.

The new video in Divx format can be downloaded here:

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Technical data: THG video Homemade Projector
Video resolution 540 x 432 @ 25 fps
Aspect ratio 4:3
Color intensity 16 bit
Audio signal Stereo, 16 bit, 48 KHz
Audio data rate 96 kBit/s (12 kByte/s)
Video data rate 650 kBit/s (81 kByte/s)
Total data rate 746 kBit/s (93 kByte/s)
Video compression MPEG-4 DivX, 5.2.1 Pro codec,2-pass, bidirectional encoding
Audio compression MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3)
Color space YUV
Duration 3:36 minutes
File size 18 MB

The new THG video: duration 3:36 minutes at a resolution of 540 x 432 pixels with stereo sound.

The latest Divx codec Version 5.2.1 can be downloaded free from Divx .

  • Hi,
    I'm a 12 year old and I just got this projector working. If you live in the bay area then I recommend you go to Weirdstuff that is where I got all my parts for all under $46
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  • just looking into this idea and was just wondering what the implications would be to have the lcd screen supported away from the glass of the projector thus aiding the cooling of the screen ?? Say a 2 to 3cm gap? would this affect the picture quality or would the screen still need the same amount of cooling as it does on the screen. As you can tell by the questions i havn't made one but seriously thinking about it. also ... !! woulld there be an option of other video inputs to the screen ie .. Phono jack rather than laptop / pc?
    Cheers for the info if you respond.
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  • chinmayj007
    hiiiiiiii im CJ can you tell me please which in this projector plz.......................
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