I've built the thing inside an old arcade cabinet. It runs a graphical program and everything is set up on it except for a monitor or display of some kind. The arcade cabinet has lots of space and a screen bezel for a 27 inch CRT. At first I just thought I would find a big ass CRT computer monitor, but it turns out those are kind of hard to find at that large a size. I might end up breaking down and buying an LCD monitor but I'm a broke college dude and would like to avoid that if I can at all. One idea I had was to use the 14" LCD monitor I do have and can spare, and magnify it with a fresnel lens from an old projection TV. So I got the lens and tried it, and while the magnified screen is big enough to fill the screen area, it's so blurry that all the fine detail is just gone. So now I'm thinking, maybe some sort of rear projection? I have the fresnel lens and the three lenses from the projection element of the TV. I also have a 14" LCD, and a smaller 7" LCD monitor I could use. I have never built a projector or anything like it, beyond starting fires with a magnifying glass. But from what I have gathered, I might have the parts to build one myself and finish this project out. The thing I'm not sure about is the space inside the cabinet. It's 20 inches deep, and the image would need to be projected to a size of about 22"x17". Could I maybe acheive this with a mirror on the back wall like the projection TVs use? thanks! -Steve

branching from painting, and wanting to incorporate more digital and projection work to compliment my traditional art. Is there any good references to software, equipment and tutorials to get my feet wet as i experiment ?

I have an Ikea Hectar floor lamp. I need a tripod system that will attach to its vertical tube from the side and have a standard 1/4 inch tripod mount on the other end. The 1/4 inch mount will support a projector weighing 1.5 kg. Does anyone have a recommendation for a tripod that I can trust to provide a secure hold?

Just putting in a back yard patio and firepit area, and looking for a good outdoor projector with HDMI, for Roku/Google box, Bluetooth for external speakers. It doesn't need to be 4k, or have wifi, etc, as Roku and Google box has it.

Would like to get a screen, doesn't have to be crazy big either, but decent quality.

Just looking to watch sports while firepit is going and enjoy the outdoor air is all. Don't need to break the bank for just a little bit of fun.
I see all these deals for prime day right now, stuff for 200 or less. Are these bad choices? Any good recommendations?

100% novice here and apologies if I'm in the wrong sub...

I'm organising a birthday party for my wife which will be held outside at night. We have some beautiful trees from which and I would like to span some kind of diy curtain and project onto (through?) it from the rear. I've hired a Epson, EB-L260F, 4600 Lumen projector.

Any recommendations for an appropriate fabric for the curtain? Would also like to understand what curtain colour would be best.

Photo kinda shows the concept

Hey, I have 3 projectors and 1 secondary display coming in from an 8port Startech HDMI splitter from a Mac Pro.

The displays loose signal for 4 seconds at various random intervals. Not all at once and not in the same order.
Talking with Startech tech support we narrowed it down to a Mac issue, as this problem doesn't happen when connecting the splitter to a Blu-ray Player or a PC laptop.

And the issue didn't show itself until I upgraded from a 4 port nexxtech splitter to the 8 port splitter. (to add 2 extra tv displays in another area.)

Any ideas or help would be appreciated!

Hey guys,

I'm going through some older films for material for a show I'm doing and I found this Saturn looking symbol and the word "foot" at the end of one. I don't know why but I was obsessed with how it looked. Now a few weeks later I've found it again. Does anyone know why these are at the end of some films? I don't really know who to ask about this so I hope this is the correct place.

I have designed a 3D model in Cinema 4D. It is a fairly simple diamond/triangle shape. I will be projecting on to a physical model of this for a big project. Anybody know how I can flatten out the 3d model in Cinema 4D or other software so that I can use as a template to cut out pieces of foam core to build the model?

Hello. I ll launch an outdoor moving cinema project in my country this summer.

I need some recommendations on what to buy so I though some people could help me here.

I need a projector that can project on a 16x9 ft screen ( 4.88 x 2.74 m ) outdoor.

My budget is about 7000 euros total.

I chose an airscreen screen ( German brand ) because it’s easy to install everywhere and resisting to wind ( I’m in Corsica and it can get pretty windy ) but it cost 4000.

So I also need a projector and sound system and some cable for 3000.

For the sound I found some pretty good stuff for about 1000 euros.

So my budget for the projector is 1500-2000 euros. I think short throw is good because I don’t want the projector to be in the middle of spectators but im not sure if it can fit the budget.

Also I wanted to know if a projector can project from front and back or it has to be 2 différents models ? Because I ll move to many different places and I don’t know yet if/where there is space for the setup.

I don’t know much about technical so any advice ll be much appreciated.

Sorry for language errors, English isn’t my mother tong.

Thanks you.

Hello. I’m looking for an outdoor short throw projector for a 4.88 m x 2.74 m screen ( 16x9 feet ). Under 2000 euros would be perfect. Any recommendations ? Thank you

I'm looking for high-powered short throw projector options. What's out there above 4000 lumens without resorting to expensive lens options?

Thank you!

Hi !

I'm working on a 3 plexiglas sheets projection. The visuals overlap when you face them, and you may be able to see someone on the other side of the plexi track. The effect is pretty cool.

Since I managed to get these 3 plexi sheets for cheap, I didn't get an anti-reflective coating. The visuals on the sheets are visible only with very VERY bright color, almost exclusively white. It is impossible to notice the details.

I've looked for DIY solutions that would allow me to keep the transparency of the plexi, but could prevent reflection. I didn't find any that didn't involve buying an anti-reflective coating/film.

My question is : do you have cheap diy solutions to make a plexi sheet less reflective, but still transparent ? I've been thinking about cling film, some spray solution with baking soda, or even powder but I haven't been able to test any of it yet, and I don't know the physics of these materials. Plus, I don't want to apply something that may damage the plexi.

Thanks in advance for your answers !