Comments on: Lumenlab projector build

By: Mikyd1954

Mikyd1954 — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:00:49 +0000

hey, lumenlab is totally free now…..

http://www.lumenlab.com

By: nomad705

nomad705 — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 07:23:32 +0000

It amazes me how some of you whine about 20 bucks for a premium forum. The information on lumenlab site is worth thousands. Look at the cost of just one school course in comparison. Those that gripe about stuff like that are the kind that if you give them free money they would fuss about not having somehting to carry it in.

By: Fritz

Fritz — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 16:35:50 +0000

I paid the 20 bucks for it also, and I only read it once, the general idea, of paying the $20 is NOT for the plans, it’s to access the lumenlabs premium forums, in which I believe, is absolutely 100% priceless..
Your wasting your time downloading the torrent for the plans, and stop whinging about the cost..
the premium access to the forums will give you access to VERY well knowledged diy projector builders who have been doing this for a LONG time.. WELL WELL WELL worth the $20
(oh and no i don’t work for lumenlab, I just an enlightened customer)

By: aname

aname — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:39:50 +0000

I built simplified version of this with an overhead projector and a 15″ LCD monitor, results were awesome and total cost is about $200. Lumenlab is a very nice design, and their forum is well worth the 19.99 they are asking. This is one project everyone should build, you will get hooked on having a 10.5′ x 10’5′ screen.

By: whacko

whacko — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:56:10 +0000

no problem man, hope you make it

By: kman

kman — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:55:00 +0000

here’s the url:

http://digg.com/mods/A_New_Underground_Community

diggh the story, I’d like to make front page!

By: kman

kman — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:53:24 +0000

i posted this on digg.com check it out!

By: adrian

adrian — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:43:30 +0000

I concur,

The 20 dollars for the forum access is WELL worth it. Those free places and forums you find on google are full of people who don’t always know what they’re talking about. At lumenlab everyone who’s registered most probably will or has already built the projector – and the knowledge and advice you get from other members is absolutely excellent.

By: Jel

Jel — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:59:57 +0000

why not buy a commercial projector and replace the bulb unit for a metal halide/halogen?

dont get me wrong i LOVE science projects.

By: Brad O'Connor

Brad O'Connor — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 08:30:01 +0000

again the real value is in the forum not the manual.

By: Doggy

Doggy — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:19:05 +0000

Releaseing an advert like that onto torrent sites will only backfire, Hopwfully someone will make a copy of all the information on there and seed a REAL lumenlab torrent ;)

By: philip

philip — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:54:24 +0000

A hard to find item is a 1280×768 monitor (Staples used to carry a Proview) can do 720p. There is a 15.4″ panel that does 1920×1200 at http://members.cox.net/minoten/ although the group buy is closed. It would do 1080p without a problem.

Either of those will do HD.

By: jeh

jeh — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:08:54 +0000

there are no 15″ LCD panels that will do 1080 lines. I’m guessing his setup isn’t HD at all, probably 1024×768

By: Brad O'Connor

Brad O'Connor — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 19:07:13 +0000

If you choose to sing up for the membership please try and follow the link on my webpage or the one below.

http://www.lumenlab.com/index.php?ref=brad

Since I came up with the idea to get the site on /. and Hackaday I might be able to get a pro lens kit. If I am able to do this I can add that build to my website so you guys can see the difference in the basic kit and pro kit. If you choose not to use my link thats fine I mainly posted this website to better the DIY projector community. So many great ideas are coming out of this project.

By: Pistolen08

Pistolen08 — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:54:22 +0000

I just finished building my 15″ projector from lumenlab a couple of months ago. I am extremely satisfied with the results. I could have easily just gone and bought a commercial projector, but when I thought about the cost difference, I don’t think I could have afforded the bulb replacement (like $300 per 1k hours). The total cost for my project was ~$400, and I really enjoyed the experiance. The people on the forums are a lot of help. I would highly recommend paying the $20 and help support lumenlab. I plan to start building a WUXGA one soon.