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Want to get a bigger tv but can't afford it? If you Have a rear projection TV, why not just get a bigger screen? That's exactly what was done here. They dismantled the old TV, mounted it and enclosed it theater style, with curtains. They then mounted a new screen in front of it and voala, bigger TV. He doesn't talk about how much brightness was lost, but there had to be some. The final … [Read more...]
[Christopher Jette] did a amazing job converting a 56" rear projection television into a multitouch display. His original inspiration came from this drafting table project. The screen is a large sheet of 1/2" acrylic with a screen material attached to the back side. The screen edge is surrounded by 168 IR LEDs. When a finger tip touches the surface it scatters the LEDs' IR light. A webcam sees … [Read more...]
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