Yes, they have TV out, in fact I have two old ones in my cupboard. Only is it possible to have that in dual monitor mode so that the TV out on the card diplays something else than the onboard TV out? That Xcard does look great! Only I don't really need it for this project. I think I am going to stay with a normal GLCD or a VFD.
Yeah, you should definately make a sketchup file of it. And post a link so we all can download the file and view it.
Ok, I think I have a solution for my LCD problem: I looked through my cupboard and found my old Philips Nino 500 PDA running Windows CE 2.11. This should make a perfect 256 color touchscreen for this project, when interfaced over VNC. However, I simply cannot get VNC to work using the serial cable. I got various utilities, like serial to TCP/IP, which should work for getting VNC to work over serial, however they don't... Anyone know what I am doing wrong/should do?
Ok, finally got some time in the vacation to update this project Here is a SketchUp model of the inside (using SketchUp for the first time...) SketchUp File And a view of the top plate: The hole is going to be covered by a lasercut fanguard from the inside and have an 80mm titan aluminium fan blowing hot air out. Oh and I'm gonna get the original LCD I intended to and not use the PDA screen. More to come soon...
I just had to subscribe to this thread. i'm thinking about doing something like that myself. Looking good mate. Can wait to see some progress pics. Keep up the good work....
Oooooo lookie lookie what new toy I bought for the what is to become the DivX BoX : Bow before the InFocus X1! No more TV out for me! Now I will need a screen for it... (another 450€ )
As school has started and I got a lot of stuff to do, there will not be many updates in the near future. I did get all of the hardware going and it is currently sitting next to my couch in the living room. I am going to use the myHTPC software to control it. I installed the projector on the ceiling with a home made motorised mount, which can change the projection angle at the press of a button. Also I have recieved a motorised screen, which can also be rolled down convieniently from the couch. Pics will be posted soon (I hope )
Well, I finally got to taking some photos of my projector setup: Now here is the beamer mounted on the ceiling. The mount is homemade out of wood and is motorised. It is able to change the angle of the projector relative to the ceiling. Here is a side view of the mount. Inside the left end of the mount there is a gearbox motor, which winds up/down the three black threads, attached to the projector, thus the projection angle can change. This is really handy, when you want to project the image higher or lower on the screen e.g. for removing the bars on 16:9 movies. Here is a short video clip you can download to see the mount in action. Here we can see the motorised screen rolled down fully. I am using relays to switch the motor forward and backward. And it can all be controlled (screen and projector mount) by using this: It consists of two simple on/off/on switches, one switching the mount and the other the relays, which switch the screen motor. I'll keep updatin'
Yes, I am very mean... Going to start the box hopefully sometime soon. It is going to cost a hell of a lot of money, so please be patient... I am only a student in the 11th grade
Thanks for the compliment. The projector was a birthday present, where I payed half of the $999. Made a website for someone and got 500€ for it, that payed all of my part.
