One may ask why one would want a computer projector, I just wonder why not everyone has one already?
N64- 007 GoldenEye has never looked so good.
First off you are going to look for a projector with a bad bulb, you need to know what the bad bulb/bulb holder looks like, so once you find one with a bad bulb, type in the model number into Google with bulb after it. You are mainly looking for a picture of the replacement bulb. You also want a older projector, the newer ones have a bunch of electronic safety crap that becomes a royal pain to disable. And some of the newer ones have a driver circuit for the bulb and of you remove the bulb the projector just won't turn on.
I had a couple things I wanted besides the basic projector, I wanted an LCD one instead of a DLP. I wanted easy bulb access which is normally not an issue. I wanted VGA and RCA inputs I wanted built in speakers and I wanted a remote for it to control the volume and input selection. The one I got didn't come with a remote, but I can get one for it.
The projector I got was a Sharp SharpVision XG-E690U LCD
Here you can see the RCA and VGA input and outputs
The Air filter is missing on the back, but I'm not to worried.
This is the replacement bulb for my projector.
https://www.interlight.biz/light-bulb/L-BQC-XGE690U/1&ID=FROOGLE-US
$230+ shipping for a light bulb, no no no way I will ever pay that for a light bulb.
If the replacement bulb looks like this, you may want to find a different projector.
You need to make sure that the projector comes with the bad bulb in it yet. If it does not come with the bad bulb,hav fun finding one that is bad.
Once your new projector comes in the mail, take the bulb out and admire it.
Mine was conveniently labeled 120V 250W on the white part of the bulb. It also had the model number of just the bulb part, but Google turned up nothing on it.
So basically we have a round reflector, metal cage, and a 250 Watt bulb that is blown, what can we do with this.
Now time to go get that Mini(Must be a MINI) Worklight, you know the kind that heat up real fast and are normally 120 - 250 Watt halogen work lights.
Wait for the worklight to cool down before touching it and proceed to take it apart, all we need is the bulb and the bulb holder. My bulb broke when removing it so I had to get a new one.
Now we just have to figure out how we can mount it in the orginal bulb cage.
Here is the orginal bulb removed.
Do a bit of cutting, just cut on the lines.
Now just drill a couple mounting holes and mount the new bulb holder.
Now if everything goes good, you will just need to put in a 250 Watt halogen bulb and put the modded bulb cage in the projector and everything will be peachy.
Unless something goes wrong.
For me it was something inside of the projector that turns on the 120V to the bulb was not working, so I had to redo it and make it look not so pretty.
And the local stores only had the 120 watt version of this mini bulb. but not to fear, Amazon had them for $15 a 6 pack with protective case.
Now the results, here is my wall that I will be projecting on. The camera is on a tripod and is in the same spot for the next shot too. Please ignore my Pee yellow wall.
That's a door on the left and a desktop computer box on the bottom.
This picture is dim because I only have a 120 Watt bulb when there should be a 250 Watt, Shotguns are good.
When the 250W bulbs come, I may take the projector apart and see what the deal is with the internal bulb power supply and try to get rid of the jimmy rigged power wire for the bulb. If I can't fix it then I will just run a new internal power wire and mount a toggle switch on the back.
Overall I think this experiment was a great success and the people in the dorm room next month will love it. lol It does very well with a DVD player hooked up to it and of course my N64 and PS1
N64- 007 GoldenEye has never looked so good.
First off you are going to look for a projector with a bad bulb, you need to know what the bad bulb/bulb holder looks like, so once you find one with a bad bulb, type in the model number into Google with bulb after it. You are mainly looking for a picture of the replacement bulb. You also want a older projector, the newer ones have a bunch of electronic safety crap that becomes a royal pain to disable. And some of the newer ones have a driver circuit for the bulb and of you remove the bulb the projector just won't turn on.
I had a couple things I wanted besides the basic projector, I wanted an LCD one instead of a DLP. I wanted easy bulb access which is normally not an issue. I wanted VGA and RCA inputs I wanted built in speakers and I wanted a remote for it to control the volume and input selection. The one I got didn't come with a remote, but I can get one for it.
The projector I got was a Sharp SharpVision XG-E690U LCD
Here you can see the RCA and VGA input and outputs
The Air filter is missing on the back, but I'm not to worried.
This is the replacement bulb for my projector.
https://www.interlight.biz/light-bulb/L-BQC-XGE690U/1&ID=FROOGLE-US
$230+ shipping for a light bulb, no no no way I will ever pay that for a light bulb.
If the replacement bulb looks like this, you may want to find a different projector.
You need to make sure that the projector comes with the bad bulb in it yet. If it does not come with the bad bulb,hav fun finding one that is bad.
Once your new projector comes in the mail, take the bulb out and admire it.
Mine was conveniently labeled 120V 250W on the white part of the bulb. It also had the model number of just the bulb part, but Google turned up nothing on it.
So basically we have a round reflector, metal cage, and a 250 Watt bulb that is blown, what can we do with this.
Now time to go get that Mini(Must be a MINI) Worklight, you know the kind that heat up real fast and are normally 120 - 250 Watt halogen work lights.
Wait for the worklight to cool down before touching it and proceed to take it apart, all we need is the bulb and the bulb holder. My bulb broke when removing it so I had to get a new one.
Now we just have to figure out how we can mount it in the orginal bulb cage.
Here is the orginal bulb removed.
Do a bit of cutting, just cut on the lines.
Now just drill a couple mounting holes and mount the new bulb holder.
Now if everything goes good, you will just need to put in a 250 Watt halogen bulb and put the modded bulb cage in the projector and everything will be peachy.
Unless something goes wrong.
For me it was something inside of the projector that turns on the 120V to the bulb was not working, so I had to redo it and make it look not so pretty.
And the local stores only had the 120 watt version of this mini bulb. but not to fear, Amazon had them for $15 a 6 pack with protective case.
Now the results, here is my wall that I will be projecting on. The camera is on a tripod and is in the same spot for the next shot too. Please ignore my Pee yellow wall.
That's a door on the left and a desktop computer box on the bottom.
This picture is dim because I only have a 120 Watt bulb when there should be a 250 Watt, Shotguns are good.
When the 250W bulbs come, I may take the projector apart and see what the deal is with the internal bulb power supply and try to get rid of the jimmy rigged power wire for the bulb. If I can't fix it then I will just run a new internal power wire and mount a toggle switch on the back.
Overall I think this experiment was a great success and the people in the dorm room next month will love it. lol It does very well with a DVD player hooked up to it and of course my N64 and PS1
