andrew01

I remember someone posting a topic on here before asking about DIY projectors. At that time I had done a lot of researching before and was thinking about starting my projector. Well I finally started, and now I am finished. This project took me a couple months to finish, but I think it turned out OK. I am only missing one piece, the LCD. I ordered the correct LCD from Hong Kong and everything arrived here fine, but when I went to strip the LCD for use in my projector a small ribbon cable broke and now I am waiting for a new LCD to arrive. Right now I can project just a white square, but you can get a sense of how big the image is going to be. All of the pictures dont do justice to what it looks like in real life. I am not a very good photographer. Here are some picture of the final product:

FRONT:


BACK:
Has VGA input for xbox, dvd etc. Can also hook up to computer.


Projected Image:
I have no idea why this came out green, but in real life the image is really bright and perfectly white. Even when the room is not pitch black you get a very nice result. It is about 6 feet tall and 4-5feet wide (approx)_


If you guys want to see the inside just ask, and I will take the top off. Please post comments too.

I just got back from a big IT mall where I went to look at xbox prices. I foudn two xboxes that I really liked. The first was a translucent blue one, a Halo 2 Special Edition, that came with a copy Halo 2.



The other that a saw was another Halo 2 Special Edition Xbox that was Green and had the Halo 2 sign on it. It came with a copy of Halo 2 Collectors Edition and a copy of Halo.

(This doesn't have the Halo 2 sign on it)
The prices were:
Blue Halo 2 Xbox with Halo2 and no sign on xbox: S$328 = USD$ 199.623

Green Halo 2 Xbox with Halo 2 Sign and Halo 2 Collectors Edition and Halo: S$335 = USD$ 203.883

I don't know much about the different Collectors Editions, so good some of you help me out. Thanks. Please help as I will probably buy one of these ASAP.

I got this email from some guy. What do you think? I thought it was pretty funny:

> Call: + 00 233 244 778766
>
> Attn: The Ceo/Md,
>
> We want to transfer to overseas ($26,000.000.00 USD) Twenty six
> million United States Dollars) from a Bank in Accra Ghana, I want to
> ask you to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will be
> capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set
> up a new Bank a/c immediately to Receive this fund, even an empty a/c
> can serve to receive this money, as long As you will remain honest to
> me till the end for this important business trusting in you and
> believing in God that you will never let me down either now or in
> future.
>
> I am Dr. Oddy Peterson, the Auditor General of a bank in Africa,
> during the Course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in an
> account opened in the Bank in 1995 and since 1998 nobody has operated
> on this account again, after going through some old files in the
> records I discovered that the owner of the Account died without a next
> of kin who will be beneficiary of this said fund. The owner of this
> account is Mr. Allen P.Seaman, a foreigner, and a executive Director
> of Ghana gold mine and he died in a plain crash, since 1998. And no
> other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the
> account has no other beneficiary.
>
> We will start the first transfer with six million [$6,000.000] upon
> successful Transaction without any disappoint from your side, we shall
> re-apply for the Payment of the remaining rest amount to your account.
> However, we will sign a Binding agreement, to bind us together I got
> your contact address from my Secretary who operates computer, I am
> revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me
> down in this business. With my influence and the position of the bank
> official we can transfer this money to any foreigner's Reliable
> account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be
> Intact pending our physical arrival in your country for sharing. At
> the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total
> amount, 70% Will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties
> might have incurred During the process of transferring.
>
> Kindly contact me through my secured alternative email
> -droddy456peterson@caramail.com
>
> Looking forward to hear from you soon.
>
> Yours Sincerely,
> Dr. Oddy Peterson

Have any of you ever used any sort of emulators. I found a website called The Emulator Zone. Its a really cool wesite it you look around on it. They have emulators for just about every sytem thats avalible.

I was just wondering if any of you have ever used any of these. I am curious, is it possible to put a PS2 emulator on a XBOX and play PS2 games. The best one that I saw was for XBOX and was called CXBX I think. You should really visit the website for CXBX. With that emulator I think that you can just buy the xbox games and put them into your computer and play them. The only thing I think you needed to have was a certain type of DVD Rom that has a special type of firmware.

Well I've decided to start building a custom PC. This PC is being built primarily for gaming. Its secondary use would be school, etc.

I'm leaning towards getting a Intel Pentium IV 2.8GB. Most people say it's not worth it to go any higher than 2.8, they say that it is not needed for the amount of money But, I've been told by others that AMD Athlon XPs are also good. I have been looking at the 2600+ and the 2800+. Do you guys have any preference between the two. Pros/Cons?

The other components I pretty much know about so I dont need any help there. Can you guys just tell me the specs of your computers. im just interest in what types you have.