NICE! Yeah, the more resolution, the better! I thought about using 3 LCDs, but wasn't sure where to find the monochrome LCDs. That would be an excellent experiment. Only thing being that alignment becomes more of an issue, but probably worth it. It would be brighter and I beieve it can create even more colors. Check out my original post on page one. Look for the Sharp site. It shows the setup for 3 LCD projectors. You need to use dichrotic mirrors that only reflect the color for say red, green, or blue. But if you use LEDs as a light source, it won't need to be as complicated.
How bright was it? Don't even think about looking into it's path! It hurts even for a split second. It really is like a spot light. Perfect circle too. When I first ran it w/ the single lense, you could see there were patches of dark because of how I set up my LEDs on seperate tiny boards. Not w/ a condenser though. It was evenly dispersed. I'm also testing it w/ an open case, so there is light polution in the room.
I recommend ONE board w/ a tight grouping of LEDs.
I tried to be fancy and make a pattern like an octagon, but it's tough, unless you make your own board. I used perfboard and hard-wired them.
I would love to try something w DLPs! You would only need one. One of you guys linked to a site where they show how that's done. That would be the way to go. I also have white papers on how CRT projectors work. I'm basing my work on both LCD and CRT, like a hybrid.
Vince
How bright was it? Don't even think about looking into it's path! It hurts even for a split second. It really is like a spot light. Perfect circle too. When I first ran it w/ the single lense, you could see there were patches of dark because of how I set up my LEDs on seperate tiny boards. Not w/ a condenser though. It was evenly dispersed. I'm also testing it w/ an open case, so there is light polution in the room.
I recommend ONE board w/ a tight grouping of LEDs.
I tried to be fancy and make a pattern like an octagon, but it's tough, unless you make your own board. I used perfboard and hard-wired them.
I would love to try something w DLPs! You would only need one. One of you guys linked to a site where they show how that's done. That would be the way to go. I also have white papers on how CRT projectors work. I'm basing my work on both LCD and CRT, like a hybrid.
Vince