Building a TRUE 4k home cinema projector (it’s awesome)
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Here are the main components required for this build:
Aluminium: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...
Threaded rods: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...
LED (choose 5600k for pure white): store.yujiintl.com/collection...
OR (cheaper, but larger diameter - choose 100w) rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...
Heatsink: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...
Power board: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...
Fresnel lenses: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...
LCD panel + control board: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...
4K LCD panel + control board: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...
Large format camera lenses: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...
How to make your own front-surface mirror: • First surface mirror D...
Video on powering LEDs: • Building DIY LED lights
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Love your video’s! They are so cool!
I have everything ready, just waiting on the 4K phone and LED to arrive. Very excited to get started!
Hi DIY Perks, Great Video! What would I need to do to make this an ultra short throw projector? I have a very small space and would like to put the projector at the base of the wall I'm projecting on... I already own a regular projector so would it be better to modify the one I currently own to be short throw?
Hellooo!!! Can you please make a video on how you can convert a PC hard drive into a portable HDD ???
Great timing, mate! I just came back to this video with the intention to rebuilding it and - tadaaaa - written guide available 👌😁
Really enjoyed this 28 minutes of something I'll never build
@Zenki X Lmaooo, underrated comment
I dropped a like on your comment more harder than this video
I'm actually thinking about making a 1440p projector. I've been thinking about something like this for a while now but I couldn't find a good and cheap screen. And the one he found is just perfect. Gotta love the effort he puts into his videos and projects.
lol 🤣
i really really love to build this, but i just dont have the materials and money..
Let's take a minute to appreciate how long it must have taken him to thread all the nuts and spacers through those rods
and some of them were self-locking so he had to use a wrench instead of the load and good fingers
@@ruimoura6234 clamp the rod into a drill and hold the nut...
@@Flowxing that´s how i would´ve done it, also its amazing how much time you can save with such a simple trick
it had to be nuts
@@Flowxing Don't forget that spinning the rod spins everything else attached to it. Once the rods were all tied together with that base piece you couldn't spin one of them without the next one spinning around to hit your arm.
This man actually made a pdf step by step how to make your own projector at home, this man is the kind of man who makes the world go round, GOOD JOB WHOLEHEARTHEDLY, GOOD JOB. You should be paid for this.
He is paid for this. He is paid very well in fact. Probably over $ 20 000 for this video including viewership money and sponsorship.
Yeah and how many of us are going to build it? No one.
I have this phone in mint condition in my drawer. I am actually thinking of building it myselves :) but i would like it to be brighter.
@@antattackBAM quite a few people actually
@@redknockz454 You?
Normally I watch these videos to be amazed, and move on with my life, cause how in hell could I do this aswell. The problem tho is, as a matter of fact I strangely have every. single. component. to rebuild this… And now I’m invested!
@@bokuwatobi_ me too
Go for it dude! And please let us know how it worked out!
@@lynnoka2432me too!
Any progress so far?
How's it going?
3:39 Don't act like that nut didn't take ten minutes of twisting to get to that point. Haha
Lol. I can just imagine spending an hour to bolt down 4 nuts and realising you forgot something that had to go in first
*uses long mechanical drill*
haha! XD
sorry I'm late. It took forever to twist my nuts.
NYLON NUTS ON ALLTHREAD!! He’s insane.
Bruh, imagine buying a 2,000 dollar projector just to flex how much better your home made one is
Probably rented TBH.
The guy is a KZheadr, probably has one laying around and then decided to make one from scratch.
@@AllenHanPR why would a youtuber will own one? Any application?
I so badly want to like ur comment but it’s already at 69 likes, and it’ll be 70 :(
@@anabolicsteroids. its not 69 anymore. you can like the comment now
I love how this guy narrates everything as if we're actually gonna build it. Let's be honest, we're here for the great quality of satisfying contents.
I would love an update on this project to see how well the screen took this kind of use long term (if the light intensity damages it or the fans are not cooling enough on sustained use, etc.) Thanks for the video!
Me too
I just want to take a moment to offer my sincerest thanks to Matt for his work. I share custody of my daughter and we've done a few of Matt's projects while she's with me, and doing so is one of the reasons we've grown closer. It's not easy being a single dad to a teenage girl, but the experiences we've shared while learning and creating something new has been a true source of joy for both of us. So, thank you Matt. I'm deeply appreciative.
To be honest this should be number one priority for every parent from day one. Making things together and learning new things in the process, developing that brain power, for kids evolving their brain in the right direction and for the adults keeping that brainjuice flowing. With it making those social bonds. Win-win for both parties. Instead of the modern day norm of the majority that where adults chase false dreams stressing out them selves and their children and their kids being neglected stuck on screens doing nothing watching who knows what and growing into lazy useless parasites.
damnit. i'm tearing up, u a good dad.
You're a freemason? Because of your yt-symbol?
This is also the type of thing I was thinking of for my kids and I - they're a bit young still, but I definitely want to get them into loving this kind of thing. Also - that's some solid fathering you're doing! Keep it going, I'm sure your daughter is benefiting from this beyond what she'd ever even realise.
Diy Perks is like the Bob Ross of DIY - He has a nice voice and makes beautiful projects in entertaining videos, but most of us probably won't try to actually make anything.
That’s actually a very accurate comparison!
Looks like Bob Ross painted you a nice painting of the Windows XP wallpaper
I can only recommend the "arching" LED-Lamp...made if for my desk, and it is such a pleasure to work under!
I've made several of his projects and use them very often! The main one has been his LED light panel project. I've made quite a few different lights and use them for film projects and just lighting up my workspace. :)
😂😂😂
I just got this video randomly recommended, and I am completely floored by the fantastic projects you are showing and actually guiding step by step on how to make. Instant love to your channel, I promise to binge everything and build at least one thing myself.
I really appreciate that you work all alone like recording, editing, building new things etc, hats off to you man ❤️
I love the lack of hot glue and snotty soldering. I love this guys projects.
21:07 well...
Although its hard to recreate without hot glue and snotty soldering
DIY perks is like the slightly snobby luxury version of most DIY channels. It's also awesome
Well he’s British ofc he’s good
@@calamariaxo the difference is that DIY Perks' projects are effectively useful in everyday life (they're not compulsory, but they can help quite a lot) and the result is pretty good-looking.
I'm continually blown away by how professional everything you make on this channel is. How you manage to create so many different things and always make it look good, function beautifully, and ever quiet is always incredible.
He's at 95% imo. Everything looks great and does the job tremendiously fine. But I always feel like theres a small 5% overhead to take his projects to OEM standards.
hard work
This dude has taught me more about engineering than my actual degree
💯
I dont trust you
Same name
Bach degrees are a scam
you must have slept through your classes. Just don't design any bridges. LOL
This is the best DIY guides I've ever found in youtube. Reasons : it explain the theory, good for students. And also the creator has clearly inform the materials it needed. This is a very good DIY Tutorial. Thanks!!
This is what KZhead needs! More quality instead of quantity!
00:12 I thought he was going to say,: IT’S FOR free.
Fresh Console yup
Nothing is free in life, not even 4K cinema projectors
You're so broke you've started assuming everyone's broke
ikrr
Worst, I thought he meant $4000
I've never been in my entire life more fascinated by a video of how to build something, I've watched this so many times and each time I do im a little more impressed, I am a million miles behind you I creating things like this, but because of you Sir, there is no stopping me now, I was in the Royal Corps of Signals British army at the bottom of any tech, you have rekindled my ambition to to build things and hopefully one day instruct others to do so.❤
The world needs more people like this guy imagine what he could do for the people with a budget thanks for the work 🎉🎉
This is awesome. Not just the end result, but the whole process of building it. I love projects that teach lots of skills along the way.
big fan of you
@@theindianallrounders thank you! Take care and stay healthy! 🌈
if this guy was my teacher in middle school i'd be a electronic expert by now
Expert?
@@yungheat84 autocorrection
@@DaliasVlogs34 it was fairly plausible that you were _just_ out of middle school 😜
You'd be an *electronics expert. If you were an "electronic expert," you'd be an android.
Well you’re definitely not a grammar expert.
I don't know if anyone has realized that this entire channel and all your efforts (working so ingeniously and openly sharing the details of your projects) represents one of the most valid actions to boycott wild capitalism, decrease the environmental impact, while maintaining a modern lifestyle, and, at least for personal opinion, a great step towards the true evolution of humanity. Many thanks from the bottom of my heart. Keep up the good work, peace.
You rarely find channels with videos of great length worth watching the entirety. But this channel is so worth it.
I really wanted someone to explain the concepts of light and magnification in depth, thank you so much.... It was incredible as always
I think middle school physics covered that and high school went into more depth.
jholotan best ya, idk what middle school you went to but none near me went this into depth on anything. Dudes thanking the man for the opportunity to learn and you have to be a snob about it? Yikes.
@@CocaineCobain I think it depends on where and when you went to middle/high school.
Matt feels like the holy fusion between Linus and the hacksmith with a lil bit extra
Add a bit of British
@@robertmerrill8918 do you mean Tom Scott ?
@@Stella_Valentine Perhaps a bit more like Mat from TechMoan.
Harry styles?
and you can believably see yourself needing what he made
I miss how old youtube used to work. You colud find all kind of DIY and science projects on it. It's one of the reasons why I went to engineering college. Your projects reminded me of how the things used to be on YT.
I wish I could communicate and talk as well as express my words as well as you can. The way you narrated this and made your audience as well as the people that brought all this together into one whole! My hat is off you all of you as well. real good. others saw this project I saw something else.
I'm going to try building this! Edit: For sale: An aluminium tower with a melted phone in the middle. $60 o.n.o. Collection only.
strange lee LMAO......🤣
Ur mad bro
Aluminium sounds like a metal found on Krypton until you realize it's just aluminum
@@zachazow Only if you misspell it.😉
Hahahaha Good one
Give it time, there will be a 'Going to the Moon on a budget' video soon
"now what you want to use is aluminium"
@@Patrick-jj5nh lol it would melt instantly upon reaching outer space
"In this video we will be adding a so called "flux capacitor" to the space ship we built last time so we can achieve faster than light travel. It's actually surprisingly simple"
How could one get the tools or materials required for such an efficient engine with a normal budget?
That’s where space x is going. I know it.
How tf we're you not recommended sooner? I watch Michael Reeves, William Osman, Smarter Everyday, and others like. You are exactly the style of channel I've always wanted. Ty so much
Yaptığın projeleri ev ortamında basit yapıyorsun ama ince detaylar, sağlamlık, malzeme kullanımı ve senin yeteneklerin ortaya fabrika kalitesinden daha mükemmel bir ürün çıkartıyor. Harikasın dostum Türkiye'den selam
"...and now it's...complete." *gets chills*
DUSTRICK Brilliant 🤩
bro same, bro
@@AdelinT timestamp
@@stevethea5250 22:08
I read that perfectly on time
When Matt said "This is going to be a good one" at the start, I already trusted him
I trusted him when he introduced himself
I actually agree with you haha
When matt said "this" at the start, i already trusted him
When Matt said "epyc", I trusted him already.
I trusted him because it’s him!
The work put in to these videos/projects in bonkers. Well done!
You're really good teacher at all. Appreciate and clap for your contributions for our mental growth in technology. Love for your all excellent projects. I'll be glad to be your student. ❤️
22:09 "the projector is complete" - it was the most soothing human words I heard today
This guy can read me to sleep. He reminds me of Richard Attenborough. Great, soothing voice.
You've given me everything I need to overclock this project into a liquid-cooled, 8K, 5000 lumen monstrosity.
if my DIY projector doesn't burn through drywhile than what's even the point?
@@bradleyhinton9104 DARPA wants to know your location
where do you find your 8k lcd screen ?
Angel Bob Burn,baby,burn!
MISTER SIR in his hidden volcano hideout,no doubt.
This is such a fantastic video. The project is great, you give all the relevant info and more, and the video itself is shot so so so nicely. Plus your voice is pleasant, which is a bonus! Thank you for sharing this with the community!
When I was a kid my dad made the exact kind of thing at home. I think it was 2006 when he made it. He used parts from old printers and computers. Unlike the one in this video, it was huge. All the components were enclosed in a 5ft-tall box he made from MDF and plastic, and it had wheels so you could move it around. It didn't have any heatsinks, but instead used fans stripped from computers to circulate all that heat. The craziest thing is, he designed all this in Microsoft Powerpoint 2003, and the most high tech tool he used was a power drill. As a kid, I enjoyed watching him work on it. The only problem was that my mom absolutely HATED it, so it's been sitting in a closet for the last 15 years.
By the end of this project I would be burnt, electrocuted and blind.
Hear hear
Underrated comment
Hahahahaha may be XD
Atleast you saved $2000
@@vexcarius7100 Shame he wouldn't be able to see the finished product ... blindness is probably worse than the electrocution or the burns.
25:19 "Contrast and colours are absoloutely on point." - Shows image of a blue orange
blue waffle. no blue orange
@@MOISTRAP69 you shall not bring any blue waffles in here, they are cursed and evil
@@Legendary_sartorian true
blue and orange is colours, and both are complementary to each other, so it is contrast.
@@silentkillaa2673 in contrast blue waffles are yuck
I love how every Project is timeless an unique, no matter how often I look at them
Respect for making your design open source!
25:20 "colors are absolutely on point too" Me seeing the blue orange: Whot?
😂
Pewdiepie reference?
@@diegomartinez3836 yos
@@forstig OUGH!
I am interested in the bit where you replaced the battery with a small voltage regulator board - there is surprisingly little written about this kind of hack (or at least not that I could find) - I think 'hacking lithium powered devices to run off alternative sources' might be a worthy subject for a video of its own
the battery is just providing the phone with power at the required voltage and intensity that it needs to run. the voltage regulator board was used just so that he could change the power supply for something that doesn't "run out" of juice, such as the power outlet, allowing him to just plug it in. think of it as a transformer. i could be wrong though, research the topic for precise information
@MyBadStudios well i know ow you feel xd... after searching a bit though, you'll think of it as basic electricity (there's nothing basic about the board specifically) but it's pretty easy to understand how to set it up at least
wtf i love ur videos man!
Oh sheed! It's the scambaiter!
@MyBadStudios If you want to do something you need to invest time into it to learn. We wouldn't all be sitting on our lazy asses while watching free entertainment on our phones or computers if it weren't for all the people that did the research and invested their time into it. In this day and age, you can learn everything needed for this project for free with the help of the Internet and youtube. 100% free I'll guarantee you. If you're mentally not prepared to invest effort into something then the only reason you can't do it is you and your mindset.
I love the concept and your ability to just start doing. I think you've come up with a relatively easy, and fundamentally sound design. I do have one critique on the design aspect though. And that is the build orientation. You state that the orientation is optimized for it's footprint, and I like that but from a heat and cooling standpoint it's upsidedown. Horizontal projectors have their main heat source expelling heat away from all other components. Where this build has the heat rising to the LCD which is sensitive to heat and will reduce the hours of elongated use. If you where to flip the build the only modifications needed would be to flip the screen orientation. But you would be expelling heat much better, this along with fans directly actively cooling the LCD panel would allow you to get away with a much brighter light source. I'm curious of your thoughts. I would also be interested in your take on using a old classroom overhead projector as a starting point since you obviously have an ingenious ability to repurpose old tech.
While I agree this would be more efficient thermally, clearly this design already works, because the upwards force of hot air is minimal compared to the large kinetic force of the fans. Also I believe the tower design proves much more convenient when it projects from the top-end, rather than the bottom.
I believe you may have slightly misunderstood, actually the fans draw air downwards through it, which cools everything respective of its position. Air is drawn through the heatsink last, and then expelled outwards through the bottom vents.
@@Savage-en1ms Exactly.
Love your stuff. Glad to see you come so far over the years. From one geek to another. Congrats. 🤣😎
I just completed building the ultimate smartphone projector today which was uploaded by you earlier. I am so thrilled to see this video on this same day
Are you the person who posted about making a DIY projector in Android community fb group a lot time ago. Because I just recalled one very-well detailed post in that group about DIY ing a projector , when I saw this . Is that you bro ?. Anyway , I hope you'll upload some videos about your build bro .
Where is your work? I don‘t find it.
മലയാളീസ് എല്ലാവരും ഇവിടെ തന്നെയുണ്ടല്ലോ
@@emilgeorge1234 what?
@@emilgeorge1234 malayali pwoliyalle.....
Good to see Theon Greyjoy find some motivation in life after what he went through in Westeros. Inspirational !!!
I was thinking the same thing. Laughed hard since I was looking for this comment.
@@leestrz4153 I thought his voice would be a few octaves higher, kind of like Michael Jackson.
@@billymule961 teeeeee heeee (at Michael Jackson octave)
He looks like a handsomer combo of Robb, Theon, and Ramsay.
Jajajaja so funny
You know, I really like the channel but I think it's the first time that I actually want to make the project myself. Really good stuff.
Stumbled upon this video while choosing a portable projector that i could use while camping. Quite epic, instant subscribe!
Hey when are you going to make a DIY Quantum computer? Edit: Wow, nice thanks for the likes!
Lol
Out of aluminum, old computers, and a few leds no doubt.
Pretty sure if I asked Matt for wine recommendations he'd advise aluminium.
Hahahaha
IRJesoos Vidya And a liberal amount of nuts.
"a fine 5251 grade aluminium while undigestible, will be just perfect"
"It's cheap , it's strong , it's durable."
Add some vinyl wrap for a darker aftertaste.
This man is an absolute genius and deserves all the accolades
When you started talking about focusing, I got flashbacks to my time in high school photography, where I used an enlarger (my second favorite part of film photography).
You are single handedly more interesting than the entire "How It's Made" franchise... Good for you
Go see How to basic first.
@@diegocoello3598 🙄
Penguinz0 how its made is best
@@diegocoello3598 i never understood how people find that poopoo entertaining. to me it resembles idiocracy
You know how it's made cannel
it is very rare for a very smart person to deliver his knowledge perfectly to other people especially to those average ones who just enjoy watching DIY videos.
agreed I'm one of the many average people would never built this but I find it fascinating how smart and creative this dude is an his attention to details is really amazing. I was thinking how much he would achieve if he worked at high level engineering like in NASA or MIT
I got the same feeling. This guy is a GEM💎💎💎
..and for free.👍
Some modifications include ditching the phone completley and using the control board with ChromeCast, or Apple TV to utilize ScreenCast, or AirPlay. Worth noting that you need some HDMI ports if you want to connect your laptop to the projector. Also worth noting that you need some way to make like a standby mode by wiring some relays to the LED driver and a momentary power switch. And if you want a control over smartphone you can make Arduino setup with the WiFi shield.
absolute joy to watch and listen to you mate... have a great day!
I start to sound like a broken record, but you really outdid yourself with this majestic project Matt!
I think he does it every time...
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@@stevethea5250 You really gotta be a special type of stupid to fall for these scams
who are you again?
I didn't know that the broken record expression exists in English lol
Do have a feel for how many people try and do these projects themselves. I'm always like, I'm missing every tool, the space, all materials, skills to use the tools, 200 man hours, and more money than I care to lose if something goes wrong.
Lol I made the hemispherical light panels a while back and it cost me a little over $400. Still don't have the right acryilic size as he never said. I think 1/32 will be the magic size, but haven't got around to buying it yet.
i haven't made anything but the el wire from one of his pc builds was cool so I bought some of that
Rufurbished my laptop camera and fixed headphoned thx to him. Cool builds but i’m not that big of an audio enthusiast or silence enjoyer so his projects are over the top for me. I enjoy building shed’s and houses and such. Still-he really inspired me to do more electronic stuff. Still havent figured out how to charge a battery from 6-27 V of vindmill DC but the more I wach the smarter I get lol.
@@sebastianjohansen2142 6-27V? You mean that as a range and than get a stable, say 12V? Use a buck boost converter. They're inexpensive but just watch out for your output current, you don't wanna burn them.
I went to do a diy projector in 2010 but never finished the project as it was about the time I had to move iirc. Still have the parts kicking around in storage somewhere; fresnel lenses, 13inch screen (can't remember if it was even 1080p - might have only been 720p back then), triplet lenses from overhead projectors, a massive 400W metal halide bulb and ballast. Had I completed it, compared to what Matt has built here it would have been double the size for a quarter of the resolution. It's interesting seeing this done now with leds. I also remember the de facto diy designs back then sandwiched the display panel between the two fresnel lenses (rather than it positioned after the converging fresnel) and moved the final lens for focusing.
priceless knowledge shared here, its amazing the willing of sharing which much people dont do. much respect
This is so cool! Thank you for making the video (and the projector)
Can we take a moment to appreciate the amount of work and effort that goes through into these projects
If I get stranded on a desert island, I want this guy with me.
So you can make out with him?
@@n-i-n-o wtf?
British McGuyver
Your gonna need a projector on an island? 🤣🤪😂🤪
"Ive built this amazing helicopter out of palm trees and coconut husks and get this, ITS A BLACKHAWK" this guy is wild
This is brilliant what this guy does! Kudos to what you do!
This guy is on another level ,absolutely a masterclass every video.
This guy in school: Other kids: "For today's show and tell, I made a face with macaroni" This guy: "I made a 4K projector with scraps"
this kid: "hold my milk"
@@macswanton9622 random dude: *Holds your milk and drinks it, till it's empty*
I hated this kid in school, he would always destroy the grading curve.
Other kids in school: I brought my G.I. Joe with Tank for show n tell This Guy: I built a time machine on the weekend and I brought Albert Einstein for show n tell. He WAS planning to explain how travel to the past is not possible but I guess thats moot point now
Hah I did actually make something of the sort for a school project, it was just extremely crude, half disassembled phone with a 240p screen strapped onto an old slide projector. Barely worked, but still was enough for an A.
I only saw this video of you. I saw the entire video as a child playing with a new toy. I have no words. Amazing video. Amazing edition. Amazing project. Amazing explanation. You just gave us a free gold mine. I finished the video and subscribed without hesitation. If I didn't say it already, Amazing.
Take a bow, you’re extremely engaging and I find every minute of your video intriguing.
This guy is a freaking genius! How does he do that?😮
I really, really appreciate the feel of demystification of technology this channel provides me.
Me: Why are 4K projectors so expensive? Matt: Hold my aluminium.
Also nuts a
And the ironic part is the diy one has better color and IMO has slightly better image quality.
@@dcfuksurmom yes i agree imo earlier had egg in it but they started using human meat recently
The answer is simple. 4k is related to the area of the mobile display. If you project it on a larger screen, you get the quality of DVD (succinctly speaking). This is done by calculations, in which you set the pixel density per unit, width, length and diagonal of the display or projected image. An expensive projector ensures that the specified image quality is maintained if the installation conditions are met. If the image from the projector seems to be worse, it is due to the image processing algorithm (compression, etc.). Within this, the projected image from the mobile phone may look better, which is not the rule. If someone wanted to project 4k, they would have to duplicate the surface of the mobile phone as a mosaic to the total size of the projected image. In this way, for example, HD or Full HD panels are joined to the walls as a mosaic, which will result in overall HD or Full HD quality. However, such an enlarged image encounters the problem of enlarging the original pixel to several pixels. Therefore, the larger the format, the larger the resolution must be. The situation is absolutely catastrophic in the field of virtual reality. The human eye recognizes a pixel at an angle of 1 minute. Sharp sight can handle 24 seconds. Virtual reality brings the image closer through the optics, instead of zooming out, and therefore is still unsatisfactory. Limits are reflected not only in the price.
Because they are not made from mobile phones?
You are a genius and your projects are just mind blowing
these projects are simply incredible
"...Sony released a 4k phone..." I have an XZ Premium so which is overheating because of the battery... you just gave me an idea what to do with it :O
I too have an XZ Premium lying around, working perfectly but I don't use anymore. So I might just try this myself as well! I also have an old 720p Epson projector, I wonder if I can reuse its lenses for this... hmmm...
Hey, @MoSs - I have an old Epson projector too (EH-TW420 from ~2008, I think), with a defect light source, that's too expensive to fix, since it's outdated. Please let me know if you figure out something regarding refurbing the lenses of yours!
@@MoSs. U cant. 720p sensor(projector screen) will be 4x smaller than ur phones screen. So lenses will be also too small for that.
I had Z5 premium and same problem, but I still like sony phones
Actually the panel on the Z5 Premium is better for this project because the dpi is over 800. However the XZ Premium panel has HDR color gamut support.
Me throughout the video: "Woh this doesn't look that hard" "Oh that might be a bit difficult" "Wow, but maybe I could still pull it off" "Whatever, I'll just keep watching for fun"
Yeah I was thinking that I might be able to do it up till the lcd screen part when the difficulty and assumed knowledge seemed to spike.
its really not that big of a deal. its just a bright light source, a few lenses, and a LCD display with the back reflector removed. The only real hard part would probably be sourcing the lenses to avoid the vignetting and bringing oneself to disassemble a 4k display. But hacking transparent displays by removing the imaging layer from a monitor is old hat. PC modders have been doing it for ages. Want to make your PC side window cooler? Put real time stats on it ;)
I love the projector without the shell! Really want to do this now
Matt is like the Bob Ross of Tech DIY projects 🤣 Seriously impressive though. He actually manages to improve on commercial designs!
Yesssss 16:54 the digitalrev tv soundtrack comes on when he talks about camera lenses!
This.
oh man tis been awhile
I was wondering why it sounded familiar :D
I just absolutely love how excited you get for all of these projects. It’s been amazing to watch this channel grow since the video I saw where you put your PC in another room and made an volume knob out of concrete. I’m so proud of you!
I remember those video too, haha. xD
I agree 100%. Seeing his genuine excitement and enthusiasm really brings up the enjoyment level. Part of the winning receipt in this case. I’m glad you commented on it. :)
Feels like I’m back in Science Class …I Love it…Great Work! I love learning stuff like this… good stuff 👍
Whatever this inventive man's mind settles on ,you can bet he is all in. Thank you, Matt, for generating the subscriptions, likes, and comments that show your impact on others.
Im sitting here knowing that ill never build this but im still watching
hilarious!
same here
I'll, I'm*
@@CreeperPookie thank you very cool
I watched the whole video thinking, can I make it, no I can't make it, may be I can. 😂
This guy is the true definition of an engineer
along with colin furze
*of a good actor with a team of engineers whose work he presents with an attention-grabbing accent.
Jack Kushner What you mean? He does it all alone , stop being jealous, mate
@@jackkushner8026 Bitter with race and skills lmao
His skill in presentation and video making are more impressive than his engineering skill. Still, his engineering skill is nothing to be scoffed at
This guy teaches me something I’ll probably never make
Awesome project with a better than commercial result. My favorite video of yours so far. GG
I don't think I have unlocked enough XP to be on this level, going back to older DIY projects.
Happy grinding! :D
Almost burnt off my Dingdong by having a fressnel lens resting on my lap and driving around the city.
At least not like that. Still more then enough left. Those overhead lenses will start a fire literally in seconds. I used welding googles just to look at the focused sunbeam.
Doorbell
@@realcartoongirl Backdoor? 😯
@@realcartoongirl Or maybe not doorbell, but Hostess. A chocolatey cream filled delight. 😆
Surprising how small and hot that focus point is lol ;)
Mind-blowing project! Amazing job!!!
Wow - truly and amazing DIY project!!
This is a most brutal DIY project that i ever seen.
We've done that years ago in Germany, before Projectors became cheap. (diy-community dot de for example). Tbh his projector is quiet simple and could be a lot more optimized...
watch these guys building underground houses. you can do it in your garden too.
@@dr.comfort1183 Actually my wife and I tried to, but it is quiet hard to get a permission for earthships in Germany. So we are now building a straw/clay/wood house instead. :)
No lens shift or any lens size adjustment available too. I know how to make it bright (90% better). But the lens option is A MUST. Edit: hmmm, I have some ideas now.
@@luckyqualmi i did one out of an overhead projector build i got out of some MAKE style magazine when projectors where expensive and not very bright
I have made DIY projectors in the past, and this is the best design with the best howto presentation I've ever seen.
Awesome! Thanks for the quality education! Such a cool build!
That's an instant like button just for the pop up "Hello!" intro. Love it.
Will definitely try this. However, I’ll get my local machine shop to laser cut the panels. Should be a pretty straight forward assembly process there after 👍🏻
Tell us how it goes!
Yeah, the whole time I was thinking "wow, this project seems a lot more attainable than I was expecting, especially because I can just cnc all the parts, then it's just assembly." I definitely want to build it as well once i have some spare dollars.
Good luck buddy!
I could imagine this approx £500 or $, could be more or less. It's just a guess. I have no idea if you were to buy a 4k LCD instead of Sony to control everything.
Can't you just 3d print it?
I admire people who are whatching this cause they're actually gonna build it
I'm watching it but probably wont make it haha
No one would. Hahaha
@@kodedjackson not true.
😂😂😂
I'm going to watch this, think about it for a while and then do something else. Sometime in the far distant future I will imagine I actually made this. Memory is funny like that.
amazing stuff, most quality content on youtube! Every Projekt is an Designer-Pice!