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From: ken@argus.UUCP (Kenneth Ng)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Big Screen Projector from tiny LCD TV ?
Message-ID: <1956@argus.UUCP>
Date: 20 Aug 90 00:11:23 GMT
References: <32906@cup.portal.com>
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In article <32906@cup.portal.com>, silver@cup.portal.com (Jim B Howard) writes:
: I've experimented with taking cheap calculators apart, and removing the
: foil backing from the LCD element, shiing a flashlight through it,
: and using an overhead projector lens assembly to put the image on the wall.
: It works fine, very readable.  I've even done this with my old Casio 
: 7000 graphing calculator.   The question is, do they attach the 
: LCD elements of those little TV's so strangely that there is no chance
: of relocating it enough to do what I propose?  I don't want to spend 
: 299$ to get one of those things and find out they've welded the element
: in place. 

Interesting idea, one word of caution is to keep the LCD panel cool
from the heat of the lamp.  I know some panels that will turn completely
black if they get too warm.


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