what projector for gaming?

[EvilT]

are there any good projectors that are good for gaming?

[jcw122]

You can try building your own projector out of an overhead projector and and a strong LCD screen's internals. I think you can find a tutorial on Tom's Hardware. You can do it for pretty darn cheap too, much cheaper than most decent compact projectors.

[EvilT]

im not wanting one that looks like crap, im wantin one that i can game on, its ether that or an big ole lcd monitor\tv

[Yuriman]

It would look as good as whatever LCD you decided to use with it... but the actual unit might not be so pretty. :p

[Echo_]

well it would really look as good as what projector you get and also they usually recommend <17 inch screens so the resolution would be small and most of those screens suck for gaming

[Just shoot]

After seeing Tom's guide years ago I went on a adventure looking for DIY projectors. I finally settled at a forum called www.lumenlab.com. Since I was a diy'er , computers, water cooling, then finally phase changing. I figured I could handle it.

To make a long story short I'll fast forward to the present. I've built as well as thousands of others high quality DIY projectors. My present projector runs 1280x1024 with a 104" picture. For plain TV I run a viewsonic n6 tv box that allows component inputs and composite as well as vga. I also run a computer for movies and surfing the web.

I don't have any pics of my latest projector, but it resulted in the building of a home theater in my basement. I just put the floor in and have to put things back together so bare with me. In a day or two and I'll be more than happy to post some pics. I will not only post pics of the quality of the projection but also the quality of the case and how it looks, in the basement. I think you will be very pleasently suprised and also impressed on what you can build, depending on how creative you are.

Just a idea of total cost is approx $600 using all new parts and making it look like something. The bright side of it is I can replaced the bulb for roughly $50. To replace the bulb on a manufactured one will cost between $150-$250 depending on the qualtiy of bulb you want to purchase.

Like I said I will have some pics for you in a day or two. Laterz Just shoot

[thefranklin]

If you don't have the space and time to build your own, get the panasonic ae-700 or ae-900. The sanyo z- series is good (z-3 and z-4 are the latest).