I haven't seen this on the forum however, I was surfin around the internet to try get as much info on projectors before I break down and buy one and I came accross this site http://www.audiovisualizers.com/madlab/lcd_proj.htm on how to build a DIY projector. Now some sim builders will get a good laugh out of this, however, some builders on a tight budget just might find it useful? :-)You won't get close to the same quality of a retail projector, but for around $150 - $300, it just might work for a temporary unit till the cash is saved up to purchase a $2000 projector. After that, some of the components from the DIY projector can be use in the cockpit??Maybe someone will find it usefull?? :-rollGuy Archer

Instead of building or buying new...In the past year, I've bought two 1024x768 projectors off eBay which were being sold by offices. Each cost me about $400, with under 200 hours on the bulbs. Their original price a few years ago was over $9000 each (!).I project onto a $10 white window shade (5' x 5').One I use for the outside view in FS behind a monitor showing the instruments, the other we use with a little three speaker system for TV viewing.Can't beat it!

That's pretty neat. I was thinking, "why not use fluorescent tubes to reduce heat?" And this guy did:http://www.geocities.com/zark5150/projector.htmlPeter http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/PeterR.gifBFU Forums ModeratorRenegade/Seawolf Design Group (RSDG)[table border=2 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=1][tr][td][table border=0 cellpadding=8 cellspacing=0][tr][td bgcolor=#6f0000]http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/logo75t.gif[/td][td align="center" bgcolor=#FFFFF6]Bush Flying Unlimited"At home in the wild"Looking for adventure? Come join us! * [link:bfu.avsim.net|Web Site] * [link:www.cafepress.com/bfu,bfu2,bfu3,bfu4|BFU Store] * [link:bfu.avsim.net/join.htm]Join!][/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table