Hack your RPTV to double the screen size

by Ben Drawbaugh, posted Sep 30th 2008 at 7:44PM

Although we seldom find anything relative to HD on Hack A Day, we love to read about all the cool projects. But today is different as someone has devised a way to take a rear projection HDTV and buy a bigger screen for it. Although we question if this is any better/cheaper than just buying a projector, this might me a good way to go if you want to reuse your old HDTV. But aside from the questionable practicality, and possible loss in brightness from this hack, it's pretty cool -- and well documented.

[Via Hack A Day]

Filed under: DIY

Tags: hack, Hack A Day, HackADay

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Loban @ Oct 1st 2008 4:42PM

Friends don't let friends buy RPTV.

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Jason @ Oct 1st 2008 5:14PM

You must not have very happy friends.
Why some people prefer 52" LCD over 67" LED RPTV at the same price point is beyond me.
Go niche (big) or go home!

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ian9outof10 @ Oct 2nd 2008 7:07AM

I'd love to know how it doesn't go out of focus. Anyone with a relevant amount of understanding care to explain?

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