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Hacking an Overhead Projector

I found an overhead projector at my local thrift store and decided to make a project out of it.

Here are the pictures:

The projector

The projector

The donor machine - an old laptop

The donor machine - an old laptop

The LCD laying on the projector base

The LCD laying on the projector base

The LCD laying on the projector base with the laptop nearby

The LCD laying on the projector base with the laptop nearby

Me in front of the projected image

Me in front of the projected image

Natural light showing through the LCD after the backlight was removed

Natural light showing through the LCD after the backlight was removed

The laptop image projected on the wall

The laptop image projected on the wall

The corresponding webpage laying on the projector

The corresponding webpage laying on the projector

Hacking an Overhead Projector

https://chrisbergeron.com/2009/09/13/Hacking-an-Overhead-Projector/

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09-13-2009

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07-01-2022

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