175" TV

[greyzieoriental]

i was looking through the forums and noticed this google ad so i clicked on it site (http://www.maxtheater.com/index.html) sounds too good to be true. but if it is real it would be really nice to play games with

[PapiChullo]

Hmm, only 16.95? There's gotta be something up, otherwise that's a great deal.

[Gamer G]

projection (not actually a tv)

[JSweeney]

Save your money.
It'll tell you build a box, put a TV in it upside down, place a frensel lens in front of it, and add a light to the entire contraption to make up for the loss of brightness.

[GuilewasNK]

Interesting, but playing games on it would expose a lot of graphical errors and deficiencies in games wouldn't it? I have noticed that after I went from a 19" to 32" TV that although most games looked great, a lot had much more noticeable jaggies and such.

[doubledown]

Mmmmmm 82" TV
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/downtownaudio/miwllcrepr.html

[Rig]

Mmmmmm 82" TV
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/downtownaudio/miwllcrepr.html

=P~

[doubledown]

OR

70" LCD....mmmmmmmmm

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/downtownaudio/sokd70xbrgrw.html

[alteredbeast]

I fell for this scam about 6 years ago. It was kinda cool though. It was infact instructions on taking two magnifying lenses, a box, and a tv.

First of all, the TV had to be turned upside down, something I wasn't going to do to most of my TVs. Second, the projected image is BACKWARDS! How are you supposed to play video games on that? The image though did look cool projected onto my ceiling, but I had to have all the lights off.


A fun project to try, but not worth spending the money to get the instructions.

[Rig]

OR

70" LCD....mmmmmmmmm

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/downtownaudio/sokd70xbrgrw.html

Again, =P~

I've only got a 27" here in the dorm...

[alteredbeast]

I fell for this scam about 6 years ago. It was kinda cool though. It was infact instructions on taking two magnifying lenses, a box, and a tv.

First of all, the TV had to be turned upside down, something I wasn't going to do to most of my TVs. Second, the projected image is BACKWARDS! How are you supposed to play video games on that? The image though did look cool projected onto my ceiling, but I had to have all the lights off.


A fun project to try, but not worth spending the money to get the instructions.

Wow, I am checking out the website the OP linked to, and it looks like they have the maginfying product already built. Like I said, mine was backwards, but it COULD work. Hell, I spent $20 on drinks for my friends at a club the other night. I might have to buy it...

[alteredbeast]

The MaxTheater Guarantee

We stand behind our product 100%. This means if you are unsatisfied for any reason whatsoever, simply send the TV kit back for a refund. Our refund period extends 15 days from the day you receive your product in the mail. This allows you to try your 175" bigscreen completely risk free for 15 days. Our refund policy is a no questions asked guarantee. This means you may return it for absolutely any reason.

In order to receive a refund, you must first contact us for a refund request form. We will not issue a refund if you send back your package back without a form. (I bet you the form takes 15 days to get mailed to you)Additional 'membership' services are non-refundable. (I don't like the sound of that 'membership')[/green] You must return the ENTIRE package contents to receive a refund, including: all lenses, all cds, and any promotional free extras. [color=green](Sounds fishy...but I am still tempted)

[ryosnk]

If you buy; tell us if its worth it?

[magilacudy]

Wow, I am checking out the website the OP linked to, and it looks like they have the maginfying product already built. Like I said, mine was backwards, but it COULD work. Hell, I spent $20 on drinks for my friends at a club the other night. I might have to buy it...

I don't think that's the finished product. It looks to be in HD resolution. Do they expect you to flip a HDTV upside down.

[alteredbeast]

I am thinking that it works like a telescope (like the other home made kits), but those you have to buy all the parts yourself. This sounds like a complete kit (not like my cardboard and ducttape mess). I live in a small apartment, so I am guestimating that the largest picture I can get from this would be a 90" image. I would have to rearrange furniture though.

The one I made, I used a 9" NEC monochrome (green) monitor, and two of those magnifying lenses that are the size of a sheet of paper. I cut up some cardboard, and used ducttape. You had to adjust everything to make it focus. The image came out upside down, and backward...since it was a small tv, and I had horrible wallpaper at the time, I projected it onto my ceiling. I had above me a 50" green Conan O'Brian. It was kinda cool, but since it was backwards, no good for video games. The pictures of how this thing works shows things displayed properly.

It could work.

Maybe even in time for Halo 2.

[alteredbeast]

Wow, I am checking out the website the OP linked to, and it looks like they have the maginfying product already built. Like I said, mine was backwards, but it COULD work. Hell, I spent $20 on drinks for my friends at a club the other night. I might have to buy it...

I don't think that's the finished product. It looks to be in HD resolution. Do they expect you to flip a HDTV upside down.

That is why I'm thinking they have a single lense that lets you keep your tv right side up. It could be the image from a 32" HD TV.

It just bothers me that the guy on the top of the page looks like a 70s child molestor.

[Admiral Ackbar]

There's nothing like playing Halo co-op on your garage door!

[soulyogurt]

I can run the TV image into my PC monitor with my All-In-wonder card, and I think I'm pretty sure I can flip it upside down onscreen (virtually, not physically)... I wonder if I can invert is as well...

[soulyogurt]

By the way, search for these online. Someone has shared plans for his own set-up, no one need order the plans. I'd have attempted this myself a while ago, but have not come across the fresnel page magnifiers my plans call for. I haven't really tried to seek them out yet, either.

[rajchakrabarti]

I actually did this with my roomates 13 inch tv. We actually opened his tv and switched the x and y axis... its not that complicated ( but do not recommend beginers to try that) so the image flips and you don't need to put your tv upside down. The draw back is that the TV does not emit enough light to make the image clear enough. You do need all the lights out, and a high quality lense. Its like a blurry big screen tv. we tried to watch football games on it.. but it just wasn't worth it in the end.

[alteredbeast]

By the way, search for these online. Someone has shared plans for his own set-up, no one need order the plans. I'd have attempted this myself a while ago, but have not come across the fresnel page magnifiers my plans call for. I haven't really tried to seek them out yet, either.

With this particular site, they include the lense, I don't know what else it includes. It refers to it as a "kit", not "plans", so perhaps it is all the parts you need

[sblymnlcrymnl]

OR

70" LCD....mmmmmmmmm

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/downtownaudio/sokd70xbrgrw.html

Again, =P~

I've only got a 27" here in the dorm...

I find that alot of stuff looks better on my POS 25' RCA than it does on my friend's 57" Sony HD.

Still, =P~

[alteredbeast]

Check this out: http://www.buysmartly.com/maxtheater.htm

is that a saw he is using to make that thing? I also like how much they emphisise that "any complete idiot can do it, and if you can't, you must be as dumb as a bag of hammers!"

[Kaijufan]

$16.95 is so cheap Im temped to get one of those kits. Anyone have a review of them?

[Tennisjon2002]

don't bother, but one of my richass friends has a huge like 100 inch tv a real projection like not cheap crap and it is nice as hell!!!! i was playin some 4 player mario cart on it but it is kinda hard becasue the the tv is so big. it is even hard for 4 palyer!!!!!

[el bobo]

I could use about a 40" TV, that would be nice...

[alteredbeast]

The thing I really don't get about this is how it isn't reversed. From my experience with this, the captions will be reversed.

And also, they keep claiming it will only take an hour to assemble? ONLY? An hour is along time for something, it took me less time to build my Ikea wardrobe.

I have an extra 9" color tv though. So building this contraption, setting the distance of the lense correctly, and making a perminent object that I am comfortable turning up side down...and getting a 50" picture at least...it is still tempting...I might buy this tonight.

[CaptainObviousXl]

just get the damb thing insted of talking about it so much

[Kaijufan]

don't bother, but one of my richass friends has a huge like 100 inch tv a real projection like not cheap crap and it is nice as hell!!!! i was playin some 4 player mario cart on it but it is kinda hard becasue the the tv is so big. it is even hard for 4 palyer!!!!!
That would be sweet.

[alteredbeast]

just get the damb thing insted of talking about it so much

I need to carefully consider a purchase of this price. After all, I am a cheap ass.

[jbroush99]

You don't have to worry about turning your tv upside down. Just put the tv in the box the normal way and turn your house upside down. Easy!

[Vicious]

Where did you get the lens for yours?

[rajchakrabarti]

trust me.. they don't work.. cuz if they did.. somebody would patent these things