[Noisebridge-discuss] Projector woes

[Dr. Jesus]

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Brian Morris <cymraegish at gmail.com> wrote:
> presently we are without a projector for computer for classes or
> workshops that need one.
>
> I have read that it is possible to use an ordinary overhead projector
> with a suitable sized (9x12 in measure) lcd monitor laid flat up where
> transparency would go. Is the ordinary backlight strong enough ? I
> can't recall for sure. May need some hacking.
>
> Anybody know if could get one, this seems like the most reliable choice.

I've seen it done before, it seemed to work fine with the stock
backlight in the projector.

Zedd was talking about doing exactly that for something, you might
want to compare notes with him.