
You will want to make sure that your phone has OTG support so you can connect USB devices like a keyboard and mouse to navigate through the phone’s apps and menus without touching the screen. Videos will be played from the phone, which means you can watch YouTube, Netflix, videos stored locally, and more. a way to make an interactive whiteboard for less than 50 using a projector, a Wii. If your phone doesn’t have 4K, you can settle for whatever resolution it does have or you can purchase a separate LCD to use. Meeting planners use projectors to share slides and visuals with. That phone came with an impressive 4K LCD.

For this project, DIY Perks used a 2015 Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Android smartphone with a broken back housing. The resolution of your DIY projector will depend on the resolution of your phone’s screen, and that screen has to be an LCD - OLED will not work. If you decide to buy one, all you will have to do to make the system work with your LCD monitor is to build a. Tips for buying: 1) Look for an brand projector, like 3M 2) Choose one with a high wattage lamp. You can find these things at schools, secondhand shops and websites like or eBay. But if you have an old Android phone lying around, you can follow DIY Perks’ YouTube video tutorial to use that smartphone to build your own 4K video projector. You can see a picture of their projectors here. SHOPPINGLIST Overhead projector - 2050 Euro One of the main parts is a overhead projector. If you want 4K resolution, then you’ll be spending well over a thousand dollars.

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A real projector that will satisfy a movie lover will cost several hundred dollars.

Yes, you can buy one of those little smartphone projectors for very little money, but those are pretty terrible. A projector is a great way to bring the movie theater experience into your home, but they can be quite expensive.
