LED Panels

[Mystic]

I've been trying to find a way to get some LED Panels (like the ones on stages that look custom built for certain stages) on the cheap

Not going to happen.

Even the Chauvet panels are expensive and honestly, they suck. They are a pain in the ass to put together and fragile. Not to mention you need to be at LEAST 20 feet away from them to distinguish any picture when using them for video. In a small area, they would be pointless because they would reflect light so bright on the walls that any "lightshow" coming from them would be equally as pointless.

How much are you looking to dump into this?
If you're waiting for LED panels to drop in price, you're going to be waiting for a long time. I'm pretty sure that even the shitty Chauvet panels are something like 7k each.

[instinct]

this is slighty depressing news, i knew it would be very tidious and long task but maybe you guys are right, it will prolly end up being more expensive than just buying chauvet panel or whatever, i guess you just need a buttload of money to be able to project visuals and animations onto a wall without it looking cheesy and lame (ie projector and white screen) maybe i will just stick to getting a few lights and just try and talk myself out of wanting the whole jaw drop awesomeness in my zen room hehe, thanks for the information thus far, and if anyone else knows more or might have a better route post it up would be great! also if you have recomendations for lighting would be great too.

EDIT: Instead of being super cool with an LED panels do u think i should just get a cheapo big tv screeens to use?

Woah woah woah! Projectors are cheesy.. not if they are done right.. the resolution is going to be SOOO much better than an low cost LED Panel. Plus with Projection Mapping, you can do some things that just blow led screens away in my opinion.

[BillESC]

A BenQ MX812ST DLP projector will give you a 6' x 8' image with only a 4' throw. Offering you 3500 lumens and a 4600:1 contrast ratio, the picture will be impressive. Under $ 1400.00 delivered w/ceiling mount included.

[Mystic]

Bill, are those HD projectors? I'm looking for a new home theatre projector with small throw but about the same screen dimensions.

I started looking at LED projectors but the images seemed very dim on them.

[BillESC]

It will work with 1080i and 1080p. You can get an 81" diagonal picture from 3 feet.

[noize_unit]

those are some pretty good specs, might be the route i go, since my area isn't ready to be transformed (our storage room from moving), i'll use my 55" NX720 for now, now i just gotta figure out an inconspicuous and well thought out way to hide/mount the projector.

[Synaxis]

those are some pretty good specs, might be the route i go, since my area isn't ready to be transformed (our storage room from moving), i'll use my 55" NX720 for now, now i just gotta figure out an inconspicuous and well thought out way to hide/mount the projector.

[noize_unit]

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