Well another weekend here and gone, with little to show for it. Still waiting on a part, and ran into a major road-block (or three) on the second project. If I can get all my ducks in a row this week I should have more to show than just a few YouTube videos, but in the meantime have some YouTube videos 
This weekend two projects were nearly completed – one is waiting for a part to arrive, and the other is waiting for me to get down and finish up the work I’ve been slowly picking away at for months. To make matters worse I ended up being quite sick Sunday night, and all of Monday, so I was only able to do about an hour’s worth of work between bed-rest. My mind is racing, but my body aches and hopefully I can come to some sort of compromise and have everything ready to be shared here shortly.
The first night I had all the equipment in place and everything set up and running, I watched some original, black and white Astroboy episodes from the 1960s from behind the wheel of the Cavalier – safe from hungry mosquitoes. Since that night I’ve played an eclectic blend of entertainment on the cinema screen – and invested in some citronella candles! Here’s the best I can remember from our programming so far…
TV / Movies
Video Games
Here’s a breakdown of the equipment used for The Patchwork Cinema. I was very fortunate that I was able to take advantage of some great deals on equipment and more importantly some wonderful ‘donations’ in the form of curbside pick-ups and yard sales freebies.
Projector:
BenQ MP610 DLP Projector with 40 hours on original lamp ~ $360
Projector Screen:
Elite Screens 113″ diagonal 4:3 manual pulldown screen ~ $90.83
Ceiling Bracket:
MonoPrice ceiling bracket ~ $14.70 USD
Cables & Adapters:
- 2 x 25′ Super VGA Male/Male Monitor cable ~ $6.98 USD each
- 1 x 25′ S-Video cable ~ $2.56 USD
- 1 x 25′ VGA to 3 RCA Component cable ~ $6.00 USD
- 1 x 25′ power cord cable ~ $5.32 USD
- 1 x 25′ ethernet cord ~ Free
- 2 x Female/Female VGA gender changers ~ $0.98 USD each
- 3 x Female/Female 3-RCA Component gender changers ~ $0.52 USD each
- 1 x Female/Female S-Video gender changer $1
- 1 x Female/Female RCA gender changer ~ $1
Stereo Receiver:
Hitachi vintage stereo system with remote ~ Free
Stereo Mixer:
Realistic Stereo Audio Mixer ~ $7.00
Stereo Speakers:
2 x Aura SX-50 speakers ~ Free
Speaker Cable:
50′ 12AWG Oxygen-Free Speaker Cable ~ $11.82 USD
FM Transmitter:
500mW Stereo FM PLL Transmitter ~ $76.00 USD
Curtains:
2 x Navy blue w/red &white curtains w/grommets ~ $1 each
Cable and Curtain Hooks:
4 x 4-pack red pvc-coated screw in hooks ~ $2 each
Storage container:
Brown water resistant retro storage hamper ~ $3
“Control booth”:
Two-shelf wheeled storage cart ~ Free
Oscilloscope:
Philips PM-3230 ~ $15