Looking for a Tiny Projector

I have seen a bunch of pico projectors etc but not wanting to spend over $200 as its just for a toy project.

Basically Iwant to have a Raspberry Pi 4 and a projector in one unit. I have an NES case to put it in.

Because of the case I cant go above the height of the boards components, but there is plenty of room on the side and also underneath.

Some of them have really long and skinny boards that wont fit, I have tried my best to find suitable units and then look at assembly/teardown videos.

I have seen some cellphones with good enough projectors but the whole phone tends to be cheaper than the projector piece itself, but getting the phone is a bit expensive just to rip it apart.

Motorola "moto mods" have a projector which is seperate from the phone but unsure if that can be worked into a usb connection.
Anyone done something similar?

Comments

  • +1

    Its really interesting because I'm looking for the same thing, it seems theres many of those yellow like units that I see online that don't seem too pricey. But personally I'd be a little happier dropping quality a little bit just to get a teensy tiny projector. And for some reason I haven't really been able to find one that fits.

    • Yeah the yg300-320? I ordered a cheap one from AliExpress but will take forever. Definitely cheap enough to make a few mitstakes with.

      Seen some units that look like they will fit.. but i dont know the internal layout. Some have "powerbank" batteries so the complet unit is long

      • +1

        Yeah, thats the exact one I'm talking about!

        • My seller hasnt marked mine as sent and it has been a week and AliExpress has some countdown timer that cancels it. Easily the cheapest I could find for that unit so im happy to move on and if it comes it comes.

          Other units were a bump up from that and then I thought I dont want to end up with 2 similar units (different models but insides could be identical).

          I found an old discontinued unit but there happened to be some local stock at an ok price (overseas units are very pricey). So I pulled the trigger! A completely different style of unit.

          https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/324034617766

          Its longer than the case I want to put it into, but hoping that inside some parts are loose or movable to be able to fit it in.

  • +1

    The Nebula is a ripper

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