I want to be surrounded by iTunes Visual Effect!

iTunes Visual Effect is very fantastic.
I like to see my iTunes Visual Effect listening to music.
Meanwhile,I like HOMESTAR developed by SEGATOYS.
HOMESTAR is a domestic planetarium.
It can project the starry sky of 3 meters in diameter to
the ceiling.
It is very fantastic as if I was surrounded by the
real stars.
If I combine iTunes Visual Effect and HOMESTAR,
it will be realy realy fantastic won't it?

So,I sticked a smll TFT video monitor on my HOMESTAR
by using a two-sided tape.
It might cost money, but it was easy.
Because a flashlight and a lense are already built in
my HOMESTAR and I didn't have to make a circuit to use
the product of the TFT video monitor.

I would like you to try and enjoy it!

Step 1 Components

SEGATOYS HOMESTAR
http://www.segatoys.co.jp/homestar/
HOMESTAR can project 10,000 stars.HOMESTAR can encompass you in the star.
Projection Distance: 2.0 ~ 2.5M (around ~2.7M)

Mini TFT video monitor
http://www.aitendo.co.jp/product/144
-Display Screen 2.5 inches TFT LCD
-Resolution 882 x 228(603288 pixels)
-Color System PAL-4.43,NTSC-3.58
-Signal input AV Signal

double-faced tape, vinyl tape, plastic board, rubber board(5mm in thickness)

Comments

[one555]

I used to do this with an older projector and an older version of i-tunes. It was amazing. I was actually thinking about buying another projector just to do this but since seeing this instructable, I've changed my mind. So would this work on a 10,000 star HOMESTAR? Or does it have to be the 60,000 one, like in the instructable?

[oworks]

this work on a 10,000 star HOMESTAR. but, I want the 60,000 star HOMESTAR(HOMESTAR PRO) because it is dark.

[PR22]

Why are there no photos of use?

[A.C.E.]

he said in the last step that his camera wouldnt take pictures of the projector. i dont know why either though. to the author, could you make a video?

[oworks]

[best video monitor]
http://www.aitendo.co.jp/product/788
this have no case,it's best parts!

[Ben The Builder]

You're right but is there somewhere where I can get it where it's not in japanese, or something like it at least

[Ben The Builder]

Would this work if you could find some way to hook up a monitor to a computer, like so I could project it, and is it actually iTunes with the visualations? and if so how do you pull it up?

[baneat]

My computer isn't fast enough to run the visualisations so whatever haha

[highfour305]

this has to be one of the best idea's i have seen. o i think i might just build one to stimulate me when im in an "adjusted state of mind"

[Punkguyta]

I like this, I only wish I had money to put things like this together.

[oworks]

HOMESTAR becomes unnecessary if lenses can be combined for myself, and the price is suppressed.However, I cannot have done it.

[Punkguyta]

In all respect, couldn't you just shine a flashlight behind it? I guess you would need a focus lens then.

[oworks]

How to make flashlight is in Instructable.
Dan's Power LED Projects

[evy-wevy]

Awesome, I'd love to have one!

[oworks]

I like to looking out this while listening to music between the sheets. At that time, I am very happy.

[crapflinger]

extremely nifty project...but dismal instructions... probably a language barrier? you need more clarrifications and probably more steps like "how to take apart the TFT monitor", "how to open the star thingie" then labeling the parts in the pictures better...now that i've looked through...i can see that the taped board s the board from the TFT monitor...and with a little looking you can see taht you're putting the LCD from the monitor where the "star card" used to be....but your steps don't describe that well.... this COULD be a really nifty instructable...you just need to make it more clear

[oworks]

I use machine translation. It is difficult for me to write words.
There is no photograph where the HOMESTAR and the video monitor are taken apart.

The method of taking the HOMESTAR to pieces referred to this blog.
http://chschs.blog20.fc2.com/blog-entry-7.html

[crapflinger]

even with the lack of photographs (alot of people don't take something apart for the purpose of making an instrucable..so it's understandable).. but you could lable the pictures that you DO have better...put a note over the pcboard from the LCD screen saying that that's what it is...put a note over the LCD screen saying what it is..etc...

[oworks]

Thank you for the comment. I am going to add explanation. "I am not remodeling the pc board. Remove the case of the video monitor. Detach backlight from LCD. Put the LCD on the light. A great event for me was to obtained the video monitor to which the LCD and the pc board did not stick. This is very important for you." Is the above-mentioned your hope?

[garrettmikesmith]

i second that