Home made teleprompter

[Paul Hudson]

Me and Joe built this thing today. The mirror is a Barbertech, but we built the LCD mount and the adjustable riser. Material cost including the 19" monitor around $200.00. This is way less than buying from a retailer.

 

[bownut]

That's a great teleprompter. I'm having to replace the monitor on mine because it is soooooo small. I bought a 15" monitor (the glass can take about 12") but the risers aren't enough. The original is from Prompter People--too expensive to replace this one now. I'm thinking all I really need to do is change my risers to accommodate the thicker LCD monitor. Thanks for your post!

 

[bownut]

BTW, what kind of monitor did you use? I need one that is really thin.

 

[davdav]

Hi ,

I have found the Barbertech website but can't find the price for the mirror alone. How much did you pay for the mirror?

 

[Paul Hudson]

I think it was around $500.00

 

[weeferret]

There's some guys in Sydney selling mirrors and also teleprompter / autocues for super cheap man. www.prompt-it.com.au and you use your ipad or iphone. i have pre ordered a ipad version can't wait and for $200 says they have the special glass too. WF.

 

[Jim Brennan]

Paul

How did you attach the glass?

 

[Paul Hudson]

Jim,

I actually bought the glass from BarberTech. It comes with a hood and set screws that attach it to your lens. Here is the link: http://www.barbertvp.com/products-list-teleprompters.html.

The glass and mount is $599.00. The riser I made and monitor mount I made because their price was crazy. I picked up a monitor at Staples for less than $110 and the aluminium for the riser was very cheap.

 

[rafikiwilliams]

what did making the mount entail? what machines? material? ect? looking to make something similar