Ok, I've given in. I'm putting together a real projector (compared to the stuff I wanted to do before). I'm working on purchasing a 1 watt green DPSS, but my concern for this thread is the scanning system. I'll make sure the laser has analogue modulation, and I want to get the best deal for my money obviously, but my budget is about $900 to go towards the scanner system, including software and DAC. So far, my best two choices seem to be either this system:
http://photonlexicon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=798
Which is nice because I want very wide angle (these are +/- 40) for beam effects. The problem is, the software may or may not be sketchy.
Or I could use Aijii's scanners (15 or 20k) with Mamba software w/ a USB interface, which would be about the same price, but I only have +/-20 degrees, which will not do for what I am looking for.
I would like to do images and such, but my first priority is beam effects, which is why i like how wide those first galvos are. Does anyone have any ideas comparing these two, or perhaps a third alternative for around this prce? Or even any comments, if I'm missing something?